SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
California's Regional Senior Vice President, Hank Fore, has been appointed to the Board of
Directors of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
Fore oversees all of Comcast's operations in Northern
and Central California, serving more than 2.2 million
customers and managing more than 5,500 employees. Under his
leadership, Comcast California was named as one of the "Best Places
to Work in the Bay Area" by the San Francisco Business Times and
the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Fore also led Comcast
California to be recognized as the Comcast Region of the Year for
2013.
Fore brings wide-ranging expertise in business strategy and
development, having successfully served as an executive in
technology roles at Times Mirror, INS and Lucent Technologies
before joining Comcast. "We are confident that Hank's in-depth
experience and understanding of the Silicon Valley community will
add tremendous value to our organization" said Silicon Valley
Leadership Group, CEO Carl
Guardino.
"Working at Comcast, a company that continues to drive industry
innovation and invest in the Silicon Valley community through
Comcast Ventures and our Silicon Valley Innovation Center, has
afforded me the experience needed to join this Board," said
Fore. "I'm looking forward to contributing to the incredible
work that the Silicon Valley Leadership Group continues to do."
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group is a public policy business
trade organization which represents nearly 400 of Silicon Valley's
most respected employers on issues, programs and campaigns that
affect the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley,
including energy, transportation, education, housing, health care,
tax policies, economic vitality and the environment.
To learn more about the Leadership Group's board of directors,
visit svlg.org/about-us/board-of-directors.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable is the nation's
largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to
residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides
these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in
technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the
fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video,
communications and home management offerings. Comcast
Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology
company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
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