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FTC said it promotes at Competition Bureau: Peter Richman to assistant director-Mergers III Division, succeeding Phill Broyles, retired; Brian Telpner, to deputy assistant director for the division, succeeding Richman; Jim Mongoven to assistant director-Office of Policy and Coordination, succeeding Michael Bloom, retired; and succeeding Mongoven as deputy assistant director is Kelly Signs ... Charter Communications hires Mike Bair, ex-Bleachers, as executive vice president-spectrum networks, and Clifford Harris, ex-Cablevision, which Altice bought last month, as senior vice president-law, programming, product and regulatory ... Broadcasting Board of Governors hires Nnake Nweke, ex-FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, as director, newly created Office of Internet Freedom, effective July 25.
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Avnet names board member Bill Amelio interim CEO, succeeding Rick Hamada, stepping down and leaving board; the company said it's missing earnings estimates in the quarter ended July 2 ... Starz hires Joe Glennon, ex-AMC Networks, as executive vice president-affiliate sales, succeeding Michael Thornton, who left the company in past month ... Akamai hires Monique Bonner, ex-Dell, as senior vice president-chief marketing officer ... Entravision promotes Sheryl Personett to senior vice president-Integrated Marketing Solutions, Denver.
Hearst Television hires Nicholas Radziul, ex-CBS, as vice president-distribution, effective July 18 ... Martinwolf, IT and related industries' mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, promotes Seth Collins to managing director, and he heads the New York office ... My Eye Media Chief Innovation Officer Juan Reyes named chairman of Blu-ray Disc Association committee tasked with developing system compatibility testing program in support of new Ultra HD Blu-ray format.