Instacart names Bangaly Kaba, ex-Instagram, vice president-growth ... AstroNova appoints Jean Bua, Netscout, to board; April Ondis steps down.
New America’s Open Technology Institute promotes Sarah Morris to deputy director and hires Spandana Singh and Becky Chao, following Millennial Public Policy fellowships at New America, as, respectively, policy program associate and policy analyst ... Israel Tech Policy Institute and Future of Privacy Forum name Limor Shmerling Magazanik, ex-Israel Privacy Protection Authority, ITPI managing director and FPF senior fellow ... Leaving Entertainment Software Association: Nika Nour, who was promoted in May to head-public affairs/strategic adviser to then-CEO Mike Gallagher ... House Commerce Committee Press Secretary Elena Hernandez leaves.
Netflix hires Information Technology Industry Council President-CEO Dean Garfield, leaving council in February (see this section of the Nov. 19 issue), to lead global public policy ... NRTC hires Ken Johnson, ex-Rural Utilities Service, as senior vice president-broadband programs ... Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore (R) wins election to six-year term, starting Jan. 1 as expected (see 1811070043); Governor Nathan Deal (R) appointed her Feb. 21 to fill unexpired term of Commissioner Stan Wise; Governor-elect Brian Kemp (R) names Pridemore to transition team as adviser-state government operations.
Information Technology Industry Council President-CEO Dean Garfield leaving, effective in February ... MPAA moves association's Kelly McMahon from vice president-corporate counsel to deputy chair, Classification and Rating Administration, to succeed as chair Joan Graves, retiring in 2019 ... Comcast hires Jay Schwarz, from Office of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, as vice president-public policy.
Wiley Rein promotions to partner include Edgar Class and Ari Meltzer, both for telecom, media and technology ... Internet Association promotes Michael Bloom to vice president-federal government affairs ... Harvey Nash Chief Digital Technology Officer Anna Frazzetto becomes also president-technology solutions, North America and Asia Pacific.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences promotes Adam Sharp to CEO-president, from interim ... Telecommunications Industry Association names David Bain, from Technology Safety Council, vice president-standards ... RIAA hires Tom Clees, ex-office of Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. ... Eurofins Digital Testing launches Cyber Security Division, naming cybersecurity managing directors Marcel Mangel, ex-TUV, in Germany; Erik Rutkens, from Insite Groep, Netherlands; and Sean Walls, ex-Presido, U.S.
Daiquiri Ryan, ex-Public Knowledge, joins National Hispanic Media Coalition as policy counsel ... Entercom hires Sarah Harris, ex-Emmis Communications, as vice president-social impact, new role, effective Jan. 2 ... Salem Media Group appoints Brad Marshall, ex-iHeart, general manager-Pittsburgh market.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) promotes Willie Phillips to D.C. Public Service Commission chairman, replacing Betty Ann Kane, term ending Dec. 31, and names Greer Gillis, ex-D.C. Department of General Services, a commissioner, subject to confirmation ... McCarter & English adds intellectual property partners John Gutkoski, ex-Barclay Damon, and Jonathan Lovely, ex-Sunstein Kann ... TechNet names David Edmonson, ex-Austin Tech Alliance, executive director-Texas and the Southeast, succeeding Caroline Joiner.
DLA Piper hires Ariel Diamond, ex-FCC Wireless Bureau attorney honors program, as associate, telecom practice ... CTIA spokesperson Justin Cole leaves association, which lists him as assistant vice president-public affairs ... Entravision's Mario Carrera stepping down as chief revenue officer, effective when successor named ... LightRiver Software appoints Travis Ewert, ex-CenturyLink, chief operating officer.
With Attorney General Jeff Sessions resignation, President Donald Trump names Sessions Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker acting attorney general ... With election of Silicon Flatiron Executive Director Phil Weiser as Colorado attorney general (see 1811070043), organization searches for replacement ... Brian Krzanich, ex-Intel, joins CDK Global as president-CEO, also on board; he succeeds Brian MacDonald.