Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) plans to appoint Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) executive Phil Meeks to head up its enterprise services unit, assuming the two companies’ planned merger closes.
Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) plans to appoint Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) executive Phil Meeks to head up its enterprise services unit, assuming the two companies’ planned merger closes.
In his new role, Meeks, current EVP and COO for business services at TWC, would oversee the combined business enterprise unit, reporting directly to president and CEO Tom Rutledge, Charter stated.
Meeks has until now overseen 650,000 business customers, accounting for over US$3bn in annualised revenue.
He previously served as senior vice president of Cox Business, where he led 3,500 employees.
Before joining Cox in 2008, he co-founded a start-up focused on improving the supply chain between technology vendors and resellers in the internet security, data storage and VoIP segments.
An alumnus of the University of Georgia, he began his career in sales and marketing at AT&T before moving to MCI Telecommunication, spending 20 years in strategy, sales and account management roles.
Meeks will be based at Charter’s Stamford, Connecticut headquarters.
Charter agreed to buy TWC and Bright House Networks for a respective US$56bn and US$10.4bn in late May. If approved by regulators, the deal will create the country’s second largest cableco behind Comcast. Charter has previously said it expects to close the deals by the end of the year, although some analysts think an early 2016 completion looks more likely.