Communications Personals
FCC Wireline Bureau attorney-adviser Douglas Slotten plans to retire ... Competitive Carriers Association promotes Josh Perez to associate policy counsel ... In ViacomCBS' buying a majority of Spanish-language content company Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico from Disney and the founding family (see 2110280007), Samuel Duque Rozo, founder-CEO of the company being purchased, continues "to exclusively support the business from a creative and strategic advisory position, and Samuel Duque Duque, current president, will lead the business," which comes "under the remit" of ViacomCBS International Studios and Networks Americas President JC Acosta.
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The new job for CommScope's Alex Pease (see this section, Oct. 27 issue of this publication) is as WestRock's executive vice president-chief financial officer; Ward Dickson retires from those posts at the maker of paper and packaging products, effective Nov. 30 ... Discovery promotes Anil Jhingan to president-managing director, Asia Pacific; current regional head Simon Robinson leaves APAC role to lead “integration planning activities” for proposed WarnerMedia transaction.
At Council for Inclusive Innovation, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo becomes chair of this stakeholder group that's helping Patent and Trademark Office develop "a comprehensive national strategy to build a more diverse and inclusive innovation ecosystem" ... Planet adds Twitter Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde to its board.
Lobbyist registrations: Qualcomm, BGR Government Affairs on “international trade and U.S. semiconductor industrial base priorities,” effective Sept. 13 … SAP America, Ernst & Young, effective Sept. 13 … Charter Communications, Salinas Strategies on copyright, privacy and competition policy, effective Sept. 10 … ServiceNow, Van Scoyoc Associates on cybersecurity, effective Sept. 9 … Reston Strategy Group on behalf of HawkEye 360, 535 Group on “funding and policies supporting commercial space-based RF remote sensing” in FY 2022 must-pass legislation, effective Sept. 8 … Teradata Government Systems, Ice Miller Strategies, effective Sept. 2 … Ampere Computing, Cornerstone Government Affairs on semiconductors, effective Sept. 1 … AI and machine learning company Foro, Banner Public Affairs on AI and infrastructure, effective Sept. 1.
Additional lobbyist registrations: Broadcom, McAllister & Quinn, effective Sept. 1 … Charter, Kountoupes Denham on “telecommunications and broadband access,” effective Sept. 1 … Cox Enterprises, Squire Patton, effective Sept. 1 … CTIA, West Front Strategies, effective Sept. 1 … Etsy, H&M Strategies on the Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-Commerce (HR-5374/S-1843) and Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (HR-5502/S-936), effective Sept. 1 … Facebook, Stanton Park Group, effective Sept. 1 … Free Speech Coalition, Clarity Consulting on the Communications Decency Act, effective Sept. 1 … National Education Association, Bernstein Strategy Group on Emergency Connectivity Fund money in the budget reconciliation package and education-related broadband, effective Sept. 1 … Palantir, Fulcrum Public Affairs, effective Sept. 1 … Skyworks Solutions, Subject Matter on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, effective Sept. 1 … USTelecom, Dunkel Government Relations, Empire Consulting Group and Kelsay Strategies, effective Sept. 1.