Altice USA, Inc. Appoints Maria Bruzzese as Chief Accounting Officer
October 04, 2022 at 04:31 pm EDT
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On September 30, 2022, Maria Bruzzese assumed the role of Chief Accounting Officer of Altice USA, Inc. (the Company). Ms. Bruzzese, age 58, has served as Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company since June 2016. She joined Cablevision Systems Corporation in 1997 and served in various roles of increasing responsibility prior to its acquisition by the Company in 2016. Prior to joining Cablevision Systems Corporation, Ms. Bruzzese was a senior manager at KPMG LLP. Ms. Bruzzese has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Long Island University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
In connection with her appointment to this new position, Ms. Bruzzese's annual salary will be increased to $300,000 and her target annual cash incentive award will be 60% of her salary (effective January 1, 2023). In connection with her promotion, Ms. Bruzzese will receive an equity grant under the Altice USA 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan valued at $700,000, 50% of which will be granted as stock options and 50% of which will be granted as restricted stock units, each with a grant date of December 28, 2022.
Altice USA, Inc. is a broadband communications and video services provider in the United States, delivering broadband, video, mobile, proprietary content and advertising services to residential and business customers across 21 states through its Optimum brand. The Company has presences primarily in the New York metropolitan area and various markets in the south-central United States through a fiber-rich hybrid-fiber coaxial broadband network and a fiber-to-the-home network. The Company offers news programming and advertising services. It operates a4, an advanced advertising and data business, which provides audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local, regional and national businesses and advertising clients. It offers hyper-local, national, international and business news through its News 12 and i24NEWS networks. It also offers managed services, including hosted private branch exchange, managed Wi-Fi and network security for small and medium-sized business customers.