She joined the Commisso family-led Mediacom — today the fourth-largest cable television service provider in the U.S. — as its third employee, in 1996.
Now, she has retired from her role as Executive Vice President of Programming and Human Resources.
That said, Italia Commisso Weinand will continue to be involved with Mediacom Communications Corp., by serving on the company’s Board of Directors under Chairman/CEO Giuseppe Commisso.
Her departure comes following the January death of Mediacom founder and Italian soccer club Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso.
Commisso Weinand began her cable career at Manhattan Cable (Time Inc.) and later held positions at Times Mirror Cable, TCI and Comcast. While at Comcast, she received the company’s first “Manager of the Year” award.
As Mediacom expanded through major acquisitions, Commisso Weinand helped establish and lead its operations, human resources, marketing and programming functions.
“Her efforts to attract, develop and retain talented employees, together with her commitment to sound and fair employee practices, helped build a successful workforce of more than 3,500 employees,” the company said in an announcement. “Her advocacy for employee education, including through her work on the CTAM Educational Committee, helped make continuing education and advancement an integral part of Mediacom’s employee development programs.”
In addition to spending time with her husband, George Weinand, and their son, John Giuseppe Weinand, Commisso Weinand will continue to advocate for the deaf community and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She will also continue her other volunteer, community and philanthropic work.
— Wire service coverage, with editing by RBR+TVBR, in Boca Raton, Fla.
