Communications Personals
America’s Communications Association Executive Vice President Rob Shema leaving to become CEO of ACA member ComNet, effective March 23 ... Van Bloys, ex-Davis Wright, becomes Crown Castle senior utility relations counsel ... Now at USTelecom is Director-Policy and Advocacy Farhan Chughtai, an FCC filing shows (see 2002130023); group tells us he was hired in April; Chughtai previously was at the Wireless Infrastructure Association.
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Aerospace Industries Association hires Jeff Wilson, ex-office of Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, as legislative affairs director ... Ofcom announces Simon Saunders, from Google, is director-emerging technology, effective in March ... Lotame adds Amy Yeung, from Comscore, as general counsel-chief privacy officer ... Alpine Group promotions to partner-principals include Ansley Erdel, who works on telecom.
NetApp's Ron Pasek, executive vice president-chief financial officer, retiring April at end of fiscal year, remaining through transition; interim Chief Marketing Officer James Whitemore moves to permanent post; and it hires Kim Stevenson, ex-SkyWorks, for senior vice president-general manager, NetApp Foundational Data Services; NetApp stock closed down 9.3 percent to $55.18 Thursday, partly reflecting the unexpected departure, Raymond James emailed investors ... Kayne Partners tech investment firm elevates Leon Chen to managing partner, Andrew DeYoung to vice president-business development and operations, and Alex Duffy and Harrison Brunelli to senior associates.
At Disney, ABC Owned Television Stations Caroline Foy Welch, president-general manager, WTVD Durham, North Carolina, retiring in March ... Exabeam taps Jeff Romano, from 8x8, as chief customer success officer … Media Links announces Andy Armstrong, ex-PeakView Solutions, is vice president-sales, North American cable markets, new position ... President Donald Trump nominates Craig Leen (see this section, Feb. 4) as inspector general, Office of Personnel Management ... Government Wireless Technology & Communications Association names Chris Baker, FirstNet, to board.