BERLIN, Conn., Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Cable
today announced that Michael Parker
has been named Senior Vice President of the company's Western New
England Region, which is based in Berlin,
Connecticut. In this role, Parker is the top executive
responsible for operations, performance and customer experience for
the region, which employs more than 1,700 people and encompasses
300 communities in Connecticut,
western Massachusetts,
Vermont, western New Hampshire and New York.
Parker kicks off his new role, which marks his return to
Connecticut, by serving as the
Honorary Chair of Gateway Community
College's 18th Annual Hall of Fame Event this
evening in New Haven. He was also just named one of the "Most
Influential Minorities" in the cable industry by Cablefax: The
Magazine.
"I am confident that Michael's strong leadership and dedication,
combined with his passion for fostering a culture focused on
delivering superb service, make him the natural choice to lead the
Western New England Region," said Kevin
Casey, President of Comcast's Northeast Division.
Parker has held a series of progressively larger management
positions at Comcast over the past 14 years. He most recently
served as Vice President of Operations for Comcast's Greater
Chicago Region and also previously held leadership roles for the
company in New York and
Connecticut, Baltimore City, and
Detroit. Before joining Comcast, Parker worked for
Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) and began his career serving as
Illinois Assistant Attorney General.
Parker will work with his leadership team to implement the
company's multi-year strategy to transform the customer experience.
The plan centers on looking at every decision through a customer
lens and making measureable changes and improvements across the
company.
"I look forward to ensuring that we not only deliver the most
innovative and reliable products, but that we exceed our customers'
expectations," said Parker.
Parker is active in many community and professional
organizations, including the National Association of
Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), Cable &
Communications Association for Marketing (CTAM), and the National
Black MBA Association. He is a graduate of NAMIC's Executive
Leadership Development Program, CTAM's Executive Management
Program, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineer's
(SCTE's) Tuck Executive Leadership Program and Comcast's Executive
Leadership Forum. Parker was recognized as one of CableFax: The
Magazine's "Most Influential Minorities" for the past 10 years
and was also honored on the "Top 50 Under 50" list of Black MBA
Magazine.
Parker holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University
and earned degrees from the University of
Miami School of Law and Lake Forest
College. He is also a graduate of the Officer Candidates
School in Quantico, Virginia, and
attained the rank of First Lieutenant during his service with the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Parker is in the process of relocating to Connecticut with his wife and their two
daughters and son. In his free time, he is active as a
USA Swimming Certified Official
and enjoys golfing and fishing.
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.
About Comcast in Connecticut:
Comcast is committed to
providing an unparalleled entertainment experience to residents and
businesses in the 83 communities the company serves in
Connecticut. Comcast's Western New England Region, which
includes five states, is headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, and customers are served
by a team of more than 1,200 Connecticut employees. Comcast also
boasts a call center in Enfield,
Connecticut, service centers throughout the state, and six
state-of-the-art Xfinity Service Centers where customers can
experience Comcast's Xfinity products and services firsthand.
Comcast's popular Xfinity brand is also featured on the Xfinity
Theatre, one of Hartford's premier
music venues. The company helps to strengthen the communities
where its customers and employees live and work by supporting local
nonprofit organizations. In 2014, Comcast provided more than
$1.3 million to community partners in
the state, in the form of Comcast Foundation grants,
sponsorships, volunteer hours, courtesy services and in-kind
donations.
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