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The Board of Directors has four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Finance Committee. The Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee are composed entirely of independent Directors.

Committee Chair = Chair Committee Member = Member Independent Director = Independent Director
  Audit Compensation Nominating & Governance Finance
Glenn A. Britt        
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Time Warner Cable Inc.

Glenn A. Britt is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner Cable. He began serving as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors in March 2009 and has served as the Company's President since February 2006 and its chief executive since August 2001. Mr. Britt has been the driving force behind the company's aggressive deployment of advanced video services, such as video-on-demand, high-definition television and digital video recorders. He has guided the continued growth and increased penetration of Time Warner Cable's residential high-speed data product and has overseen the efforts of Road Runner Business Class, the company's commercial broadband service. He has also championed the launch and growth of Time Warner Cable Digital Phone, the company's VoIP service.

In addition to the continued and rapid deployment of advanced services, Mr. Britt has focused on creating a customer service-oriented organization as a way to maintain the edge on competition. He has also championed the cable industry's efforts to work more closely with consumer electronics manufactures and other related groups to develop compatible standards for the deployment of future, integrated products.

Mr. Britt served as Chairman and CEO of the Time Warner Cable division of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., now a subsidiary of the Company, from August 2001 and its President from January 1999 to August 2001. Previously, Mr. Britt served as president and CEO of Time Warner Cable Ventures, the new business arm of a predecessor company. There he oversaw the launch of Road Runner, the country's first high-speed Internet service, as well as the creation of Time Warner Telecom, a fast-growing provider of local telecommunications services. He had been executive vice president of a predecessor company since 1990 and was previously senior vice president and treasurer of Time Warner Inc.

Prior to the merger between Time Inc. and Warner Communications, Mr. Britt was vice president and chief financial officer of Time Inc., a position he held since July 1988.

Mr. Britt joined Time Inc. in 1972 in the Controller's Department and rose, successively, to vice president-treasurer of Manhattan Cable Television, Inc. (1974), finance director for Time-Life Books Iran Project (1977), vice president-network and studio operations for Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), and director of business development of Time Inc.'s video group (1980). Mr. Britt became senior vice president, finance for American Television and Communications Corp., Time Inc.'s cable television unit, in 1981, senior vice president, finance of Time Inc.'s Video Group in 1984, and senior vice president and chief financial officer of Home Box Office later that year. He was elected as vice president of Time Inc. in October 1986 and treasurer the following month. He became vice president, finance of Time Inc. in February 1988.

Mr. Britt serves on the boards of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), the Paley Center for Media, the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund and Xerox Corporation and as a Trustee of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association.

He is the recipient of many industry honors, including Broadcasting & Cable's 2008 Hall of Fame; Cable Positive's 2007 Joel G. Berger Award; the NCTA's 2006 Vanguard Award for "Distinguished Leadership;" The Media Institute's 2006 American Horizon Award; the NAMIC Stanley B. Thomas Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award; the 2005 Kaitz Foundation Diversity Champion; and the 2004 CTPAA Presidents Award.

He received a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College, where he graduated magna cum laude. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Britt received an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth, where he is sponsoring the recently announced Britt Technology Impact Series. The new program series will examine various aspects of the growing impact of technology on corporations and individuals and the business strategy issues surrounding new technology.
Carole Black   Member of Compensation Committee Member of Nominating & Governance Committee  
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Lifetime Entertainment Services

Carole Black served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a multi-media brand for women, including Lifetime Network, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women Network, Lifetime Online and Lifetime Home Entertainment, from March 1999 to March 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Black served as the President and General Manager of NBC4, Los Angeles, a commercial television station, from 1994 to 1999, and at various marketing-related positions at The Walt Disney Company, a media and entertainment company, from 1986 to 1993. Ms. Black has served as a Director since July 31, 2006.
Thomas H. Castro   Member of Compensation Committee   Member of Finance Committee
President & Chief Executive Officer
El Dorado Capital, LLC

Thomas H. Castro has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of El Dorado Capital, LLC since December 2008. Previously, he co-founded Border Media Partners LLC, a radio broadcasting company that primarily targets Hispanic listeners and served as its Vice Chairman from 2007 to December 2008 and its President and Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Castro, an entrepreneur, owned and operated other radio stations and founded a company that exported oil field equipment to Mexico. Mr. Castro has served as a Director since July 31, 2006.
David C. Chang Member of Audit Committee   Member of Nominating & Governance Committee  
Chancellor
Polytechnic University

David C. Chang has served as Chancellor and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Polytechnic Institute of New York University since July 2005, having served as its President from 1994. Prior to assuming that position, he was Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Arizona State University. Dr. Chang is also a director of AXT, Inc. He has served as a director since March 2003 and served as an independent director of American Television and Communications Corporation from 1986 to 1992.
James E. Copeland Jr. Committee Chair for Audit Committee      
Former Chief Executive Officer
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

James E. Copeland, Jr. served as a Global Scholar at the Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University from 2003 to December 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Copeland served as the Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, a public accounting firm, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, its global parent, from 1999 to May 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Copeland served at various positions at Deloitte & Touche and its predecessors from 1967. Mr. Copeland has served as a director since July 31, 2006 and is also a director of ConocoPhillips and Equifax, Inc.
Peter R. Haje * Independent Director   Committee Chair for Compensation Committee    
Legal and Business Consultant
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Time Warner Inc.

