FirstNet promotes James Mitchell to chief of staff, new post ... Sheppard Mullin taps Leif Cervantes de Reinstein, ex-Reed Smith, as partner-entertainment and digital media ... Zipwhip appoints Bob Chamberlain, ex-Big Fish Games, chief financial officer and Kirsten Spoljaric, ex-Mashery, senior vice president-people.
After Disney acquires much of 21st Century Fox, the remaining Fox appoints from AMC Charlie Collier as CEO-entertainment; Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen-CEOs, Fox Television Group, stay in roles until deal's close ... Viacom taps Lars Silberbauer, ex-Lego, as MTV Digital Studios senior vice president ... Disney Television Animation promotes to vice presidents Jay Francis, current series and diversity, and Angi Dyste, production and artist management ... Five9 hires Ryan Kam, ex-Salesforce, as chief marketing officer.
NCTA hires Brooke Ericson, outgoing (see 1809120046) chief of staff-legal adviser on media to FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly, as vice president-government affairs ... Peter Hyun, ex-office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., becomes Wiley Rein partner-white collar defense and government investigations, has privacy and cybersecurity expertise ... Former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg joins Facebook as head-global affairs.
Disney announces senior Twenty-First Century Fox film executives joining Disney’s Studio Entertainment management team, on closing Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets: Emma Watts as vice chairman, Twentieth Century Fox Film, and president-production, Twentieth Century Fox; Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula, chairmen, Fox Searchlight Pictures; Elizabeth Gabler, president-production, Fox 2000; Andrea Miloro and Robert Baird, co-presidents, Fox Animation; and Vanessa Morrison, president, Fox Family ... SESAC advances Kelli Turner to president-chief operating officer.
BakerHostetler expands advertising, marketing and digital media team with partners Randal Shaheen and Amy Ralph Mudge, both from Venable ... Zoom Telephonics appoints Joseph Lee Wytanis, ex-Flextronics, president-chief operating officer, President-CEO-Chairman Frank Manning remains chairman-CEO ... NPR names Nancy Barnes, from Houston Chronicle, senior vice president-news and editorial director, effective Nov. 28 ... Public Safety Network hires Andrew Delaney, ex-FirstNet, as director-business development and advisory services, new role ... Infovista hires Jon Howes, ex-Oracle, senior vice president-global channel sales.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pa moves special counsel Nirali Patel to wireline adviser, replacing Jay Schwarz, who returns to Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis; Preston Wise, from Wireline Bureau, joins Pai’s office as acting special counsel … Google hires Julie Kearney, ex-CTA, as head-regulatory affairs, Loon … Palo Alto Networks names Amit Singh, from Google, president, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Mark Anderson … Somos promotes Mary Retka to vice president-industry relations.
In combining, Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies appoint Harris Chairman-CEO-President William Brown chairman-CEO and L3 counterpart Christopher Kubasik vice chairman, president-chief operating officer for first two years, then Brown moves to executive chairman and Kubasik to CEO-chairman ... Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology personnel changes: Alvaro Bedoya becomes founding director and director-Federal Legislation Clinic; Laura Moy moves up to center director, Katie Evans to director-communications and operations, and Clare Garvie, face recognition expert, to senior associate.
Broadcast analyst Marci Ryvicker and some of her colleagues from Wells Fargo have moved to Wolfe Research ... RapidSOS hires Tom Guthrie, ex-2HU, as vice president-operations ... Toshiba Memory appoints Stacy Smith, ex-Intel, executive chairman.
Comcast hires Christin McMeley from Davis Wright as senior vice president-chief privacy and legal information security officer, Comcast Cable, new post ... FCC announces David Sibley, University of Texas-Austin, is outside economic consultant for task force coordinating review of proposed T-Mobile buying Sprint ... CBS promotes Dana McClintock to executive vice president-chief communications officer, succeeding Gil Schwartz, retiring, and moves Laurie Rosenfield to chief people officer, new post.
R Street Institute taps term-limited Montana Public Service Commissioner Travis Kavulla as director-energy and environmental policy, effective January ... Ben Gris, ex-FTC, joins Shearman & Sterling as partner-antitrust … Open Access Technologies appoints Ken Breen, ex-Ebsco, president ... Threat Stack hires David Link, ex-Everquote, as vice president-customer experience ... Ssimwave video delivery firm appoints Lois Norris, ex-InvestorCOM, as chief financial officer ... Public Safety Technology Alliance adds Axon as member and appoints its CEO-founder, Rick Smith, to board.