CanWest MediaWorks has appointed Troy Reeb to the newly-created position of VP, news operations for Global News and CH News, effective September 1. Responsibilities in the new role will include coordinating all local and national news efforts, providing direction to the cross-Canada team of local news directors, and managing and developing resources across the network on a daily basis. Reeb brings almost 20 years of management and international field experience to the role. He has been the Global News Washington bureau chief since 2004, and previous to that he worked as Global’s parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa. Earlier this year Reeb undertook a volunteer mission to Bangladesh to train journalists on the basics of covering elections and supporting the democratic process.