Overview

• Jessica Kurdali joins Versant as senior vice president of talent strategy to oversee recruitment and development across news, sports and entertainment networks including MSNBC, CNBC and USA Network.
• NBCUniversal veterans Brian Carovillano, Tom Clendenin and Frank Tanki have been tapped for senior editorial and marketing roles alongside technology executives Nate Balogh and Brian Duffy.
• Versant will move into a temporary headquarters at 229 West 43rd Street in Manhattan in August, with CNBC’s Englewood Cliffs campus retained as the company’s technical operations hub.
• Mark Lazarus is set to lead Versant as chief executive officer when Comcast completes the tax-free spinoff later this year.
• The new company is projected to reach 70 million U.S. households and generate about $7 billion in annual revenue ahead of a planned initial public offering by the end of 2025.