NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell Steps Down After Inappropriate Relationship with Staffer

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell will leave the company after it found he had an inappropriate relationship with a female staffer, it said in a statement.

“Today is my last day as CEO of NBCUniversal,” Shell said in a statement on Sunday. “I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret. I'm truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down, they are the most talented people in the business and the opportunity to work with them the last 19 years has been a privilege.”

Shell’s senior team will report to Comcast president Mike Cavanaugh, he and Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts said in a statement.

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