49 THE DEALMAKER Mac Budill THE MOVER & SHAKER Bill Stemper President Comcast Business Years at Current Organization: 15+ A vet of more than three decades in global telecom leadership, Stemper has nailed down a formula that's worked for Comcast Business: move quickly. As a leading provider serving big enterprises, the company carries on with that vision to serve customers and create new products and services that keep propelling Comcast Business into new markets. More results from that formula: in October 2021, Comcast Business acquired Masergy, speeding the growth of its ability to serve large and mid-size companies and bolstering its overall channel distribution strategy. ■ 49 President, Networks Distribution NBCUniversal Years at Current Organization: 9 First Job in the Industry: Content acquisition at Cablevision Systems Corp. Budill has earned a reputation as a savvy dealmaker with relationships across the industry. His 20 years of experience with Cablevision prior to NBCU resulted in a keen understanding of the deal table at both ends. In addition to spending a good deal of time last year working on securing crucial full network portfolio deals with important distributors, he expanded the reach of Peacock content on partner platforms to bring NBCU's streaming service to more than 50 million active users on Fire TV devices. Q&A How many companies have you worked for? 3 (Bain, CSC, NBCU) Band I'd go see live: LCD Soundsystem TV show I always recommend not on my networks: " The Bureau " ■ After reading what dishes the Cablefax 100 can whip up, our bucket list includes a potluck with the industry's finest. STARTERS Cheese & Crackers - A+E Networks' Rob Sharenow Chicken & Sausage Gumbo - Cox's Joiava Philpott Smoked Salmon - Cable One's Mike Bowker Chipotle Black Bean Chili - Warner Bros. Discovery's Channing Dungey Toast - Allen Media's Byron Allen MAIN COURSE Linguini with White Clam Sauce - Paramount's Bob Bakish Chicken & Dumplings - Boycom's Patti Boyers Arroz Imperial con Tostones - Disney's Rita Ferro Eggplant Parmigiana - Cox's Sujata Gosalia Paella - Comcast's Marcien Jenckes DESSERT Heath Bar Vanilla Custard - FOX's Eric Shanks Lemon Cookies - Altice USA's Kristin Malaspina cablefaxmag.com May 2022 TOP POWER PLAYERS 63http://www.cablefax100.com/ http://www.cablefaxmag.com