Communications Personals
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appoints David Gooder, from Brown-Forman, Patent and Trademark Office commissioner-trademarks ... BBB National Programs appoints Mary Engle, ex-FTC (see this section, Jan. 22), executive vice president-policy ... House Commerce hires Callie Strock, from office of Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, as press secretary ... American Continental Group taps Dana Colarulli as partner-intellectual property policy; he continues as executive director-Licensing Executives Society International ... InterDigital promotes Rob Stien to executive vice president-chief public policy officer.
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With Comtech buying Gilat (see 2002050024), buyer’s Fred Kornberg continues as CEO of combined company; Michael Porcelain advances to Comtech president; Michael Bondi continues as chief financial officer; Gilat’s Yona Ovadia remains CEO of Israel-based subsidiary; and CFO Adi Sfadia becomes also chief integration officer.
KKR appoints Rob Salvagno, from Cisco, co-head of technology, Americas ... National Basketball Players Association First Vice President Andre Iguodala joins Comcast affiliate Comcast Ventures as partner, Catalyst Fund ... Frontier Communications names Mike Shippey, ex-Windstream, senior vice president-wholesale services ... Take-Two's Rockstar Games Vice President-Creative Dan Houser leaving ... Meredith elects Don Baer, Palisades Strategic Advisors, lead independent director.