NBCUniversal executive Jeff Shell has handed over the reins of the American media group after acknowledging an “inappropriate relationship” with a colleague, according to an announcement from Comcast, the company’s parent company, on Sunday. This decision was made by “mutual agreement” with Jeff Shell, Comcast – which bought NBCUniversal in 2013 – said in a press release, after an external investigation following an employee’s complaint of “inappropriate conduct”. . Jeff Shell, 57, took over the management of NBCUniversal in January 2020. He spent nearly 20 years with this company before resigning, acknowledging “an inappropriate relationship” with this employee.
The name of his successor is not yet known. In the meantime, NBCUniversal executives should speak directly to Comcast Chairman Mike Cavanagh, according to an internal document seen. Jeff Shell is the company’s second executive forced to resign for improper conduct in a few years.
In 2020, Ron Meyer, then vice president of NBCUniversal, had to leave office after admitting to having an extramarital affair with a woman and buying her silence. NBCUniversal is not the only American media group to have experienced such cases. Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN, resigned in February last year for an affair with a colleague. Comcast is due to release its quarterly results on Thursday.