Nexstar Broadcasting promotes Jon Skorburg to vice president-general manager...

July 22, 2014 |Communications Personals

Nexstar Broadcasting promotes Jon Skorburg to vice president-general manager of WOI-TV (ABC 5), Des Moines, and its associated digital operations … Joanna McIntosh, ex-Verizon, becomes MPAA executive vice president for global policy and external affairs … Marty Beard, ex-LiveOps, named BlackBerry chief operating officer … TV Guide Network names Debra Wichser, ex-CBS, chief financial officer … Roman Kikta, Mobility Ventures, joins board of mobile payments firm Tantrum Street … New at Computer & Communications Industry Association: Christian Borggreen, ex-U.S. Mission to the European Union, as director of international digital economy policy in Brussels office; and Bijan Madhani returns to Washington office as policy and regulatory counsel … Betsy Bernard, ex-AT&T president, joins board of Single Touch Systems as lead director.