Biography - Charles H.R. Bracken
Charlie Bracken is Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) of Liberty Global, Inc. with responsibility for Group Treasury, Tax and Financial Planning as well as Strategy and Corporate Development. Mr. Bracken is also a director of Telenet Group Holding NV, a Liberty Global subsidiary, and a Belgian public limited liability company. Mr. Bracken is an executive officer of Liberty Global and sits on the company’s Executive Management and Investment Committees.
Mr. Bracken joined United Pan Europe Communications NV, later merged into Liberty Global Europe Holding BV (LGE), in March 1999 and in November 1999 became Chief Financial Officer until February 2004, when he became Co-Chief Financial Officer of its parent company, UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. (UGC). He was appointed to his current position in June 2005 following the combination of Liberty Media International, Inc. and UGC. He is Chairman of the Chellomedia Management Board. In addition, Mr. Bracken is chairman of the non-profit charitable organization Chello Foundation UK Ltd.
Prior to joining, Mr. Bracken worked for Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). From 1994 until 1999, he held a number of positions at Goldman Sachs International in London, including Executive Director, Communications, Media and Technology. While at Goldman Sachs International, Mr. Bracken was responsible for providing merger and corporate finance advice to a number of communications companies, including LGE.
Mr. Bracken is a graduate of Cambridge University.
