Versant Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Versant, Comcast's spinoff of its brands including MSNBC, CNBC and more, has announced its intended board appointments. The company had previously announced that David Novak, a board member of Comcast and former CEO of Yum! Brands, will serve as chairman. Once the spinoff is complete, Comcast intends to form a 10-person board, including Mark Lazarus, who has been named CEO of Versant, as well as names across media, technology and finance. Planned appointees include: Rebecca Campbell, the former chairman of international content and operations at The Walt Disney Company, who is now the interim CEO of the immersive experience Meow Wolf; Creighton Condon, who is of counsel at the global law firm A&O Shearman; Michael Conway, former CEO of Starbucks North America and a former Johnson & Johnson executive, David Eun, founding advisor to Kanza AI, a generative AI company focused on health, wellness and medicine; Gerald L. Hassell, former chairman and CEO of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation; Scott Mahoney, chairman and CEO of golf apparel company Peter Millar LLC; Maritza Montiel, former deputy CEO and vice chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP's U.S. Business and Len Potter, president and founder of registered investment advisor Wildcat Capital Management. Related Stories Business CNBC Hires An Editor-In-Chief As It Unifies TV and Digital News Teams TV Inside the NBCUniversal Upfront: A Caustic Seth MacFarlane, an Aerial Ad Chief and ... John Tesh In addition to CNBC and MSNBC, the Versant brands will include USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, Golf Channel, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. "I am pleased to welcome this accomplished forward-looking team to our future Board of Directors," Novak said. "Their collective expertise and perspectives will strengthen our governance and support Versant's future success." "The announcement of the future Board marks a critical milestone as we define our long-term strategy and advance the value of our iconic media portfolio," Lazarus said. "I look forward to collaborating with this distinguished group as we establish a leading independent media company." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up international Imax Quarterly Revenue and Profit Rise Amid Hollywood's Theatrical Comeback Spotify Spotify and Netflix Link Up for 'Happy Gilmore 2' Campaign ITV ITV Sets New Cost Cuts, CEO Talks Disney Streaming Deal and Using AI for 'Love Island' Casting international Box Office Grosses Won't Return to Pre-COVID Levels Even by 2029, New Report Forecasts YouTube YouTube Ad Revenue Nears $10 Billion in Latest Quarter Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Names Alejandro Duque New President of ADA international Imax Quarterly Revenue and Profit Rise Amid Hollywood's Theatrical Comeback Spotify Spotify and Netflix Link Up for 'Happy Gilmore 2' Campaign ITV ITV Sets New Cost Cuts, CEO Talks Disney Streaming Deal and Using AI for 'Love Island' Casting international Box Office Grosses Won't Return to Pre-COVID Levels Even by 2029, New Report Forecasts YouTube YouTube Ad Revenue Nears $10 Billion in Latest Quarter Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Names Alejandro Duque New President of ADA