USTelecom names Alanna Chapell, ex-office of Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich., director-government affairs ... The Blue Owl Group, consultants including for internet, launches with Colin Crowell, ex-Twitter vice president and ex-FCC senior counselor, as managing director and including as advisers Alder Renewables’ Ian Punkett, Lucia Gamboa, Ledyard Group’s Lauren Culbertson Grieco, all also ex-Twitter, and Sotera Consulting founder Patricia Cartes Andres, ex-Google.
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CBS promotes Wendy McMahon to president-CEO, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, expanding her roles to include singular oversight of CBS News and Stations, plus leadership of CBS’ domestic syndication business; McMahon’s new duties will encompass all areas of oversight she previously shared with Neeraj Khemlani, also president and co-head of CBS News and Stations, and Steven LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures; Khemlani plans to begin a “multiplatform first-look deal” with CBS to develop content for Simon & Schuster; LoCascio plans to retire at the end of his current contract .
PayPal names Alex Chriss, ex-Intuit, president-CEO and to its board, effective Sept. 27; former President-CEO Dan Schulman will remain on the board until annual meeting in May ... Fox Corp. says Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh is stepping down to become special adviser to the company, effective Dec. 31 … Hootsuite, social media management company, names WooCommerce’s Elina Vilk, also ex-Meta and PayPal, chief marketing officer ... SolarWinds rehires Microsoft data platform expert Kevin Kline as senior staff technical marketing manager.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appoints members of the rechartered North American Numbering Council, including Karen Charles, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable commissioner, representing NARUC, as chairwoman; Bridget Alexander White, JSI, representing Highline, as vice chairwoman; Wireline Bureau’s Christi Shewman appointed designated federal officer and Rhonda Lien, deputy designated federal officer.