Communications Personals
Colony Capital CEO-elect Marc Ganzi, from Digital Colony, becomes CEO, effective July 1, succeeding Thomas Barrack, continuing as executive chairman; Jacky Wu, ex-Driven Brands, becomes executive vice president-finance March 23, chief financial officer and treasurer July 1, succeeding Mark Hedstrom, continuing as executive vice president-chief operating officer; company nominating various board members, see here ... McDermott Will hires April Weisbruch, ex-Sheppard Mullin, as partner-intellectual property.
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names working group chairs and co-chairs for the precision agricultural task force: Mapping and Analyzing Connectivity on Agricultural Lands Chair Michael Adelaine, South Dakota State University, and Vice Chair Sreekala Bajwa, College of Agriculture & Montana Agricultural Experiment Station; Examining Current and Future Connectivity Demand for Precision Agriculture Chair Daniel Leibfried, John Deere, and Vice Chair Blake Hurst, Missouri Farm Bureau; Encouraging Adoption of Precision Agriculture and Availability of High-Quality Jobs on Connected Farms Chair Mike McCormick, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, and Vice Chair Julie Bushell, Paige Wireless, for Irrigation Association; and Accelerating Broadband Deployment on Unserved Agricultural Lands Chair Jeff Pettit, Noash Construction, for National Association of Tower Erectors, and Vice Chair Heather Hampton-Knodle, Knodle Farms, for American Agri-Women; a list of other members is here, and will be in the next issue of this publication's personals section.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates steps down from the board "to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities" and remains technology adviser to CEO Satya Nadella and other executives at the company ... Snap names Kelly Coffey, Royal Bank of Canada, to board, effective May 18.