Communications Personals
Neustar taps Brian McCann, ex-NetScout, for executive vice president and president-security solutions, and Lee Kirschbaum, ex-Opus, is senior vice president-communications solutions and corporate business development; both join Executive Committee ... Wireless Broadband Alliance moves Tiago Rodrigues to CEO, replacing Shrikant Shenwai, "who will continue working closely with WBA and the wireless industry" ... Future of Privacy Forum adds Robbert van Eijk, ex-Dutch Data Protection Authority, as managing director-FPF operations in Europe.
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AT&T unit names leaders to focus on HBO Max, including: Andy Forssell, ex-Otter Media, becomes executive vice president-general manager, WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer; DirecTV veteran Sarah Lyons to senior vice president-product experience; marketer and Warner Bros. vet Katie Soo senior vice president-growth marketing; ex-Warner Bros. research and analytics expert Keith Camoosa senior vice president-data insights & operations; and Jess Miller, who helped start the parent company's DirecTV Now, for vice president-project management; and at other units, Lionsgate veteran Sean Kisker for executive vice president-chief strategy officer, Otter Media and WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer; Josh Walker moves up to executive vice president-financial planning and chief strategy officer, WarnerMedia Entertainment; and Comcast X1 alumni Jason Press as executive vice president-DTC Engineering & Program Management, WarnerMedia Entertainment ... Nexstar Media promotions to senior vice president: Patrick Cusick, also controller; and Randy Bradford, for financial operations ... Mission Broadcasting promotes to vice president: Lance Carwile, also corporate program director; and Sharon Moser, also corporate controller ... Coming from Cisco, Karen Walker, joins Intel as senior vice president-chief marketing officer, effective Oct. 23 ... Flex names from Avnet Lynn Torrel chief supply chain and procurement officer ... EZ Texting appoints from Evernote Craig Klemp as vice president-partnerships.
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee adds Rep. Greg Murphy, R-North Carolina, succeeding Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico, who was temporarily assigned to the panel.
Lobbyist registrations: US Ignite, Lewis-Burke Associates on “smart communities, 5G, and technology,” effective Sept. 3 ... Fox, BL Partners Group on Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act reauthorization, “retransmission content, online privacy, spectrum-related issues, media ownership issues, [First Amendment] issues, sports betting, educational programming and advertising,” effective Sept. 1 ... Global Infrastructure Investor Association, on its own behalf and Dentons US, effective Aug. 13 ... MaxLinear, Squire Patton on “outreach” to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. related to “a proposed acquisition,” effective Aug. 13 ... Vehicle safety tech maker Pronto.ai, Federal Hill Group on “heavy duty vehicle, as well as multi-modal, safety systems,” effective Aug. 7 ... Pronto.ai, The Doerrer Group on “advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) technology for commercial motor vehicles,” effective Aug. 2.