Communications Personals
21st Century Fox hires Chip Smith, leaving Glover Park Group, as executive vice president-public affairs, effective this summer, succeeding Michael Regan ... MetroLab Network of municipal-university partnerships on data and muni programs names Martin O’Malley, former Democratic governor of Maryland, senior fellow and chairman of an advisory committee that includes government and academic stakeholders ... Harman International hires Henry Tirri, ex-Nokia, as chief technology officer, effective June 1 ... Telemedicine provider Doctor On Demand hires Hill Ferguson, ex-PayPal, as CEO, succeeding Adam Jackson.
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Amblin Partners hires Susan Nahley Fleishman, ex-September Media, as head-communications, new position reporting to CEO ... Wazee Digital hires Andy Hurt, ex-Oracle, as senior vice president-business development and marketing ... Optomec, 3D printed electronics firm, hires Doug Welter, ex-Philips Semiconductor, which now is NXP, as chief operating officer, new position ... Accenture hires Jill Kramer, ex-BBDO, as managing director-advertising ... Technology Crossover Ventures hires Michelle Peluso, ex-Gilt, which was sold this year, as venture partner; previously, she worked at TCV.
CompTIA adds for two-year terms on State and Local Government and Education Executive Council Regina Kunkle, SAP, and Rick Webb, Accenture ... Lobbyist registrations: Wayfair, online home-goods seller, Dutko Worldwide doing business as Grayling, effective April 26 ... Direct Marketing Association, Mark Micali, effective April 5 ... Comcast, Thorn Run Partners, effective April 1 ... CLS America, satellite data communications firm, Henderson Strategies, effective Feb. 1 ... Madison Square Garden Co., Rebecca Greenberg, effective Jan. 4.