Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced today that it has
named Eloise E. Schmitz Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company effective July 1, 2008. Ms. Schmitz served as
Senior Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer since April 4,
2008.
“Eloise has the respect and confidence of
Charter’s board, management and investors,”
said Neil Smit, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “In
a ten year career with Charter, Eloise’s
contributions have been innumerable. It is a great pleasure to name her
Chief Financial Officer.”
“I am pleased to accept this role, and I
appreciate the efforts of the finance team in ensuring a smooth
transition. I look forward to continuing our work to increase value for
our shareholders, just as we work to increase the value of our services
for our customers,” said Ms. Schmitz.
Prior to assuming the Interim Chief Financial Officer role, Ms. Schmitz
served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning. In her new role,
Ms. Schmitz will continue to direct Charter’s
mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and capital structure
activities, and will add responsibility for the Company’s
financial functions, including accounting, financial planning and
analysis, tax, and treasury.
Ms. Schmitz joined Charter in 1998 and has served in roles of increasing
responsibility in finance and strategic planning since that time. Prior
to joining Charter, Ms. Schmitz was Vice President, Group Manager, for
Mercantile Bank, now US Bank, in St. Louis.
Ms. Schmitz holds a bachelor’s degree in
finance from Tulane University.
About Charter Communications
Charter Communications, Inc. is a leading broadband communications
company and the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the
United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband
services, including advanced Charter Digital Cable®
video entertainment programming, Charter High-Speed®
Internet access, and Charter Telephone®.
Charter Business™ similarly provides
scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications
solutions to business organizations, such as business-to-business
Internet access, data networking, video and music entertainment
services, and business telephone. Charter’s
advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter
Media® brand.
