Tegna Names Sean Wechter Digital Tech SVP

Tegna Inc. formerly Gannett Co., has named Sean Wechter to the newly created position of senior vice president of digital technology and product development for Tegna Media. He will report to Dave Lougee, president, Tegna Media.

Wechter will lead the creative vision for Tegna Media’s digital experiences and will be responsible for creating and designing new products as well as improving and enhancing existing ones. He will oversee the continual UI/UX, design, development and enhancements of Tegna Media’s websites and mobile, tablet and OTT apps.

Wechter comes to Tegna Media from Comcast where he was VP of technology and operations. He oversaw Xfinity’s Web, mobile and TV entertainment platforms. Prior to Comcast, Wechter was the leader of Dell’s interactive tools team. He has also held executive positions with Philips Electronics, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Gartner and Chipshot.com.

Wechter holds an MBA in management from Bentley College and a Bachelor of Science from Clarkson University. He is a certified Java programmer and holds a U.S. patent for a fraud detection system.