Jeff Shell, the CEO of NBCUniversal, is leaving the company “effective immediately” after an investigation into “inappropriate conduct,” the media company’s owner, Comcast, announced Sunday.
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Comcast did not specify in a statement how Shell violated company policy. Shell said in a statement that he had “an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company.” …
In his statement, Shell said Sunday was his last day as CEO and apologized for his conduct.
“I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down,” Shell said.
[There has to be more to this story to get a weekend resignation of a CEO. One has to wonder what Comcast is attempting to head off. — Ed]
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