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Management Team
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AGE POSITION
-------------------------------- --- --------
Paul G. Allen.................... 46 Chairman of the Board of Directors
William D. Savoy................. 34 Director
Jerald L. Kent................... 42 President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Barry L. Babcock................. 52 Vice Chairman
Howard L. Wood................... 60 Vice Chairman
David G. Barford................. 40 Senior Vice President of Operations -- Western
Division
Mary Pat Blake................... 43 Senior Vice President -- Marketing and
Programming
Eric A. Freesmeier............... 46 Senior Vice President -- Administration
Thomas R. Jokerst................ 49 Senior Vice President -- Advanced Technology
Development
Kent D. Kalkwarf................. 39 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Ralph G. Kelly................... 42 Senior Vice President -- Treasurer
David L. McCall.................. 43 Senior Vice President of Operations -- Eastern
Division
John C. Pietri................... 49 Senior Vice President -- Engineering
Steven A. Schumm................. 46 Executive Vice President, Assistant to the
President
Curtis S. Shaw................... 50 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation paid
during the last completed fiscal year to CCI's President and Chief Executive
Officer and each of the other four most highly compensated executive officers as
of December 31, 1998. These persons are referred to as the "Named Executive
Officers". This compensation was paid to the Named Executive Officers by certain
of our subsidiaries and affiliates for the Named Executive Officers' services to
these entities.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARD
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YEAR OTHER SECURITIES
ENDED ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION DEC. 31 SALARY($) BONUS($) COMPENSATION($) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION($)
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Jerald L. Kent............... 1998 790,481 641,353 -- 7,044,127(1) 4,918(2)
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Barry L. Babcock............. 1998 575,000 925,000(3) -- -- 6,493(4)
Vice Chairman
Howard L. Wood............... 1998 575,000 675,000(5) -- -- 8,050(6)
Vice Chairman
David G. Barford............. 1998 220,000 225,000(7) -- -- 4,347(8)
Senior Vice President of
Operations -- Western
Division
Curtis S. Shaw............... 1998 190,000 80,000 -- -- 3,336(9)
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
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(1) Options for Charter Holdco units granted pursuant to an employment
agreement.
(2) Includes $4,000 in 401(k) plan matching contribution and $918 in life
insurance premiums.
(3) Includes $500,000 earned as a one-time bonus upon signing of an employment
agreement.
(4) Includes $4,000 in 401(k) plan matching contributions and $2,493 in life
insurance premiums.
(5) Includes $250,000 earned as a one-time bonus upon signing of an employment
agreement.
(6) Includes $4,000 in 401(k) plan matching contributions and $4,050 in life
insurance premiums.
(7) Includes $150,000 received as a one-time bonus after completion of three
years of employment.
(8) Includes $4,000 in 401(k) plan matching contribution and $347 in life
insurance premiums.
(9) Includes $2,529 in 401(k) plan matching contribution and $807 in life
insurance premiums.
Management Profile
PAUL G. ALLEN is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CCI and of the
Board of Directors of Charter Investment. Mr. Allen has been a private investor
for over 10 years, with interests in a wide variety of companies, many of which
focus on multimedia digital communications. These companies include Interval
Research Corporation, of which Mr. Allen is a director, Vulcan Ventures, Inc.,
of which Mr. Allen is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board, Vulcan Northwest, Inc., of which Mr. Allen is the Chairman of the Board,
and Vulcan Programming, Inc. In addition, Mr. Allen is the owner and the
Chairman of the Board of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball
Association, and is the owner and the Chairman of the Board of the Seattle
Seahawks of the National Football League. Mr. Allen currently serves as a
director of Microsoft Corporation and USA Networks, Inc. and also serves as a
director of various private corporations.
WILLIAM D. SAVOY is a director of CC Holdings and Charter Investment. Mr.
Savoy has been Vice President of Vulcan Ventures Inc., President of Vulcan
Northwest and President and a director of Vulcan Programming since 1990. From
1987 until November 1990, Mr. Savoy was employed by Layered, Inc. and became its
President in 1988. Mr. Savoy serves on the Advisory Board of DreamWorks SKG and
also serves as a director of CNET, Inc., Harbinger Corporation, High Speed
Access Corp., Metricom, Inc., Telescan, Inc., Ticketmaster Online -- CitySearch,
U.S. Satellite Broadcasting Co., Inc., and USA Networks, Inc. Mr. Savoy holds a
B.S. in Computer Science, Accounting and Finance from Atlantic Union College.
JERALD L. KENT is the President and Chief Executive Officer of CCI and is
President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of CC Holdings and one of
CC Holdings' subsidiaries. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Kent was President and
Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Charter Investment. Prior to joining
Charter Investment, Mr. Kent was associated with Cencom Cable Associates, Inc.,
where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr.
