Comcast unveiled the eight new members of the first board of directors of Versant Media Group, which will house the bulk of ...

Novak will be joined by Versant CEO Mark Lazarus, Disney's former international content and operations chairman Rebecca Campbell, A&O Shearman counsel Creighton Condon, former Starbucks North ...

Versant CEO Mark Lazarus speaks at an employee town hall in June. Photographer: Ralph Bavaro/Versant Three former Comcast board members will serve as directors. David Novak, the former CEO of Yum!

Mark Lazarus, CEO of Versant, visits the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2025.

Appointees include leaders of AI and golf apparel companies, as well as entertainment companies including Meow Wolf.

Comcast on Thursday named the members to the first board of Versant Media Group, its planned spinoff that will take over a bulk of NBCUniversal's cable networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC.

“Tom’s track record of anticipating and driving change in the media business is unmatched,” said Mark Lazarus, CEO of Versant, in a prepared statement.