Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter appoints Brent Lutes, ex-the Brattle Group, as Copyright Office’s first chief economist … California Cable & Telecommunications Association announces Janus Norman, from California Medical Association, as president, effective April 25 ... Inseego, 5G and IoT device-to-cloud solutions provider, announces OnwardMobility’s Chuck Becher as senior vice president-general manager, carrier solutions ... Vecima Networks names Heather Asher from Global Payments general counsel-corporate secretary ...
SatixFy Communications appoints co-Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Yoav Leibovitch to also be interim CEO following Friday death of founder, co-Chairman and CEO Yoel Gat; new CEO, not yet announced, to begin June 26.
USTelecom promotes Lynn Follansbee to vice president-strategic initiatives and partnerships … Discovery moving Jon Steinlauf to chief U.S. advertising sales officer-Warner Bros. Discovery, reporting to Bruce Campbell, becoming chief revenue and strategy officer-Warner Bros. Discovery, new position … WWE hires Caterpillar’s Elisebeth Collins as general counsel-corporate secretary, succeeding Samira Shah, departing the company ... Cinnafilm taps Dom Jackson, ex-Xperi, as vice president-products and services ... Senate confirms Laurie Locascio, ex-University of Maryland, as Commerce Department undersecretary-standards and technology and head of NIST (see 2204080043).
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks announces Justin Faulb moves to Starks’ office as wireline and national security adviser; Austin Bonner moves to media and consumer protection adviser, succeeding Diane Holland who shifts to deputy bureau chief-Wireline; and Morgan Bodenarain, ex-office of Rep. G. K. Butterfield, D-N.C., joins as Starks' legal adviser, focusing on digital equity, replacing Special Adviser Alisa Valentin, leaving agency (see 2204070060) … Gibson Dunn announces Svetlana Gans, ex-NCTA and ex-FTC, as partner in the Antitrust and Competition, the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation, and the Public Policy practice groups.
Latham & Watkins adds Makan Delrahim, former DOJ antitrust chief, as a partner-Antitrust and Competition Practice and member-Litigation and Trial Department … Disney hires Kristina Schake from White House COVID-19 vaccine education campaign as executive vice president-global communications ... RealNetworks appoints Mike Cooley, ex-Sprint Nextel, president-KONTXT, messaging and telecom, newly created position … Sports media company Dazn Group taps former Sky Deutschland executive Alice Mascia as CEO-Germany, Austria and Switzerland, effective May 1.
NTIA announces Herb Tyson, ex-State Department, as director-intergovernmental affairs, and Evan Feinman, chief broadband adviser to then-Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., as deputy associate administrator-broadband equity, access and deployment … Competitive Carriers Association hires Angela Simpson, ex-ZTE USA, as general counsel/senior vice president-legal and regulatory affairs … NCTA appoints Kyle Dixon, ex-WarnerMedia, as vice president/deputy general counsel-program network policy; Jeff Freeland, former Trump administration liaison to House members, as vice president-government relations; and Becky Tangren, from CableLabs, as vice president/associate general counsel-wireless and spectrum policy; association also promotes Lee Friedman to deputy chief-federal legislative affairs.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announces Narda Jones, from White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, is returning to FCC mid-month to become chief of staff, and Priscilla Delgado Argeris, ex-Meta Platforms and also rejoining agency, becomes chief legal adviser, effective immediately (see 2204040059) ... Texas Democrat Filemon Vela resigns from Congress to become partner in Akin Gump’s public law and policy practice … TechFreedom names Jason Kuznicki, ex-Cato Institute, editor-in-chief ... Spire appoints Benjamin Hackman, from Boeing, as head-investor relations ... New Jersey Board of Public Utilities appoints Henry Gajda, from the state’s League of Conservation Voters, as deputy chief of staff, filling position vacated by Taryn Boland in November.
BlackBerry promotes Tim Foote to vice president-investor relations ... Cryptocurrency token SafeMoon announces Jonathan White from Goal Line Productions as studio manager and head-video production ... Blockchain company Binance hires Microsoft’s Rohit Wad as chief technology officer and Mayur Kamat, ex-Agoda, as head-product ... Senate confirms Alan Estevez, former assistant defense secretary under President Barack Obama, as Commerce undersecretary-Bureau of Industry and Security ... Brightcove announces retirement of Deborah Besemer as board chairman, naming current board member Diane Hessan, Salient Ventures, as her successor, both effective at 2022 annual meeting.
Dish Network names Narayan Iyengar, ex-Disney, executive vice president-chief operating officer, replacing John Swieringa, who remains wireless segment president-COO ... Access Partnership appoints William Webb, former Ofcom chief technology officer, as CTO … Tape Consultancy, which analyzes TV and digital trends, moves Beatrice Rossmanith to managing director, and says managing directors Paul Youngbluth and John Peek are leaving the company this summer ... Comtech taps Maria Hedden from Leidos as chief operating officer ... Data streaming platform Confluent announces RingCentral’s Gunjan Aggarwal as chief people officer ... Internet media company Travelzoo hires former Conde Nast executive Rhea Saran as global head-brand and content.
Algorithmic Justice League hires Tawana Petty, from Data for Blacks Lives, as director-community, and Jose Lizarraga from the University of Colorado-Boulder as education engagement coordinator … SoundExchange promotes Anjula Singh to chief financial officer and chief operating officer ... Callisto Media hires Travel Leaders Group’s Steve DeLorenzo, also ex-PR Newswire, as chief financial officer ... CBS News and Stations promotes Kathy Hostetter, from its Pittsburgh market, to vice president-general manager, local businesses in Baltimore, including WJZ-TV … TV audience measurement company 605 taps former Comcast executive Frank Deo as executive vice president-engineering ... Nexstar Networks hires Beyond PR Group’s Beth Feldman as executive director-communications, effective April 4 ... White House sends to Senate nomination of Travis LeBlanc, from Cooley and ex-FCC, as member of Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for term expiring Jan. 29, 2028.