FILE PHOTO: CEO of NBCUniversal Jeff Shell attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
REUTERS — Comcast Corp said on Sunday NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell is leaving the company following an investigation into a complaint of an inappropriate relationship.
FILE PHOTO: Jeff Shell, CEO of NBCUniversal, speaks during a conference at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Jeff Shell will depart the company effective immediately, Comcast added.
NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast.
“I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret,” Shell said in a statement.
Comcast said the investigation into the complaint against Shell was led by outside counsel. It did not provide any details on who might succeed Shell.
