FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces retirements of Toni McGowan, Office of Managing Director deputy chief-performance evaluation and records management; Christina Clearwater, Wireless Bureau associate chief-competition and Infrastructure Division; and Joe Husnay, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau electronics engineer; she also announces as employees of the year Scott Noveck, Office of General Counsel, for his efforts to revoke authorization for China Telecom, and Sue Sterner, Office of Economics and Analytics, for her contributions to four agency auctions.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announces intent to nominate Great Plains Institute Vice President-Strategic Initiatives Doug Scott, a former Illinois Commerce Commission chair, to replace ICC Chairman Carrie Zalewski, leaving in June; Pritzker also plans to appoint to the ICC Conrad Reddick, an attorney who previously represented the Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers, and Stacey Paradis, executive director-Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance ... Baretz+Brunelle, communications and business advisory firm for the legal industry, names Xenia Kobylarz, ex-Paul Weiss director-communications, a senior managing director in its New York office ... Semtech, IoT systems and service provider, promotes Asaf Silberstein to chief operating officer, newly created role.
CyberSecure promotes Bobby Nakanelua to chief technology officer; co-founder Steve Sohn assumes new duties as chief customer experience officer ... McClatchy promotes Robyn Tomlin to chief news officer ... Keysight Technologies says Executive Chair Ron Nersesian is transitioning to nonexecutive chair, effective May 1 … TuSimple, autonomous driving technology company, adds Tyler McGaughey, former Treasury Department deputy assistant secretary-investment security, and Zhen Tao, senior partner at Third Square Capital Management, to its board as independent directors.