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Steve Gorman   Vice President of Online Strategy and Interactive Media, Cox Communications Inc.

 

Steve Gorman is Vice President of Online Strategy and Interactive Media for Cox Communications Inc.

Steve brings over 15 years of experience in all facets of Product Management including Strategic Marketing, Brand Management and all phases of Product Development and Research to his various responsibilities at Cox. His diverse background in both consumer durable goods and telecommunications has served him well since joining Cox in 1999 as Product Manager for Residential Internet. In 2002, he was promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Management for Cox High Speed Internet and Web Strategy where he was accountable for driving marketing strategy, pricing and packaging and has overall responsibility for customer acquisitions. Since joining Cox, Steve has propelled the growth of Cox High Speed Internet to over 3.5 million subscribers nationwide and the #2 share position in Broadband amongst MSOs in North America.

Steve started his career in consumer durable goods at the Regina Corporation where he had P&L responsibility for the stick line of floor care products. Following Regina, Steve joined Dennis Hayes, the inventor of the analog modem, in Norcross, Ga. as Senior Product Line Manager for Hayes’ PC Modem Business Unit. Under his leadership, Hayes introduced the PC Card with “XJack” technology propelling Hayes’ mobile PC Card business unit into one of the most profitable in their history. In addition, Steve was instrumental in launching over twenty new products and line extensions at Hayes. In 1996, he moved on to BellSouth where he served as Product Manager for BellSouth Small Business Services. Steve was part of the team that launched the first DSL-ready products to both residential and business customers. In 1997, his team drove the introduction of a bundle of voice, video and document conferencing applications targeted at small business. It was at BellSouth where Steve also was part of the team marketing voice services to small businesses including BellSouth’s entry into long distance. In 1997, Steve joined the Cable Industry at MediaOne as Director of Business Development. MediaOne was later purchased by AT&T.

Gorman graduated from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and serves on the advisory board of Agile Co, a fixed, mobile convergence company based in Alpharetta, Ga. He is a member of National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications and Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, for which he is a graduate of CTAM U, a weeklong summer learning program in conjunction with Harvard Business School. Gorman is also a supporter of SkiTAM, an annual fundraising program that benefits the U.S. Disabled Ski Team.

May 2007