Communications Personals
Federal Election Commissioner Caroline Hunter stepping down, effective July 3, joining legal team of Stand Together; FEC spokesperson confirms her departure would leave commissioners without a quorum, if there's no replacement by Saturday ... CyrusOne directors elect real estate executive Bruce Duncan president-CEO and board member, succeeding interim President-CEO Tesh Durvasula ... Iconectiv taps Michael O’Brien, ex-Syniverse, for chief product officer ... LegalShield hires Cameron Scott, ex-GoDaddy, as chief marketing officer, new post ... Global Cloud Xchange appoints Anja Blumert, ex-Millicom International Cellular, chief financial officer.
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Also elected FCBA Foundation board co-chair (see this section, June 28) is Smitty Smith, DLA Piper ... SoftBank "governance enhancements" in "ongoing efforts to align with global best practices" include electing independent directors Lip-Bu Tan, Walden International and Cadence Design Systems, and Yuko Kawamoto, Waseda Business School professor; and also election of SoftBank Senior Vice President (among other roles) Yoshimitsu Goto.
Lobbyist registrations: Pokemon, Platinum Advisors DC on e-commerce, “particularly regarding the video game industry, and mobile gaming,” effective June 24 … Clark Street Associates on behalf of Lattice Semiconductor, K&L Gates on “semi-conductor re-shoring,” effective June 16 … Postmates, BGR Government Affairs, effective June 11 … The Media Trust, Greenberg Traurig, effective June 4 … Tesla, Phoenix Global Organization, effective June 3 … Google, Clark Hill on the House/Senate Appropriations Financial Services subcommittees’ FY 2021 funding legislation, “civilian agency suite and cloud computing services,” effective June 1 … Telecom equipment manufacturer Pivotal Commware, David Murray on the Utilizing Strategic Allied (USA) Telecom Act (HR-6624/S-3189) and other 5G bills, effective June 1 … Latin music industry marketing platform developer Cardenas Marketing Network, Cornerstone Government Affairs, effective May 5 … JMA Wireless, Peck Madigan, effective May 1 … Lyft, Akin Gump, effective May 1.