8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2017

WideOpenWest, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter) 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 001-38101
(Commission
File Number) 46-0552948
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 1000Englewood, CO 80111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(720) 479-3500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Election of Directors

Effective September 5, 2017, Jill Bright was appointed to the board of directors (the “Board”) of WideOpenWest, Inc. (the “Company”), as an independent class III director, who will serve until the 2020 annual general meeting. Ms. Bright will serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Ms. Bright is Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration at Sotheby’s. Prior to that, she was at Condé Nast from 1993 to 2016 and led the Human Resources and Corporate Communications groups for many years until her appointment as chief administrative officer in 2010. As CAO at Condé Nast, she oversaw several areas including strategy and planning, product licensing, and contracts and rights. During her career, Ms. Bright also served as chief administrative officer for Gensler (the global architecture and design firm) and held senior HR roles at Macy’s and American Express. Ms. Bright is a member of the national board of Girls Inc. and the board of Cumulus Media. In 2015, she was appointed by Mayor de Blasio to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission to study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding compensation levels of elected City Officials, and, in 2017, she was appointed as Mayor de Blasio’s Representative to the board of the New York Public Library. Ms. Bright received her bachelor’s degree from Marymount Manhattan College, where she is a member of the Board of Trustees, and her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Ms. Bright was selected to serve on our Board of Directors because of her operating expertise.

Ms. Bright will be entitled to receive for her services the compensation applicable to all of the Company’s non-employee directors, consisting of annual retainer fees and long-term equity awards.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated September 5, 2017.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 5, 2017	WIDEOPENWEST, INC.
	/s/ Craig Martin
	Craig Martin
	General Counsel & Secretary

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Lucas Binder VP Corporate Development & Investor Relations 303-927-4951 lucas.binder@wowinc.com

WOW! ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF JILL BRIGHT

TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Englewood, CO (September 5, 2017) WideOpenWest, Inc. — (“WOW!” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WOW) announced today that Jill Bright has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee, effective September 5, 2017. The appointment of Ms. Bright increases the number of directors on the Board of Directors from eight to nine.  The Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Bright qualifies as an “independent director” as set forth in the NYSE Listed Company Manual and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Ms. Bright was recently appointed Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at Sotheby’s. Prior to joining Sotheby’s, Ms. Bright spent more than 20 years at Condé Nast where she led the Human Resources group for many years until her appointment as Chief Administrative Officer in 2010. Prior to joining Condé Nast, Ms. Bright held senior human resources roles at American Express and Macy’s.

Ms. Bright currently serves on the national board of Girls Inc. and the board of Cumulus Media. In 2015, she was appointed by New York City Mayor de Blasio to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission to study, evaluate and make recommendations regarding compensation levels of elected City Officials and in 2017 she was appointed as Mayor de Blasio’s Representative to the board of the New York Public Library. Ms. Bright received her bachelor’s degree from Marymount Manhattan College, where she is a member of the Board of Trustees, and her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

About WOW!

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