Altice USA, Inc. announced new leadership appointments to its executive team and will report to Altice USA Chief Executive Officer Dennis Mathew. Leroy Williams, Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer. In this newly created role, Leroy is responsible for product strategy and management, marketing (brand, acquisition and hyperlocal), and competitive growth plans across Optimum residential and commercial businesses.

In leading this function, he will drive the P&L and strategic management of customer base to enable long-term growth. Leroy joined the Company on February 21 from Samsung Electronics America where he most recently served as Chief Product Officer for the consumer and B2B businesses. Prior to Samsung, he served in a variety of senior leadership positions at Rogers Communications, notably as Chief Retail Officer and Chief Brand Officer, and at Verizon, leading the Verizon Wireless South Area's Marketing and Sales Operations spanning more than 20 million customers.

David Williams, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, David will lead the development and execution of Optimum's sales and revenue growth strategies and performance. This includes oversight for all sales channel activities supporting the Company's full suite of Optimum-branded services for its residential and commercial businesses.

Furthermore, David will lead a regional realignment by driving local market engagement strategies to advance Optimum's competitive position and grow. An industry leader, David recently served in the positions of Chief Marketing Officer and SVP of Sales, respectively, for the Comcast Central Division, covering more than 22 million passings. David joined the Company on February 21.

David succeeds Matthew Grover who made the decision to retire after more than 20 years with the Company. Matt will serve as Senior Advisor to David through the end of June to ensure a smooth transition.