Cox Enterprises Names Patrick Waite as VP of Audit Services

ATLANTA (April 2, 2021) – Cox Enterprises today announced that Patrick Waite has been named Vice President, Audit Services for Cox Enterprises, effective April 5. Waite will work with boundary partners across the Cox family of companies to ensure alignment and partnership to achieve the company’s long-term objectives.

Most recently, Waite served as Cox Communications vice president of supply chain operations, planning, and logistics where he had overall responsibility to develop and execute the fulfillment of all supply chain needs. In 2020, Waite’s team was also instrumental in distributing equipment required to keep employees safe. Previously, he was the executive director of process improvement in Cox Communications Operations. 

“Patrick’s more than 20 years of experience in global process improvement will bring a well-rounded perspective to this role,” said Lacey Lewis of Cox Enterprises. “We’re excited to welcome him to the team as he continues to leverage his expertise to help his colleagues, employees and customers be successful.”

Before joining Cox, Waite held numerous transformation roles within Fortune 1000 companies, including EY, Linde, CHEP and AGCO.

Waite is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and earned his MBA from the University of Florida and his bachelor’s from Miami University. Outside of work, Waite enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters as well as teaching part-time at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.

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About Cox Enterprises

Cox Enterprises is dedicated to building a better future through our leading communications, automotive and media companies. Our major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications and Cox Automotive, and we are strategically investing in new industries and emerging technologies, with sizeable interests in clean technology and health care. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Cox is a global company with nearly $20 billion in annual revenues and brands that include Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and Cox Homelife. Founded in 1898 by Ohio Governor James M. Cox, the company is a family-owned business committed to its people, communities and planet. To learn more about Cox, visit coxenterprises.com, view our Sustainability Report at coxcsrreport.com, or follow us on Twitter via @CoxEnterprises or @AlexTaylor_Cox.