Peter R. Haje has served as a legal and business consultant and private investor since he retired from service as an executive officer of Time Warner on January 1, 2000. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Time Warner from October 1990, adding the title of Secretary in May 1993. He also served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of TWE from June 1992 until 1999. Prior to his service to Time Warner, Mr. Haje was a partner of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP for more than 20 years. Mr. Haje has served as Lead Director of the Board of Time Warner Cable since March 2008 and as a director since July 31, 2006. Mr. Haje is also a director of American Community Newspapers Inc.
Donna A. James Member of Audit Committee     Member of Finance Committee
Consultant, Business Advisor & Managing Director
Lardon & Associates LLC

Donna A. James has served as a consultant, business advisor and managing director of Lardon & Associates LLC, a business and executive advisory services firm, since April 2006. Prior to that, Ms. James served as President of Nationwide Strategic Investments, a division of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company ("Nationwide Mutual"), a financial services and insurance company, from 2003, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Nationwide Mutual from 2000. Ms. James has served as a director since March 2009 and is also a director of Limited Brands, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and Conseco, Inc.
Don Logan       Member of Finance Committee
Former Chairman of the Board
Time Warner Cable Inc.
Former Chairman, Media & Communications Group
Time Warner Inc.

Don Logan served as Chairman of the Board of Time Warner Cable from January 2006 to March 2009. Previously he served as Chairman of Time Warner Inc.'s Media and Communications Group, a position to which he was appointed in July 2002. In this position, he oversaw America Online, Time Inc., Time Warner Cable and the Time Warner Book Group. From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Logan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc., the largest magazine publisher in the world and a leading direct marketer of music and videos. Previously, he served as Time Inc.'s President and Chief Operating Officer from June 1992. Mr. Logan joined Southern Progress Corporation in 1970. He was named President of Oxmoor House, its book publishing division, in 1978, and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Progress in 1986. Southern Progress, the largest regional magazine and book publisher in the U.S., was acquired by Time Inc. in 1985. Mr. Logan graduated magna cum laude from Auburn University and earned his M.S. from Clemson University. He has received honorary doctorates from Auburn University, Clemson University and the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He currently serves on the Boards of the Auburn University Foundation, the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham and the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Mr. Logan has served as a Board member of the Magazine Publishers of America and the National Book Foundation. He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 2003 and The University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2001, he received the Henry Johnson Fisher Award, the magazine industry's highest honor. Mr. Logan has served as a director since March, 2003.
N.J. Nicholas Jr.   Member of Compensation Committee Committee Chair for Nominating & Governance Committee  
Private Investor
Former Co-Chief Executive Officer
Time Warner Inc.

N.J. Nicholas, Jr. is an investor. From 1964 until 1992, Mr. Nicholas held various positions at Time Inc. and Time Warner. He was named President of Time Inc. in 1986 and served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Time Warner from 1990 to 1992. Mr. Nicholas is also a director of Boston Scientific Corporation and Xerox Corporation and has served as a director since March 2003.
Wayne H. Pace       Committee Chair for Finance Committee
Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Time Warner Inc.

Wayne H. Pace served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner from November 2001 through December 2007 and he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TWE from November 2001 until October 2004. He was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ("TBS") (a subsidiary of Time Warner since 1996) from March 2001 to November 2001 and held various other executive positions at TBS, including Chief Financial Officer, from 1993 to 2001. Prior to that Mr. Pace was an audit partner with Price Waterhouse, now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an international accounting firm. Mr. Pace has served as a director since March 2003.
Edward D. Shirley Member of Audit Committee   Member of Nominating & Governance Committee  
Vice-Chairman, Global Beauty & Grooming
The Procter & Gamble Company

Edward D. Shirley has served as Vice-Chairman of Global Beauty and Grooming, a business unit of The Procter & Gamble Company, a consumer goods company, since July 2008, and as Group President, North America from April 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Shirley held several senior executive positions with The Gillette Company, a consumer goods company, which was acquired by The Procter & Gamble Company in 2005. Mr. Shirley has served as a director since March 2009.
John E. Sununu     Member of Nominating & Governance Committee Member of Finance Committee
Former U.S. Senator

John E. Sununu served as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire from January 2002 to 2008. Prior to that, he represented New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1996 to 2002 and was the Chief Financial Officer of Teletrol Systems, Inc. from 1993 to 1996. Senator Sununu has served as a director since March 2009.

* Mr. Haje, an independent director, has also served as the Board’s Lead Director since March 2009. In this role, he chairs the Board’s executive sessions, serves as a liaison between the Chairman of the Board and the independent directors, approves Board meeting schedules and agenda items, has the authority to call meetings of the independent directors and organizes the Board’s evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer.



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