COMPANY

Originally a subsidiary of RCA, which was acquired by General Electric in 1986. GE and Vivendi merged their media units in 2004, forming NBC Universal.

Official Website:
http://www.nbc.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
(subsidary)

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roger Ailes	Government	15-May-1940		CEO of Fox News
Robert C. Butler	Business	c. 1931		CFO of International Paper, 1988-95
Jarobin Gilbert, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		Former NBC executive
William J. Lansing	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Value Vision Media, 2004-07
Tim Russert	Talk Show Host	7-May-1950	13-Jun-2008	Meet the Press
Jeff Sagansky	Business	26-Jan-1952		President, CBS Entertainment, 1990-94
Scott Sassa	Business	2-Feb-1959		Former President of NBC
Pamela Thomas-Graham	Business	24-Jun-1963		CEO of CNBC, 2001-05
Grant Tinker	Business	11-Jan-1926		Chairman of NBC, 1981-86
Robert C. Wright	Business	1943		CEO of NBC Universal

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jack Welch	Business	19-Nov-1935		CEO of GE, 1981-2001

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jane C. Pfeiffer	Business	c. 1932		Chairman of NBC, 1978-81
Grant Tinker	Business	11-Jan-1926		Chairman of NBC, 1981-86
Robert C. Wright	Business	1943		CEO of NBC Universal

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Roone Arledge	Sports Figure	8-Jul-1931	5-Dec-2002	Created Wide World of Sports
Juliette Kayyem	Government	16-Aug-1969		Counterterrorism wonk
Mark Shapiro	Business	c. 1970		CEO of Six Flags

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norman Schwarzkopf	Military	22-Aug-1934		Leader in Persian Gulf War

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