Communications Personals
ICANN said it promotes Jamie Hedlund to senior vice president-contractual compliance and consumer safeguards, succeeding Allen Grogan, who previously said he was leaving (see 1610050040); Senior Vice President-Global Communications Duncan Burns takes on Hedlund's former responsibilities overseeing U.S. government relations and the Washington office ... Center for Democracy & Technology promotes Michelle De Mooy to director-Privacy & Data Project ... Joining CenturyLink government solutions team are Marcy Palus, ex-Lockheed Martin, as vice president-contracts management, and Kristine Adams, ex-staff assistant to then-Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., who works on special projects ... Keller and Heckman Telecommunications partner Jack Richards retires.
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Pryor Cashman promotions to counsel include Eric Dowell, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Media + Entertainment and Investment Management groups, and Muzamil Huq, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment, Digital Media and Corporate groups ... Nielsen adds Nancy Ramsey Phillips, ex-Broadcom, as chief human resources officer ... TDS hires Daniel DeWitt, ex-Shields Meneley Partners, as senior vice president-human resources, effective Jan. 23, succeeding Ted Herbert, retiring ... Cox Media Group elevates Cathy Gunther to vice president-general manager of TV stations, including Tulsa's KOKI-TV and KMYT-TV, succeeding Greg Bilte, who takes those jobs at KIRO-TV Seattle.
Marty Brodbeck, ex-Sterling Talent Solutions, joins Shutterstock as chief technology officer ... Mentor Graphics names Martin O'Brien vice president-Integrated Electrical Systems Division, of which he had been general manager ... Code42 adds Mike Robbins, ex-Salesforce, as senior vice president-worldwide sales ... TVB elections: Director Perry Sook, Nexstar, to chairman for two-year term, succeeding Michael Fiorile, Dispatch Broadcast ... Added to National Association of Tower Erectors board is Randel Scott, Texoma Contracting ... Lobbyist registrations: Microsoft, Impact Strategies ... International Launch Services, Madison Group, effective Dec. 1.