CHTR · Charter Communications, Inc. · Executive Compensation

$138.39 +5.73 (+4.32%) At close · Nov 13 Play latest call Q3 2026 earnings call transcript

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$15.84B

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher L. Winfrey	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,823,846	—	—	—	$4,263,146	$379,201	$6,466,193
Richard J. DiGeronimo	President, Product and Technology	$1,525,962	—	$87,508	$787,531	$2,922,460	$251,169	$5,574,630
Jamal H. Haughton	EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	$778,846	—	$312,531	$2,812,462	$1,060,875	$24,298	$4,989,012
Jessica Fischer	Chief Financial Officer	$942,308	—	$199,858	$1,800,051	$1,488,616	$25,424	$4,456,257

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher L. Winfrey	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,700,000	—	—	—	$3,756,150	$296,510	$5,752,660
Jamal H. Haughton	EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	$750,000	—	$312,526	$2,812,549	$994,275	$24,101	$4,893,451
Richard J. DiGeronimo	President, Product and Technology	$1,450,000	—	—	—	$2,563,020	$280,601	$4,293,621
R. Adam Ray	EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	$715,385	—	$75,142	$674,988	$961,133	$27,721	$2,454,369
Jessica Fischer	Chief Financial Officer	$800,000	—	—	—	$1,060,560	$25,659	$1,886,219

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Christopher L. Winfrey	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,700,000	—	$8,696,687	$74,956,650	$3,499,875	$223,866	$89,077,078
Richard J. DiGeronimo	President, Product and Technology	$1,450,000	—	$6,085,226	$43,139,414	$2,388,150	$251,010	$53,313,800
Jessica Fischer	Chief Financial Officer	$734,615	—	$3,347,020	$23,726,633	$988,200	$23,188	$28,819,656
Thomas M. Rutledge	Former Executive Chairman	$1,250,000	—	—	$14,999,418	$2,825,846	$390,357	$19,465,621
R. Adam Ray	EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	$625,000	—	$1,825,353	$12,941,899	$772,031	$25,014	$16,189,297
Kevin D. Howard	EVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller	$600,000	—	$912,843	$6,470,815	$419,985	$23,646	$8,427,289

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Thomas M. Rutledge	Former Executive Chairman	$2,447,115	—	—	$30,005,043	$6,364,251	$646,555	$39,213,350
Christopher L. Winfrey	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,359,038	—	—	$12,001,909	$2,035,221	$230,799	$15,626,967
Richard J. DiGeronimo	President, Product and Technology	$1,298,461	—	$880,296	$7,921,224	$1,740,968	$200,572	$12,041,521
David G. Ellen	Senior Executive Vice President	$1,250,000	—	$549,963	$4,950,823	$1,544,800	$74,861	$8,370,447
Jessica Fischer	Chief Financial Officer	$700,000	—	$349,762	$3,150,523	$811,020	$21,530	$5,032,835
Jonathan Hargis	Special Advisor to the COO	$450,962	—	$349,762	$3,150,523	$505,499	$27,762	$4,484,508

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Thomas M. Rutledge	Former Executive Chairman	$2,500,000	—	—	$30,004,409	$8,901,000	$395,552	$41,860,263
Christopher L. Winfrey	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,041,346	—	$712,575	$7,038,681	$2,747,200	$145,914	$11,685,716
David G. Ellen	Senior Executive Vice President	$1,250,000	—	$525,165	$4,725,735	$2,747,200	$108,188	$9,356,288
Richard J. DiGeronimo	President, Product and Technology	$1,041,346	—	$499,824	$4,500,594	$2,747,200	$77,878	$8,866,842
John Bickham	Vice Chairman	$1,875,000	—	—	—	$5,151,000	$389,274	$7,470,953
Jessica Fischer	Chief Financial Officer	$555,752	$250,000	$295,982	$1,704,509	$777,767	$19,476	$3,603,486

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Thomas M. Rutledge	Executive Chairman	$2,073,077	—	—	$30,005,695	$6,299,963	$291,885	$38,846,705
John Bickham	Vice Chairman	$1,500,000	—	—	$31,495,475	$3,025,800	$300,052	$36,455,947
Christopher L. Winfrey	President and Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	—	$900,198	$8,100,243	$1,613,760	$123,209	$11,737,410
David G. Ellen	Senior Executive Vice President	$1,250,000	—	$750,165	$6,750,203	$2,017,200	$20,000	$10,787,568
Richard J. DiGeronimo	President, Product and Technology	$1,000,000	—	$399,917	$3,600,060	$1,613,760	$20,598	$6,634,335

