Communications Personals
SoftBank Group hires from Morrison & Foerster Robert Townsend as chief legal officer-senior vice president of SoftBank and chief legal officer, SoftBank Group International ... Uber hires Matt Olsen, ex-NSA, as chief security officer ... Combined companies RCN, Grande and Wave appoint Wave veteran Patrick Knorr to new role of chief commercial officer-executive vice president of commercial services; promote Paul Koss to senior vice president-carrier and wholesale business.
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Emerson President-Chief Operating Officer Edward Monser retires, effective Oct. 1; Michael Train, executive president, Automation Solutions business, replaces him and becomes chairman of Automation Solutions ... Scripps names Robert Kalutkiewicz, ex-Tronc, vice president-strategy, new business and corporate development ... Viacom International Media moves Brendan Yam, ex-MTV, to vice president-general manager, new unit Viacom Digital Studios International ... FuboTV names Erik Gerson, ex-Sony, and David Yoon, ex-WB Digital Labs, to newly created positions of senior vice president-engagement, and senior vice president-design, respectively.
President Donald Trump to nominate as ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber, principal deputy assistant secretary-oceans, environment and science, now serving as ombudsman for Privacy Shield (see 1808090015) ... Plantronics appoints Kathy Crusco, ex-Kony, to its board ... SurveyMonkey adds educator-consultant Erika Hayes James to board; Lee Fixel, Tiger Global Management, steps down.