Comcast Cable Eastern Division Announces Appointments of Two Senior Executives

Comcast Cable Eastern Division Announces Appointments of Two Senior Executives

Lindsay Johnston Joins as Vice President of Human Resources; William Andrews Appointed to Newly Created Business Services Position

OAKS, Pa., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Cable's Eastern Division today announced two senior executive appointments. Lindsay Johnston, J.D., joined the Eastern Division as vice president of human resources, and William (Bill) Andrews assumed the newly created position of vice president of business services. Johnston and Andrews both report to Michael Doyle, president of Comcast Cable's Eastern Division.

As vice president of human resources, Johnston is responsible for all aspects of human resources, learning and development, and organizational dynamics for the Eastern Division's 17,000 employees across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Johnston previously served as vice president of human resources of PJM Interconnection, LLC in Valley Forge, PA where under her leadership the company won a "Best Places to Work in PA" award and a place on the national "Companies that Care" honor roll. Johnston's extensive experience also includes senior legal and human resource positions with Peco Energy, Bell Atlantic and the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia.

A national lecturer on employment law issues, Johnston is the recipient of the Philadelphia YWCA "Women of Achievement Award" and sits on the Board of Directors for Southeastern Pennsylvania United Way. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Lafayette College and a Juris Doctorate from Villanova Law School. Johnston resides in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

"Our Division's 17,000 employees are our greatest asset, and I know they will be well-served by Lindsay's extensive experience in all aspects of human resources and learning and development," said Michael Doyle, president, Comcast Cable Eastern Division and founder, CN8, The Comcast Network. "As our Triple Play bundle continues to drive accelerated growth, and as we continue to add positions and prepare to open our new state-of-the-art 800-seat call center in Delaware, Lindsay's proven leadership and multi-faceted experience will be a tremendous resource and benefit to our Division."

Bill Andrews joins Comcast with more than 20 years of telecommunications experience, most recently at Convergys Corporation, where he served as vice president and general manager of automated self-service solutions for the Customer Management Group. Prior to that, he held increasingly senior leadership positions during 20 years with AT&T, including executive positions in both the Business and Consumer Services divisions.

As vice president of commercial services for Comcast Cable's Eastern Division, Andrews is responsible for the Division's concentrated focus on the small- to medium-sized business segment. He and his team will oversee strategy and deployment of new products and services geared to this growing segment, including Workplace Digital Voice and a robust Triple Play bundle of commercial services tailored to the business segment. Andrews holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Fordham University and completed the Executive Development Program at the London Business School. He resides in Flemington, New Jersey.

"Bill is a seasoned industry veteran with a consistent history of successfully launching new products and services to special interest markets," said Doyle. "Under his leadership, I'm confident that our small- and medium- sized business customers throughout our Division footprint will enjoy the innovative products and business class service that Comcast has to offer."

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Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 12.4 million high-speed Internet customers and 3.5 million digital voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's Eastern Division currently serves more than 5.4 million customers along the New York to DC corridor, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. The Eastern Division also founded and manages CN8, The Comcast Network, one of the nation's largest and most honored regional 24-hour diversified television networks, seen by more than nine million homes on the East Coast. The Eastern Division employs approximately 18,000 people and is based in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

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