Enterprise Center names Deb Socia, from Next Century Cities, president-CEO, replacing Ken Hays, retiring ... Cogeco's Atlantic Broadband President-CEO Richard Shea leaving, pursuing personal interests and remaining for transition; Chief Financial Officer Patrick Bratton assumes interim position ... ABC Entertainment and Disney Television Studios appoint Shannon Ryan, ex-Fox, president-marketing for both divisions ... Walmart adds Kerri Ruttenberg, from Jones Day, as senior vice president-litigation, effective July 1.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai names Aaron Goldberger acting wireless and international adviser, succeeding Rachael Bender, named International Bureau special counsel (per a spokesperson); Goldberger joins from Wireless Bureau, where he was associate chief and deputy director, Rural Broadband Auction Task Force ... Fox appoints Gail Slater, from White House National Economic Council, senior vice president-policy and strategy ... Lime hires Adam Kovacevich, ex-Google, as head-government affairs ... New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) names John Farmer, from Microsoft, chief technology officer.
Fox Corp. hires Ann Bobeck, leaving Covington, as vice president-FCC legal and business affairs, effective May 6 ... Copyright Office promotes Maria Strong to associate register of copyrights and director-policy and international affairs ... Center for Democracy & Technology names Avery Gardiner, ex-Verizon, senior fellow-competition, data and power ... Anne Reinke, ex-CSX, becomes Transportation Department deputy assistant secretary-intergovernmental affairs ... DOD appoints Brett Goldstein, ex-Ekistic Ventures, director, Defense Digital Service.
Wireless Infrastructure Association names Grant Seiffert, ex-Telecommunications Industry Association, vice president-workforce development and executive director, Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprenticeship Program ... Office of the U.S. Trade Representative hires Joseph Barloon, from Skadden Arps, as general counsel, replacing Stephen Vaughn, departing ... New America Open Technology Institute promotes Sarah Morris to director, replacing Kevin Bankston, leaving to becoming Facebook director-privacy policy, effective June ... 5G America promotes Vicki Livingston to vice president-communications.
Facebook hires Jennifer Newstead, from State Department, as general counsel, replacing Colin Stretch, staying through summer to help with transition, and John Pinette, ex-Vulcan Inc., as vice president-global communications, succeeding Caryn Marooney, leaving (see this section, Feb. 8) ... Greenberg Traurig names Robert King, ex-Hunton Andrews, shareholder, intellectual property and technology practice ... Lathrop Gage adds John Keyes, ex-Sunstein Kann, as of counsel-IP transactions and litigator Amy Burke, ex-Theodora Oringher, as associate-IP litigation.
Centriq taps IoT industry expert Eric Anderson, ex-Gracenote/Nielsen, as executive vice president-chief partnership officer ... Comcast's NBCUniversal adds Ben Price, ex-Discovery, as executive vice president-sales and client partnerships, national offices, new post ... President-General Manager, CBS Television Stations’ Los Angeles properties Steve Mauldin retiring, effective May 31; stations are Los Angeles' KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV plus CBSLA.com.
FCC Media Bureau promotes Holly Saurer to deputy bureau chief, announces Paul Jackson, ex-House Commerce Committee, rejoins commission as associate bureau chief ... Colorado Office of Information Technology’s Broadband Office names Teresa Ferguson, from Colorado Public Utilities Commission, broadband program manager ... Freeform appoints Lauren Corrao, ex-Tornante TV, executive vice president-original programming and development ... CBS names Jose Andino, ex-Mediapro US, to the newly created senior vice president-human resources, CBS News ... E.W. Scripps hires Jim Doty, ex-WJAC-TV, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as vice president and general manager-director of sales at KERO-TV, Bakersfield, California.
Davis Wright hires Darren Traub, ex-Akerman, as partner-media, entertainment and intellectual property ... Perkins Coie moves William Malley to managing partner, succeeding John Devaney, who remains partner ... CTA promotes to vice president: Mike Bergman, technology and standards; Jamie Boone, government affairs; and Kinsey Fabrizio, member engagement ... Monument adds Jess Honcoop, ex-Forge Washington, as legislative and public affairs manager-Washington state ... Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) appoints Valerie Means, ex-Moss & Barnett, to Public Utilities Commission, replacing Nancy Lange, whose term expired in January; names Commissioner Katie Sieben as chair ... Medallia announces Rory Cameron, ex-CallidusCloud, as executive vice president-corporate development.
NTCA hires Carolyn Just, ex-Glover Park Group, as public relations manager ... Society of Broadcast Engineers elects John Collinson fellow ... Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology appoints Lynne Weil, ex-Office of Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., director-external affairs ... Izzy Santa, ex-CTA, joins Burson Cohn as senior vice president-public affairs and crisis practice ... Crown Media Family Networks promotes Laurie Ferneau to senior vice president-development ... SoftBank announces Emily Willeford Christy, ex-USAA, as director-state and local government affairs ... Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) announce Tarek Tomes, from city of Saint Paul, as state chief information officer, succeeding acting Commissioner William Poirier, who withdraws.
Lewis Brisbois taps Lawrence LaPorte, from Manatt, Phelps, as partner-intellectual property and technology practice ... ServiceMax appoints Neil Barua, ex-Silver Lake, as CEO and board member ... Itelligence announces Chief Financial Officer Michael Dorin leaving company; CEO Norbert Rotter assumes responsibilities in interim ... MCTV promotes Katherine Gessner to president, succeeding Robert Gessner, retiring ... Rural Wireless Association names James Dunn, Copper Valley Wireless, to board.