NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke to step down in 2020
by Meg James, Los Angeles Times
Dec 13, 2019
3 minutes
NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke is planning to step down next year, accelerating an internal race to succeed him, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.
Burke, 61, has managed NBCUniversal since Philadelphia cable giant Comcast Corp. purchased it in January 2011, shaping the once-tattered media company into a juggernaut. He has privately expressed an interest in leaving the company when his deal expires in August, according to the knowledgeable people.
NBCUniversal representatives declined to comment Thursday. Burke did
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