Kent also served Cencom as Senior Vice President of Finance from May 1987,
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Finance from July 1988, and Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 1989. Mr. Kent is a
member of the board of directors of High Speed Access Corp. and Cable Television
Laboratories. Prior to that time, Mr. Kent was employed by Arthur Andersen LLP,
where he attained the position of tax manager. Mr. Kent, a certified public
accountant, received his undergraduate and M.B.A. degrees with honors from
Washington University (St. Louis).
BARRY L. BABCOCK is Vice Chairman of CCI and is a co-founder and Vice
Chairman of Charter Investment and has been involved in the cable industry since
1979. Prior to founding Charter Investment in 1994, Mr. Babcock was associated
with Cencom, where he served as the Executive Vice President from February 1986
to September 1991, and was named Chief Operating Officer in May 1986. Mr.
Babcock was one of the founders of Cencom Cable Associates, Inc. and, prior to
the duties he assumed in early 1986, was responsible for all of Cencom's
in-house legal work, contracts and governmental relations. Mr. Babcock serves as
the chairman of the board of directors of Community Telecommunications
Association. He also serves as a director of the National Cable Television
Association, Cable in the Classroom and Mercantile Bank -- St. Louis. Mr.
Babcock, an attorney, received his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from the
University of Oklahoma.
HOWARD L. WOOD is Vice Chairman of CCI and is a co-founder and Vice
Chairman of Charter Investment. Prior to founding Charter Investment, Mr. Wood
was associated with Cencom. Mr. Wood joined Cencom as President, Chief Financial
Officer and Director and assumed the additional position of Chief Executive
Officer effective January 1, 1989. Prior to that time, Mr. Wood was a partner in
Arthur Andersen LLP, certified public accountants, where he served as
Partner-in-Charge of the St. Louis Tax Division from 1973 until joining Cencom.
Mr. Wood is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves as a director of VanLiner Group,
Inc., First State Bank and Gaylord Entertainment Company. Mr. Wood also serves
as Commissioner for the Missouri Department of Conservation. He is also a past
chairman of the board and former director of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.
Mr. Wood graduated with honors from Washington University (St. Louis) School of
Business.
DAVID G. BARFORD is Senior Vice President of Operations -- Western Division
of CCI, where he has primary responsibility for all cable operations in the
Central, Western, North Central and MetroPlex Regions. Prior to joining CCI, Mr.
Barford had the position of Senior Vice President of Operations with Charter
Investment since July 1995. Prior to joining Charter Investment, he served as
Vice President of Operations and New Business Development for Comcast Cable,
where he held various senior marketing and operating roles over an eight-year
period. Mr. Barford received a B.A. degree from California State University,
Fullerton and an M.B.A. from National University in La Jolla, California.
MARY PAT BLAKE is Senior Vice President -- Marketing and Programming of CCI
and is responsible for all aspects of marketing, sales and programming and
advertising sales. Prior to joining CCI, Ms. Blake held the position of Senior
Vice President -- Marketing and Programming of Charter Investment. Prior to
joining Charter Investment in August 1995, Ms. Blake was active in the emerging
business sector, and formed Blake Investments, Inc. in September 1993, which
created, operated and sold a branded coffeehouse and bakery. From September 1990
to August 1993, Ms. Blake served as Director -- Marketing for Brown Shoe
Company. Ms. Blake has 18 years of experience with senior management
responsibilities in marketing, sales, finance,
systems, and general management with companies such as The West Coast Group,
Pepsico Inc.-Taco Bell Division, General Mills, Inc. and ADP Network Services,
Inc. Ms. Blake received a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota, and an
M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School.
ERIC A. FREESMEIER is Senior Vice President -- Administration of CCI and is
responsible for human resources, public relations and communications, corporate
facilities and aviation. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Freesmeier served as Senior
Vice President -- Administration of Charter Investment since April 1998. From
1986 until joining Charter Investment he served in various executive management
positions at Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., a specialty retail company. His most
recent position was Executive Vice President -- Human Resources and
Administration. From 1974 to 1986, Mr. Freesmeier held management and executive
positions with Montgomery Ward, a national mass merchandise retailer, and its
various subsidiaries. Mr. Freesmeier holds Bachelor of Business degrees in
marketing and industrial relations from the University of Iowa and a Masters of
Management degree in Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate
School of Management.
THOMAS R. JOKERST is Senior Vice President -- Advanced Technology
Development of CCI. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Jokerst was Senior Vice
President -- Advanced Technology Development at Charter Investment. Prior to his
appointment to this position, Mr. Jokerst held the position of Senior Vice
President -- Engineering since December 1993 with Charter Investment. Prior to
joining Charter Investment, from March 1991 to March 1993, Mr. Jokerst served as
Vice President -- Office of Science and Technology for CableTelevision
Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado. From June 1976 to March 1993, Mr. Jokerst was
Director of Engineering for the midwest region of Continental Cablevision. Mr.
