Communications Personals
Comcast promotes Mitch Rose to executive vice president-federal government affairs, succeeding Kathy Zachem in leading Comcast/NBCUniversal Washington office; Zachem retiring, leaving daily responsibilities effective June 30 and remaining at company through 2020 as adviser to Chief Legal Officer-Secretary Tom Reid ... Jamie Favazza, ex-Pinterest, hired by TikTok as public policy communications director, she says; company doesn't comment ... Internet Association's Noah Theran leaving IA effective June 12, hired by Managed Funds Association as executive vice president-managing director, global communications.
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In Dish Network announcing it advanced Michael Schwimmer to group president, Sling TV (see this section, June 2), Dish said Warren Schlichting left ... Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's new head-cyber, North America is Thomas Kang, ex-Willis Towers; Catharina Richter moves to global head, Cyber Center of Competence ... Bluebird Network taps Bruce Garrison, ex-Zayo, in newly created position of chief revenue officer ... Charles River Associates adds Laila Haider, ex-Edgeworth Economics, as vice president, Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice.
Qligent taps from Imagine Communications Brick Eksten for CEO, succeeding Eugene Shchemelev, who continues with company as executive chairman ... Nielsen appoints Chandler Bigelow, from Tribune Media, to chief financial officer, Nielsen Global Connect ... Entravision names Chris Munoz, ex-Univision National Sales, executive vice president-national sales ... AeroVironment unmanned aircraft systems firm promotes Ken Karklin to chief operating officer ... K2 Cyber Security announces Monty Venkersammy, ex-Trend Micro, is vice president-channel sales.
Nomination of Derek Kan for deputy director, OMB, (see this section, May 29) sent to Senate ... With Society of Broadcast Engineers Executive Director John Poray retiring Dec. 31 (see 2001030032), SBE President Wayne Pecena appoints past National President Joe Snelson chair, Executive Director Search Committee; other details here.
Wiley's Kendra Perkins Norwood elected president-elect, Washington Bar Association ... Twitter appoints board member Patrick Pichette to chair; Omid Kordestani steps down as executive chairman and becomes a non-employee director ... Diodes Chairman Raymond Soong retires from the board and President-CEO Keh-Shew Lu named chairman; Director Michael Tsai named lead director.