Communications Personals
FTC names Lorrie Faith Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University, chief technologist, effective next month, succeeding Ashkan Soltani ... Wilson Electronics hires Bruce Lancaster, ex-Logitech, as CEO, succeeding Donald Blohm, who continues in an advisory role as Sorenson Capital operating partner ... MPAA hires Chris Ortman, ex-CreativeFuture and briefly consultant, as vice president-corporate communications/chief spokesperson, succeeding Kate Bedingfield, hired in August as communications director for office of Vice President Joe Biden, and promotes Sam Newton to deputy director-corporate communications ... Windstream promotes Sarah Day to permanent president-consumer and small business unit, effective Jan. 1 ... AT&T moves John Dwyer to president-Cricket Wireless, succeeding Jennifer Van Buskirk, named president-AT&T Northeast region.
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iHeartMedia promotes Sara McClure to president-Sacramento market, succeeding John Geary, returning to retirement, who did job on interim basis ... Drone operator Measure hires Chris Moccia, wireless expert, as vice president-infrastructure ... TVU Networks hires Jeff Cohen, ex-Archimedia Technology, as senior sales executive ... Mobile Marketing Association adds to North American board for two years Jay Altschuler, Samsung, Marc Fonzetti, Verizon, and others ... Lobbyist registration: Square, The Smith-Free Group, effective Dec. 1.