Communications Personals
IP attorney Jodi DeSchane, ex-Faegre Drinker, joins Ballard Spahr as of counsel; her practice includes copyright, advertising, social media and internet-related issues ... Comcast's Jason Armstrong, chief financial officer of Sky, returns to corporate headquarters as executive vice president-treasurer after his relocation to Sky’s HQ in U.K. complicated by COVID-19; Comcast Treasurer Bill Dordelman retiring; and Armstrong succeeded at Sky by Simon Robson, promoted from his deputy to full CFO.
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Viamedia names John Piccone, ex-Simulmedia, to newly created position of president-QTT, just formed cloud-based TV ad business, and Brendan Condon, ex-Comcast's Effectv, as strategic adviser for third-party network and operator deployment ... TDS announces from AT&T Laurent Therivel for U.S. Cellular president-CEO, effective July 1, succeeding Kenneth Meyers named senior adviser to CEO until Sept. 4 retirement; Therivel also to replace Meyers on TDS and U.S. Cellular boards.
UL hires Linda Chapin, ex-Johnson Controls, as senior vice president-chief human resources officer ... RedSea appoints Bryan Barney, ex-Symantec, CEO, succeeding Ray Rothrock, who transitions to executive chairman ... Nexstar Broadcasting moves Ron Romines to vice president-general manager of broadcast and digital operations, Charlotte, North Carolina ... Hearst Television elevates Justin Antoniotti to president-general manager, WGAL Lancaster, Pennsylvania, succeeding Kyle Grimes, who moved to run company's WCVB-TV Boston (see this section, May 29).