Comcast NBCUniversal’s Cable “SpinCo” Fills Out Exec Roster; Val Boreland Gets Top Entertainment Role
deadline.comThe executive ranks of the cable network entity being spun off from Comcast/NBCUniversal later this year are being filled in with a few appointments, including Val Boreland as head of entertainment.
Mark Lazarus, who will be CEO of “SpinCo,” as the entity is called for now, and prospective CFO and COO Anand Kini announced the leadership news Thursday morning.
The selections include Boreland as President of Entertainment; Keith Cocozza, Chief Communications Officer; Brian Dorfler, Chief Human Resources Officer; Jeff Mayzurk as President, Operations & Technology; Kristin Newkirk, Chief Financial Officer, TV Networks; David Pietrycha, Chief Revenue and Business Officer; and Greg Wright, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller.
The appointment of Boreland, who is currently EVP of Content Acquisitions, TV & Streaming, is a possible signal that a large slate of original programming may not be in the offing for SpinCo.
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