Communications Personals
Ex-FCC Legislative Affairs Deputy Director Sean Conway joins Wilkinson Barker as of counsel ... Starry hires Brian Regan, ex-FCC Wireless Bureau, as senior director-legal, policy and strategy ... Time Warner elevates Matt Hong to chief operating officer, Turner Sports, new position, and promotes Valerie Meraz to senior vice president-content acquisitions and strategy, Turner's entertainment networks ... World Trade Organization members appoint Roberto Azevedo to second four-year term as director-general, effective Sept. 1 ... France Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes adds digital official Cécile Dubarry as director-general, succeeding Benoît Loutrel.
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Viacom elevates Frank Tanki to general manager, TV Land ... E.W. Scripps hires Dean Littleton, ex-Nexstar, who returns to Denver as vice president-general manager, KMGH-TV, effective March 27 ... Nexstar Media hires Robert Raff, ex-Davis Television, as vice president-general manager, Topeka's KSNT and KTMJ-CD and associated digital services and overseeing the broadcaster's relationship with Vaughan Media outlets including KTKA-TV Topeka under a joint operating agreement ... Passur Aerospace adds Dan Smiley, ex-Federal Aviation Administration, as senior vice president-global air traffic management ... Jason Donahue, ex-Acronis, named Cloudmark CEO.
General Electric said it advanced, among others, Buck de Wolf to chief intellectual property counsel for GE and general counsel-GE Global Research; Amit Phadnis to vice president/chief technology officer-imaging, GE Healthcare; and Anup Sharma to vice president-chief information officer-chief application architect, GE Digital ... Osamu Takiguchi joins On Semiconductor as president and representative director-On Semiconductor Japan, and corporate vice president-Japan regional sales.
Global Payments promotes Cameron Bready to senior executive vice president-chief financial officer ... Freeman & Co. hires Tony Seto, ex-Portico Capital, as executive director to co-head financial technology ... Pivot3 names Acronis alumnus Mark Maisano vice president-channel sales ... FrontRow appoints Mark Jones, ex-Lightspeed, vice president-U.S. sales at the classroom audio and campus communication products firm ... Viva Entertainment adds to board tech veteran Thomas Ashley.