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| Cameron Blanchard |
Former Condé Nast chief communications officer Cameron Blanchard has joined Charter Communications as senior vice president, communications.
At Condé Nast, Blanchard oversaw internal and external communications, and led development and execution of the company's communications plan. She was previously SVP of corporate communications at NBCUniversal, where she led communications and media relations for all corporate functions and oversaw internal messaging to 30,000 NBCUniversal employees worldwide.
In her new position, Blanchard will serve as Charter’s chief media relations spokesperson and strategist, as well as managing the day-to-day media relations function enterprise-wide. She will also oversee strategic external communications.
Blanchard will report to David Ellen, senior executive vice president, and be based in Stamford, CT.
Charter offers its services to consumers and businesses under the branding of Spectrum.
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