Comcast Names Neil Smit Cable CEO

(RTTNews) — Media and entertainment company Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it has appointed Neil Smit as chief executive officer of Comcast Cable Communications.

Smit, who also serves as president of Comcast Cable, joined Comcast in March 2010. He reports to Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast Corp.

“Neil has done a phenomenal job. He has driven innovation, improved the customer experience, increased the speed of the introduction of new products, and has expanded our company into new opportunities for profitable growth. I look forward to his continued leadership of our terrific cable team,” said Roberts.

Smit joined Comcast from Charter Communications where he served as CEO and director from 2005-2010. Prior to Charter, he was president of Time Warner’s America Online Access Business overseeing America Online, CompuServe and Netscape.