Altice USA Hires Comcast's Dennis Mathew as CEO, Dexter Goei to Become Executive Chairman

Altice USA is making changes at the top: Cable company announced it has recruited veteran of Comcast Dennis Mathew as CEO.

Matthew takes over starting October 3, assuming the role of CEO from Dexter Goei , who was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. All of Goei's direct reports will report to Mathew. Patrick Drahi, founder and current chairman of Altice USA, will remain a director on the board.

USA's No. 4 cable company says it has decided to hire a new CEO "given that Mr. Goei intends to return to Europe with his family. Goei has worked for French Altice since 2009, leading the telecommunications company's entry into the US market through acquisitions of Cablevision Systems and Suddenlink Communications, which now make up Altice USA.

Mathew joins Altice USA from Comcast, where he has spent the past 17 years in senior management roles. business and operational management. . He led Comcast Cable's largest regions – Freedom (southeast Pennsylvania, New Jersey, northern Delaware) and western New England (Connecticut, Vermont, western Massachusetts, and areas of New York and of New Hampshire) – overseeing all aspects of residential and commercial operations. At Altice USA, Mathew will be based at company headquarters in Long Island City, N.Y.

"I am delighted to welcome someone of the caliber and mindset of Dennis at Altice USA," Drahi said in a statement. "He has an impressive track record at Comcast, driving transformation and success in highly competitive markets and redefining the role of telecommunications services for customers through a superior service experience, which will stand us in good stead."

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Prior to Comcast, Matthew held roles focused on technology risk assessment at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Andersen/Protiviti. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Mathew is co-founder and chairman of Bloom India, a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide high quality education to underprivileged people across India. He has spent the last decade working with non-profit organizations focused on stopping human trafficking.

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