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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Charter Communications (CHTR)

Charter Names Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery Chief Operating Officer, Starting Sept. 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Charter Communications appointed Nick Jeffery, former CEO of Frontier Communications, as Chief Operating Officer, effective September 1, 2026. He will lead Marketing and Sales, Field Operations, and Customer Operations and report to CEO Chris Winfrey, and his compensation package includes a base salary of at least $1.5 million and a $20 million stock option grant.

Key points

  • Start date is September 1, 2026; Jeffery reports to President and CEO Chris Winfrey
  • Base salary of at least $1,500,000 with a target annual bonus of 225% of base salary
  • Initial stock options with a grant date fair value of $20,000,000, plus $500,000 in restricted stock units
  • Jeffery was Frontier Communications CEO from 2021 until Verizon's acquisition of Frontier in January 2026

The filing

CompanyCharter Communications (CHTR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 25, 2026, 8:52 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-26-006730

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 25, 2026.

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