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  • Time Warner Cable names John H. Keib as EVP & COO, residential services

    Time Warner Cable names John H. Keib as EVP & COO, residential services

    MUMBAI: Time Warner Cable Inc. has named John H. Keib as executive vice present and chief operating officer of residential services. 

     

    In this role, Keib will lead the service delivery, customer care, marketing and sales operations for the company’s residential services business.

     

    Time Warner Cable COO Dinni Jain said, “Since I joined the company in early 2014, I have relied heavily on John’s expertise and his honest assessment of our company’s strengths and weaknesses. Over the past year, we have made a remarkable turnaround in our residential performance, and I credit John and his leadership style for helping us get there. With residential marketing, sales, call centers and technical operations all aligned, John and his team will pave the way for us to deliver on our customer promises.”

     

    Previously, Keib served as EVP, Residential Operations. Throughout his career, Keib has been instrumental in the launch and growth of new products and services, including high-speed internet, video, digital phone, business class and local programming. He got his start in the industry with Thomson Multimedia and later with DirecTV in New York City. Subsequently, he joined Time Warner Cable’s marketing team in 1998 working on the launch of Road Runner high speed Internet service in Central New York.

     

    In 2006, he was promoted to regional vice president of marketing and sales, overseeing projects for the Northeast. In 2007, Keib was named RVP of marketing and sales for the Southern California Region, and then RVP of marketing and sales in the New York City Region in 2008. 

     

    In 2009, Keib returned to upstate New York as President of residential services for the Northeast/National Region. In 2010, he served as president of residential services for the company’s West Region, before returning to New York City as EVP, chief care & technical operations officer in 2013.

  • Comcast taps SEC’s Daniel C. Murdock as VP, corporate controller

    Comcast taps SEC’s Daniel C. Murdock as VP, corporate controller

    MUMBAI: Comcast Corporation has appointed Daniel C. Murdock as vice president, corporate controller.

     

    In this role, Murdock will serve as a senior leader within Comcast’s finance department and oversees accounting policies and procedures, reporting controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

     

    He reports to Comcast Corporation EVP and chief accounting officer Lawrence Salva.

     

    “Dan is highly experienced in corporate financial internal controls, financial accounting standards and auditing, and I am excited he has joined our team. Throughout his career, he has developed an impressive track record of ensuring the highest standards of transparency and accuracy in accounting, which Comcast strongly values and fits perfectly within our culture,” said Salva.

     

    Murdock joins Comcast from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) where he served as the deputy chief accountant in the agency’s office of the chief accountant since 2013. Prior to the SEC, he was Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Audit/Industry professional practice director for media and entertainment.

  • Zee Group promotes Anil Jain as Siti Cable CFO

    Zee Group promotes Anil Jain as Siti Cable CFO

    MUMBAI: Even as Siti Cable CFO Sanjay Goyal put in his papers at the company, Zee Group has promoted Taj Television senior vice president finance Anil Jain to step into his shoes as CFO.

    As was reported earlier today by Indiantelevision.com, Zee Group was looking to internally promote one of its executives from its group companies to fill in the position left vacant at Siti Cable. 

    Jain started his new role from today (9 June, 2015) and will be reporting to Siti Cable CEO VD Wadhwa. 

    Confirming the development to Indaintelevision.com, jain says, “In the past with media pro, I was taking care of the distribution aspect and now I will endeavor more in the fianance part.”

    He further adds, “I am very excited to join Siti Cable as CFO and looking forward to working closely with the senior management and serve the company with my finance expertise.”

    Prior to the new role as CFO, Jain was with Media Pro Enterprise India Private Limited for four years (now Taj Television). Before that he headed the finance and accounts at Zee Turner Limited for more than three years. He also served one year stint with Neo Sports as GM – affiliate accounts. He started his career with Zee Telefilms as an internal auditor for two years.

  • Siti Cable CFO Sanjay Goyal resigns

    Siti Cable CFO Sanjay Goyal resigns

    MUMBAI: Siti Cable Network chief financial officer (CFO), Sanjay Goyal has called it a day at the company. Goyal resigned with effect from 8 June, 2015.

     

    An B.SC.ICAI,ICSI,ICWAI an LLB, he joined Siti Cable as VP – finance and accounts in 2009 and later got promoted as CFO in 2012.  

     

    When contacted by Indiantelevision.com, a senior official from Siti Cable informed, “It was a mutually decided procedure between Goyal and the company and there were no unusual circumstances that forced the resignation. Goyal probably took the decision to explore something new which the company is not aware of yet. The CFO’s position will be taken care of by someone from the group itself. However, for the time being someone from the group will take care of the position.”

     

    With over 17 years experience including entrepreneurship, Goyal served as VP – F&A/CFO at Vishal Retail Limited prior to joining Siti Cable. He started his career with Dharampal Satyapal Limited where he was the head F&A for more than nine years.

