Communications Personals
Scripps Networks Interactive Chairman-President-CEO Kenneth Lowe appointed chairman of the company's TVN; Scripps Networks Interactive International President Jim Samples, leading TVN since July, named president of the Polish programmer's management board with day-to-day oversight and continues in current job ... Raycom names Mark Bunting, from Alabama's WKRG-TV Mobile and WFNA Gulf Shores, vice president-general manager WSFA Montgomery, succeeding Eric Duncan, who stays with that title at the broadcaster's KXXV Waco, Texas ... Joining Disney is Amit Ziv, ex-Epix, as vice president-strategy and business development, Freeform.
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Senate Republican Conference elevates to press secretary Erin Perrine ... Kristin Strobel, ex-Entertainment Software Association, joins BGR Government Affairs ... Korea Internet & Security Agency officials detailed to ICANN Seoul office switch to Billy Cheon as head, Korea, succeeding In-Pyo Hwang, and Minjung Park as global stakeholder engagement manager, Korea, succeeding Kang Soo Song ... Drone company Kespry hires George Mathew, ex-Alteryx, as chairman-CEO, succeeding founder and CEO Paul Doersch, who remains a shareholder ... Viptela names Praveen Akkiraju, ex-Dell EMC, as CEO; co-founder and outgoing CEO Amir Khan becomes president and board member ... Madrona Venture Group names Hope Cochran, ex-King Digital, as venture partner; Soma Somasegar moves up to managing director, and also promoted are Julie Sandler to partner and Daniel Li to senior associate.
Share Rocket, broadcaster social media ratings firm, names Diana Wilkin, ex-CBS, president-broadcast ... FTE Networks appoints Mark King, ex-Fairview Advisors, executive vice president-global sales ... Pan Communications hires Phil Carpenter, ex-Allison+Partners, as executive vice president-managing director, West Coast and Southeast ... Wireless Information Networks hires as vice presidents Ben Collins for service model development and Brian Hough, emerging markets ... Joining Spireon is Jason Penkethman, ex-Telogis, as chief product officer ... Pivot3, data center technology company, hires Grant Aitken, ex-VMware, as country manager, Canada ... ChyronHego names Casper Plessing, ex-VidiGo, which the company has bought, as vice president-sales, Spain and Portugal.
Women in Cable Telecommunications new 2017 board members: Marva Johnson, Charter Communications, elected vice chairwoman and becoming chairwoman in 2018; Angela Santone, Turner, rises to executive committee and is treasurer; new at-large board members are Karen Buchholz, Comcast; Lisa Hook, Neustar; Mary McLaughlin, Comcast; Judith Mills, Mediacom; Michele Parks, Cox Communications; Lisa Schwartz, Sundance Selects & IFC Films; and Alaka Williams, Scripps Networks Interactive; and to directors-at-large are Marcy DeAngelis, Comcast Cable, as emerging leader designee; and Denise Gough, SNI, for chapter leader designee.
Cloud Computing Concepts appoints Dino Morra, ex-Atlantic Broadband, as vice president-sales ... Drone Aviation adds to board David Aguilar, ex-Customs and Border Protection ... Appointed to Harmonic board: Tom Lookabaugh, of Thomas Lookabaugh Associates and ex-CableLabs, ViaSat ... Lobbyist registrations: eHealth, The Nickles Group, effective Dec. 15 ... Premise Data, J.A. Green and Co., effective Dec. 12 ... Legislative software tools firm GovPredict, Brownstein Hyatt, effective Dec. 1 ... Dtex Systems, Ervin Hill Strategy, effective Oct. 19.