ATSC BOARD LEADERSHIP RE-ELECTED FOR 2026

Posted on January 29, 2026 in ATSC News, Press Releases

Taylor Continues as Board Chair, Claudy and Markwalter as Vice Chairs;

Thakker Named to Executive Committee, Brazil’s Globo CTO Barros Joins ATSC Board

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 29, 2026 – The Board of Directors of ATSC™, the Broadcast Standards Association™, has elected its 2026 Chair and Vice Chairs, welcomed new directors and appointed 2026 officers.

At the Board’s January meeting, John I. Taylor of LG Electronics USA was re-elected Chairman, while representatives of two ATSC founding member organizations – Lynn Claudy of the National Association of Broadcasters and Brian Markwalter of the Consumer Technology Association – were re-elected Vice Chairmen.

“ATSC and our members are fortunate to have a strong and engaged Board of Directors driving our strategy at this critical time for next-generation broadcasting in the United States and around the world,” said ATSC President Madeleine Noland.

Rounding out the 2026 Board leadership team, Dr. Rikin Thakker of NCTA , the Television & Internet Association, has been named to the ATSC Executive Committee, succeeding Richard Friedel, whose term with the ATSC Board of Directors ended in December 2025.

The Board also welcomed new directors. The Chief Technology Officer of Brazil’s largest TV network, Raymundo Barros of Globo, was appointed to the ATSC Board, while Javier Ruano, President & General Manager at Televes USA, participated in his first ATSC Board meeting as a director.

ATSC’s 2026 officers appointed by the Board are President Madeleine Noland, Vice President Luiz Fausto, Secretary Anh Ngo and Treasurer Lynn Claudy.

Taylor, longtime ATSC board member and communications chair who was first elected Board Chairman a year ago, brings a high level of creativity and energy to his role as Chairman, according to Noland. “John’s future-focused vision, unique perspectives and extensive experience with broadcast and consumer technology issues make him well qualified to spearhead the Broadcast Standards Association’s strategic direction at this milestone moment for multimedia broadcasting,” she said.

In his current position as a Senior Vice President at LG Electronics USA, Taylor serves as LG’s most senior U.S. government affairs, corporate communications and industry relations executive. He has been an influential figure in shaping the digital television landscape in the U.S. for decades. “I am honored to serve as ATSC Board Chairman for 2026, and I  look forward to working closely with President Noland, our Board, members and industry stakeholders to continue our momentum in advancing the development and deployment of ATSC 3.0 standards in U.S. and around the world, while continuing to assure ATSC’s key role in the rapidly evolving media and technology landscape,” said Taylor.

Members of the  2026 ATSC Board of Directors are:

• Mark Aitken, SVP, Advanced Technology, Sinclair
• Raymundo Barros, CTO, Globo
• Zandra Clarke, Broadcast Content Transmission Specialist, WarnerBros. Discovery / SMPTE
• Lynn Claudy, SVP, Technology, NAB
• Ed Czarnecki, VP, International & Government Affairs, Digital Alert Systems
• Fred Engel, Principal, Fred Engel Technology Consulting, LLC
• Adam Goldberg, Director, Technical Standards, Sony Electronics
• Paul Hearty, Chief Standards Strategist, Samsung Research America
• Brian Markwalter, SVP, Research and Standards, CTA
• Kerry Oslund, VP, AI Strategy, E. W. Scripps Company
• Javier Ruano, President & General Manager, Televes USA, LLC
• Anne Schelle, Managing Director, Pearl TV
• Ling Ling Sun, VP, Technology, Maryland Public Television
• John Taylor, SVP, Public Affairs & Communications, LG Electronics USA
• Rikin Thakker, CTO & SVP, Technology, NCTA
• Yiyan Wu, Research Professor, Western University / IEEE

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About ATSC:
ATSC, The Broadcast Standards Association, is an international, non-profit organization developing voluntary standards for multimedia broadcasting. The ATSC member organizations represent the broadcast, broadcast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite, and semiconductor industries. We are defining the future of television with the ATSC 3.0 next-generation broadcast standard. The ATSC logo, “ATSC,” and “The Broadcast Standards Association” are Trademarks of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc.  For more information, please visit www.ATSC.org.

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