Communications Personals
Stateside Associates hires Robert Williams, ex-Orrick where he worked with technology startups in carsharing, telecom and other areas -- as senior political director ... Zach Freed from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance hired by the American Economic Liberties Project and its Fight Corporate Monopolies as advocacy and outreach manager ... David Edmonson promoted to TechNet vice president-state policy and government relations.
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In a consortium led by John Hancock Life Insurance buying 30% of ExteNet (see 2010150033), ExteNet executive management structure expected to remain, with Marc Ganzi, Colony Capital and Digital Colony, as executive chairman, and Jim Hyde continuing as ExteNet president-CEO ... E.W. Scripps moves, upon closing of its acquisition of Ion Media: Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer Lisa Knutson to lead the new Scripps national TV networks business and Executive Vice President-National Media Laura Tomlin to the company's chief administrative officer; both are new positions; the transaction is expected to close in Q1 (see 2009240044).
Entravision makes a majority investment in Cisneros Interactive; all its employees will remain with the company, and Victor Kong continues as CEO; the broadcaster paid $29 million for a 51% stake in the "advertising rep firm for Facebook, Spotify and LinkedIn in Latin American countries," Noble Financial analyst Michael Kupinski writes Friday.
Interface Security Systems promotes Brent Duncan to president-chief operating officer ... Crown Media Family Networks hires Robin Thomas, ex-WGN America, as executive vice president-consumer insights, strategy and analytics, newly created role ... Brand Safety Institute names industry consultant Louis Jones brand safety officer in residence, succeeding Christine Desrosiers, first to hold the post and remains on advisory board ... Continental Automated Buildings Association adds Troy Maeder, Automated Logic, to board.