Hook joins Comcast as general auditor

PHILADELPHIA

Cable and internet provider Comcast Corp. said Thursday that Cynthia Hook has joined the company as senior vice president and general auditor.

Hook has spent the last 12 years at Dell Inc., most recently as vice president of global auditing.

In her new job, Hook will oversee all internal audit staff, risk management and the performance of financial, operational and systems audits. She will report to the audit committee of the Comcast board and to Michael Angelakis, the chief financial officer of Comcast.

Hook has a bachelor's in accounting and a master's in business administration from Brigham Young University.

Comcast is the nation's largest cable TV provider and is seeking regulatory approval of a deal to buy a controlling stake in the broadcaster NBC Universal from General Electric Co.