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the migration of more than a million voice
subscribers to the Time Warner Cable
network. Operations planning for TWC's
digital phone service suits her just fine. Her
favorite part of the job? " It is the continuous
learning and changing of our industry,
as well as the coaching and mentoring of
women to help them become industry leaders
in the future, " she says.
Barbara Gee
VP, Strategic Sales
Alliances
Comcast Cable
Gee continues to direct
and execute Comcast's
e-commerce sales strategy,
third party sales alliances and increasing
acquisition and retention of the company's
customers who are moving within Comcast's
footprint. Her success stems largely from
her highly regarded insight and expertise,
and cultivated relationships with strategic
partners. " I've learned that when you boil it
all down, we all share the same common goal
of growing our business, " she says.
Marsha Humphreys Gee
VP, IT, Suddenlink
Communications
Humphreys Gee
oversees strategy and
execution of Suddenlink's
billing and support,
from the time of the order through payment.
That means she not only handles development
of compliance, reporting, statement creation,
product provisioning and more, but she also
leads the company's geographically dispersed
team implementing those initiatives. Who
would she want to job-swap with? Believe it or
not, the person that gets to name new OPI nail
polish colors. " How fun to come up with names
like You're a Pisa Work, Tutti, Frutti Tonga or
Will you Mari-Achi Me, " she says.
Susan Grant
EVP, CNN News
Services, Turner
Broadcasting
Grant is a 30-year veteran
of the media industry
and a 20-year employee of Turner, occupying
posts in marketing, sales and PR. Under
her leadership, CNN Digital has become a
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global force, and local news stations have
grown significantly. Moreover, she is active
on several industry and community boards,
including Heifer International, a humanitarian
organization committed to eradicating hunger
and poverty.
Sandra Howe
SVP, Strategic Market
Development, Arris
Simply put, Howe
supports and enables
strategic initiatives of
North American cable
operators. She assists the Arris product
development and sales teams to help cable
operators continue to grow through the launch
of new technologies and services, advanced
transport networks, innovative network monitoring
tools, IP gateways, and data and voice
cable modems. She also consults with senior
staff at major MSOs.
Lisa Hsia
EVP, Digital Bravo &
Oxygen Media
Hsia wants to make Bravo
the most successful
interactive and engaging
television network on all
social and digital platforms. To that end, she
and her team have four transmedia storytelling
projects in store, as well as new initiatives
including Bravo's TV Everywhere app on
Bravo Now with new functionality and upfront
tentpole projects around mobile activation and
the Real Housewives Awards.
Barbara Jaffe
EVP, Technology
Operations, HBO
Jaffe oversees HBO's
technical relationships
with its distributors
and for the technologies
used to distribute HBO services, and
she oversees the assessment of emerging
consumer technologies that have potential
for distributing HBO content. The job has
become more complex in recent years with
the growth of HBO Go. Jaffe also oversees the
development and acquisition of HBO's major
distribution and security technologies, and
she guides HBO's positions in relevant FCC
and legislative initiatives.
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Marva Johnson
Corporate VP,
Technology Policy &
Industry Affairs
Bright House Networks
Bright House is rapidly
expanding its tech offerings,
and Johnson evaluates policy
implications associated with the company's
technological infrastructure, service
delivery and long-term strategy. As such,
she works to establish and drive regulatory
strategies for Bright House's video,
voice and data services. Prior to taking
this role, Johnson served as acting VP for
CLEC Operations for Bright House Networks
Information Services (BHNIS).
Yvette Kanouff
EVP, Corporate
Engineering &
Technology
Cablevision Systems
Kanouff has spent the
last year developing
and implementing a new user interface that
provides a consistent experience across all
viewing locations, including conventional
televisions connected to set-top boxes,
computers, tablets and smartphones. She
also established the authentication that
enables Optimum TV customers to access
nearly 50 TV to Go offerings included in
their subscription using a supported desktop,
laptop or mobile device. The gadgets
are great, but her favorite part of the job?
" The people, " she says.
Charlene Keys
Area VP, Operations -
South Carolina
Time Warner Cable
A past president of the
WICT Carolinas Chapter
and a Betsy Magness
grad, Keys has a passion for women in
technology and even speaks to college
students about tech careers. Over the past
year, she has led her team through significant
operational and organizational change,
while maintaining customer satisfaction
and employee morale. Her tip for work-life
balance? " Continuously cultivating and
maintaining a high degree of emotional
intelligence, " she says.
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