Comcast Promotes Rich Jennings to President of Comcast Cable’s West Division
November 09 2020 - 6:23PM
Business Wire
Comcast today announced it has promoted Rich Jennings to
President of Comcast Cable’s West Division, reporting to Comcast
Cable President and CEO Dave Watson. Effective today, Mr. Jennings
is responsible for all Comcast cable operations in Arizona,
California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, New Mexico,
Oregon, Washington, Utah, Texas, Idaho, and Wisconsin. He succeeds
Steve White, who after 18 years in operations at Comcast Cable, has
stepped down to become President, Special Counsel to the CEO of
Comcast Cable and will work on a number of important initiatives,
including Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), leadership
programming and development, and the advancement of digital equity
in the areas of accessibility and affordability.
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Comcast Promotes Rich Jennings to
President of Comcast Cable’s West Division (Photo: Business
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“Rich is an outstanding executive who has been incredibly
successful overseeing operations for several of our regions,” said
Dave Watson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable.
“Rich is known for his collaborative style and his relentless
commitment to improving how we bring customers our industry-leading
products and services. Rich will be a fantastic addition to our
leadership team and I’m looking forward to working with him in his
new role.”
“I’d like to thank Steve White for his leadership and the impact
he has had on our company and our culture over the past eleven
years,” commented Mr. Watson. “Steve has consistently delivered
growth and strong results, balanced with a focus on the employee
and customer experience. I’m excited to continue to partner with
him to drive our all-important DE&I commitments that will make
a meaningful difference for our company and in the communities we
serve.”
Mr. Jennings is a 25 year veteran of the cable industry,
including spending the past 15 years in operations roles with
increasing responsibility. In his most recent position, he served
as Comcast West Division Senior Vice President of Field Operations.
With overall responsibility for the health and performance of the
West Division’s regional operations, Rich’s focus was on improving
consistency and predictability in service delivery and the customer
experience. Prior to that he served as Senior Vice President for
the Mountain West Region for eight years. He began his career in
telecommunications with Time Warner Cable in 1993.
Mr. Jennings has been repeatedly recognized by CableFax Magazine
as one of the most influential minorities in Cable and top 100
overall leaders in the industry. He also has a robust history of
community service including participation in Young Americans Bank
and Center for Financial Education (the world’s only
state-chartered, FDIC-Insured bank, exclusively for young people
under the age of 22), the Urban League, Boys and Girls Clubs of
America, Junior Achievement, the National Association for
Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), and Women In Cable and
Telecommunications.
Mr. Jennings is a Chicago native and a graduate of the
University of Notre Dame where he received his business degree with
a concentration in Marketing. He has completed executive education
programs for Telecommunications through the University of Denver,
UCLA and Harvard Business School. He and his wife, Lesley, have
three daughters and live in Denver.
About Comcast Corporation
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 high-speed internet, video, 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. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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