Patrick J. Esser Reelected Chairman of NCTA Board

Publication Type: Media Release
Date: 6/27/2011
CONTACT: Brian Dietz/Joy Sims, 202-222-2350
Other NCTA Board Members Elected; Executive Committee Named

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Patrick J. Esser, President of Cox Communications, was reelected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA).  The election took place at The Cable Show on June 14, 2011 in Chicago, IL.

In addition, the following officers were reelected for a second one-year term:  Glenn Britt, Chairman, President & CEO, Time Warner Cable, as Vice Chairman; Brian Roberts, Chairman & CEO, Comcast Corporation, as Treasurer; and Abbe Raven, President & CEO, A+E Networks, as Secretary.  Alfred Liggins, Chairman, TV One, was appointed to fill an At-Large Appointed Director seat that was vacant due to the recent retirement of TV One’s Johnathan Rodgers.

The NCTA Board established the Executive Committee for 2011-2012.  The Board includes: Tom Rutledge, COO, Cablevision Systems Corporation, as the Immediate Past Chairman of the NCTA Board; the above named Officers; and NCTA President & CEO Michael Powell in an ex officio role.  The following were also named to the Executive Committee:

  • Rocco Commisso, Chairman & CEO, Mediacom Communications Corporation
  • Philippe Dauman, President & CEO, Viacom, Inc.
  • Ronald Duncan, President, CEO & Co-Founder, GCI
  • Jerry Kent, Chairman & CEO, Suddenlink Communications
  • Mike Lovett, President & CEO, Charter Communications
  • Steve Miron, CEO, Bright House Networks
  • Michael Willner, Vice Chairman & CEO, Insight Communications

Other Board elections included:

  • Associate Director: Bob Stanzione, Chairman & CEO, ARRIS, was reelected to serve a two-year term.
  • At-Large System Directors:  John Evans, Chairman & CEO, Evans Telecommunications, was reelected to another three-year term.  Pat McAdaragh, President & CEO, Midcontinent Communications, was elected for a three-year term.
  • At-Large Programmer Directors:  David Haslingden, President & COO, Fox Networks Group; Brian Roberts, Chairman & CEO, Comcast Corporation, representing NBC Universal; and David Zaslav, President & CEO, Discovery Communications, were elected for two-year terms.  Philippe Dauman, President & CEO, Viacom, was elected to serve a one-year term to finish the expired term of a previous Director.
  • Rural/Small System Director: In April, 2011, Gary Shorman, President & CEO, Eagle Communications, was reelected for another two years.

Other directors were not subject to reelection.

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NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation’s largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access, serving 45 million customers, after investing more than $170 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to 24 million American consumers.