Suddenlink FYI

Suddenlink announced today that it has hired Jack Monteith to fill the newly created position of Vice President, Human Resources Compliance and Policy, reporting to Doug Wiley, Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

Most recently, Monteith was Director of HR Administration and Policy for Xspedius Communications, now Time Warner Telecom. Previously, Monteith served as Vice President of Labor and Employee Relations for Magellan Health Services and as Vice President of HR for Correctional Medical Services.

At Suddenlink, Monteith will focus on key HR compliance activities and reporting. He will also be involved with policy development, implementation of applicant tracking systems, and affirmative action plan administration.

Monteith graduated from Southern Illinois University with a B.S. in Communications/Psychology. He is a long-standing member of The Society for Human Resources Management.

Today, Suddenlink announced that Jerry Dow will fill the newly created position of Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, reporting to Tom McMillin, the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Dow was most recently a member of the leadership team at Vanguard Car Rental, where he was responsible for all marketing, advertising, reservations and e-commerce activities for both the National and Alamo car rental brands. Vanguard successfully rebuilt both brands and sold the business to Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Prior to Vanguard, Dow oversaw global brand advertising, promotions, sponsorship, and brand communications for United Airlines. Dow helped manage the United brand during the toughest period in the company’s 80-year history, including the post 9/11 environment, bankruptcy, and record fuel prices.

Prior to United, Dow served as Director of Marketing for Pella Corporation (Pella Windows), one of the strongest brands in the building products industry. During his time at Pella, Dow helped implement the company’s move into the replacement-window category and developed Emmy-nominated advertising that contributed to the company’s consecutive years of double-digit growth. Dow started his career with the Leo Burnett Company, managing a number of world-class brands such as Maytag, Jenn-Air, Magic Chef, Sealy, Stearns and Foster, and Kraft. Dow holds a Master in Advertising from Northwestern University, and a B.S. in Journalism from Oklahoma State University.

At Suddenlink, Dow will work with Mary Meier and the other members of the corporate and regional marketing teams to drive all marketing, advertising, promotion, and sales activities for the company.

Yesterday, the company announced that Craig Rosenthal (pictured above) was promoted to senior vice president and will continue in his role as general counsel.

Five others were named vice presidents, including: Chris Bartlow (IT infrastructure), Jeff Bryant (database marketing and analysis), Andy Parrott (technical training and reporting, FCC compliance, fulfillment, inventory management), Frederick Ricker (corporate tax), and Mike Zarrilli (government relations, senior counsel).

Rosenthal joined Suddenlink in December 2003 as senior counsel, assuming the role of general counsel in April 2005, with responsibility for all legal and regulatory functions. Prior to joining Suddenlink, he was an attorney with Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP in St. Louis (formerly Husch & Eppenberger LLC), where his primary practice was in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transactions. Rosenthal holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He is a member of the Missouri and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Federal Communications Bar Association.

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