At Cable-Tec Expo in Philadelphia, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts, announced that Tony Werner, president, technology and product for Comcast, was re-elected as the Society’s chairman of the board for the 2016-2017 term at a meeting held in conjunction with the show.
The board elected a full slate of officers for the coming year. Werner is joined on the board’s executive committee by:
- Vice Chairman: Bill Warga, VP, technology, Liberty Global
- Treasurer: Christine Whitaker, SVP, Keystone Region, Comcast
- Secretary: Steve Williams, director, DOCSIS network operations, Charter
Warga, Whitaker and Williams, like Werner, were all re-elected to their offices by the board.
At the meeting, the board accepted the resignation of Jim Hughes, VP, North American MSO solution sales for CommScope, and welcomed new member Tom Adams, EVP, field operations at Charter .
“Jim Hughes’ longstanding commitment of time, talent and expertise has contributed greatly to the worldwide growth of SCTE and ISBE,” Mark Dzuban, president and CEO of SCTE/ISBE, said in a statement. “We are grateful for his many years of service on the board and look forward to working with Tom Adams and the entire board of directors as SCTE/ISBE continues to build value for our operator, vendor and individual members.”
