Liberty Global names cable industry veteran Tony Werner to board
Liberty Global has added Tony Werner to its Board of Directors. Werner, who has over 40 years of experience in the cable and telecom industry, is best known for his 16-year tenure as CTO and later President, Technology, Products and Experience at Comcast Cable.
He is no stranger to Liberty Global.
Before coming to Comcast, Werner served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Liberty Global, where he led the company's global strategy for video, voice and data services. He has more than 40 years of engineering and technical management experience, having also held senior management positions with Qwest Communications, Aurora Networks, TeleCommunications, Inc., AT&T Broadband, and Rogers Communications.
Werner has also been an active member of various cable industry associations.
Werner served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and the SCTE Foundation from 2015-2017. He has also been inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame and the Cable Hall of Fame. In 2000, he received the NCTA Vanguard Award for Science and Technology; in 2016, he received a Technical Emmy award for Lifetime Achievement.
“We’re excited to have Tony rejoin the Liberty Global family after a very successful career at Comcast,” said John Malone and Mike Fries, Chairman and CEO of Liberty Global, in a joint statement. “He has been an incredible leader for our industry as we’ve navigated rapid changes in technology, products and customer choice over the last two decades. He also brings a wealth of experience in areas that will shape our future, including AI, digitalization, cloud and cybersecurity.”
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