Comcast Promotes Lawrence Salva to Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation announced today it has promoted Lawrence Salva to Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Comcast Corporation. Larry previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Comcast. He reports to Michael Angelakis, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer for Comcast Corporation.
As Comcast’s Chief Accounting Officer, Larry is responsible for external financial and management reporting for Comcast. As Corporate Controller, he oversees the company’s corporate accounting and corporate internal controls, enterprise risk management, and support of the corporate financial planning and analysis functions.
"Larry has done a phenomenal job leading our accounting and reporting functions across the company," said Mr. Angelakis. "For 15 years, he has been an integral part of Comcast’s financial success. He is a trusted advisor who is well-respected in our industry and always brings strategic thinking and leadership to his work."
Prior to joining Comcast in January 2000, Larry was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers for over 12 years, where he held various positions. He was also named the national technical accounting consulting partner and regional risk management partner for PwC’s Southeast Region following the merger of Coopers & Lybrand and Pricewaterhouse. He also served as a Professional Accounting Fellow with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant.
Larry previously served as Chairperson of the Committee on Corporate Reporting, the senior technical committee of Financial Executives International and continues as a member of its Executive Subcommittee. He is a former member of the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and currently serves on the Emerging Issues Task Force and on the Board of Trustees of Rowan University.
Larry graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Glassboro State/Rowan University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International.
About Comcast Corporation:
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.