MACTA announces 2022 Wendall Woody Pathfinder Awards
Cable industry veterans Ann Carlsen and Patrick Knorr have been named as the 2022 recipients of the Wendell Woody Pathfinder award.
Established in 1997, the award recognizes an elite group of cable industry professionals who actively participated for at least 20 years and made a significant impact on the industry during that time. New members must be nominated by a Pathfinder from a different company and be endorsed by a Pathfinder not associated with their company.
Carlsen is the Founder and CEO of Carlsen Resources, Inc.
Ann Carlsen is the force behind the brand considered to be the gold standard of boutique search firms, having placed more than seven thousand exceptional executives and rising stars in critical industry roles since she founded her company in 1989. An internationally respected executive search leader, consultant, coach, advisor on leadership development and champion of women and workplace diversity, Ann is a results-oriented strategist who intimately understands the goals and needs of her clients and has an uncanny antenna for the trends and pulse of the overall marketplace in the media, entertainment and technology sectors worldwide.
Ann Carlsen
Patrick Knorr
Knorr is the EVP/Chief Commercial Officer for the combined commercial operations for Wave/Grande/RCN.
Before this role, he served as EVP of Business Solutions for Wave Broadband, responsible for all Business Solutions-related Business Units. In 1998, he moved to Sunflower Broadband, eventually moving into the position of Chief Operating Officer. There he built his reputation as an industry leader, serving as Chairman of the American Cable Association from 2006-2008. Driving early and successful deployments of numerous cutting-edge technology services (including early beta deployments for DOCSIS, RFOG, Voice Recognition Navigation, Dynamic Ad Insertion, and Multi-Room DVRs) to a rapidly expanding base of residential and business customers, Patrick was named CableFax 2008 "Strategic Thinker of the Year." Knorr is driven by helping teams achieve excellence and delivering excellence to customers.
The pair will be recognized at the Mid-America Cable Show inTulsa, OK On Sept. 13-14, 2022. For information on attending the show, visit midamericacableshow.com/macs.