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Board of Directors and Corporate Executives Board of Directors and Corporate Executives Board of Directors S. Decker Anstrom Edward D. Breen J. Michael Cook Ralph J. Roberts President and Chairman and Retired Chairman and Founder Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Chairman, Executive and Landmark Communications, Inc. Tyco International, Ltd. Deloitte & Touche LLP Finance Committee Kenneth J. Bacon Julian A. Brodsky Jeffrey A. Honickman Dr. Judith Rodin Executive Vice President Non-Executive Vice Chairman Chief Executive Officer President Housing and Pepsi-Cola and The Rockefeller Foundation Community Development Joseph J. Collins National Brand Beverage, Ltd. Fannie Mae Chairman Michael I. Sovern Aegis, LLC Brian L. Roberts Chairman Sheldon M. Bonovitz Retired Chairman and Chairman and CEO Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Time Warner Cable Duane Morris LLP Corporate Executives Brian L. Roberts Arthur R. Block Joseph F. DiTrolio Charisse R. Lille Chairman and Senior Vice President, Vice President Vice President Chief Executive Officer General Counsel and Financial Operations Human Resources Secretary Ralph J. Roberts Marlene S. Dooner Kenneth Mikalauskas Founder Mark A. Coblitz Vice President Vice President Chairman, Executive and Senior Vice President Investor Relations Finance Finance Committee Strategic Planning William E. Dordelman Marc A. Rockford John R. Alchin Robert S. Pick Vice President Vice President and Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President Finance Senior Deputy General Counsel Co-Chief Financial Officer Corporate Development Kamal Dua D’Arcy F. Rudnay Stephen B. Burke Lawrence J. Salva Vice President Vice President Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Corporate Communications Chief Operating Officer Chief Accounting Officer and General Auditor President, Comcast Cable Controller Joseph W. Waz, Jr. Leonard J. Gatti Vice President David L. Cohen C. Stephen Backstrom Vice President External Affairs and Executive Vice President Vice President Financial Reporting Public Policy Counsel Taxation Lawrence S. Smith Gregg M. Goldstein Executive Vice President and Payne D. Brown Vice President Co-Chief Financial Officer Vice President Corporate Development Strategic Initiatives Amy L. Banse Kerry Knott Senior Vice President Karen Dougherty Buchholz Vice President Interactive Media Vice President Government Affairs President Administration Comcast Interactive Media 79 Comcast 2006 Annual Report Division Executives Comcast Cable Stephen B. Burke John D. Schanz Douglas Gaston Michael A. Doyle President Executive Vice President General Counsel President National Engineering and Eastern Division David A. Scott Technology Operations Suzanne L. Keenan Executive Vice President Senior Vice President Bradley P. Dusto Finance and Administration Tony G. Werner Customer Service and President Executive Vice President and Comcast University Western Division David N. Watson Chief Technology Officer Executive Vice President Charisse R. Lille John H. Ridall Operations Catherine Avgiris Senior Vice President President Senior Vice President and Human Resources Southern Division Madison Bond General Manager Executive Vice President Voice Services Kevin M. Casey William E. Stemper Content Acquisition President President Greg R. Butz Northern Division Comcast Business Services David A. Juliano Senior Vice President Executive Vice President Product Development William Connors Charles W. Thurston Marketing and General Manager President President Product Development Media Services Midwest Division Comcast Spotlight Comcast Programming Jeff Shell Ted Harbert Diane L. Robina Sandy Wax President President and CEO President President and General Manager Comcast Entertainment Group Emerging Networks PBS KIDS Sprout Joseph M. Donnelly Chief Financial Officer Gavin Harvey Rod Shanks Jack L. Williams President President President David T. Cassaro VERSUS AZN Comcast Sports President Management Services Comcast Network David Manougian Neal Tiles President and Advertising Sales Chief Executive Officer President Chief Executive Offier The Golf Channel G4 Comcast SportsNet Comcast Interactive Media Amy L. Banse Samuel H. Schwartz President Executive Vice President Strategy and Development Comcast Spectacor Edward M. Snider Peter A. Luukko Sanford Lipstein Philip I. Weinberg Chairman President Executive Vice President Executive Vice President and Finance and General Counsel Fred A. Shabel Chief Financial Officer Vice Chairman Comcast 2006 Annual Report 80.
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