Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Rocco Commisso |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Mark Stephan |
Chief Financial Officer |
| John G. Pascarelli |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
| Brian M. Walsh |
Senior Vice President |
| Calvin G. Craib |
Senior Vice President, Business Dev |
| Charles J. Bartolotta |
Senior Vice President, Customer Operations |
| Charles King |
Senior Vice President, Operations, N Central |
| Italia Commisso Weinand |
Senior Vice President, Programming & HR |
| J. R. Walden |
Senior Vice President, Technology |
| Joseph E. Young |
General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
| Michael Rahimi |
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Consumer Services |
| Steve Litwer |
Senior Vice President, OnMedia Advertising Sales |
| Tapan Dandnaik |
Senior Vice President, Customer Service & Finance Operations |
| Thomas J. Larsen |
Vice President, Legal Affairs |
| Phyllis Peters |
Senior Manager, Comm |
| Joe Poffenberger |
|
| Robert L. Winikoff |
Outside General Counsel |
| Natale S. Ricciardi |
Director |
Board of Directors
Rocco B. Commisso has 23 years of experience with the cable television industry and has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since founding our predecessor company in July 1995. Mr. Commisso served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Cablevision Industries Corporation from 1986 to 1995. From 1981 to 1986, Mr. Commisso served as Senior Vice President of Royal Bank of Canada's affiliate in the United States, where he founded and directed a specialized lending group to media and communications companies. Mr. Commisso began his association with the cable industry in 1978 at The Chase Manhattan Bank, where he was assigned to manage the bank's lending activities to communications firms including the cable industry. He serves on the boards of the National Cable Television Association, Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. and C-SPAN. Mr. Commisso holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Onmedia Communications Company, Inc. |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Financials.Com |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| 401KID, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| C-Span |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
Senior Vice President of Royal Bank of Canada's Affiliate |
Former |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Association |
|
Former |
| Chase Manhattan |
|
Former |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Columbia University |
Master of Business Administration |
Former |
| Columbia University |
Bachelor of Science In Industrial Engineering |
Former |
Mark E. Stephan has 22 years of experience with the cable industry and has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 2005. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since November 2003 and our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since the commencement of our operations in March 1996. Before joining us, Mr. Stephan served as Vice President, Finance for Cablevision Industries from July 1993. Prior to that time, Mr. Stephan served as Manager of the telecommunications and media lending group of Royal Bank of Canada.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Financials.Com |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Royal Bank of Canada |
Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Onmedia Communications Company, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Operations, Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Cablevision Systems Corporation |
Marketing and System Management Roles |
Former |
| Continental Cablevision |
Marketing and System Management Roles |
Former |
Brian M. Walsh has 21 years of experience in the cable industry and has served as our Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller since February 2005. Prior to that time, he was our Senior Vice President, Financial Operations from November 2003, our Vice President, Finance and Assistant to the Chairman from November 2001, our Vice President and Corporate Controller from February 1998 and our Director of Accounting from November 1996. Before joining us in April 1996, Mr. Walsh held various management positions with Cablevision Industries from 1988 to 1995.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Corporate Controller |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Director, Accounting |
Former |
Calvin G. Craib has 27 years of experience in the cable industry, and has served as our Senior Vice President, Business Development since August 2001. He also assumed responsibility of Corporate Finance in June 2008. Prior to that time, Mr. Craib was our Vice President, Business Development since April 1999. Before joining us in April 1999, he served as Vice President, Finance and Administration for Interactive Marketing Group from June 1997 to December 1998 and as Senior Vice President, Operations, and Chief Financial Officer for Douglas Communications from January 1990 to May 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Craib served in various financial management capacities at Warner Amex Cable and Tribune Cable.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Business Dev |
Current |
| Financials.Com |
Senior Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Douglas Communications |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Douglas Communications |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Former |
| Interactive Marketing Group, LLC |
Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Former |
Charles J. Bartolotta has 26 years of experience in the cable industry. Before joining us in October 2000, Mr. Bartolotta served as Division President for AT&T Broadband, LLC from July 1998, where he was responsible for managing an operating division serving nearly three million customers. Prior to that time, he served as Regional Vice President of Tele-Communications, Inc. from January 1997 and as Vice President and General Manager for TKR Cable Company from 1989. Prior to that time, Mr. Bartolotta held various management positions with Cablevision Systems Corporation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Customer Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Operations, N Central |
Current |
Italia Commisso Weinand has 32 years of experience in the cable industry. Before joining us in April 1996, Ms. Weinand served as Regional Manager for Comcast Corporation from July 1985. Prior to that time, Ms. Weinand held various management positions with Tele-Communications, Inc., Times Mirror Cable and Time Warner, Inc. Ms. Weinand is the sister of Mr. Commisso.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Programming & HR |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Technology |
Current |
Joseph E. Young has 24 years of experience with the cable industry. Before joining us in November 2001 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Mr. Young served as Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, for LinkShare Corporation, an Internet-based provider of marketing services, from September 1999 to October 2001. Prior to that time, he practiced corporate law with Baker & Botts, LLP from January 1995 to September 1999. Previously, Mr. Young was a partner with the Law Offices of Jerome H. Kern and a partner with Shea & Gould.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Financials.Com |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Secretary |
Current |
| Linkshare Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs |
Former |
| Shea & Gould |
Partner |
Former |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Consumer Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, OnMedia Advertising Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Customer Service & Finance Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Vice President, Legal Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Senior Manager, Comm |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Indiana Cable Telecommunications Association |
President |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
|
Current |
| Indiana Cable Telecommunications Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Outside General Counsel |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal Llp |
Partner |
Former |
Natale S. Ricciardi holds the positions of President/Team Leader, Pfizer Global Manufacturing (PGM) and Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc.
Nat was named to his current position in October 2004. He had been the PGM U.S. Area Team Leader since 1999, after four years as Vice President of Manufacturing for Pfizer's Animal Health Group. Nat led Pfizer's manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico from 1982 to 1995, the last three years of which included responsibility for Pfizer's Sales and Marketing operations in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. During his time in Puerto Rico, he led various public-private partnerships. Prior to Puerto Rico, he worked in a number of manufacturing assignments for 10 years in New York and at the Brooklyn plant.
Nat earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from the City College of New York and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from Fordham University.
Nat serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the nation's largest industry trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Mediacom Communications Corp., Middletown, New York, the eighth-largest cable television operator in the United States. He chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pfizer Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Pfizer Global Manufacturing Facility |
President, Team Leader, Global Manufacturing |
Current |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Financials.Com |
Director |
Current |
Thomas V. Reifenheiser served for more than seven years as a Managing Director and Group Executive of the Global Media and Telecom Group of Chase Securities Inc. until his retirement in September 2000. He joined Chase in 1963 and had been the Global Media and Telecom Group Executive since 1977. He also had been a member of the Management Committee of The Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Reifenheiser is also a member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems Corporation, Lamar Advertising Company and Citadel Broadcasting Corporation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mediacom Communications Corporation |
Board Director |
Current |
| Lamar Advertising Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CSC Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cablevision Systems Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chase Securities, Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Chase Securities, Inc. |
Group Executive, Global Media and Telecom Group |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Hofstra University |
B.B.A. |
Former |
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