  • Time Warner Cable CFO Arthur Minson quits to join startup

    Time Warner Cable CFO Arthur Minson quits to join startup

    MUMBAI: Time Warner Cable Inc executive vice president and chief financial officer Arthur Minson is leaving the company with immediate effect.

     

    He will remain as an advisor to the company until the Charter transaction closes.

     

    Serving as acting co-CFOs in his place will be William F. Osbourn, Jr., who currently serves as senior vice president – controller and chief accounting officer, and Matthew Siegel, who currently serves as senior vice president and treasurer.

     

    Minson is slated to join WeWork as president and chief operating officer. WeWork is a privately-held company that provides more than 25,000 members across the globe with space, community, and services through physical and virtual offerings. Based in New York City, WeWork currently has 42 physical locations in 15 cities and four countries around the world.

     

    “I’ve said many times that Artie is the finest CFO in America, and I believe it just as much today. His steady hand at the helm of our financial operations, as well as his overall business acumen and judgment, has brought great benefits to our shareholders and employees, and we will miss him,” said Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Robert D. Marcus.

     

    “I’m grateful that Artie delayed his decision to leave until he was confident that Time Warner Cable’s path forward was established, and in particular for his role in crafting our merger agreement with Charter. We appreciate Artie’s commitment and wish him all the best as he moves on to this next exciting phase of his stellar career,” he added.

     

    Minson said, “Being the CFO of Time Warner Cable has been a dream job. I am so fortunate to have been part of the team that over the last two years dramatically improved Time Warner Cable’s operating performance and created significant value for shareholders. I am leaving our financial function in great hands with Bill and Matt. As I embark on my next role at WeWork, I look forward to continuing to be part of the Time Warner Cable family as a strategic advisor until the closing of our merger with Charter.”

     

    Both Osbourn and Siegel will retain their current titles and responsibilities, in addition to their co-CFO duties.

     

    “We’re fortunate to have an incredibly strong bench on our financial team, and I have great confidence that Bill and Matt will provide steady leadership. They are proven leaders with great track records and many years of experience in the industry and with the company. They have my confidence as well as that of our Board of Directors, Finance Committee and Audit Committee,” Marcus said.

  • Ortel appoints Jiji John as vice president – broadband

    Ortel appoints Jiji John as vice president – broadband

    MUMBAI: Ortel Communications has appointed Jiji John as vice president of broadband business with effect from 1 June, 2015.

     

    John has more than 18 years of experience in strategic planning, sales, marketing and business development.

     

    Prior to joining Ortel, John was vice president at Asianet Broadband, which is a division of Asianet Satellite Communications.

     

    During his career, he has held various positions with telecom and ISP companies like Escotel Mobile Communications (currently Idea Cellular) and Sify Technologies amongst others.

     

    Ortel Communications president & CEO Bibhu Prasad Rath said, “We are delighted to welcome Jiji John as VP of our Broadband Business. His rich experience and deep understanding of the sector would help Ortel strengthen its position in the segment where the Company is targeting a notable increase in the number of broadband subscribers over the next few years. Jiji will play a crucial role in driving growth and profitability of the Broadband Business which remains a key focus for Ortel.”

  • DEN Networks appoints Sanjay Jain as group CTO

    DEN Networks appoints Sanjay Jain as group CTO

    NEW DELHI: DEN Networks has appointed Sanjay Jain as group chief technology officer (CTO) and will lead the company’s technical verticals of both cable and broadband.

     

    Jain brings about 25 years of experience in cable, satellite communications, broadband and telecom companies.

     

     Jain joins DEN from Bharti Airtel where he was working as the CTO for Upper North handling technical operation of wireless and wireline telecom network of four yelecom circles. At Bharti Airtel, he also worked as CTO for the DTH business and propelled Airtel DTH into leadership position by focusing on technological innovation while in parallel, keeping an equal thrust on the quality of customer experience and driving execution excellence.

     

    He has previously held senior leadership positions with HFCL group, IBM, Reliance Infocomm, Spectranet and Shyam Antenna in senior leadership roles with a focus on building long-term strategies, driving technological innovation and sustaining process excellence.    

                   

     DEN CEO Pradeep Parameswaran said, “It is our pleasure to welcome a veteran professional like Sanjay to our fold .His immense experience will help us build technology platforms that will further strengthen our leadership position, I look forward to his contribution in the critical sphere of technology and customer experience as we embark on a trajectory of rapid growth in digital cable and broadband internet and transform ourselves into a B2C brand.” 

  • AT&T president Aaron Slator sacked for sending racially offensive messages

    AT&T president Aaron Slator sacked for sending racially offensive messages

    NEW DELHI: American AT&T, which is facing a $100 million discrimination lawsuit, has fired its president Aaron Slator, who allegedly sent racially offensive images from his phone.

     

    AT&T said in a statement that “there is no place for demeaning behaviour within AT&T and we regret the action was not taken earlier.”

