Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) reappoints Public Utilities Commission Chair Eric Blank to a second four-year term, effective Jan.12 … Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announces state Bureau of Audits’ Kelly Monaghan as deputy executive director … Ballard Partners hires Patrick Kilcur, ex-Motion Picture Association, as executive vice president-U.S. government affairs.
FCBA adds Stephanie Budaker, ex-NAB Leadership Foundation, as senior manager-programs ... Glen Echo Group promotes Anne Keeney and Davey McKissick to senior vice presidents, Andrea O'Neal and Christopher Shannon to vice presidents, and Kieran Henstenburg and Isabela Kent to senior associates ... FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appoints to Universal Service Administrative Company board: Anisa Green, AT&T; Dan Kettwich, ADS Advanced Data Services; Sarah Freeman, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; Kenneth Mason, industry consultant; David Schuler, the School Superintendents Association; Julie Tritt Schell, E-Rate Coordinator-Pennsylvania; Olivia Wein, National Consumer Law Center; and Brian Dalhover, Zayo Group ... NATE elects Tommy Lewis, Hayden Tower Service, to board.
Canadian public broadcaster TFO appoints Xavier Brassard-Bedard, ex-Groupe TVA, as CEO, effective Jan. 6 ... Quantum networking company Aliro appoints Dan Hefle, ex-Arista Networks, as head-commercial sales ... ISP Gigstreem adds Layne Levine, ex-Highline, to board.
HWG promotes Annick Banoun to partner-telecom practice, effective Jan. 1 ... Cybersecurity company Onapsis appoints Paul Kleinschnitz, ex-Corelight, as chief revenue officer ... Scripps hires Adam Harman, ex-A+E Networks, as senior vice president-programming ... Fiber Broadband Association elects Ariane Schaffer, GFiber, as chair and Bob Whitman, Corning, and Rob Shema, altafiber, to board, effective Jan. 1.
Private attorney Angela Floyd, ex-SBA Communications, joins Wilkinson Barker as partner, including for telecom ... Cybersecurity company Check Point Software appoints Nadav Zafrir, ex-Team8, as CEO, succeeding Gil Shwed, transitioning to executive chairman ... Mitchell Silberberg promotes Lindsay Edelstein to partner-intellectual property practice ... Arelion appoints Gagun Gahir, ex-Telstra, as enterprise sales director-Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
National Association of Attorneys General elects New Hampshire AG John Formella (R) as president, Connecticut AG William Tong (D) as president-elect and South Dakota AG Marty Jackley (R) as vice president … Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition’s executive director John Windhausen retiring (see 2412130048).
CTIA President-CEO Meredith Baker to retire in 2025 at the end of her contract, continuing to lead the organization "in the interim to ensure a smooth transition" (see 2412120055) ... NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson says he's resigning Jan. 20 (see 2412120066) ... Spence Purnell, ex-Reason Foundation, joins R Street Institute as senior fellow-technology and innovation ... Wiley announces promotions, including Lyn Brown to partner, telecom, media and tech, and Frank Scaduto to of counsel, litigation, including telecom, effective Jan. 1 ... Qualcomm promotes Baaziz Achour to chief technology officer, succeeding James Thompson, retiring, effective Feb. 3 ... Paramount Global extends Dorothea Lea’s contract through 2028 as executive vice president-global public policy and government relations ... Ciena appoints board member Lawton Fitt as independent chair-board; Patrick Nettles steps down as executive chair.
FCC announces retirements of Jeffrey Steinberg, assistant general counsel; Huong Chau, Media Bureau-Audio Division engineer; Linda Sanderson Office of Economics and Analytics’ Auctions Division associate chief; and Martha Stancill, Auctions Division deputy; Daniel Shiman, OEA economist; Ying Ke, OEA geospatial data specialist; and Rachel Kazan, OEA chief of staff; new to agency is Jane Coffin, ex-Internet Society, chief-Global Strategy and Negotiations Division, Office of International Affairs.
Sirius XM appoints Wayne Thorsen, ex-ADT Inc., as executive vice president-COO, effective Dec. 16 ... Cybersecurity company Forcepoint appoints Rick Hanson, ex-Delinea, as president-Go-to-Market ... SMS platform Community names Jeremy Schultz, ex-Uberflip, as CEO ... Cybersecurity company Exabeam appoints Mike Byron, ex-Mimecast, as chief financial officer ... Managed Services Provider Node4 names Richard Moseley, ex-Rapid7, as CEO succeeding Andy Gilbert, transitioning to president and board member; transition to be complete early 2025.
Jessica Campbell, FCC's deputy division chief-Wireline Bureau’s Telecommunications Access Policy Division, announces she's leaving Friday to join DOJ's National Security Division, working in the Foreign Investment Review Section ... Browser security company Conceal appoints Eric Cornelius, ex-Ghost Security, as CEO ... McAfee appoints Joe Manna, ex-Experian, as chief product and engineering officer ... Telecom and technology services provider Fortress Solutions promotes Dan Lakey to chief revenue officer ... Valens Semiconductor appoints Gili Friedman, ex-Sony, as senior vice president-head-cross industry business, effective Feb. 16.