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Internet Association founding President-CEO Michael Beckerman resigns, effective Feb. 29, to join TikTok, becoming vice president-public policy; assists with search as General Counsel Jon Berroya becomes interim president-CEO ... Utilities Technology Council taps David Rardin, from office of Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, as director-government affairs and communications ... Next Century Cities Policy Adviser Christopher Mitchell steps down, remains at Institute for Local Self-Reliance; Next Century Cities Senior Program Manager Cat Blake also leaving.
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Virginia Tech hires Lance Collins, from Cornell University College of Engineering, as inaugural vice president-executive director of Alexandria, Virginia, Innovation Campus, effective Aug. 1 ... As part of Disney’s integration of Hulu into the direct-to-consumer and international segment, Hulu CEO Randy Freer stepping down ... CW promotes Rick Haskins to president-streaming and chief branding officer.
President Donald Trump nominating Craig Leen, Department of Labor’s Federal Contract Compliance Programs, to be Office of Personnel Management inspector general ... Television Music License Committee elects David Amy, ex-Sinclair, chairman, succeeding Chuck Sennett, ex-Tribune Media ... Facebook appoints Drew Houston, Dropbox, to board.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names North American Numbering Council working group chairs and co-chairs, for Numbering Administration Oversight WG: Robert McCausland, West Telecom, and Betty Sanders, Charter Communications; Interoperable Video Calling: David Bahar, National Association for State Relay Administration, and Chris Wendt, Comcast; Nationwide Number Portability: Bridget Alexander White, USConnect; Toll Free Assignment Modernization: Susan Gately, Telecommunications Users Committee, and Julie Oost, Peerless Network; and Call Authentication Trust Anchor: Jackie Wohlgemuth, ATIS, and Beth Choroser, Comcast.