The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), has been elected Bill Warga, VP technology for Liberty Global, as chairman of the SCTE•ISBE board for the 2017-’18 term.
At a meeting in conjunction with SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2017, the board elected a full slate of officers for the coming year. Warga is joined on the 2016-’17 SCTE•ISBE Board’s Executive Committee by newly-elected vice chairman Tom Adams, EVP, Field Operations for Charter Communications, as well as two returning officers: Christina Whitaker, senior vice president, Keystone, Region, Comcast (Treasurer) and Steve Williams, vice president, DOCSIS operations, Charter Communications (Secretary). Tony Werner, president, Technology and Product for Comcast Cable, will serve as Past Chair.
Warga most recently served as vice chairman of the SCTE•ISBE board. He also is chair of the SCTE•ISBE Engineering Committee, which has responsibility for the Society’s standards and operational practices activities.
“We’re grateful to Tony Werner for providing the guidance and support that have helped SCTE•ISBE adapt to changes in the industry environment,” said Mark Dzuban, president and CEO of SCTE/ISBE.
“We look forward to working with Bill Warga as we continue to build domestic and international partnerships that can deliver business value to our operator, technology partner and individual members.”
