NASA promotes Cynthia Simmons to acting director of Goddard Space Flight Center, replacing Director Makenzie Lystrup, stepping down … Paul Abbott, ex-Charter, returns to Mintz as of counsel in its technology, communications and media practice … Yellowstone Fiber promotes Sid Boswell to CEO, replacing Greg Metzger, retiring … Nebraska Public Service Commission promotes Greg Walklin to executive director, replacing Thomas Golden, retiring.
Sue McNeil Sullivan, formerly FCC, joins Lumen as assistant general counsel for federal regulatory affairs, replacing Craig Brown, retiring after 24 years … MDA Space names Rob Singh, ex-Axta Space, vice president for strategic solutions, a newly created position … Nexsys-One adds Dave Mayo, Dish Network, to its board.
FCC Media Bureau Video Division Chief Barbara Kreisman retires Aug. 1, after 50 years … Nexstar promotes Dan Lanzano to president of national advertising sales, a newly created position … Digital infrastructure firm Equinix names Shane Paladin, ex-Siteimprove, executive vice president and chief customer and revenue officer.
The American Association for Public Broadband taps Lexi Christensen, Utopia Fiber, and Brian Vo, Connect Humanity, for its board … National Wireless Independent Dealer Association adds Matt Zieminski, iFixit, to its board as legislative strategy lead.
Mike Dano, formerly Light Reading, joins Ookla as lead industry analyst … Non-terrestrial network provider Skylo adds Molly Gavin, ex-Omnispace, as vice president of government affairs and compliance and Rayissa Manning Armata, formerly IDnow, as director of data privacy and regulatory compliance.
President Donald Trump adds interim NASA administrator to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s title, replacing acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro, who remains Kennedy Space Center director … Chris Griffiths, ex-Cube3.AI, joins ISP solutions provider Plume as chief technology officer, a new position.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down, no reason given … Changes in Comtech's satellite and space communications unit: Ex-General Dynamics executives Steve Black and Brent Norman named COO and CFO, respectively; Mark Dale advanced to chief technology officer ... Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appoints John Etue, ex-office of Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, as his chief of staff ... ISP Gigstreem promotes Brent McCutchin to COO and Florencio Bulanhagui to CTO, new positions ... Flynn Rico-Johnson, former policy adviser to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, joins Nvidia as director of government relations for telecom.
Mark Pugerude, formerly Ericsson, joins embedded wireless provider Ezurio as CEO, replacing Bill Steinike, who continues as adviser … Digital infrastructure provider Cirion Technologies promotes Santiago Londono to CEO for connectivity and Nelson Fonseca to CEO for data centers, replacing Facundo Castro, who steps down as CEO and joins the board … Novaspace names Zack Hester, ex-Bluestone Investment Partners, head of its U.S. office, replacing Natalia Larrea Brito, who joined the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics as senior director for space.
Sinclair appoints Narinder Sahai, ex-Arcis Golf, as executive vice president and CFO, replacing Lucy Rutishauser, who steps down as CFO and continues as executive vice president until her retirement later this year, when she becomes senior adviser … Henry Liu, formerly FTC, rejoins Covington as co-chair of its antitrust and competition law practice group … NTCA General Counsel and Vice President of Policy Jill Canfield stepping down at the end of August after 27 years, plans unannounced ... MVPD Comporium promotes David Barnes to president and CEO, replacing Bryant Barnes, retiring but remaining as board chair.
Hudson Institute names former FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington a visiting fellow at the Center for the Economics of the Internet … Changes at DirecTV following its sale by AT&T to TPG: Tony Vinciquerra, formerly Sony Pictures Entertainment, joins the board; AT&T board appointees Thaddeus Arroyo, Lori Lee and Jamie Barton step down, as does independent director Steve McGaw … Sara Cicero, ex-Cisco, joins fiber-optics manufacturer AOI as head of communications.