Debevoise & Plimpton announces Avi Gesser, ex-Davis Polk, as partner-cybersecurity and data privacy ... Davis Polk adds Suzanne Munck af Rosenschold, ex-FTC, as counsel-antitrust and competition ... Carmi Zlotnik resigning as Starz president-programming at month’s end, continues consulting to aid with transition.
IHeartMedia promotes for Pennsylvania, Brit Goldstein to area president; Nick Mickley to market president-Harrisburg, Reading and Lancaster; and Dave Hovel to area senior vice president-programming ... HID Global announces Bjorn Lidefelt, from parent company Assa Abloy, president-CEO.
Davis Wright names David Gossett (see this section, Jan. 23 and 24) to newly launched products counseling team, part of tech, privacy and security practice group and headed by Danielle Frappier ... Jackie McCarthy, from CTIA, becomes New England Cable & Television Association head-public policy, regulatory and external affairs; also from CTIA, Jaime Hjort becomes Amazon senior manager-public policy ... NPR promotes Keith Woods to chief diversity officer, new position ... Christopher Krepich, communications director for Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., leaving for office of Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio ... Twitter adds to Washington office Reggie McCrimmon, ex-Impact Strategies, for public policy team, and Trenton Kennedy, ex-office of Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., in policy communications.
House Antitrust Subcommittee hires as counsel Phillip Berenbroick, who left Public Knowledge (see this section, Jan. 23) ... George Mason University’s Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property Deputy Director Kevin Madigan leaving to become Copyright Alliance vice president-legal policy and copyright counsel ... Crown Media President-CEO Bill Abbott leaving ... PrecisionHawk names James Norrod, ex-Tellabs, CEO, succeeding Michael Chasen, leading advisory board ... Avaya appoints Simon Harrison, from Gartner, senior vice president-chief marketing officer.
David Gossett, ex-FCC, joins Davis Wright (see this section, Jan. 22) as partner, Technology, Privacy & Security Practice Group ... Phillip Berenbroick leaves Public Knowledge for Capitol Hill ... Brookings Institution names Bill Baer, ex-DOJ, visiting fellow-governance studies, antitrust and competition policy ... Center for Growth and Opportunity taps Will Rinehart, from American Action Forum, as director-technology and innovation policy.
Davis Wright hires David Gossett, ex-FCC Office of General Counsel, as a partner, a colleague tells us; he filed Tuesday in a court case that he signs (in Pacer) on behalf of the firm; he and the communications law firm don't comment ... FTC Advertising Practices Division Associate Director Mary Engle retiring ... Progressive Policy Institute hires Alec Stapp, ex-International Center for Law & Economics, as director-technology policy.
At ViacomCBS (see 2001160038), now at combined firm under DeDe Lea, the executive vice president in charge (see 1910090044), are: Viacom's Keith Murphy is senior vice president-government relations and regulatory counsel; Josh Brown from CBS, vice president-government relations; and all from Viacom Stacey Dansky and Danny Fernandez, vice presidents-government relations; and Emorie Broemel director-government relations ... Charter Communications hires from Plus Communications Avery Boggs for government affairs team as group vice president-policy communications, succeeding Tamara Smith, moving to the newly created role at company's subsidiary of group vice president-partnerships and strategy, Spectrum Networks.
NAB promotes Curtis LeGeyt to chief operating officer, succeeding Chris Ornelas, departing Feb. 1 to be general counsel, Beasley Media; association advances to executive vice presidents April Carty-Sipp, industry affairs; Shawn Donilon, government relations, succeeding LeGeyt; and Trish Johnson, finance and remaining chief financial officer ... Utilities Technology Council moves Sheryl Riggs to interim CEO during search for successor to Joy Ditto (see this section, Oct. 16); under Ditto, Sharla Artz promoted to senior vice president-government and external affairs; Karnel Thomas moved up to senior vice president-membership and meetings; and Rob Thormeyer elevated to senior director-communications and advocacy.
Ballard Spahr names Richard Hudock, ex-McCarter & English, of counsel-transactional and commercial law; he has worked on tech issues ... Mercury taps ex-Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., formerly of McDermott Will, as co-chairman ... Mechanical Licensing Collective appoints Kris Ahrend, ex-Warner Music Group, CEO ... ATIS announces Ian Deakin, ex-iconnectiv, as principal technologist.
Free Press advances Jessica Gonzalez to co-CEO, Free Press and Free Press Action, joining co-CEO Craig Aaron ... CTIA promotes Kevin Ryan to vice president-policy communications; Kathryn Dall’Asta to deputy general counsel; and to assistant vice presidents: Beth Cooley, state legislative affairs; Kara Graves, regulatory affairs; and Hank Kilgore, government affairs ... ICANN moves Chris Mondini to vice president-stakeholder engagement, Europe, and managing director-Brussels office ... Quu taps Steve Newberry, from NAB, as CEO, effective April 1.