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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2005 FORM 10-K
engaged in motion picture production and distribution, television as Chairman of its audit committee. In December 2003, he
production and distribution, regional theme parks, theatrical became a director of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc and serves
exhibition and publishing. As a result of the separation of Old as Chairman of its audit committee. Mr. Merritt joined KPMG
Viacom, Old Viacom’s motion picture production and distribu- in 1975 and served in a variety of capacities during his years
tion and theatrical exhibition business became part of New with the firm, including national partner in charge of the media
Viacom’s businesses, and the remainder of Old Viacom’s and entertainment practice and before joining CKE Associates,
businesses overseen by Mr. Dolgen remained with CBS Corpo- Mr. Merritt was an audit and consulting partner of KPMG for
ration. Mr. Dolgen began his career in the entertainment 14 years. In February 2006, Mr. Merritt became a director of
industry in 1976, and until joining the Viacom Entertainment Calpine Corporation. Mr. Merritt holds a B.S. degree in business
Group, served in executive positions at Columbia Pictures and accounting from California State University — Northridge.
Industries, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox and Fox, Inc., and Sony
Marc B. Nathanson, 60, has been a director of Charter since
Pictures Entertainment. Mr. Dolgen holds a B.S. degree from
January 2000 and serves as Vice Chairman of Charter’s board of
Cornell University and a J.D. degree from New York University.
directors, a non-executive position. Mr. Nathanson is the
Robert P. May, 56, was elected to Charter’s board of directors in Chairman of Mapleton Investments LLC, an investment vehicle
October 2004 and was Charter’s Interim President and Chief formed in 1999. He also founded and served as Chairman and
Executive Officer from January until August 2005. Mr. May was Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Holding Group, Inc., a cable
named Chief Executive Officer and a director of Calpine operator, and its predecessors, from 1975 until 1999. He served
Corporation, a power company, in December 2005. Calpine filed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Enstar Communica-
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in December 2005. tions Corporation, a cable operator, from 1988 until November
He served on the board of directors of HealthSouth Corpora- 1999. Prior to 1975, Mr. Nathanson held executive positions
tion, a national provider of healthcare services, from October with Teleprompter Corporation, Warner Cable and Cypress
2002 until October 2005, and was its Chairman from July 2004 Communications Corporation. In 1995, he was appointed by the
until October 2005. Mr. May also served as HealthSouth President of the United States to the Broadcasting Board of
Corporation’s Interim Chief Executive Officer from March 2003 Governors, and from 1998 through September 2002, served as
until May 2004, and as Interim President of its Outpatient and its Chairman. Mr. Nathanson holds a B.A. in Mass Communica-
Diagnostic Division from August 2003 to January 2004. Since tions from the University of Denver and a M.A. in political
March 2001, Mr. May has been a private investor and principal science from University of California/Santa Barbara.
of RPM Systems, which provides strategic business consulting
Jo Allen Patton, 48, has been a director of Charter since April
services. From March 1999 to March 2001, Mr. May served on
2004. Ms. Patton joined Vulcan Inc. as Vice President in 1993,
the board of directors and was Chief Executive of PNV Inc., a
and since that time she has served as an officer and director of
national telecommunications company. Prior to his employment
many affiliates of Mr. Allen, including her current position as
at PNV Inc., Mr. May was Chief Operating Officer and a
President and Chief Executive Officer of Vulcan Inc. since July
member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems
2001. Ms. Patton is also President of Vulcan Productions, an
Corporation from October 1996 to February 1998, and from
independent feature film and documentary production company,
1973 to 1993 he held several senior executive positions with
Vice Chair of First & Goal, Inc., which developed and operated
Federal Express Corporation, including President, Business
the Seattle Seahawks NFL stadium, and serves as Executive
Logistics Services. Mr. May was educated at Curry College and
Director of the six Paul G. Allen Foundations. Ms. Patton is a
Boston College and attended Harvard Business School’s Pro-
co-founder of the Experience Music Project museum, as well as
gram for Management Development. He is a member of
the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame. Ms. Patton is
Deutsche Bank of Americas Advisory Board.
the sister of Mr. Allen.
David C. Merritt, 51, was elected to the board of directors of
Neil Smit, 47, was elected a director and President and Chief
Charter in July 2003, and was also appointed as Chairman of
Executive Officer of Charter on August 22, 2005. He had
Charter’s Audit Committee at that time. Since October 2003,
previously worked at Time Warner, Inc. since 2000, most
Mr. Merritt has been a Managing Director of Salem Partners,
recently serving as the President of Time Warner’s America
LLC, an investment banking firm. He was a Managing Director
Online Access Business. He also served at America Online
in the Entertainment Media Advisory Group at Gerard Klauer
(‘‘AOL’’) as Executive Vice President, Member Development,
Mattison & Co., Inc., a company that provided financial
Senior Vice President of AOL’s product and programming team,
advisory services to the entertainment and media industries from
Chief Operating Officer of AOL Local, Chief Operating Officer
January 2001 through April 2003. From July 1999 to November
of MapQuest. Prior to that he was a Regional President with
2000, he served as Chief Financial Officer of CKE Associates,
Nabisco and was with Pillsbury in a number of management
Ltd., a privately held company with interests in talent manage-
positions. Mr. Smit has a B.S. degree from Duke University and
ment, film production, television production, music and news
a M.S. degree with a focus in international business from Tufts
media. He also served as a director of Laser-Pacific Media
University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Corporation from January 2001 until October 2003 and served
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