Buckeye Cablevision: Former National Cable Television Cooperative President/CEO Jeffrey Abbas will become the new president/GM at the Ohio cableco, effective May 13. Brad Mefferd, who had been in that position, is staying on in a different capacity. Joe Jensen, CTO at Buckeye and executive vice president/Cable and Telecom at parent company Block Communications, told CTDaily, “Recognizing the changes that are becoming apparent in the cable business, we are re-tooling to position Buckeye as the aggregator of choice for entertainment in our sphere now and into the future.”

Comcast Corporation: Many new vice presidents at the cable giant. First, in the Communications & Data Services division:

  • Susan Jin Davis to senior vice president/Strategic Services, overseeing strategic partnerships related to Comcast’s Voice and High-Speed Internet services.
  • Dennis Mathew to vice president/New Businesses, guiding Xfinity Home Product Management.
  • Sharmila Ravi to vice president/Product Operations, heading high-speed data product operations, speeds, customer premises equipment initiatives, voice and cross-platform products.
  • Robert Slinkard to senior vice president/Product Management, responsible for Comcast’s Xfinity Internet broadband service, overseeing the product strategy, lifecycle management and business operations.

In the Business Services division:

  • Daniel Carr to vice president/Sales Operations, focused on developing and directing the planning and execution of initiatives to support the success of Comcast Business Services.
  • Robert J. Lincavage to vice president/Technical Support, shepherding customer care and service assurance for Comcast Business enterprise customers, providing strategic oversight for SMB support, and managing vendor relationships for the Operations organization.
  • Karen E. Schmidt to vice president/Enterprise Marketing for Comcast Business Services.

The Daily

Subscribe
Friday–December 13

State of DEI: NAMIC, AIM Analyze Workforce Representation

At a time when investments in DEI efforts are being questioned, NAMIC is checking in to remind the industry of the tangible change these initiatives are making.

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Apr 16
Cablefax 100 Awards Nominations Open November 13th, 2024.
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact Carley Ashley, [email protected], for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.