Tegna, the broadcast and digital media giant formed by the split of Gannett Company in 2015, has brought in Sunny Uberoi as VP and chief communications officer.

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Uberoi has led global communications for S&P Capital IQ, the financial information unit of S&P Global, and handled its divestiture of J.D. Power in 2015. He previously handled stakeholder engagement for Deloitte and helmed global communications for Pfizer Consumer Healthcare and biotechnology company Agenus.

McLean, Va.-based Tegna's portfolio includes 46 TV stations, including a large group of NBC and CBS affiliates, as well as digital properties like CareerBuilder, Cars.com and G/O Digital.

Uberoi reports to Tegna CEO Gracia Matore overseeing internal and external communications, as well as public affairs.

Third quarter 2016 revenues topped $860M with net income of nearly $119M.