Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 14, 2002

James Robbins – Cox Communications Inc (cox)

JAMES O. ROBBINS is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cox Communications, Inc., one of the nation's largest broadband communications companies. Mr. Robbins joined Cox as Vice President of the company's New York City Operations in 1983, and was later promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations in Atlanta. He was named President in 1985 and added CEO to his title in 1995 when the company went public. Prior to joining Cox, Mr. Robbins served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Viacom Communications, Inc. Previously, he was Vice President and General Manager for Viacom Cable of Long Island, New York. From 1972 to 1979, Mr. Robbins served in various management positions for Continental Cablevision of Ohio, Inc., and Montachusett Cable Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adams-Russell Company. Previously, he was Managing Editor of WBZ-TV News in Boston. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in American Studies, Mr. Robbins also holds an MBA from Harvard University. Mr. Robbins serves on C-SPAN's Executive Committee; the Board of Directors of NCR Corporation; the Board of Trustees of STI Classic, a mutual fund affiliate of SunTrust Bank; and the Board of Directors of Cox Communications, Inc. He has twice served as the Chairman of the Board of the National Cable &Telecommunications Association. He also sits on the Advisory Board of Forstmann Little & Company. Mr. Robbins is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. Previously, he was Chairman of the Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, and has served as Chairman of the Policy Holders Examining Committee of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with an overview of Cox? How do you see the

company today?

Mr. Robbins: We are a 6.2 million customer company growing at double-

digit cash flow growth, which is the