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Internet Accountable Project adds attorney and Human Events Publisher Will Chamberlain as senior counsel; IAP notes the conservative group was started in September by ex-Senate GOP aides Mike Davis and Rachel Bovard "to take on Big Tech from the right"; it's now "expanding its team in the wake of Big Tech’s escalating targeting of conservatives" ... TechNet hires from Univision Communications Keith Fernandez as director-communications ... Barclays taps Georgi Balinov, ex-Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as head-global technology payments banking.
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Digitalundivided startup "that leverages data and advocacy to catalyze economic growth and create pathways for Black and Latinx women entrepreneurs" appoints Lauren Maillian, LMB Group, interim CEO, succeeding founder Kathryn Finney, resigned ... ViacomCBS promotes Bruce Gillmer to president-music, music talent, programming and events, ViacomCBS Media Networks ... Nokia adds Wartsila Group's Marco Wiren as chief financial officer-member, Group Leadership Team, effective Sept. 1, replacing Kristian Pullola, remaining with company "until around" year's end ... Navy Federal adds Sovan Shatpathy, ex-Amtrak, as the credit union’s chief technology officer.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee OKs John Chase Johnson to be FCC inspector general; he's now on executive calendar for potential confirmation by the chamber ... Business Roundtable Chairman Doug McMillon, Walmart chairman-CEO, announced a special board committee "to advance racial equity and justice solutions" with members including Mary Barra, General Motors, and Randall Stephenson, AT&T.
NAB Executive Committee board elections include: on radio board, Bill Wilson, Townsquare Media, as first vice chair and John Zimmer, Zimmer Radio of Mid-Missouri, second vice chair; on TV board, Ralph Oakley, Quincy Media, first vice chair; Perry Sook, Nexstar, second vice chair; and Pat LaPlatney, Gray Television, third vice chair; and Margaret Tobey, Comcast's NBCUniversal, for designated TV network seat on NAB board Executive Committee ... With expected emergence from Chapter 11, PG&E adds to board Rajat Bahri of Wish e-commerce platform; Mark Ferguson, ex-Navy with cyber preparedness and other expertise; Craig Fugate, One Concern; Dara Treseder, Carbon and ex-Apple’s FileMaker; and others.
Center for a New American Security adds to Digital Freedom Forum Markham Erickson, Google; Susan Gordon, technology and global risk consultant; Sheena Greitens, University of Texas-Austin; Kevin Martin, Facebook; and Maya Wang, Human Rights Watch ... ISACA installs 2020-21 board, including new chair Tracey Dedrick, ex-Santander; and directors Gabriela Hernandez Cardoso, ex-GE Mexico; Maureen O’Connell, ex-Scholastic; Gerrard Schmid, Diebold Nixdorf; and Anna Yip, SmarTone Telecommunications.