Windstream announced that it has named Christopher King as vice president of investor relations. King was a senior equity research analyst for telecom and cable services at Legg Mason and Stifel Nicolaus and covered Windstream and several of its predecessor and acquired companies, along with numerous other companies in the telecom space. He most recently served as vice president of financial planning and analysis for Curo Health Services, Inc. At Windstream, he will manage the company’s interactions with the investment community, including institutional and individual stockholders and fixed-income investors.