Charter’s Tom Rutledge Reelected Chairman of NCTA Board

Tom Rutledge, Chairman & CEO of Charter Communications, was reelected as Chairman of the Board of Directors of NCTA – The Internet & Television Association (NCTA). In addition, the following officers were reelected for a second one-year term: Pat Esser, President, Cox Communications, as Vice Chairman; and John Skipper, President, ESPN, and Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks, as Secretary. Elected for a first term as Treasurer was Dave Watson, President & CEO, Comcast Cable, and EVP, Comcast Corporation.

Other Board elections included:

• Associate Director: Bob Stanzione, Executive Chairman, ARRIS, was reelected to serve a two-year term.
• At-Large Programmer Directors: David Zaslav, President & CEO, Discovery Communications; Peter Rice, Chairman & CEO, Fox Networks Group; and Josh Sapan, President & CEO, AMC Networks, were elected to serve two-year terms. Bob Bakish, President & CEO, Viacom, was elected for a one-year term to finish out the term of a previous director.
• At-Large System Directors: John Evans, Chairman & CEO, Evans Telecommunications, and Pat McAdaragh, President & CEO, Midco, were reelected to another three-year term.
• Rural/Midsize Director: In March 2017, Jeff DeMond, President & CEO, Vyve Broadband, was reelected for another two-year term.

Additionally, Nancy Dubuc, President & CEO of A+E Networks, and Alfred Liggins, President & CEO of Radio One and Chairman & CEO of TV One, were reappointed to fill At-Large Appointed Director seats that carry two-year terms.