Communications Personals
Software & Information Industry Association hires Jeff Joseph, ex-CTA, as president-CEO, effective Jan. 3, succeeding founder Ken Wasch, retiring ... Identification Technology Association hires Monument Policy Group to take over management, with Monument partner Andrew Howell as trade group's president ... Greenberg Traurig establishes videogame and e-sports group led by shareholders David Schulman, Steven Walkowiak and William Stark ... Davis Wright hires as partner Peter Anderson in media and entertainment practice group.
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In integration planning for pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI) segment, regions have as new presidents Rebecca Campbell, Europe, Middle East and Africa, adding countries including Russia; Uday Shankar advancing to chairman, Star and Disney India and president, Asia-Pacific; Janice Marinelli global content sales and distribution; Jan Koeppen, president-television and direct to consumer, EMEA; Marina Jigalova-Ozkan, managing director-including Russia; Carlos Martinez, executive vice president and general manager-media networks, including Brazil, Disney Latin America; Luke Kang, same post, Greater China, Japan and Korea; Kylie Watson-Wheeler, managing director-Australia and New Zealand; Chafic Najia, senior vice president and managing director-Middle East; and among those continuing in DTCI posts: Linda Bagley, deputy general counsel; and Karen Hobson, senior vice president-communications.
National Association of State Chief Information Officers executive committee members appointed NASCIO representatives on federal advisory committees: Mike Hussey, Utah Department of Technology Services, to National Geospatial Advisory Committee; Eric Boyette, North Carolina Department of Information Technology, to Safecom; and Denis Goulet, New Hampshire Department of Information Technology, to FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Lobbyist registrations: Nexus Technologies, Capitol Advocacy & Government Affairs, effective Dec. 1 ... Nortek Security & Control, K&L Gates, effective Nov. 20 ... Charter Communications, Cassidy & Associates, effective Nov. 15 ... Dish Network, Cassidy & Associates on Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act reauthorization and other issues, effective Nov 15 ... SAS Institute, Holland & Knight on federal IT modernization, effective Nov. 1 ... Blue Origin, Barnes & Thornburg, effective Nov. 1 ... JL Audio, Brownstein Hyatt, on trade, effective Oct. 26.