Communications Personals
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) designates Commissioner Dan Scripps as chair, Public Service Commission, replacing Sally Talberg, who remains on the commission; she resigned as chairman due to being considered to serve on Electric Reliability Council of Texas board, a position needing Texas Public Utility Commission OK; if that occurs, she would resign from the PSC before joining the board in January ... Internet Infrastructure Coalition and Domain Name Association plan to combine; spokesperson tells us the joint board will include Melinda Clem, from Afilias, as chairwoman, and James Bladel, GoDaddy; Christian Dawson is executive director; he's on the board of i2C, where he's also executive director and co-founder.
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FCC Wireline Bureau Competition Policy Division Deputy Chief Melissa Kirkel joins the chairman’s office to help with 988 national suicide hotline, Chairman Ajit Pai announces ... DoorDash hires Taylor Bennett from Lime as head-public affairs ... American Hospital Association hires from Children’s Hospital Association Matthew Wright as senior associate director-federal relations.
Qumu directors tap from Allerio TJ Kennedy, ex-FirstNet, as president-CEO-board member, succeeding Vern Hanzlik, who stepped down from those posts ... At Airbnb, Hiroki Asai from Apple now heads marketing; Catherine Powell moves to global head-hosting, which is combining homes and experiences; and Greg Greeley, who was president-homes division, leaves company ... Tech Data moves John O’Shea to president-Americas, following Joe Quaglia’s retirement ... Iteris adds to board Luke Schneider, ex-Wejo.