Cablevision CEO and leadership

Brian Fox1 is a CREW CHIEF at CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP /NY and is based in Central Islip, New York.

David Kniffin is Senior Vice President and Chief Administration Officer for Lightpath. In this role, he leads Lightpath's finance and administrative functions to support the company's growth as a provider of Ethernet-based telecommunications and managed services for New York area businesses. With more than 20 years of experience in financial and operational roles, Mr. Kniffin most recently served as Senior Vice President of Financial Planning for Cablevision, supporting financial reporting, budget and forecasting processes for Lightpath and other Cablevision business units. Prior to his time with Cablevision, he held senior finance and general management positions at Newsday. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kniffin worked for Tribune Ventures, where he was responsible for investing in early stage media and technology companies. He began his career with Marakon Associates as a management consultant to businesses in the telecommunications, consumer products and pharmaceutical industries. Mr. Kniffin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Yale University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

Hakim Boubazine is a VP/COO at CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP /NY and Board Member at CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP /NY. He has worked as Chief Executive Officer at ERT and Co-President/COO at Altice USA Inc. Hakim studied at ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON, Imperial College London, and Université de Strasbourg.

As chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation, Tom Rutledge is responsible for overseeing the company's telecommunications business; cable television, high-speed data and voice; and Lightpath, the company's all Ethernet carrier-grade business provider – all branded as Optimum Networks. He also oversees Cablevision Media Sales and its suite of advanced advertising products, Clearview Cinemas and the company's local media properties, which include News 12 Networks, MSG Varsity and two of the nation's largest daily newspapers, Newsday and amNewYork. Mr. Rutledge joined Cablevision in 2002. Since then, Cablevision completed a multi-billion dollar transition to an all-digital, fiber optic network passing nearly 6.0 million homes and businesses in the tri-state area in and around New York City and the Rocky Mountain States of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Under Mr. Rutledge, Cablevision has also built the nation's largest and most advanced WiFi network, which provides wireless broadband across its service area, and launched pioneering interactive and addressable advertising services. As the first cable company to deploy a VoIP phone product across its entire service area, Cablevision is now the largest phone provider where it does business. Most recently, the company deployed the nation's first residential high-speed Internet service that exceeds 100 megabits-per-second, the nation's first remote-storage DVR, and is the first cable provider to deliver to customers full in-home cable TV service over an iPad. A 34-year cable, media and business industry veteran, Mr. Rutledge previously served as president of Time Warner Cable. He began his industry career in 1977 at American Television and Communications (ATC), a predecessor company of Time Warner Cable, starting as a manager trainee after graduating from college. Mr. Rutledge currently serves on the board of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA). He served as Chairman of the NCTA from 2008-2010, and currently serves on the boards of CableLabs, C-SPAN and the CTAM Educational Foundation. In 2011, he received NCTA's Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership, the cable industry's highest honor. He is a member of the Cable Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame this year. He received his bachelor of administration in economics from California University in California, PA in 1977.