STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) has named two seasoned Wall
Street veterans to its management team. Charles Fisher will join Charter as Senior Vice
President, Corporate Finance on February 11,
2013, and Stefan Anninger has
been named Vice President, Investor Relations.
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Christopher Winfrey, Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer said, "I have worked
with both Charles and Stefan over the years, and their financial
expertise and knowledge of our industry will serve Charter well.
We're pleased to have attracted two such high quality hires to our
leadership team."
With both positions reporting to Mr. Winfrey, Mr. Fisher will be
responsible for Charter's capital markets and merger &
acquisition activities. Mr. Anninger will be responsible for
developing and managing Charter's relationships with the investment
community and shareholders.
Mr. Fisher was previously a Senior Managing Director with
Guggenheim Securities, LLC. Prior to joining Guggenheim Securities,
Mr. Fisher was at Nomura Securities where he headed the media
investment banking practice for the Americas. Previously he served
as a Managing Director and led Lehman Brothers' and Nomura's
European cable investment banking business in London, and was a Managing Director for Lehman
Brothers in both London and
New York as well. Mr. Fisher holds
a B.A. from Queen's University in Ontario and a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Stefan Anninger joins Charter as
Vice President, Investor Relations. He comes to Charter from Credit
Suisse, where he served as Vice President and the senior equity
analyst covering US Telecommunications and Cable &
Satellite TV, where he covered Charter. Prior to his five years at
Credit Suisse, Mr. Anninger worked at both JP Morgan and Bear
Stearns, where he covered the cable and satellite TV industry.
Prior to his work in finance, he was with Showtime Networks as
Director, Corporate Strategy & International and Director,
Business Development. Mr. Anninger received his undergraduate
degree from the University of Michigan
and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business
School.
About Charter
Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) is a leading
broadband communications company and the fourth-largest cable
operator in the United States.
Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services,
including advanced Charter TV® video entertainment programming,
Charter Internet® access, and Charter Phone®. Charter Business®
similarly provides scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband
communications solutions to business organizations, such as
business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business
telephone, video and music entertainment services, and wireless
backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and production services are
sold under the Charter Media® brand. More information about Charter
can be found at charter.com.
SOURCE Charter Communications, Inc.