Communications Personals
NCTA hires Saul Hernandez, deputy chief of staff for Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., as vice president-government relations ... Chamber of Digital Commerce promotes Amy Davine Kim to chief policy officer, and Paul Brigner, ex-Blockchain Technology and Ecosystem Design Research Center at Georgetown University, becomes director-technology policy ... Auburn University hires from George Washington University cyber expert Frank Cilluffo to direct Charles D. McCrary Institute for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Systems ... Nielsen taps David Anderson, ex-Honeywell, as chief financial officer, succeeding Jamere Jackson, resigns to pursue an outside opportunity outside.
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In Gen Media Partners’ acquisition of Sun Broadcast Group, the latter’s President Jason Bailey and Chief Operating Officer Julio Aponte retain partial ownership of Sun and continue running day-to-day operations ... ComScore names Sarah Hofstetter, from 360i, president ... Starz adds to International Digital Networks team Darren Nielson, ex-Netflix, as senior vice president-distribution and business development, and Jeff Cooke, ex-Lionsgate, as vice president-programming ... New vice presidents at Altice USA: Chris Vacarro, ex-Topps, digital news, and Kristin Malaspina, ex-Starz, marketing and audiences ... Commvault appoints Wenceslao Lada, ex-Cisco, vice president-worldwide alliances.
Energy Department Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette swears in Karen Evans, ex-U.S. Cyber Challenge, as assistant secretary, Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response office ... Sierra Wireless appoints Russell Jones, ex-Shopify, to board, succeeding Chuck Levine, stepping down.