Comcast COO to Head NBC Universal
PHILADELPHIA (
) --
Comcast
(CMCSA) - Get Report
and
General Electric
(GE) - Get Report
Sunday said that Comcast COO Stephen B. Burke will become the top executive at NBC Universal.
The appointment will become effective upon the close of Comcast's purchase of 51% of NBC Universal from GE, the companies said in a news release.
Burke, 52, will succeed Jeff Zucker,
whose planned departure from NBC Universal was reported Friday
.
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