The Judicial Council of the U.S. Courts of the D.C. Circuit appoints Spencer Hallett, ex-chief deputy clerk for the District Court, as circuit executive-U.S. Courts of the D.C. Circuit, succeeding Betsy Paret, retiring ... Paul St. Clair, ex-Windstream, joins call center solutions company Convoso as head-compliance ... Bradford Briner resigning from board of Boston Omaha, holding company including for broadband telecom, effective Tuesday, becoming North Carolina state treasurer.
Glenn Canales, ex-Viasat, starts Satellite Insights, consulting firm for satellite communications ... Ken Fellman retiring from Wilson Williams ... Aureon appoints George O'Neal, ex-GVTC Communications, as CEO, succeeding Scott Behn, effective Jan. 13 ... Quebec Film and Television Council names Stephane Cardin, ex-Netflix, president-CEO.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) reappoints Public Utilities Commission Chair Eric Blank to a second four-year term, effective Jan.12 … Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announces state Bureau of Audits’ Kelly Monaghan as deputy executive director … Ballard Partners hires Patrick Kilcur, ex-Motion Picture Association, as executive vice president-U.S. government affairs.
FCBA adds Stephanie Budaker, ex-NAB Leadership Foundation, as senior manager-programs ... Glen Echo Group promotes Anne Keeney and Davey McKissick to senior vice presidents, Andrea O'Neal and Christopher Shannon to vice presidents, and Kieran Henstenburg and Isabela Kent to senior associates ... FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appoints to Universal Service Administrative Company board: Anisa Green, AT&T; Dan Kettwich, ADS Advanced Data Services; Sarah Freeman, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; Kenneth Mason, industry consultant; David Schuler, the School Superintendents Association; Julie Tritt Schell, E-Rate Coordinator-Pennsylvania; Olivia Wein, National Consumer Law Center; and Brian Dalhover, Zayo Group ... NATE elects Tommy Lewis, Hayden Tower Service, to board.
Canadian public broadcaster TFO appoints Xavier Brassard-Bedard, ex-Groupe TVA, as CEO, effective Jan. 6 ... Quantum networking company Aliro appoints Dan Hefle, ex-Arista Networks, as head-commercial sales ... ISP Gigstreem adds Layne Levine, ex-Highline, to board.
HWG promotes Annick Banoun to partner-telecom practice, effective Jan. 1 ... Cybersecurity company Onapsis appoints Paul Kleinschnitz, ex-Corelight, as chief revenue officer ... Scripps hires Adam Harman, ex-A+E Networks, as senior vice president-programming ... Fiber Broadband Association elects Ariane Schaffer, GFiber, as chair and Bob Whitman, Corning, and Rob Shema, altafiber, to board, effective Jan. 1.
Private attorney Angela Floyd, ex-SBA Communications, joins Wilkinson Barker as partner, including for telecom ... Cybersecurity company Check Point Software appoints Nadav Zafrir, ex-Team8, as CEO, succeeding Gil Shwed, transitioning to executive chairman ... Mitchell Silberberg promotes Lindsay Edelstein to partner-intellectual property practice ... Arelion appoints Gagun Gahir, ex-Telstra, as enterprise sales director-Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
National Association of Attorneys General elects New Hampshire AG John Formella (R) as president, Connecticut AG William Tong (D) as president-elect and South Dakota AG Marty Jackley (R) as vice president … Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition’s executive director John Windhausen retiring (see 2412130048).
CTIA President-CEO Meredith Baker to retire in 2025 at the end of her contract, continuing to lead the organization "in the interim to ensure a smooth transition" (see 2412120055) ... NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson says he's resigning Jan. 20 (see 2412120066) ... Spence Purnell, ex-Reason Foundation, joins R Street Institute as senior fellow-technology and innovation ... Wiley announces promotions, including Lyn Brown to partner, telecom, media and tech, and Frank Scaduto to of counsel, litigation, including telecom, effective Jan. 1 ... Qualcomm promotes Baaziz Achour to chief technology officer, succeeding James Thompson, retiring, effective Feb. 3 ... Paramount Global extends Dorothea Lea’s contract through 2028 as executive vice president-global public policy and government relations ... Ciena appoints board member Lawton Fitt as independent chair-board; Patrick Nettles steps down as executive chair.
FCC announces retirements of Jeffrey Steinberg, assistant general counsel; Huong Chau, Media Bureau-Audio Division engineer; Linda Sanderson Office of Economics and Analytics’ Auctions Division associate chief; and Martha Stancill, Auctions Division deputy; Daniel Shiman, OEA economist; Ying Ke, OEA geospatial data specialist; and Rachel Kazan, OEA chief of staff; new to agency is Jane Coffin, ex-Internet Society, chief-Global Strategy and Negotiations Division, Office of International Affairs.