Sinclair names Richard Cooke, ex-podcast studio Cadence13, vice president-audio programming, and promotes Lou Ferrara to vice president-consumer data and strategy, both newly created roles ... Cybersecurity company [redacted] hires Trend Micro’s Aaron Ansari as chief revenue officer, newly created role ... Simulmedia, cross-channel TV advertising company, rehires its former executive Jon Werther from Professional Fighters League as executive vice president-operations and business development, newly created position.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces Claudia Fox, Wireline Bureau attorney, is retiring after 26 years with agency … Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appoints engineer Kathleen Jackson to state's Public Utility Commission for a term that expires Sept. 1, 2027 … Megan Stoll leaves Google, where she was general counsel, to join Apple Sept. 1 … Colin Angle to remain iRobot CEO after Amazon’s $1.7 billion buy of his robotic-vacuum company is complete ... Cybersecurity company Schellman adds Craig Kallin, ex-Disney, as chief marketing officer ... Electromechanical device manufacturer Ametek adds Suzanne Stefany, from PJT Partners investment bank, to its board.
MicroStrategy says Chairman Michael Saylor will add role of executive chairman and President Phong Le will add title of CEO and board member, effective Monday … Cloud platform Fastly appoints Cisco’s Todd Nightingale as its next CEO and adds him to its board, effective Sept. 1, succeeding Joshua Bixby, stepping down as CEO and from Fastly’s board, remaining an adviser ... GlobalLogic, Hitachi Group’s digital engineering subsidiary, names Chief Operating Officer Nitesh Banga its president-CEO, effective Oct. 1, succeeding Shashank Samant, who will become chairman, in addition to his role as executive adviser to Hitachi Digital Systems and Services Head Toshiaki Tokunaga ... Alibaba Group adds Hysan Development Chairwoman Irene Yun-Lien Lee and former Ernst & Young China Chairman Albert Kong Ping Ng, to its board, expanding it to 12 members.
Fiber company LS Networks taps Meta’s Randy Brogle as CEO ... Xerox board promotes President-Chief Operations Officer Steven Bandrowczak to CEO; he was interim CEO since June death of Vice Chairman-CEO John Visentin ... PayPal names Blake Jorgensen, ex-Electronic Arts, chief financial officer, replacing interim CFO Gabrielle Rabinovitch, who's promoted to new role of treasurer in addition to her responsibilities as senior vice president-corporate finance and investor relations; PayPal also says Mark Britto will retire as chief product officer, effective year-end, and an external search is underway to find his replacement ... Digital customer experience platform Hero Digital adds Gorilla Group’s Ryan Noel as senior vice president-growth and alliances ... Mobile app experience company Airship names Tracey Ryan O’Connor, ex-Coveo, senior vice president-global sales and adds her to its executive leadership team ... BMC, autonomous digital enterprise company, adds Corning Chief Legal and Administrative Officer Lewis Steverson to its board, replacing Nate Taylor, who left to return full-time to his duties at global investment firm KKR.
Nexstar Media Group extends employment agreement of CEO Perry Sook through March 2026; Sook is also chairman and a top Nexstar shareholder ... Consumer Cellular hires EverQuote’s Craig Lister, also ex-NortonLifeLock, as chief marketing officer ... Carolyn Renzin adds position of Fanduel chief legal officer, continuing as chief compliance officer.
Paramount Global promotes Pamela Kaufman to newly created position of president-CEO of international markets, global consumer products and experiences, effective immediately; Raffaele Annecchino to leave the company in his role as president-CEO of Paramount international networks, studios and streaming ... Avaya taps Vonage’s Alan Masarek as president-CEO, effective Monday, succeeding Jim Chirico, being “removed” from those roles and resigning from the board but remaining employed with Avaya through Aug. 16 ... Chipmaker Renesas promotes Julie Pope to senior vice president and names her as its first chief human resources officer, effective Sept. 1.
Meta announces Chief Financial Officer David Wehner takes on newly created role as chief strategy officer, effective Nov. 1, with Vice President-Finance Susan Li moving up to CFO … Entravision promotes Karina Cerda to executive vice president-global marketing, newly created position ... Sonic Foundry, video capture and streaming company, assigns former Senior Vice President-Sales Duane Glader to new role as general manager-operations, sales and business development for new Global Learning Exchange business ... Zash Global Media and Entertainment hires bitcoin entrepreneur Erik Finman as CEO.
FCC appoints Allen Hill, from the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, chief information officer … Minnesota Office of Broadband Development hires Hannah Buckland, from the Minnesota Department of Education, to lead state’s digital equity efforts.
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist (D) announces Eric Frederick, from Connected Nation Michigan, as Michigan High-Speed Internet Office’s first chief connectivity officer … SoundExchange promotes Luis Bonilla to chief technology officer, effective Aug. 1 ... Data privacy platform DataGrail adds ex-Shopify executive Cathy Polinsky as CTO and Sam East, ex-Sendoso, as chief revenue officer.
White House appoints Camille Stewart Gloster, from Google, as deputy national cyber director- technology and ecosystem security (see 2207250058) … The Software and Information Industry Association moves Chris Mohr to interim president, with President Jeff Joseph stepping down at month’s end to join the BCW communications agency as president-Washington, D.C., effective Aug. 8, succeeding Michael Fleischer (see 2207250053).