Omnicom Group names MediaLink’s Kathleen Saxton chief marketing officer, newly created position, effective Jan. 1 ... Eutelsat Secretary and Group General Counsel Julie Burguburu to step down, succeeded by David Bertolotti, director-institutional and international affairs, both effective Dec. 12 ... Customer experience intelligence platform Disqo adds Nicholas Weaver, ex-Google, as vice president-engineering ... Global Semiconductor Alliance adds Meta Vice President-Infrastructure Alexis Bjorlin to its board.
Maryland Tech Council names former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz CEO, succeeding Marty Rosendale, leaving after four years in the role ... Tech sector communications consultancy The Hoffman Agency hires former Adobe executive Natalie Kessler as executive vice president-global talent marketing practice ... Purdue University’s Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy names Michelle Giuda, former assistant secretary of state under President Donald Trump, director, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Bonnie Glick, joining the institute’s advisory board ... Mobile app development SaaS Jigx adds former Nike Chief Operating Officer Eric Sprunk to its board.
Kate Black, former aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, opens strategic advocacy consulting firm K. Black Strategies ... Lightspeed Commerce promotes JD St-Martin to president; Michael DeSimone to depart as Lightspeed's chief business officer at the end of 2022 ... Telecom provider Comporium promotes Brian Hovis to vice president-business sales.
BakerHostetler promotes Katherine Lowry to chief information officer, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Bob Craig, retiring … Signal Group promotes Managing Director Blake Androff to chair-public affairs; Kathleen Van De Wille to vice president; Julian Graham and Mary Tayor to senior managers; and Diana Rahmani to manager.
Wi-Fi Alliance promotes Kevin Robinson to president-CEO, succeeding Edgar Figueroa, retiring … Computer & Communications Industry Association names Josh Rogin, ex-office of Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., vice president-government relations; Alvaro Maranon, ex-Lawfare Institute, policy counsel; and Jordan Rodell, from Stateside Associates, state policy manager; CCIA Europe promotes Brussels office head Christian Borggreen to senior vice president and Maria Teresa Stecher to policy adviser.
NTCA hires Virdina Gibbs, ex-office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-N.J., and Brendan Dailey, ex-office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., both as directors-government affairs; and Taylor Holland, ex-chief of staff to chairman, Fairfax County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors, as digital communications manager; and moves Blain Tesfaye to policy analyst … Splunk names Proofpoint’s Sharyl Givens chief people officer ... Cellular solutions distributor GetWireless promotes Terra Bastolich to chief marketing officer.
Noah Phillips, who left his post last week as FTC commissioner (see 2210140048), becomes Cravath Swaine partner, co-chairing Antitrust Practice … Wilkinson Barker hires Kara Graves, former CTIA vice president-regulatory affairs, as partner, “focusing largely on spectrum, infrastructure siting, and other areas of interest to the wireless industry.”
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions promotes Yevgeni Tsirulnik to senior vice president-innovation and incubation ... Qurate Retail group names Linda Aiello from Stitch Fix as chief people officer, effective Oct. 31 ... Paychex adds President-CEO John Gibson to its board, expanding it to 11 members.
North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley, resigns, effective Dec. 2, to join Bitzero International as CEO-American operations … Legal tech company Everlaw promotes Shana Simmons to chief legal officer and hires Anna Meyer, ex-PerimeterX, as chief people officer, both new positions … DialAmerica teleservices company, appoints Casey Kostecka, ex-TouchPoint, president … Sosi technology and services contractor names Jennifer Diamond Haber, ex-PM Hotel Group, vice president-communications ... NCTA names Hallmark Media’s Wonya Lucas to board.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) appoints Alastair MacTaggart, who helped write the bill establishing the California Privacy Protection Agency Board, as a member of that agency, replacing Angela Sierra, who becomes a member of the state’s Racial and Identify Profiling Advisory Board ... Verizon names Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel Craig Silliman president of new Verizon Global Services unit, with Vandana Venkatesh advancing to assume his responsibilities as chief legal officer … AT&T announces staff changes, effective Oct. 16: Zee Hussain advances to president-public sector, replacing Jason Porter, who moves to lead supply chain; Jim Bugel advances to president-FirstNet; Chris Smith, president-civilian and shared services, adds responsibility for sales to federal public safety agencies as Stacy Schwartz, vice president with sales leadership responsibilities, retiring; and Joe Drygas, vice president-healthcare, add sales leadership responsibilities for state and local government and education market segments.