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THE INFLUENTIALS
including the development of the
deployment playbook. Mathew's
product management responsibilities
also include resolving product
defects and process issues to ensure
key Xfinity Home operational metrics
are in line with business goals. He
earned his MBA from University of
Pennsylvania's Wharton School of
Business.
Naketha Mattocks
VP, Original Movies,
Disney Channels
Mattocks is charged
with supervising
creative development
for the hugely
successful Disney
Channel Original Movie division. The
franchise has produced TV's #1 movie
telecast among tweens 9-14 for the
past 14 consecutive years. Two recent
Disney Channel fi lms- " Descendants "
and " Teen Beach 2 " -rank as the #1
and #2 movies on television in total
viewers for 2015. " There were so many
talented people who all worked incredibly
hard to make that happen, and I'm
thrilled about it, " she says. A graduate
of Emerson College, she serves on the
Foundation Board of Women in Film.
Patricia Mays
Executive Editor,
ESPN.com, ESPN
Mays oversees a
number of assignment
editors, who
work directly with
reporters. She also
partners with news and blog editing
teams to manage all the content across
digital platforms. In the coming year,
she will continue to lead homepage
and daily coverage across many platforms,
regions and core product pillars.
In addition, she recently participated on
a " Combatting Stereotypes of Women
in Media " panel at the annual Association
for Women in Sports Convention.
" People often oversimplify when talking
about diversity, " she says.
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Brigitte McCray
SVP, Program Planning
and Strategy, Scripps
Networks Interactive
McCray joined the
Travel Channel in
2010 and brings
more than 20 years of
experience in the television industry at
both broadcast and cable networks. In
her new role, she leads brand research
in addition to overseeing short and
long-term program planning, scheduling
and managing all acquisitions for the
network. " The key to success and happiness
is spending our time and money
experiencing life, " she says.
Charlon McIntosh
GVP, Business Class
Customer Care,
Time Warner Cable
Known for building
strong teams and collaborative
relationships,
McIntosh knows how to
motivate her colleagues and co-workers
to do their best in every situation. In overseeing
customer care operations of the
company's rapidly growing Business Class
division, she constantly fi nds new ways to
deliver superior customer experiences for
all commercial customers. Asked how she
defi nes success, McIntosh says it's simple:
" For me success is doing what you love
and doing it well. "
Nodir Nazarov
VP, IP Technology,
Cablevision Systems
Nazarov and his team
have focused intently on
providing better service
to Cablevision's customers.
And as part of that
effort, they developed infrastructure that
increased broadband speeds more than 60
percent for the company's core Optimum
Online service-provided to customers at
no incremental cost. Now Cablevision customers
can access their services in even
more places out of the home, are safer on
the Internet, and experience fewer disruptions.
" Diversity, " he says, " is the state of
acceptance of all human permutations. "
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Philip Nutsugah
VP, Product
Development and
Management,
Broadband Access
Intelligence, Cox
Communications
Nutsugah develops
and manages products within Cox's
wireline and wireless portfolio. That
includes Cox's 1 Gigabit fi ber service,
dubbed Gigablast, its high-speed
Internet, Cox WiFi and the evolution
to DOCSIS 3.1. He also drives the
strategy behind Cox's Gigabit Internet
plans-a project that launched in just
fi ve months-and is ensuring that
speed increases occur regularly. The
best business advice he's ever received
is simple: " First, do your job! " he says.
" Meaning, there is no substitute for
delivering on your commitments and
achieving the results you signed up for. "
Amalia O'Sullivan
VP, Xfinity Internet
Product
Communications,
Data and Mobility,
Comcast Cable
This past year,
O'Sullivan was integral
to a number of key projects for
Comcast's Xfinity Internet and Xfinity
WiFi businesses. Most significantly,
she managed the rollout of Gigabit
Pro to millions of homes, which will
be available across the company's
footprint by year-end. She continues
to mentor a number of minorities
both at Comcast as well as within the
Filipino community, guiding mentees
through the company and the
Philadelphia region by sharing her
experiences, fostering potential and
offering advice.
Satyanarayana Parimi
GVP, Product
Management -
Business Services
Time Warner Cable
Parimi's success
hinges largely on his
keen understanding
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