PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Parker has been named Senior Vice
President of the Keystone Region, where he will oversee more than
3,600 Comcast employees and lead operations, financial performance
and customer service for approximately 1.7 million customers in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West
Virginia, and Maryland.
"I've worked with Michael for many years and I'm thrilled he has
accepted this role to continue the Keystone Region's success. He is
a strong leader with a wealth of experience and a passionate
commitment to providing the best workplace for employees and a
superior customer experience," said Kevin
Casey, President of Comcast's Northeast Division, which
includes 14 northeastern states from Maine through Virginia and the District of Columbia.
A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Parker has spent the
last 18 years in progressively larger leadership positions at
Comcast. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President of
Comcast's Western New England Region, which included operations in
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Vermont and
New York. Under his leadership,
Western New England delivered
excellent financial, customer experience and employee engagement
results, including winning numerous "Best Places to Work" awards
from area publications.
Previously, Parker served as Vice President, Operations for
Comcast's Greater Chicago Region, where he was responsible for a
team dedicated to service delivery excellence and the quality and
reliability of Comcast's network. He also held roles as Area Vice
President for Comcast's systems in New
York and Connecticut; Vice
President & General Manager for the company's Baltimore City system; Vice President of
Government & Regulatory Affairs for Comcast's Greater Detroit
Region; and Vice President & General Manager of the company's
Detroit system.
"I am excited to lead the Keystone Region and its
customer-focused employees as our company continues to evolve and
deliver innovative products and services to our markets," Parker
said.
A native of Chicago, Parker
began his career serving as Illinois Assistant Attorney
General.
Parker is a graduate of the National Association for
Multi-ethnicity in Communication's Executive Leadership Development
Program, the Cable and Telecommunications Association for
Marketing's Executive Management Program, the Society of Cable
Telecommunications Engineer's (SCTE's) Tuck Executive Leadership
Program and Comcast's Executive Leadership Forum. He was recognized
as one of CableFax: The Magazine's "Most Influential
Minorities" for the past 10 years and was also honored on the "Top
50 Under 50" list of Black MBA Magazine.
Parker holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University
and earned degrees from the University of
Miami School of Law and Lake Forest
College. He is also a graduate of the Officer Candidates
School in Quantico, Virginia, and
attained the rank of First Lieutenant during his service with the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a
global media and technology company with three primary businesses:
Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of
the United States' largest video,
high-speed internet, and phone providers to residential customers
under the Xfinity brand, and also provides these services to
businesses. It also provides wireless and security and automation
services to residential customers under the Xfinity brand.
NBCUniversal is global and operates news, entertainment and sports
cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures, and Universal Parks and Resorts. Sky is one of
Europe's leading media and
entertainment companies, connecting customers to a broad range of
video content through its pay television services. It also provides
communications services, including residential high-speed internet,
phone, and wireless services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast
network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original
content, and has exclusive content rights.
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