Mr. Westbrook has been President and CEO of KRW Advisors, LLC, a privately-held company in the business of providing consulting and advisory services to telecommunications, media, and other industries, since 2007. Prior to that time, he served in a variety of roles at Millennium Digital Media Systems, LLC including Chairman, Chief Strategic Officer, President, and CEO. He previously was President and Chairman of LEB Communications, Inc., and Executive Vice President of Charter Communications. Prior to 1993, he was a Partner in the national law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Mr. Westbrook holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Washington and a Juris Doctor Degree from Harvard University.
Mr. Westbrook was nominated to serve on our Board because of his extensive legal, media, and marketing expertise. He has strong skills in law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and telecommunications, and substantial executive and leadership experience. In addition, through his service on the boards of directors and board committees of numerous other public companies and not-for-profit entities, Mr. Westbrook has gained in-depth knowledge and expertise in the area of corporate governance.