Euan McLeod joins Comcast from Amazon, where he served as global head of video.

March 29, 2017

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DENVER -- Comcast Cable announced today that it has hired Euan McLeod as Vice President, IP Video Engineering. McLeod joins Comcast from Amazon, where he served as Global Head of Video. He will report to Jason Press, Senior Vice President, Video Engineering and Operations for Comcast Cable.

McLeod will lead Comcast VIPER (Video IP Engineering & Research), the Denver-based engineering team that designs, develops and deploys the software Comcast uses to deliver IP (Internet Protocol) video to customers’ televisions, smartphones and connected devices. In this role, McLeod will guide Comcast’s ongoing migration to IP-based video delivery across all devices and platforms.

“Euan is a brilliant technologist with a proven track record of delivering world-class video experiences to customers,” Press said. “His unique combination of experience, passion and technological prowess makes him the perfect fit to accomplish Comcast VIPER’s ambitious mission of building and deploying a next-generation IP video platform.”

Comcast VIPER builds technology that underpins virtually all XFINITY video experiences, and leads Comcast’s technological migration to IP video. Comcast VIPER is part of the Technology and Product Organization led by Tony Werner, President, Technology and Product, Comcast Cable.

Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK)

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