Lizzie Avery NBCU Lizzie Avery, the long-serving NBCUniversal international TV sales exec, died earlier this month, according to her family. She was 54. The well-respected and much-liked Avery passed away unexpectedly, her family said. She had spent nearly 24 years with Comcast-owned NBCU, rising from a sales administration manager role to eventually become SVP & EMEA Lead Sales Liaison for TV distribution. For the past three years, Avery had led a regional sales team of 30 in EMEA.