Monument Advocacy adds longtime lobbyist and lawyer Lawrence Duncan from Potomac Policy Advisors as a partner; his recent clients have been in areas including technology and transportation ... NRTC adds Michael Brown, ex-SAIC, as vice president-engineering, Broadband Solutions group; David Primmer, consultant whose clients included Sprint/T-Mobile, gets newly created NRTC post of vice president-vendor and supply chain management ... CBS Studios and NAACP announce Sheila Ducksworth, ex-Will Packer Media, is president of the new CBS/NAACP production partnership.
FCC Wireless Bureau promotes Charles Mathias from associate chief to deputy chief ... Fiber Broadband Association board taps Gary Bolton, ex-Adtran, as president-CEO, succeeding Lisa Youngers, who's leaving "for a new industry opportunity" ... Internet Association hires Christina Martin, ex-Corn Refiners Association, as senior vice president-communications and public affairs ... Association for Digital Asset Markets hires Michelle Bond from Ripple as CEO, succeeding Jeffrey Blockinger.
Dentons hires from McGuireWoods Michael Drobac as principal and Gregory Walden as partner, Public Policy practice; they have worked on emerging technologies, online travel, e-commerce, IT services and internet platforms ... Phillips Lytle hires Darren Fernandez as associate; he focuses on telecom and is ex-FCC Wireline Bureau attorney-adviser ... Staff Assistant Ovonda Walker leaving Mike O’Rielly's FCC office for similar post in Office of Bureau Chief, Public Safety Bureau.
Mintz hires for Technology, Communications and Media Practice as associates: Jonathan Garvin from Lerman Senter and Geanette Foster, ex-Paul Weiss; both focus on broadband and wireless ... Named acting legal adviser for wireless and international issues for FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel during paternity leave of Umair Javed is Mary Claire York, whose permanent job is special counsel-Wireless Bureau Mobility Division; Rosenworcel announces this at Tuesday's monthly meeting.
Brinks Home Security hires Min Kang, ex-Samsung Electronics, as chief product and strategy officer ... Rockwell Automation Chief Financial Officer Patrick Goris accepts CFO job at Carrier Global, leaving Nov. 13; that's when Steve Etzel, vice president-finance, becomes Rockwell interim CFO ... Vibes mobile engagement platform hires Richard Rivera from Monetate as chief revenue officer ... TPN digital commerce agency promotes Kayla Waters to chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1, succeeding retiring Mike Pate, staying on in consulting role into early 2021.
Internet Accountability Project adds Josh Hammer, who remains at Edmund Burke Foundation among other affiliations, as counsel and policy adviser ... Nexstar Media effective Nov. 1 combining "its two primary operating subsidiaries" Nexstar Digital and Nexstar Broadcasting, with Nexstar Broadcasting being renamed Nexstar; digital business unit led by Karen Brophy, who moves to president, digital; Timothy Busch becomes president, broadcasting; and Sean Compton is president, networks and overseeing WGN America, AntennaTV and WGN Radio; President, Nexstar Digital Gregory Raifman leaves company at end of his contract on March 31.
Airbnb taps ex-Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive "and his partners at LoveFrom" for "a multi-year relationship to design the next generation of Airbnb products and services" ... Merkle promotions include Michael Komasinski to president, Merkle Americas and leader of "dentsu CXM LoB in the Americas," effective Jan. 1 ... Crown Castle, "in previously announced Board transition plan," says directors appoint to join their ranks Tammy Jones, Basis Investment Group, and Matthew Thornton, who retired as a FedEx executive in November.
Wireless Infrastructure Association names Rikin Thakker, ex-Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, as chief technology officer; Brent Weil, ex-Argentum, as vice president-workforce development; and Jason Nelson, ex-Smart Cities Council, as vice president-partnerships and development ... California Public Utilities Commission picks Douglas Sicker as T-Mobile/Sprint compliance monitor, through pact with University of Colorado-Denver, where he's senior associate dean and professor ... Patent and Trademark Office moves Mary Critharis to acting chief policy officer and director-international affairs, succeeding for now Shira Perlmutter, recently named to lead Copyright Office (see 2009210059).
ViacomCBS changes for "a more holistic approach across both free and pay streaming," to "more closely align the company’s streaming initiatives globally" and "to seize the global opportunity," it says; Tom Ryan, CEO of Pluto TV, becomes president-CEO, ViacomCBS Streaming, overseeing CBS All Access, which relaunches as Paramount+ in early 2021, and Pluto TV; Marc DeBevoise steps down from chief digital officer, ViacomCBS, and president-CEO, ViacomCBS Digital, remains adviser for rest of 2020; Chief Operating Officer Kelly Day of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) also expands role as president-streaming, VCNI, overseeing all "ex-U.S. digital and streaming platforms"; Pierluigi Gazzolo stepping down from president-streaming and studios, VCNI, to pursue other interests; President, VCN Americas JC Acosta adds responsibility as president-ViacomCBS International Studios.
Wiley hires privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Sam Kaplan, ex-Department of Homeland Security, to Telecom, Media and Technology Practice as special counsel ... At AT&T's WarnerMedia, Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Peter Roth stepping down from studio responsibilities, effective in early 2021; Channing Dungey, ex-Netflix, named chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group ... Windstream promotes Drew Smith to treasurer.