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Thomas M. Rutledge	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$2,000,000	—	—	—	$6,082,080	$456,442	$8,743,601
John Bickham	Vice Chairman	$1,500,000	—	—	—	$3,041,040	$313,645	$5,037,405
David G. Ellen	Senior Executive Vice President	$1,250,000	—	—	—	$2,027,360	$22,349	$3,299,709
Christopher L. Winfrey	Chief Operating Officer	$928,454	—	—	—	$1,458,519	$85,790	$2,472,763
Kevin D. Howard	Chief Accounting Officer and Controller	$531,977	—	$250,088	$749,956	$404,458	$21,241	$1,957,720

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Thomas M. Rutledge	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$2,000,000	—	—	—	$5,738,112	$419,152	$8,157,264
John Bickham	President and Chief Operating Officer	$1,500,000	—	—	—	$2,869,056	$358,239	$4,729,154
David G. Ellen	Senior Executive Vice President	$1,250,000	—	—	—	$1,912,704	$78,610	$3,241,314
Christopher L. Winfrey	Chief Financial Officer	$850,000	—	—	—	$1,219,349	$61,919	$2,131,268
Kevin D. Howard	Chief Accounting Officer and Controller	$432,850	—	$206,269	$618,753	$289,770	$20,535	$1,568,177

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Thomas M. Rutledge	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	$2,000,000	—	—	—	$5,489,856	$233,763	$7,813,316
John Bickham	President and Chief Operating Officer	$1,500,000	—	—	—	$2,744,928	$282,481	$4,883,818
David G. Ellen	Senior Executive Vice President	$1,250,000	—	—	—	$1,829,952	$61,725	$3,141,677
Christopher L. Winfrey	Chief Financial Officer	$850,000	—	—	—	$1,166,594	$55,746	$2,072,340
Kevin D. Howard	Chief Accounting Officer and Controller	$423,325	—	$337,204	$487,686	$271,133	$20,209	$1,539,557

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Adam Ray	Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer	Resigned	2026-10-12	2026-10-13
Kevin D. Howard	Interim Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2026-10-15	2026-08-31
Jessica M. Fischer	Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	2026-10-15	2026-08-31
John Markley Jr.	board member	Retired	—	2026-08-20
Mark Greatrex	board member	Appointed	—	2026-08-20
Eric Zinterhofer	lead independent director	Appointed	—	2026-08-20
Dallas Clement	board member	Appointed	—	2026-08-20
Alex Taylor	Chairman	Appointed	—	2026-08-20
Alexander C. Taylor	Chairman of the Board	Appointed	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Mark Greatrex	director	Appointed	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Dallas Clement	director	Appointed	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Alexander C. Taylor	director	Appointed	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
John D. Markley, Jr.	director	Retired	2026-08-19	2026-08-20
Christopher L. Winfrey	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
J. David Wargo	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Mauricio Ramos	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Martin E. Patterson	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Carolyn J. Slaski	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Michael A. Newhouse	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Balan Nair	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Steven A. Miron	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
John D. Markley, Jr.	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Kim C. Goodman	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
Wade Davis	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23
W. Lance Conn	Director	Appointed	2026-04-21	2026-04-23

Leadership

Chris Winfrey CEO, COO
Christopher L. Winfrey CEO, Board Member
Alex Taylor Chairman
Alexander C. Taylor Chairman, Board Member
Eric L. Zinterhofer Chairman, Board Member
Thomas M. Rutledge Chairman
Kevin D. Howard CFO, Chief Accounting Officer
John Bickham COO
Jonathan Hargis COO
Nick Jeffery COO
Jamal H. Haughton General Counsel
Balan Nair Board Member
Carolyn J. Slaski Board Member
Dallas Clement Board Member
David C. Merritt Board Member
Eric Zinterhofer Board Member
Gregory Maffei Board Member
J. David Wargo Board Member
James E. Meyer Board Member
John D. Markley, Jr. Board Member
Kim C. Goodman Board Member
Mark Greatrex Board Member
Martin E. Patterson Board Member
Mauricio Ramos Board Member
Michael A. Newhouse Board Member
Steven A. Miron Board Member
W. Lance Conn Board Member
Wade Davis Board Member

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