Comcast Corp. Updates on Promotions to VP

Comcast Corp. reported a series of promotions to Vice President in its Administration, Assurance and Advisory Team, Federal Government Affairs, Legal, and Strategic Intellectual Property departments. The following individuals have been promoted:

In a release, the Company offered details of the promotions

Administration:

Deborah Buhles has been promoted to Vice President, Administration, reporting to Karen Buchholz, Senior Vice President of Administration. In this position, Buhles h is responsible for developing and managing programs for facilities for the Philadelphia campus, including operations and optimizing space planning, corporate travel and relocation.

Before joining Comcast in 2003, Buhles served as corporate travel manager and manager of innovation for supply chain management for Capital One and as a purchasing agent for Computer Task Group.

Comcast Assurance and Advisory Team:

Catherine Gray and Anthony DeShan have been promoted to Vice President of Comcast Assurance and Advisory Team, reporting to Cynthia Hook, Senior Vice President, General Auditor and Global Risk Officer.

C Gray is responsible for the design, execution and oversight of the Cable audit plan, which focuses on financial, operational and regulatory areas for the Cable business.

Prior to joining Comcast in 2003, Catherine was a supervisor with KPMG, and concentrated in providing financial assurance and consulting services to a variety of manufacturing, technology, and public sector clients.

DeShan oversees the internal audit staff, risk management, and the performance of financial, operational, and compliance audits and advisory engagements for the NBCUniversal business.

Prior to joining Comcast in 2010, DeShan worked at Dell, Inc., serving in a variety of financial and operational roles including the Global Audit function as well as transformation initiatives within the company.

Federal Government Affairs:

Juan Otero has been promoted to Vice President of Federal Government Affairs, reporting to Melissa Maxfield, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs. Juan is responsible for federal legislative advocacy, representing Comcast NBCUniversal with Members of Congress and the Administration. He is also responsible for developing strategies for achieving corporate legislative objectives and actively works with third-party policy stakeholders.

Prior to joining Comcast, Otero served as a Committee Director for the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C. and as Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he oversaw the Department's efforts to develop improved interoperability technologies and communications.

Legal:

Matthew Fradin and Derek Squire have been promoted to Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel, reporting to Marc Rockford, Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel.

Fradin is responsible for legal matters related to strategic corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and debt financings. His transactional work has also included real estate transactions relating to the Comcast campus development in Philadelphia and strategic advertising initiatives. In addition, Matthew oversees the Legal Technology Operations function serving all Law Department personnel and chairs the enterprise-wide Legal Technology Committee.

Prior to joining Comcast in 2002, Fradin served as an associate in the business and finance departments of Latham & Watkins and Ballad Spahr. In those positions, his responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, financings and other corporate transactions.

Squire is responsible for legal matters relating to acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures and other strategic corporate transactions. Squire also serves as General Counsel of Comcast Ventures, Comcast's venture capital arm, where he oversees all legal activities, including structuring and negotiating new investments and exit transactions, as well as working with management of Comcast Ventures' portfolio companies on legal issues.

Prior to joining Comcast in 2004, Squire was an associate at Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia, PA, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity transactions.

Brian Rankin has been promoted to Vice President and Senior Deputy General Counsel, reporting to Lynn Charytan, Senior Vice President of Legal Regulatory Affairs and Senior Deputy General Counsel. He is responsible for providing counsel for legal and regulatory matters affecting Comcast's cable, broadband, voice and other businesses.

Prior to joining Comcast in 2005, Rankin served in senior legal positions for XO Communications, Aerial Communications and MCI Communications where he worked on a wide array of legal and regulatory matters, including litigation before state public utility commissions. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Strategic Intellectual Property:

Mark Dellinger has been promoted to Vice President, Strategic Intellectual Property, reporting to James Finnegan, Senior Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy. Mark is responsible for patent transaction matters related to Comcast innovations and provides patent strategy support for mergers, acquisitions and corporate investments.

Prior to joining Comcast in 2008, Dellinger served as Vice President at a boutique intellectual property consulting firm where he led its patent brokerage team and provided strategic advice to a diverse client base of Fortune 500 technology companies and global investment firms.

Comcast Corp. is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.

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