Communications Personals
President Donald Trump's Assistant-Economic Policy and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn adds to NEC staff as special assistants to the president: DJ Gribbin, ex-Macquarie Capital, for infrastructure policy; Grace Koh, ex-aide to House Communications Subcommittee, technology, telecom and cybercecurity policy; Ashley Hickey Marquis, ex-Glover Park Group, economic policy and chief of staff; and Andrew Quinn, ex-Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, for areas including international trade; among other personnel ... Sullivan & Cromwell elects to partnership Renata Hesse, ex-DOJ Antitrust Division and ex-FCC ... Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., hires Anita Baffoni, WPRO-AM/FM Providence, Rhode Island, as communications director ... Leaving FTC is Justin Cole, who was director, Office of Public Affairs.
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Pandora names Naveen Chopra, ex-TiVo CEO, chief financial officer, taking over CFO duties from President Mike Herring, who will focus on advertising and subscription growth ... ServiceNow board hires John Donahoe, formerly of eBay, as president-CEO, succeeding Frank Slootman, who remains chairman after stepping down from management role April 3 ... Fox News Executive Vice President-Advertising Sales, including digital, Paul Rittenberg stepping down, effective April 28 ... Vora Ventures, technology private equity firm, hires Kevin Dooley, ex-Accenture, as executive vice president-chief strategy officer ... Adtran announces Charles Marsh, ex-Xura, as senior vice president-global sales ... Tufin appoints Bhanu Sareddy, ex-Fuze, vice president-services and support.
Windstream, in completing buy of EarthLink (see 1702270010), names to its board directors from that firm, effective March 1, Julie Shimer, Marc Stoll and Walter Turek ... America's Public Television Stations elections include Ronnie Agnew, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, to chairman; Roy Clem, Alabama Public Television, professional vice chairman; and Carol Kellermann, Thirteen/WNET Newark, New Jersey, lay vice chair; and as trustees: Ruby Calvert, Wyoming PBS, lay delegate; Kathy Rae, KPBS San Diego, lay delegate; and Andrew Russell, PBS SoCaL ... National Association of Tower Erectors elections include Ben Little, Centerline Solutions, to secretary/treasurer ... SES board names O3b Networks CEO Steve Collar, Chief Legal Officer John Purvis and Chief Human Resources Officer Evie Roos to Executive Committee.