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FCC announces Office of General Counsel staff promotions: David Gossett becomes chief of staff, Ashley Boizelle succeeds him as deputy general counsel-litigation and Michael Carlson succeeds her as deputy general counsel-administrative law ... Copyright Office promotes Kimberley Isbell to deputy director-policy and international affairs.

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Google promotes Leslie Miller to head-YouTube global policy, and hires Markham Cho Erickson, from Steptoe & Johnson, as head-Centers of Excellence ... Computer & Communications Industry Association adds Victoria de Posson, from FTI Consulting, to Brussels team-tech policy ... Information Technology Industry Council appoints Margaret McCarthy, ex-Mobile Future, senior director-government affairs team ... Telecommunications Industry Association announces Patrick Lozada, from Albright Stonebridge, as director-global policy; Ashley Simmons leaves for her own consultancy ... Bryan Cave names Jonathan Retsky, ex-Winston & Strawn, partner and deputy leader-intellectual property.

AT&T advances WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey to also president-chief operating officer and Jeff McElfresh to CEO-AT&T Communications, replacing John Donovan, retiring (see this section, Aug. 27) ... SES Chief Financial Officer Andrew Browne stepping down for personal reasons and to “pursue other endeavors.”

NPD Group taps Dan Hess, ex-Comscore, as chief product officer ... J2 Global names Nate Simmons, ex-Symantec, president-cloud services ... NEP Group announces Jay Deutsch, ex-EVS, head-media solutions, U.S. business … D.A. Davidson hires Steve O’Donnell, ex-Stephens, as managing director-technology investment banking.

Senate Financial Services Subcommittee member Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he’s not running for governor ... Energous appoints Reynette Au, Intel, to board, replacing Rex Jackson, stepping down.