Communications Personals
American Tower promotes Tom Bartlett to president-CEO, succeeding Jim Taiclet, becoming president-CEO, Lockheed Martin, effective June 15, replacing Marillyn Hewson, becoming executive chairman; American Tower also advances Rod Smith to executive vice president-chief financial officer and treasurer ... ICANN appoints Mikhail Anisimov, ex-.RU/.РФ, as head-global stakeholder engagement, Eastern Europe and Central Asia ... T-Mobile Executive Vice President David Carey retiring, effective April 30.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
NAB appoints Chris Wood, Univision, to TV board, succeeding Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, who left for Twitter (see this section, March 12) ... Facebook announces Kenneth Chenault, General Catalyst, not seeking re-election to board at annual meeting “to pursue other opportunities,” reportedly amid disagreements with CEO Mark Zuckerberg ... Carol Tome resigns from Verizon board, becomes UPS CEO.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force working group members (chairs and co-chairs, this section, March 16): Mapping and Analyzing Connectivity on Agricultural Lands: Seth Arndorfer, Dakota Carrier Network; Dan Barcus, Blackfeet Nation; Teddy Bekele, Land O’Lakes; Brent Birth, Stone Corner Resources, for National Society of Professional Surveyors; Joseph Carey, Trimble; Lynn Follansbee, USTelecom; Todd Harpest, MetaLINK Technologies; Tom Kealey, Idaho Department of Commerce; Miles Kuschel, Rocking K Ranch, for Minnesota Farm Bureau; David Larson, CNH Industrial; Todd Myers, Myers Construction, Power & Communication Contractors Association; Matt Splitter, Kansas Corn Growers Association, for National Corn Growers Association; Joy Sterling, Iron Horse Vineyards; Mark Suggs, Pitt & Greene Electric, for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; and Technical Adviser Jessica Zufolo, Universal Service Administrative Co.
Also, Examining Current and Future Connectivity Demand for Precision Agriculture: Andy Bater, Fifth Estate Growers; Peter Brent, New Vision Farms; Ranveer Chandra, Azure Global, Microsoft; Chris Chinn, Missouri Department of Agriculture; Valerie Connelly, Choptank Electric Cooperative; Jennifer Manner, Hughes Network Systems; Ron Miller, Ohio Township Association; Catherine Moyer, Pioneer Communications; Aeric Reilly, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association; Brian Scarpelli, ACT|The App Association; Steven Strickland, ExteNet; Lucas Turpin, Oregon State University; and George Woodward, Trilogy Networks, representing the Rural Wireless Association.
Also, Encouraging Adoption of Precision Agriculture and Availability of High-Quality Jobs on Connected Farms: Dale Artho, Deaf Smith County, Texas; Robert Blair, Three Canyon Farms; Lennie Blakeslee, CoBank; Dennis Buckmaster, Purdue University; Russ Elliott, Washington State Broadband Office; Michelle Erickson-Jones, Rural and Agriculture Council of America; Michael Gomes, Topcon Agriculture; Jose Guevara, Pecan Grove Farms; Robert Hance, Midwest Energy and Communications; Trenton Kissee, Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Aaron Kline, Skylo Technologies; Rob McDonald, Madison Telephone; Russell Peotter, America’s Public Television Stations; Josh Seidemann, NTCA; and Dan Spray. Precision Technology.
Also, Accelerating Broadband Deployment on Unserved Agricultural Lands: Renee Bivens, Dish Network; Luke Deryckx, Ookla; Anthony Dillard, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Craig Ganssle, Farmwave; David Goldman, SpaceX; Betsy Huber, The National Grange; Zach Hunnicutt, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation; Nick Moody, American Soybean Association; Jarrett Taubman, Facebook; Alex Thomasson, Texas A&M University; Jimmy Todd, Nex-Tech; Steve Vail, NineStar Connect; and Dan Watermeier, Nebraska Public Service Commission.