Cox Communications chief Esser retiring at end of year
By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Cox executive Mark Greatrex to lead cable company Patrick Esser, the longtime president and chief executive officer of Atlanta-based Cox Communications, will retire at the end of the year, the company announced Monday. Mark Greatrex, currently Cox Communications’ executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer, will succeed Esser. Greatrex will have the title of president. Esser has served in his current role for 15 years, leading a company that describes itself as the largest private telecom company in the nation. It serves nearly seven million homes and businesses with…