Communications Personals
Birch Communications hires Tony Tomae, ex-FairPoint Communications, as president-CEO, succeeding Vincent Oddo, moving to president-CEO of sister company Birch Equity Partners ... Interactive Advertising Bureau Technology Laboratory promotes Alanna Gombert to general manager, and also named senior vice president-technology and ad operations, IAB, with both changes effective July 1 and succeeding Scott Cunningham, leaving IAB ... CBS promotes Adam Wiener to executive vice president-general manager, CBS Local Digital Media, succeeding Ezra Kucharz, who last week said he's becoming special adviser to the CEO; and CBS moves Senior Vice President Catrice Monson to that post for diversity and inclusion.
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Disney promotes Mia Rondinella to senior vice president-global distribution and strategy, Disney Media Distribution and Disney & ESPN Media Networks, and Jimmy Zasowski to vice president-business strategy, Disney & ESPN Media Networks ... Arrow Electronics promotes Chris Stansbury to senior vice president-chief financial officer, succeeding Paul Reilly, retiring effective Jan. 31 ... Samsung subsidiary SmartThings hires Robert Parker, ex-Amazon, as senior vice president-engineering; he will keynote Connections smart home conference May 25 in San Francisco ... Hearst Television moves WGAL Lancaster, Pennsylvania, President-General Manager John Humphries to that job at WYFF Greenville, South Carolina, effective July 1, succeeding John Soapes, who recently moved to Hearst TV stations in Florida (see 1604290036) ... Elected CyrusOne director is Michael Klayko, MKA Capital.