Communications Personals
Lawler Metzger taps James Falvey, ex-Eckert Seamans, as partner-telecom, with other issues including VoIP and privacy ... Uber hires Sarah Paul, ex-office of then-Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., as senior manager-federal affairs ... Universal Music Group adds Dan Morales, ex-eBay, as chief information officer ... BlackBerry moves Bob Day to president of new subsidiary BlackBerry Government Solutions.
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Cybersecurity provider Avast promotes Ondrej Vlcek to CEO and board member, succeeding Vince Steckler, who retires June 30, remains as adviser until June 30, 2020 ... CBS promotes David Paschkes to executive vice president-managing director, CBS Experiences ... Ericsson's Rafiah Ibrahim leaves as senior vice president-head of market area Middle East and Africa, becoming adviser to CEO Borje Ekholm, effective Aug. 31 ... Interactive Advertising Bureau names Scott Schiller, ex-Comcast NBCUniversal, executive-in-residence.
Senate confirms Neomi Rao to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ... Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, announce Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus; other members are Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii; Cory Gardner, R-Colo.; Gary Peters, D-Mich.; and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
FCC adds to Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations as board federal staff Randy Clarke, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks' office, and Irina Asoskov, Wireline Bureau, and state staff Gregg Faber, Vermont Public Service Bureau, and Joseph Witmer, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.