Jose Segrera

About Jose Segrera

Jose Segrera (age 54) is an independent Class II director of WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW), appointed May 5, 2024, with his current term scheduled to expire at the 2025 annual meeting . He brings 30+ years of finance and technology infrastructure experience, including CFO roles at Terremark Worldwide (sold to Verizon in 2011) and FirstCom (sold to AT&T in 2000), and began his career in public accounting at KPMG; he holds BBA and MAcc degrees from the University of Miami . The Board has determined he is independent and that he qualifies as an “Audit Committee financial expert” under SEC rules .

Past Roles

External Roles

Board Governance

• Committee assignments: Audit Committee Chair (effective May 5, 2024, succeeding Tom McMillin) .
• Additional committee service: None disclosed beyond Audit Chair; Audit Committee members are Segrera (Chair), Kilpatrick, Seskin .
• Independence: Board affirms all directors except the CEO are independent; Segrera also meets Rule 10A-3 independence and is an Audit Committee financial expert .
• Attendance: In 2024 the Board met nine times; each current director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of Board and applicable committee meetings .
• Board structure: Classified board; Segrera is Class II, term up at 2025 meeting .
• Sponsor designation rights: Crestview Partners has director designation rights under a Stockholders’ Agreement; current designees are Kilpatrick, Cassidy, Volpert (Segrera is not a designee) .

Fixed Compensation

• Program structure (non-employee directors): $75,000 annual cash retainer; $115,000 annual restricted stock award (vests one year from grant); no per-meeting fees. Committee Chair retainers: Audit $30,000, Compensation $18,000, Nominating & Governance $15,000. Committee member retainers: Audit $15,000, Compensation $9,000, Nominating & Governance $7,500. In 2024, a one-time $100,000 additional retainer was paid to certain directors on a special committee (membership not specified) .
• 2024 director compensation (actual): | Director | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) | Stock Awards ($) | Total ($) | |---|---:|---:|---:| | Jose Segrera | 217,665 | 114,999 | 332,664 |
• Election forms: Segrera elected to receive all cash payments for quarterly fee elections in April 1, July 1, and October 1, 2024 (annual equity grant on May 9, 2024 remained in stock) .
• Vesting: Annual director stock awards vest one year from grant date .

Performance Compensation

• Directors receive time-based restricted stock; there are no option awards or performance-conditioned director equity awards disclosed. The company stated it did not issue stock options to employees in 2024 (and director program describes RSUs only) .
• No director-specific performance metrics are tied to director compensation in the program disclosure .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

• Current public company boards: None disclosed for Segrera; disclosed external board roles are at private companies (Mac Stadium) and private advisory roles (Later, Segrera Associates, Backpack Networks) .
• Interlocks/related-party: No related-party transactions involving Segrera are disclosed; related person transactions are subject to Audit Committee review under WOW’s policy .
• Sponsor influence: Crestview holds three Board seats via designation rights, a governance consideration; Segrera is independent and not a Crestview designee .

Expertise & Qualifications

• Finance/Audit: Former public-company CFO (Terremark; FirstCom); KPMG experience; designated Audit Committee financial expert .
• Technology/Cyber: Advisory roles across cybersecurity and software (Lumu, iUvity), Mac infrastructure (Mac Stadium) .
• M&A/Value creation: Executive team experience leading sales of FirstCom to AT&T and Terremark to Verizon .
• Education: BBA and MAcc, University of Miami .

Equity Ownership

• Beneficial ownership at WOW: 24,625 shares; less than 1% of shares outstanding as of March 17, 2025 .
• Hedging/pledging: Insider Trading Policy prohibits hedging and pledging by Board members and senior personnel; no pledging permitted (a positive alignment indicator) .
• Section 16 compliance: Company disclosed certain late Form 4s for others in 2024; no late filings noted for Segrera in that disclosure .

Governance Assessment

• Positives

  • Independent Audit Committee Chair appointed in 2024; designated “financial expert,” enhancing oversight of reporting, controls, and cybersecurity risk per committee charter responsibilities .
  • Attendance: Company reports all current directors met at least 75% attendance in 2024; Board met nine times, Audit Committee met four times .
  • Pay structure aligns with market norms: cash retainer plus time-based equity; modest committee chair premiums; one-year vesting; option- and performance-free director equity, reducing risk of short-termism .
  • Anti-hedging/pledging policy covers directors, supporting ownership alignment and risk mitigation .

• Watch items

  • Tenure: Newly appointed in 2024; ongoing assessment of effectiveness as Audit Chair is warranted as he ramps into WOW-specific controls, systems, and risk profile .
  • Board structure and sponsor rights: Classified board and Crestview’s director designation rights can be viewed as entrenching and may concentrate influence; however, Segrera is not a sponsor designee and is independent .
  • Special Committee fees: A $100,000 additional retainer was paid to certain directors for transaction evaluation in 2024; membership not specified—investors may seek clarity on process/independence if a related transaction emerges .

• Context signals

  • Say-on-pay: 2024 support exceeded 97%, indicating broad shareholder support for compensation governance during the prior cycle .

Overall, Segrera’s independence, audit expertise, and prior CFO background are constructive for WOW’s board effectiveness—particularly on financial reporting and cyber/privacy oversight—while sponsor board rights and the staggered board remain structural governance considerations for investors .