Sinclair Names Christopher C. King Vice President, Investor Relations

Sinclair Broadcast Group, said today that Christopher C. King has joined the company as vice president, investor relations.

King joins Sinclair from Windstream Communications, where he led the Fortune 500 company’s investor relations team and assisted with business development efforts as VP of Investor Relations.

Lucy Rutishauser, Sinclair EVP and chief financial officer, said: “We are excited to have Chris join Sinclair as we continue our evolution from a leading television broadcaster to a diversified media company. Chris brings over 25 years of investor relations, financial reporting and analysis, and equity research to our IR team. We’re confident he will enhance our engagement with Wall Street, lenders, and investors.”

“I am excited to join the Sinclair team,” King said. “I have a great deal of respect for the company, its assets and its strong management team, and I look forward to helping the company continue to drive value for all of Sinclair’s stakeholders.”

Prior to his role at Windstream, King was VP of investor relations and FP&A for Curo Health Services. Prior to that he was a senior equity research analyst for Stifel Nicolaus, formerly Legg Mason Wood Walker, where he won awards for stock picking and earnings analysis accuracy, in addition to being nominated and ranked by various media and diversified telecom polls. Earlier in his career, he was an assistant VP, manager of financial analysis at Allfirst Bank/Allied Irish Bank.

King holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Bachelor of Arts in politics and economics from Wake Forest University.