Carol Eggert Joins Comcast as Vice President, Military and Veteran Affairs
September 23 2015 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced that
Carol Eggert has joined the company as Vice President, Military and
Veteran Affairs. In this newly created role that was announced
earlier this year, Ms. Eggert reports jointly to Dave Watson,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Comcast
Cable and Ian Trombley, President Operations and Technical
Services, NBCUniversal. Ms. Eggert will work collaboratively across
Comcast NBCUniversal to provide strategic leadership to all aspects
of programs and outreach engaging the military and veteran
community, including recruiting, hiring and building talent at all
levels of the organization.
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Carol Eggert, Vice President, Military
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“Carol is a highly respected role model and leader in both the
military and civilian community, and we are thrilled she has joined
our company,” said Mr. Watson. “Our commitment to supporting
veterans and those who continue to serve in the military, and their
families, is represented through our focus on recruiting and
hiring. From January 2012 through March 2015, the company hired
approximately 4,200 veterans, and in May 2015 committed to hire an
additional 10,000 reservists, veterans and their spouses or
domestic partners over the next three years. Carol is a tremendous
addition to our team, and I look forward to working with her as we
create opportunities for those who have served our country.”
“We’re pleased to have someone with Carol’s unique background
and expertise in this new role,” Mr. Trombley said. “She will be a
collaborative partner and valuable resource to all our teams
actively working to engage the military and veteran community.”
Ms. Eggert has more than 30 years of military and civilian
experience. In her civilian role, she assisted various
organizations in private, government and non-profit sectors with
their initiatives in knowledge management, strategic planning and
project management. During her military career, she served in both
the enlisted and officer ranks, serving in the Army, the Army
Reserve and the National Guard in a variety of command and staff
positions, including Assistant Adjutant General, Battalion
Commander and Chief of Staff and recently retired as a Brigadier
General.
Ms. Eggert is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, where she
also served on the faculty and was later selected as the Deputy
Commandant for Reserve Affairs. In recognition of her contributions
to the military, she has received numerous awards and
commendations, including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple
Heart and multiple awards of the Meritorious Service Medal.
Veterans at Comcast NBCUniversal are invited to join the Comcast
NBCUniversal VetNet employee resource group which serves as a base
of support for members in several ways, including a mentoring
program and events focused on growing the professional and personal
development of veterans. Combined, the Comcast NBCUniversal VetNet
groups have more than 5,000 members and are quickly growing.
Comcast NBCUniversal also recently announced a national sponsorship
of The Bunker, an organization that helps launch and accelerate
veteran-led businesses and create forums for entrepreneurial
veterans to meet and collaborate.
ABOUT COMCAST CORPORATION
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video,
high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to
businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports
cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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