Communications Personals
Center for Democracy & Technology hires Joe Jerome, ex-WilmerHale, as policy counsel, CDT’s Privacy & Data Project ... Changes at Sinclair, effective Jan. 1: David Smith shifts to executive chairman, responsible for "development, implementation and globalization" of ATSC 3.0 (see 1611020025), expansion of Sinclair's "news franchise" and broadcast industry public policy; he's replaced as president-CEO by Christopher Ripley, succeeded as chief financial officer and treasurer by Lucy Rutishauser ... CompTIA names Geoff Lane, ex-App Developers Alliance, senior policy manager-government affairs.
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Beasley Broadcast Group, which Tuesday completed its acquisition of Greater Media (see 1611020053), said the next day that Caroline Beasley, a director and executive vice president-chief financial officer-treasurer-secretary, has advanced to CEO; she had been interim CEO following George Beasley’s medical leave of absence (see 1603210031); he remains chairman and she remains a board member; Marie Tedesco is elevated to succeed her as CFO, effective Jan. 1 ... PCTel promotes Rishi Bharadwaj to senior vice president-general manager, Connected Solutions group ... CBS advances Mike Nelson to senior vice president-communications, CBS Television Stations.
Akin Gump said it has added to public law and policy practice Hunter Bates, ex-Republic Consulting, as partner, and Justin McCarthy, ex-Peck Madigan, as senior adviser ... Square hires Hillary Smith, ex-Zenefits, as general counsel ... Arris promotes Dan Whalen to president-network & cloud ... Wikimedia Foundation names Victoria Coleman, ex-Technicolor, chief technology officer ... Flex appoints Kal Patel, ex-Doctor on Demand, senior vice president-digital health ... Everspin Technologies said Bryan Kang, ex-SK hynix America, now is vice president-MRAM Technology and Product Development ... Joining Linux Foundation board is Jeff Garzik, Bloq ... Lobbyist registration: VeriSign, Arnold & Porter, effective Sept. 20.