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each committee meeting. Each director receives $1,000 for telephonic attendance at each meeting of the full
board and $2,000 for in-person attendance. Each director of Charter is entitled to reimbursement for costs
incurred in connection with attendance at board and committee meetings. Vulcan has informed us that, in
accordance with its internal policy, Mr. Conn turns over to Vulcan all cash compensation he receives for his
participation on Charter’s board of directors or committees thereof.
Directors who are employees do not receive additional compensation for board participation. Mr. Smit,
our President and Chief Executive Officer, is the only director who was also an employee during 2007.
Our Bylaws provide that all directors are entitled to indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by
law from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses incurred in connection with or
arising out of the performance by them of their duties for us or our subsidiaries.
Executive Officers
Our executive officers as of the date hereof, listed below, are elected by the board of directors annually,
and each serves until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or
removal.
Executive Officers Position
Neil Smit President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael J. Lovett Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey T. Fisher Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Grier C. Raclin
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
Marwan Fawaz Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Robert A. Quigley Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Joshua L. Jamison East Division President
Paula J. Trustdorf West Division President
Mary L. White Central Division President
Eloise E. Schmitz Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning
Lynne F. Ramsey Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Kevin D. Howard Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Fisher has announced his intention to resign on April 4, 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. The Company has announced that Ms. Schmitz will be appointed interim Chief Financial
Officer at the time of Mr. Fisher’s resignation.
Information regarding our executive officers, other than Mr. Smit who serves as a director, is set forth
below.
Michael J. Lovett, 46, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lovett was promoted
to his current position in April 2005. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President, Operations and
Customer Care from September 2004 through March 2005, and as Senior Vice President, Midwest
Division Operations and as Senior Vice President of Operations Support, since joining Charter in August
2003 until September 2004. Mr. Lovett was Chief Operating Officer of Voyant Technologies, Inc., a voice
conferencing hardware/software solutions provider, from December 2001 to August 2003. From November
2000 to December 2001, he was Executive Vice President of Operations for OneSecure, Inc., a startup
company delivering management/monitoring of firewalls and virtual private networks. Prior to that,
Mr. Lovett was Regional Vice President at AT&T from June 1999 to November 2000 where he was
responsible for operations. Mr. Lovett was Senior Vice President at Jones Intercable from October 1989 to
June 1999 where he was responsible for operations in nine states.
Jeffrey T. Fisher, 45, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fisher was appointed
to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, in February 2006. He has announced
his intention to resign from that position effective April 4, 2008. Prior to joining Charter, Mr. Fisher was
employed by Delta Airlines, Inc. from 1998 to 2006 in a number of positions including Senior Vice
President — Restructuring from September 2005 until January 2006, President and General Manager of Delta
Connection, Inc. from January to September 2005, Chief Financial Officer of Delta Connection from 2001
until January 2005, Vice President of Finance, Marketing and Sales
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Source: CHARTER COMMUNICATIO, DEF 14A, March 17, 2008