Jokerst participates in professional activities with the NCTA, SCTE and Cable
Television Laboratories. Mr. Jokerst is a graduate of Ranken Technical Institute
in St. Louis with a degree in Communications Electronics and Computer Technology
and of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois with a degree in
Electronics Technology.
KENT D. KALKWARF is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
CCI. Mr. Kalkwarf also serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of CC Holdings and its subsidiary Charter Communications Holdings
Capital Corp. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Kalkwarf was Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Charter Investment. Prior to joining Charter
Investment, Mr. Kalkwarf was a senior tax manager for Arthur Andersen LLP, from
1982 to July 1995. Mr. Kalkwarf has extensive experience in cable, real estate
and international tax issues. Mr. Kalkwarf has a B.S. degree from Illinois
Wesleyan University and is a certified public accountant.
RALPH G. KELLY is Senior Vice President -- Treasurer of CCI, and is Senior
Vice President -- Treasurer of CC Holdings and its subsidiary Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corp. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Kelly was Senior
Vice President -- Treasurer of Charter Investment. Mr. Kelly joined Charter
Investment in 1993 as Vice President -- Finance, a position he held until early
1994 when he became Chief Financial Officer of CableMaxx, Inc., a wireless cable
television operator. Mr. Kelly returned to Charter Investment as Senior Vice
President -- Treasurer in February 1996, and has responsibility for treasury
operations, investor relations and financial reporting. From 1984 to 1993, Mr.
Kelly was associated with Cencom where he held the positions of Controller from
1984 to 1989 and Treasurer from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Kelly is a certified public
accountant and was in the audit division of Arthur Andersen LLP from 1979 to
1984. Mr. Kelly received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the
University of Missouri -- Columbia and his M.B.A. from Saint Louis University.
DAVID L. MCCALL is Senior Vice President of Operations -- Eastern Division
of CCI. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. McCall was Senior Vice President of Operations
for Charter Investment. Mr. McCall joined Charter Investment in January 1995 as
Regional Vice President of Operations.
Prior to joining Charter Investment, Mr. McCall was associated with Crown Cable
and its predecessor company, Cencom, from 1983 to 1994. As a Regional Manager of
Cencom, Mr. McCall's responsibilities included supervising all aspects of
operations for systems located in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia,
consisting of over 142,000 customers. From 1977 to 1982, Mr. McCall was System
Manager of Coaxial Cable Developers (known as Teleview Cablevision) in
Simpsonville, South Carolina. Mr. McCall has served as a director of the South
Carolina Cable Television Association for the past ten years.
JOHN C. PIETRI is Senior Vice President -- Engineering of CCI. Prior to
joining CCI, Mr. Pietri served as Senior Vice President -- Engineering with
Charter Investment since January 1999. Prior to joining Charter Investment, Mr.
Pietri was with Marcus in Dallas, Texas for eight years, most recently serving
as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. Prior to Marcus, Mr.
Pietri served as Regional Technical Operations Manager for West Marc
Communications in Denver, Colorado, and before that he served as Operations
Manager with Minnesota Utility Contracting. Mr. Pietri attended the University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
STEVEN A. SCHUMM is Executive Vice President, Assistant to the President of
CCI, CC Holdings and our subsidiary Charter Communications Holdings Capital
Corp. Mr. Schumm currently directs the MIS Regulatory and Financial Controls
Groups. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Schumm was Executive Vice President, Assistant
to the President of Charter Investment since December 1998. Prior to joining
Charter Investment, Mr. Schumm was managing partner of the St. Louis office of
Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Schumm was with Ernst & Young LLP for 24 years and was a
partner of the firm for 14 of those years. Mr. Schumm held various management
positions with Ernst & Young LLP, including the Director of Tax Services for the
three-city area of St. Louis, Kansas City and Wichita and the National Director
of Industry Tax Services. He served as one of 10 members comprising the Firm's
National Tax Committee. Mr. Schumm earned a B.S. degree from Saint Louis
University with a major in Accounting.
CURTIS S. SHAW is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
CCI, CC Holdings and Charter Capital and is responsible for all legal aspects of
their businesses, government relations and the duties of the corporate
secretary. Prior to joining CCI, Mr. Shaw served in the same capacities with
Charter Investment which he joined in February 1997. Prior to joining Charter
Investment, Mr. Shaw served as corporate counsel to NYNEX since 1988. From 1983
until 1988, Mr. Shaw served as Associate General Counsel for Occidental Chemical
Corporation, and, from 1986 until 1988, as Vice President and General Counsel of
its largest operating division. Mr. Shaw has 25 years of experience as a
corporate lawyer, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures,
public offerings, financings, and federal securities and antitrust law. Mr. Shaw
received a B.A. with honors from Trinity College and a J.D. from Columbia
University School of Law. |
