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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2004 FORM 10-K
Part III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT.
DIRECTORS 1994 until February 1996, Mr. Conn was an attorney with the
Shaw Pittman law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Conn holds a
The persons listed below are directors of Charter. J.D. degree from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree in
history from the University of Mississippi and an A.B. in history
Director Position(s)
from Princeton University.
Paul G. Allen Chairman of the board of Jonathan L. Dolgen, 59, was elected to our board of
directors directors in October 2004. Since July 2004, Mr. Dolgen has also
W. Lance Conn Director been a Senior Advisor to Viacom, Inc. (‘‘Viacom’’) a worldwide
entertainment and media company, where he provides advisory
Jonathan L. Dolgen Director services to the current Chairman and Chief Executive of
Charles M. Lillis Director Viacom, or others designated by him, on an as requested basis.
Since July 2004, Mr. Dolgen has been a private investor and
Robert P. May Director, Interim President
since September 2004, Mr. Dolgen has been a principal of
and Chief Executive Officer
Wood River Ventures, LLC, a private start-up entity that is
David C. Merritt Director seeking investment and other opportunities primarily in the
Marc B. Nathanson Director media sector. From April 1994 to July 2004, Mr. Dolgen served
as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Viacom
Jo Allen Patton Director Entertainment Group, a unit of Viacom, where he oversaw
John H. Tory Director various operations of Viacom’s businesses, which during 2003
and 2004 primarily included the operations engaged in motion
Larry W. Wangberg Director
picture production and distribution, television production and
The following sets forth certain biographical information distribution, regional theme parks, theatrical exhibition and
with respect to the directors listed above. publishing. Mr. Dolgen began his career in the entertainment
Paul G. Allen, 52, has been Chairman of our board of industry in 1976, and until joining the Viacom Entertainment
directors since July 1999, and Chairman of the board of Group, served in executive positions at Columbia Pictures
directors of Charter Investment, Inc. (a predecessor to, and Industries, Inc. Twentieth Century Fox and Fox, Inc., and Sony
currently an affiliate of, Charter) since December 1998. Pictures Entertainment. Mr. Dolgen holds a B.S. degree from
Mr. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, has been a Cornell University and a J.D. degree from New York University.
private investor for more than 15 years, with interests in over Charles M. Lillis, 63, was elected to the board of
50 technology, telecommunications, content and biotech compa- directors of Charter in October 2003. Presently, he is the
nies. Mr. Allen’s investments include Vulcan Inc., Vulcan Managing Partner of Lone Tree Capital, which he co-founded
Productions, Inc., the Portland Trail Blazers NBA and Seattle in 2002. Mr. Lillis served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Seahawks NFL franchises, and investments in DreamWorks Officer of MediaOne Group, Inc. from June 1998 to May 2000.
LLC and Oxygen Media. In addition, Mr. Allen is a director of He served as Chief Executive Officer of MediaOne while it was
Vulcan Programming Inc., Vulcan Ventures, Vulcan Inc., Vulcan a tracking stock company from November 1995 to May 1997.
Cable III Inc., numerous privately held companies and, until its Prior to that, he held various senior management positions at
sale in May 2004 to an unrelated third party, TechTV L.L.C. US WEST, MediaOne’s predecessor. Before joining US WEST,
W. Lance Conn, 36, was elected to our board of directors he served as Dean of the University of Colorado’s College of
in September 2004. Since July 2004, Mr. Conn has served as Business and as a professor at Washington State University. In
Executive Vice President, Investment Management for Vulcan addition, he is a director and serves on the audit committees of
Inc., the investment and project management company that SuperValu, Inc. and Williams Companies. Mr. Lillis is a graduate
oversees a diverse multi-billion dollar portfolio of investments by of the University of Washington, Seattle, with an M.B.A., and he
Paul G. Allen. Prior to joining Vulcan Inc., Mr. Conn was holds a doctorate of Philosophy in Business from the University
employed by America Online, Inc., an interactive online services of Oregon, in Eugene.
company, from March 1996 to May 2003. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Lillis recently announced his election as a director of
Mr. Conn served in various senior business development roles at Medco Health Solutions, Inc., and, on January 27, 2005,
America Online. In 2000, Mr. Conn began supervising all of Mr. Lillis notified Charter of his intention to resign from its
America Online’s European investments, alliances and business board of directors. The date for Mr. Lillis’ departure from the
initiatives. In 2002, he became Senior Vice President of America Board has not yet been determined but is expected to occur
Online U.S. where he led a company-wide effort to restructure within sixty days after his notification.
and optimize America Online’s operations. From September
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