Comcast Corporation appointed David Brown, Vice President of Business Services, Ted Girdner, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Business Development Beth Hester, Vice President of, External Affairs and Jeff Votaw, Vice President of Technical Operations at expanded its California. All vice presidents will be based in the company’s Livermore, California office and report to John Gauder, Regional Vice President for California. As Vice President of Business Services, David Brown will oversee all of the Comcast Business sales and marketing, engineering, customer operations, financial performance and business strategy in California. Before moving to California, David was the Vice President of Business Services in Comcast’s Oregon/Southwest Washington area. As Vice President of Strategic Initiatives & Business Development, Ted Girdner will be focusing on the future expansion of Comcast’s infrastructure through partnerships with housing developers, municipalities and businesses. New Vice President of External Affairs is Beth Hester In her role, she will be responsible for leading Government Affairs, External Communications, Community Investment and California Production Group in California. Previously, she served as Comcast’s Vice President of External Affairs for the Seattle, Washington area. Jeff Votaw the region’s new Vice President of Technical Operations will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of Comcast California’s Technical Operations.