Liberty Global's Bill Warga Elected Chairman of SCTE•ISBE BOARD; 

Charter's Tom Adams Named Vice Chair

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), today announced that Bill Warga, vice president, technology for Liberty Global, has been elected as chairman of the SCTE•ISBE board for the 2017-2018 term.

At a meeting held 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 2016-2017 SCTE•ISBE Board’s Executive Committee by newly-elected vice chairman Tom Adams, executive vice president, 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.”

Following election of its officers today in Denver, the 2017-2018 SCTE•ISBE Board of Directors conducted its first board meeting. The 2017 edition of SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo^®, the Society’s flagship event, continues through Friday, Oct. 20, at the Colorado Convention Center.

Source: Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers media announcement