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Free State Foundation hires Theodore Bolema, ex-George Mason University Mercatus Center, full time as senior fellow ... New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) designates Public Service Commissioner Gregg Sayre, also NARUC Telecom Committee co-vice chair, as interim PSC chairman and interim CEO of the Department of Public Service, filling vacancy of Chair Audrey Zibelman, leaving to become CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator ... Facebook board hires Susan Taylor, leaving LinkedIn, which Microsoft recently bought, to be chief accounting officer, effective April 17, succeeding Jas Athwal, resigned ... Fitbit promotes Samir Kapoor to senior vice president-device engineering; leaving this month are Chief Business Officer Woody Scal and Executive Vice President-Interactive Tim Roberts.
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Cylance hires security industry veteran Christopher Bray, ex-Symantec, to start consumer division as the company’s senior vice president/general manager-consumer ... Comtech Telecommunications adds Michael Atcheson, ex-Northrop Grumman, as president-Command and Control Technologies group, succeeding Richard Burt, who continues as company senior vice president and president, Comtech Systems ... Juniper Networks moves Kevin Hutchins to senior vice president-strategy and product line management, new position, and engineering organization now reports into Chief Development Officer Andy Athreya; Development and Innovation General Manager Jonathan Davidson resigns ... Blue Sky Network names executives Kambiz Aghili as CEO and Gregoire Demory president; both ex-Kerwood Capital Partners managing partners.
In addition to nominating FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (see 1703070057), President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's also nominating Noel Francisco, ex-Jones Day and since Jan. 23 principal deputy solicitor general, to be DOJ solicitor general; Jeffrey Rosen, who would return to Department of Transportation and now is at Kirkland & Ellis, as deputy transportation secretary; and others … Lobbyist registrations: Akin Gump on behalf of Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform, Skladany Consulting, effective Feb. 15 ... Oracle, Cove Strategies, effective Jan. 17 ... GlobalFoundries, Carmen Group, effective Feb. 15 ... Vantiv, registering for itself, effective Feb. 1 ... Hispanic Communications Network, Estopinan Group, effective Feb. 1 ... Handy Technologies, Capitol Tax Partners, effective Feb. 1.