(BLACK PR WIRE)--NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Time Warner Cable was selected as a 2013 Top Company for People of Color by the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), an organization that educates, advocates and empowers for multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. The company was named to this list based on the results from a joint NAMIC and Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Workforce Diversity Survey. This is NAMIC’s first “Top Companies for People of Color” list.

“The 52,000 people of Time Warner Cable are honored to receive this recognition from NAMIC,” said Peter Stern, Time Warner Cable's Chief Strategy, People and Corporate Development Officer. "We believe passionately that our commitment to diverse voices makes us a great place to work, helps us better serve our communities, and enhances our relevance to our 15 million customers.”

“Time Warner Cable shares NAMIC’s goal of advancing diversity and inclusion within the evolving marketplace," said Alicin Williamson, interim head of NAMIC and principal of The Raben Group. “Their support of members at the national and chapter levels and our Executive Leadership Development Program and Leadership Seminar programs continues to demonstrate their commitment to the career development of professionals of color throughout all levels of their organization.”

NAMIC named Time Warner Cable to its “Top Company” list based on several categories, including the hiring and promotion of people of color to its management and workforce, as well as the alignment of diversity with its business goals and objectives. Other criteria included the company’s demonstration to support diversity and inclusion, and strategies to guarantee diversity of vendors and suppliers. NAMIC and WICT engaged Mercer, an independent research partner and global human capital consultants, to conduct the survey.

Time Warner Cable is a longstanding partner of NAMIC. As part of this partnership, Time Warner Cable employees have participated in events, conferences, mentorship and leadership development programs.

In addition, Time Warner Cable actively supports several employee resource groups that provide professional development and leverage the diversity of people and experiences. Employee resource groups available to Time Warner Cable employees include the Black Business Employee Network, OUT@twc, VetNet and !Hola TWC!.

About Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at twc.com, twcbc.com and twcmedia.com.

ABOUT NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC comprises 2,200 professionals belonging to a network of 16 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation’s communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve. For more information, please visit www.namic.com and stay connected to NAMIC on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Source: Time Warner Cable Inc.

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