Communications Personals
Starz promotes Jeffrey Hirsch to chief operating officer and David Weil to chief legal officer, with expanded duties including oversight of human resources ... International Trade Commissioner Irving Williamson elevated to chairman, for a second stint, after outgoing Chairwoman Meredith Broadbent’s term expired June 16; she remains a commissioner ... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) names state Chief Information Security Officer David Weinstein as the state's first chief technology officer, overseeing New Jersey Office of Information Technology ... Shulman Rogers hires lawyer Jennifer Smith, ex-LexisNexis Health Care IT, as shareholder, working on data use, privacy and protection issues.
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Cumulus Media hires John Abbot, ex-Telx Holdings, as executive vice president-treasurer-chief financial officer, effective July 1, succeeding J.P. Hannan, resigned to pursue other interests ... Comcast's NBCUniversal hires Jeff Blackman, ex-Viacom, as senior vice president-creative, Syfy and Chiller ... Branded Entertainment Network hires Chris Karl, ex-Sonobi, as senior vice president-global client services ... Livit, mobile live virtual reality streaming platform, hires Marty Corwin, ex-ESPN, as director-global sports ... Federated Wireless board adds Nelson Chan, chairman of Outerwall.