Comcast spinoff Versant announces board of directors. Here's the slate

Comcast on Thursday announced the expected board members of its cable networks spinout, Versant.

They come from backgrounds in media, technology, finance and other industries, according to Versant.

Versant will be the parent company of what are now NBCUniversal's cable networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel. On the digital front, it is also set to house Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass and SportsEngine.

The spinoff is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Here's the slate of board members:

Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC. Versant would become the new parent company of CNBC under the proposed spinoff.