Liberty Global competitors

Erik Carlson is DISH’s President and Chief Executive Officer, overseeing all aspects of the company’s DISH TV and Sling TV businesses. A DISH veteran since 1995, Erik has held numerous roles throughout the company. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he oversaw the company’s day-to-day operations including Human Resources, Operations, Information Technology, Media Sales, Marketing, Programming, Product Management, Customer Acquisition and Retention, Finance, and Accounting. Prior to that, Erik managed DISH’s In-Home Services, Customer Service Centers, Customer Billing, and Information Technology organizations, as well as Manufacturing, which consists of equipment retrieval and refurbishment operations. Erik also served as Senior Vice President of Retail Services and Sales, where he managed the company’s indirect sales operations. Erik received his undergraduate degree from Bradley University. He enjoys golfing and spending time with his wife and their two children.

Rich has administered, designed and implemented high level information and technology systems to support cable, broadband and telecommunications companies for 20 years. Most recently, Rich served as CTO for AltiComm and previously was the founder and President of Broadband Applications Management, a company focused on designing and implementing OSS and BACC systems. Rich also served in VP and senior positions at Carolina Broadband, MediaOne, Arrowsmith Technologies and General Electric. Rich is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point with a BS in Engineering. He served as an officer in the army overseas and in the US before achieving the rank of Captain and leaving for private industry. He also holds an MBA from Boston University.

Rocco Commisso is a Chairman/CEO/Founder at Mediacom Communications, Board Member at Mediacom Communications, and Board Member at C-SPAN. He has worked as Exec VP/CFO at CABLEVISION INDUSTRIES CORP, Board Member at AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE CORP, and Board Member at CABLEVISION INDUSTRIES CORP. Rocco works or has worked as MEMBER at Cable Tv Pioneers, BOARD MEMBER at Natl Cable Television Assn, and BOARD MEMBER at Natl Italian American Foundation. He studied at Columbia University.

Lutz Schüler has been CEO of Virgin Media since June 2019, after spending ten months as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Lutz is also member of the Liberty Global Executive Leadership Team. Lutz has a great track record in the German telecom market, with many years of strategic and operational experience and extensive experience in marketing, sales and operations across a wide range of products. Prior to his time at Virgin Media, Lutz was CEO of Unity Media, a position he held from January 2011. Whilst at Unity Media, he played a key role in the acquisition of Kabel BW by Liberty Global and the subsequent integration of both companies. He served in several senior management roles with the Telefónica O2 group from 1998 onwards, lastly leading the integration of Hansenet Telekommunication GmbH as its CEO in Hamburg, when it was acquired by Telefónica O2 in early 2010. From 2006 to 2010, he was Managing Director, Marketing & Sales for Telefónica O2 in Germany. Before joining Telefónica O2 in 1998, he worked as a product manager with T-Mobile.

Mauricio Ramos is President of Liberty Global Latin America, a division of Liberty Global plc. In this capacity, he is responsible for Liberty Global's strategy and operations in Latin America and oversees Liberty Global investments in VTR Global Com SA (Chile) and Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico LLC. Mr. Ramos is an executive officer of Liberty Global and sits on the company's Executive Management Committee and is Chairman of the Board of VTR and Liberty Puerto Rico. Mr. Ramos is also a Member of the Management Board of Chellomedia and Chairman of the Board of Chello Latin America. Mr. Ramos joined UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (UGC), in October 1999 and served as its Vice President Business Development for Latin America from 2000 to June 2005. He also became involved with the company's development activities in Asia and Australia. Upon the combination of Liberty Media International, Inc. and UGC, which formed Liberty Global, Mr. Ramos became Chief Financial Officer for the Latin American division. In September 2005, he was promoted to his current position. Before joining UGC, Mr. Ramos was a Partner and Vice President at Investment Banking Services Ltd. (IBS), and Assistant Director of the Deutsche Morgan Grenfell office in Bogota, Colombia. Prior to this, Mr. Ramos worked for the Office of the President of Colombia and taught economics at Universidad de los Andes and Universidad Externado in Bogota. Mr. Ramos received a degree in Economics (1993), a degree in Law (1994) and a postgraduate degree in Financial Law (1995) from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.

Pat Esser is president of Cox Communications, a multi-service broadband communications and entertainment company with about six million residential and commercial customers. The company is known for its broadband leadership and pioneering efforts in commercial services; customer care; cable telephone and its ability to create outstanding workplaces. The company’s pioneering spirit continues today with industry-leading programmatic advertising offered via its Cox Media division; its 1 Gigabit offerings; security and automation services known as Cox Homelife as well as its premium video offering that includes predictive search, a voice remote and integrated Netflix experience. Esser’s philosophy and the Cox family’s long-held belief is that making Cox’s local communities more vibrant is its responsibility and a call to action. As such, the company is answering the need for low-cost Internet for families in need with its Connect2Compete program. Esser brings more than 30 years of experience in cable and telecommunications to his role as Cox’s top executive, a position he has held since 2006. He joined Cox in 1979 as director of programming in Hampton Roads, VA, and was part of the original management team that pioneered Cox’s advertising sales division now known as Cox Media. Named corporate vice president of advertising sales in 1991, Esser was presented with the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau President’s Award just three years later. Esser became vice president of operations for Cox’s Western Division in 1999, and a year later was promoted to senior vice president of operations. In 2004, Esser was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer. Cox has earned numerous accolades during Esser’s tenure as president; many tied to his personal passion for diversity and inclusion. In 2006, Cox first appeared in DiversityInc’s listing of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity and has now made the list thirteen times. Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) regularly points to Cox among the top operators for women. In 2007 Esser was personally honored with Multichannel News’ first “Executive of the Year” award. At the 2013 Cable Show, Esser was awarded with the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s (NCTA) Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership - the industry’s highest honor. Customer service excellence is a Cox hallmark under Esser’s leadership. Cox has consistently ranked highly in annual J.D. Power and Associates’ studies of consumer satisfaction, with a total of 36 top honors across multiple residential and business product categories. Esser serves on the board of directors of C-SPAN, CableLabs and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. Additionally, he serves as an adviser to the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications. Esser also serves as chair of the Southeastern Trustees and on the national Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. A graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Esser holds a B.A. and M.A. in communications media, and in 2003 was presented the university’s Heritage Honors Alumni Achievement Award. In 2009, he was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.

Balan Nair was appointed to the board of directors of Charter on May 1, 2013. Mr. Nair is president and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Latin America, Ltd., an integrated telecommunications company focused on the Caribbean Islands and Latin America. Mr. Nair is an experienced and proven business executive with more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry. He has been a part of the Liberty family of companies since 2007, when he joined Liberty Global as its Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing Liberty Global’s worldwide network, as well as Technology and Innovation operations, including Product Development, IT, Network Operations, Mobile Operations and Global Supply Chain functions. He was also responsible for Corporate Strategy and Venture investments. Mr. Nair was an executive officer of Liberty Global and sat on Liberty Global’s Executive Leadership Team and the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Liberty Global, from December 2006 to June 2007, Mr. Nair served as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President for AOL LLC, a global web services company. Prior to his role at AOL, he spent more than 12 years at Qwest Communications International Inc., most recently as Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Nair sits on the board of directors and compensation committee of Adtran Corporation. Mr. Nair previously served as a director of Telenet Group Holding, N.V., which trades on EN Brussels. He holds a patent in systems development and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Colorado. Mr. Nair holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. in electrical engineering, both from Iowa State University.