Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
| Comcast |
Except for the information regarding executive officers required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K, we incorporate the information required by this item by reference to our definitive proxy statement for our annual meeting of shareholders presently scheduled to be held in June 2020. We refer to this proxy statement as the 2020 Proxy Statement.
The term of office of each of our executive officers continues until his successor is selected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers, including their ages, positions and tenure, as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
| Name | Age | Officer Since | Position with Comcast |
| Brian L. Roberts | 60 | 1986 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; President |
| Michael J. Cavanagh | 54 | 2015 | Senior Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer |
| Stephen B. Burke | 61 | 1998 | Senior Executive Vice President; Chairman, NBCUniversal |
| David L. Cohen | 64 | 2002 | Senior Executive Vice President |
| David N. Watson | 60 | 2017 | Senior Executive Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable |
| Thomas J. Reid | 55 | 2019 | Senior Executive Vice President; General Counsel; Secretary |
| Daniel C. Murdock | 46 | 2017 | Senior Vice President; Chief Accounting Officer and Controller |
Brian L. Roberts has served as a director and as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for more than five years. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Roberts had sole voting power over approximately 331/3% of the combined voting power of our two classes of common stock. He is a son of our late founder, Mr. Ralph J. Roberts.
Michael J. Cavanagh has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Corporation since July 2015. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Cavanagh had been Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer for The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, since 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Cavanagh was the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate & Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2012 until 2014; the Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Treasury & Securities Services business from 2010 to 2012; and the Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2004 to 2010. Mr. Cavanagh is also a director of Yum! Brands, Inc.
Stephen B. Burke was appointed Chairman of NBCUniversal effective January 1, 2020 and has served as a Senior Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation since May 2015. From January 2011 to December 2019, Mr. Burke was the President and Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal. Prior to leading NBCUniversal, Mr. Burke had been Comcast’s Chief Operating Officer and the President of Comcast Cable. Mr. Burke is also a director of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
David L. Cohen has served as a Senior Executive Vice President since March 2015 and previously had served as an Executive Vice President for more than five years. Mr. Cohen is also a director of the FS Global Credit Opportunities Funds, the FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund A and the FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund D.
David N. Watson has served as a Senior Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable since April 2017 and previously had served as Chief Operating Officer, Comcast Cable for more than five years. Mr. Watson is also a director of Amkor Technology, Inc.
Thomas J. Reid has served as a Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since April 2019. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Reid had served as the Chairman and Managing Partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a global law firm, since 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Reid was a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP from 2003 to 2011 and a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley from 2000 to 2003.
Daniel C. Murdock has served as a Senior Vice President and our Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since March 2017. He has been our Controller since July 2015. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Murdock had been with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he served as the Deputy Chief Accountant in the agency’s Office of the Chief Accountant since 2013. Prior to that, he was Deloitte & Touche’s Audit/Industry Professional Practice Director for media and entertainment.
| 110 | Comcast 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K |
| NBCUniversal |
Certain information under this Item 10 has been omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.
The table below sets forth certain information with respect to each of NBCUniversal’s executive officers, each of whom has served as such since the close of the NBCUniversal transaction in January 2011, except for Michael J. Cavanagh, who has served since July 2015, Daniel C. Murdock, who has served since March 2017 and Thomas J. Reid, who has served since April 2019. The table also sets forth NBCUniversal Holdings’ directors as of December 31, 2019.
| Name | Title |
| Brian L. Roberts | Principal Executive Officer |
| Michael J. Cavanagh | Principal Financial Officer; Director of NBCUniversal Holdings |
| Stephen B. Burke | Chairman |
| David L. Cohen | Senior Executive Vice President; Director of NBCUniversal Holdings |
| Thomas J. Reid | Senior Executive Vice President; Director of NBCUniversal Holdings |
| Daniel C. Murdock | Senior Vice President; Principal Accounting Officer |
For the year ended December 31, 2019, NBCUniversal reimbursed Comcast $66 million for direct services provided by our executive officers.
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