Form 8-K · Current report
Charter Communications 8-K, filed Aug 31, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001091667
- Accession no.
- 0001140361-26-035084
Summary
Charter Communications said Chief Financial Officer Jessica M. Fischer resigned to pursue another opportunity and will continue as CFO through October 15, 2026, with Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Kevin D. Howard appointed interim CFO effective the same date while the company searches for a successor. Charter said Fischer's decision was not the result of any disagreement with the company, its management, or its board, and that its previously provided financial outlook and financial policy are unchanged.
Key points
- Fischer notified the company on August 28, 2026 and is expected to assist with the transition through the closing process for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2026.
- Howard, 57, will serve as interim CFO and as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer; he previously held the interim CFO role from August 1 to October 31, 2010.
- Charter said it has begun a search for its next CFO and has not changed its previously provided financial outlook or financial policy.
- CEO Chris Winfrey credited Fischer, who became CFO in 2021, with helping make Spectrum the leading broadband and video company in the country.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. Departure of Chief Financial Officer On August 28, 2026, Jessica M. Fischer, the current Chief Financial Officer of Charter Communications, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that she has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company to pursue another opportunity. Ms. …
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