COX ENTERPRISES - Key Persons


Alex Taylor - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Davis

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Strategy
  • CORPORATE OFFICERS

Barbara Kennedy Harty

Job Titles:
  • Board Member, James M. Cox Foundation

Byron Trott

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and Co - CEO, BDT & MSD Partners

Carolyn Pleiss - CIO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Senior Vice President

Charles Odom

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Treasurer

Christopher J. Williams

Job Titles:
  • Chairman and CEO, the Williams Capital Group L.P

Cody Partin

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Enterprise Security and Corporate Services

Craig Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs

Dallas Clement - CFO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • President

Grace Lieblein

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Global Quality, General Motors ( Ret. )

Henry Parry-Okeden

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder, InvitedHome

Jamelia Smith

Jamelia Smith is a champion for equity both at Cox and in her community.

James C. "Rad" Weaver

Job Titles:
  • CEO and Chairman, CW Interests

James C. Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • CHAIRMAN and EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
  • Chairman Emeritus and Chairman, James M. Cox Foundation

Jennifer Hightower - Chief Legal Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Legal Officer
  • Executive Vice President

Jillian Perry

Job Titles:
  • Field Operations Supervisor at Cox Communications
Jillian Perry's official job title is Field Operations Supervisor at Cox Communications, but she's also something of a librarian. Because she's passionate about leadership and helping people learn career skills, Jillian has turned her desk into a mini library where her team members can stop by to "check out" professional development books. The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary by Mark Sanborn, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni and similar books sit on her desk, ready for the taking. Jillian asks the borrowers to sign the back of the books before they return them - a cool memento of all the people who are learning together. "I have some people on my team who are aspiring to leadership, and some of my peers are sending people my way because of how passionate I am about growing your career," Jillian said. "As a leader, my job is to make sure I move as many barriers as possible and help my people get where they want to go. People invested in me - that's why I try not to let off the gas pedal when working with other people." Jillian has been part of the Cox family for 16 years. Her career has spanned sales support, order management, field services and included a stretch of time in Rhode Island, where she met her wife. Now, Jillian oversees a team of technical and customer service experts in the Northern Virginia area. Her daughter is a Cox employee as well, working in territory sales. "It's a people-first culture," Jillian said. "We take care of each other; we know what's going on in each other's lives. We're a really diverse workforce here in NOVA and I'm thankful every day that I'm in this role." Learn more about how Jillian brings the best out of everyone at our Careers at Cox page.

Joab M. Lesesne III

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Government Affairs

John Kovac

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing Creative

Joiava Philpott - Chief Legal Officer, SVP

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Senior Vice President

Karen Bennett - CHRO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief People Officer
  • Executive Vice President

Mandy Shuck

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Total Rewards

Maria Friedman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President, Finance

Mark Greatrex

Job Titles:
  • President, Cox Communications

Nancy Rigby

Job Titles:
  • President, Cox Foundations

Patrick O'Boyle

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Patrick Waite

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Assurance, Risk and Enablement

Samuel Barnett

Job Titles:
  • Communications Employee

Sandy Schwartz

Job Titles:
  • CEO, Cox Family Office / Executive

Shereta Williams

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President, Growth Operations / Leadership

Steve Rowley

Job Titles:
  • President, Cox Automotive

Troy D. Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Founder, Chairman & CEO, Coca - Cola Beverages Florida