Communications Personals
Benton adds Gigi Sohn, ex-Mozilla fellow, as senior fellow-public advocate; continues as distinguished fellow, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy ... New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood appoints Kim Berger, ex-BraunHagey & Borden, chief-Internet and Technology Bureau ... Verizon hires from Lyft Laura Claster Bisesto as director-state government affairs, Oath, leading such work in the U.S. ... Altice USA adds Jean-Charles Nicolas, ex-Altice Dominicana, as senior vice president-Altice Mobile, new post.
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Viasat moves Dave Ryan to lead Space Systems business ... SMS Assist hires Jodi Navta, ex-Coyote Logistics, as chief marketing officer ... Ciena appoints from Coriant Dion Leung as managing director-Asia ... 365 Data Centers hires Tony Franchi, ex-CenturyLink, as senior vice president-sales and marketing, succeeding Steve Weaver, leaving effective July 31 "to pursue broader sales leadership opportunities" ... HbbTV Association elects Vincent Grivet, TDF, chair, succeeding Klaus Illgner, IRT, resigned due to personal reasons earlier this year.
In Mellanox pact with Starboard Value, Jon Olson, ex-Xilinx; Integrated Device Technology CEO Greg Waters and independent consultant Jack Lazar named to the Mellanox board, from which Dov Baharav, Shai Cohen and Tom Riordan step down, and Thom Weatherford, named chair of the audit committee until March 2, steps down from the board then ... Orbcomm elects Turner Construction Chief Financial Officer Karen Gould to its board.