Cathy Avgiris
Title: EVP/CFO, Comcast Cable
Years in Cable: More than 20
Education: BA, Accounting, Baruch College
Best Advice in 7 Words or Less: Do what you say. Say what you do.

Bill Stemper
Title: President, Comcast Business Services, Comcast Cable
Years in cable: 10+
Education: BS, Electrical Engineering, Marquette University; MBA, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business

Dave Watson
Title: EVP and COO, Comcast Cable
Education: University of Richmond

Under Avgiris’ leadership, Comcast has become the largest residential Internet service provider and one of the largest phone providers in the U.S. As the year continues, she will continue to work toward simplifying how Comcast does business with its customers, making cleaner processes available to agents and technicians that will improve customer experiences. Stemper’s helped Comcast Business to grow from $265 million in revenue in 2006 to $3.2 billion in 2014. He will play a key role in Comcast’s planned acquisition of Time Warner. Meanwhile, Watson continues to be responsible for nearly every operational aspect of Comcast Cable, including field operations, customer service, marketing, advertising, and product development. In 2014, his team enhanced the overall Comcast customer experience with the expansion of the X1 Entertainment Operating System.

Avgiris
Favorite screen: iPad
Apple iWatch or Rolex: iWatch
If my office produced a viral video, the background music would be: Taking Care of Business
The technology that will most benefit cable over the next year is: WiFi
Favorite vacation spot: Greek Islands
Dish I can make and that would impress a celebrity chef: Pastourmadopita – it’s Greek and impresses pretty much everyone who tried it
My favorite business/motivational book: Reinventing the CFO

Stemper
Favorite TV show as a kid: ”M*A*S*H”
Favorite vacation spot: Tuscany, Italy
My favorite business/motivational book: Heroic Leadership

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