Communications Personals
President Donald Trump's Director-Legislative Affairs Marc Short adds to Legislative Affairs Senate staff team: Amy Swonger as deputy assistant to the president and Senate deputy director-legislative affairs, Mary Elizabeth Taylor as deputy director-nominations, and others ... Patrick Ross, ex-Patent and Trademark Office and ex-Warren Communications News, joins Procopio law firm as senior manager-marketing and communications ... MicroTech hires satellite executive Joseph Uglialoro as chief administrative officer-general counsel.
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NPD Group promotes Karyn Schoenbart to CEO, effective immediately, succeeding Tod Johnson, who will continue full time as executive chairman ... Ben Keen departs IHS Markit to start his own technology, media and telecom analyst and consulting firm ... Incognito Software Systems appoints David Sharpley, ex-Amdocs, as chief operating officer ... ALE, operating under Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, hires Lisa Simpson, ex-Nokia, as vice president-channel sales and distribution strategy, North America ... Nexstar Media promotions include Jerry Walsh to vice president-local content development, new position.
Tegna names Mike Rodriguez, ex-Univision, as president-general manager, WTSP St. Petersburg ... Returning to Crown Media from ABC Primetime and Late Night Media Relations is George Zaralidis as vice president-network program publicity ... Kingsley Gate Partners, "digital age" executive search firm, hires Andrew Blane, ex-Sheffield Haworth, as partner ... Uepaa, proximity technology firm, names as vice president-partnerships, North America Matthew Kotler, ex-VentureBeat.
Vertical Bridge, owner and manager of communication towers, adds to board ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) ... Lobbyist registrations: Entertainment Software Association, Lugar Hellmann Group, effective Feb. 15 ... Northrop Grumman, Holland & Knight, effective March 17.