The US Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) has appointed Liberty Global’s Bill Warga to the SCTE board of directors.
Warga, a veteran of more than three decades in the broadcasting and cable industries, is responsible for the research and evaluation of new, innovative technologies as they relate to Liberty Global’s business, strategic and operational activities in Europe and the Americas. He will assume his new SCTE role when the 2014-15 board is seated in September.
Warga will replace Mike LaJoie, EVP and CTO of Time Warner Cable, the only appointed SCTE board member whose term expires this year.
“Bill Warga’s expertise and guidance will be invaluable as we increase the scope of SCTE to encompass new products and services, both in the United States and in the international marketplace,” said Terry Cordova, SVP and CTO of Suddenlink Communications and chairman of the SCTE board of directors.
“We’re grateful to him for committing the time and resources needed to advance our industry, and to my predecessor as chairman, Mike LaJoie, for his many contributions to SCTE.”
“SCTE’s proactive approach to training, certification and standards development are creating a more effective workforce that can accelerate the rollout of new technologies such as DOCSIS 3.1,” said Warga.
“I look forward to working with the board to ensure that SCTE’s resources are aligned with the needs of the international cable community.