     

     An assistant who was asked to transfer data to a new smartphone found the image on Slator’s phone, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday by Knoyme King, a 50-year-old black woman who worked for Slator.

     

     One of the images, apparently of an African child dancing with the caption “It’s Friday…” followed by a term offensive to African Americans, had been sent in a text describing it as an “oldie but a goodie,” the lawsuit said.

     

     The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, names as defendants Slator, AT&T, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, other executives and board member Joyce Roche.

     

    Slator was president of content and advertising sales, managing its multibillion-dollar budget for content acquisition that is consumed by subscribers of Dallas-based AT&T’s U-verse TV service.

     

     King’s lawyer Skip Miller told The Associated Press that the lawsuit will continue. He said the company failed to take action earlier, despite the issue being brought to the attention of its board of directors and human resources department. “This is an AT&T problem, it’s not just an Aaron Slator problem,” he said.

     

     The lawsuit alleges that King was passed over for promotions and given inferior raises because of her race, that she was mistreated and that attempts were made to have her leave the company. King has worked 30 years for AT&T and is still employed there, Miller said.

  • Comcast names Jeff Buzzelli as SVP of Comcast Business – Central Division

    Comcast names Jeff Buzzelli as SVP of Comcast Business – Central Division

    MUMBAI: Comcast has appointed Jeff Buzzelli as senior vice president of Comcast Business for the company’s Central Division, headquartered in Atlanta.

     

    In this role, Buzzelli will be directly responsible for developing, facilitating and implementing strategies aimed at growing Comcast Business across 17 states from Michigan to Florida. 

     

    As a seasoned executive with two decades of experience in the telecommunications industry, Buzzelli was most recently senior vice president of Comcast Business for the company’s Northeast Division, where he led a team that delivered revenue growth of more than 25 per cent the past three years and led to growth of 500,000+ data customers.

     

    Prior to that, Buzzelli spent four years as vice president of Business Services for Comcast’s Greater Chicago Region, where he nearly tripled revenue while also expanding the company’s mid-market and enterprise presence. While there, he led the acquisition and integration of CIMCO Communications into the Chicago market, allowing the company to grow and compete more effectively. Buzzelli was twice recognized with the company’s prestigious President’s Club Award, and he and his team played an integral role in helping the Greater Chicago Region achieve “System of the Year” status in the company’s internal recognition program.

     

    “I am thrilled to have Jeff back in Central Division, and I know our customers will be, too. He’s a proven leader and a motivator and someone ideally suited to take an already successful organization to the next level and deliver truly outstanding results for our customers,” said Comcast’s Central Division president Bill Connors.

     

    Prior to his work at Comcast, Buzzelli held key leadership positions within sales, marketing and operations at AT&T, GTE/Verizon and Level 3 Communications and, before that, led several leading national and regional organizations focused on serving commercial customers. 

     

    “I’m very excited about this new role and look forward to helping clients across Comcast’s Central Division find the right technology solutions to achieve their business goals. Our success as a company depends on them, and we are committed to providing every customer with the very best products and services coupled with personalized, dedicated support when they need it,” added Buzzelli.

  • Hathway’s Jagdish Kumar bags Outstanding CEO of the Year (MSO) award

    Hathway’s Jagdish Kumar bags Outstanding CEO of the Year (MSO) award

    MUMBAI: Hathway Cable and Datacom managing director and CEO Jagdish Kumar was awarded the ‘Most Outstanding CEO of the Year (MSO)’ at the 6th edition of BCS Ratna Awards 2015 organized by Aavishkar media group on 19 March, 2015 at the Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon. The awards saw a gathering of eminent personalities from the cable, satellite and broadcasting industry. 

     

    He was recognized for leading Hathway through the critical digitization phase of the cable TV industry by successfully implementing Phase I and II of digitization, building a robust broadband business and pushing the envelope by rolling-out the packaging model, which is the next reality of the digital cable TV industry.

     

    Under his leadership, Hathway has attained leadership position in the digital cable TV market, gearing up for Phase III and IV of digitization and steering the company’s strong business portfolio including HD and broadband towards profitability.  

     

    Hathway was also conferred with the ‘Best MSO of the Year’ and the ‘Most Outstanding MSO Broadband Service Provider’ for its efforts in taking the digitization mandate forward aggressively and offering broadband services with unique features to its customer base, respectively.

     

    On this recognition by the industry, Kumar stated, “This award is for the excellent team at Hathway, which is one of the best in the industry. It’s a privilege and honor for me to lead this dedicated team, which has made Hathway, the leading digital cable and broadband services company in the country.”

     

    Instituted in the year 2010 and organized  annually by Aavishkar Media Group, one of the forerunner groups in the Indian Broadcasting & CATV Industry since  25 years, BCS Ratna  awards is one of India’s Biggest Awards on Broadcasting, Cable TV, DTH, New Technology, Distribution & Digital Media Industry and is judged by an esteemed panel of experts from across the media fraternity.