Carolina Dybeck Happe resigns from Ericsson board following her appointment as Microsoft executive vice president-chief operations officer …

NetChoice announces departure of Vice President-General Counsel Carl Szabo … Darwinium, digital security and fraud prevention company, appoints Peng Leong, ex-Rev and Symantec, as chief financial officer and Paul Cloutier, ex-ThreatMetrix, as vice president-sales, Americas … Sinclair adds vice president to Cindi Dias’ role as general manager-California’s KBAK-TV Bakersfield and KBFX Bakersfield … Telesat taps retired Royal Canadian Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Adamson as senior director-defense strategy and business development ... Warner Bros. Discovery adds board member John Malone’s nephew Daniel Sanchez, a former Discovery board member, to board, effective Oct. 1.

Cooley adds partners to communications regulatory practice: Tony Lin, from DLA Piper, and Ronald Del Sesto and Tamar Finn, both from Morgan Lewis … TechNet appoints Ballina Strategic Communications founder April Mellody as senior vice president-communications … Pennsylvania Senate confirms Public Utility Commissioner Ralph Yanora to second five-year term.

Keith Schomig, ex-White & Case, named partner at Paul Hastings, focusing on national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. … Aalyria, advanced networking and laser communications tech company, appoints Comtech Telecommunications’ Maria Hedden as chief operating officer … Arteris, provider of semiconductor system IP for system-on-chips development, names Joachim Kunkel, Synopsys, to board …GeoLinks hires Mark Funaki, ex-Capstone Green Energy, as general counsel-corporate secretary … Air5, 5G tech company, adds Vinod Khosla founder Raj Singh to advisory board.

Lantronix announces resignation of CFO Jeremy Whitaker, appoints Controller Brent Stringham as interim CFO and names David McLennan, ex-Sierra Wireless, as adviser during the transition … Vecima Networks promotes Judd Schmid to CFO, succeeding Dale Booth, retiring … Lattice Semiconductor appoints Ford Tamer, ex-Inphi, CEO, replacing interim CEO Esam Elashmawi, who continues as chief strategy and marketing officer.

Rocket Lab hires Frank Klein, from Daimler AG, as chief operations officer … DZS broadband networking and connectivity company announces CFO Misty Kawecki stepping down at month’s end, with Chief Accounting Officer Brian Chesnut becoming interim CFO.

DoiT cloud company promotes Steve Mills to chief revenue officer.

Skyloom Global, space-based communications tech and services provider, taps Marc Eisenberg, ex-Orbcomm, as CEO … Dalet, technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, announces Tara Bryant, ex-Stage 2 Capital, as chief revenue officer; Marcy Lefkovitz, former TelevisaUnivision, as senior vice president-product innovation; and Stephen Garland, ex-Dare, as chief product and technology officer, while continuing as senior adviser to board … Vertiv digital infrastructure provider names Owens Corning’s Frank Poncheri as chief human resources officer … SentinelOne cybersecurity company appoints Barbara Larson, ex-Workday, as chief financial officer … Amida Technology Solutions hires Alain Briancon, ex- Kantar Profiles Network, as vice president-engineering … Competitive Carriers Association announces board elections including new directors Mike Calabrese, Tarana Wireless; Serena Chisnell, Nokia; and Tracey Schenk, Thumb Cellular.

GSMA names Vivek Badrinath, ex-Vantage Towers, director general-board member, effective April 1 and succeeding Mats Granryd, stepping down (see 2409100066 and 2406050061) … Exabeam taps Kish Dill, LogRhythm, as chief customer success officer … Alaska Communications appoints leader Dale Knipp, ex-Slalom, as senior vice president-business ... Tegna announces Ellen Crooke, senior vice president-news, retiring in January ... Boycom Cablevision hires Reid Morgan, ex-Sparklight, as vice president-operations and engineering.

America’s Public Television Stations promotes Kate Riley to president-CEO, effective Oct. 1 and succeeding Patrick Butler, retiring … New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) appoints Manny Barreras, ex-Motorola Solutions, as Department of Information Technology secretary … Kaya DeRose, ex-Maryland’s Charles County Circuit Court, joins TLP: Telecommunications Law Professionals as an associate … Lynk Global’s Dan Dooley rises to CEO, succeeding Charles Miller, who becomes chairman; and John Olson, retired U.S. Space Force, joins as president-strategic development … CrowdStrike cybersecurity company hires Kartik Shahani, ex-Tenable, as vice president-India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation … National Content & Technology Cooperative elects Comporium's Karl Skroban as board chair, succeeding Vexus Fiber’s Elaine Partridge, who remains on board, and David Thacker, TVS Cable, as vice chair … Entegris, supplier of materials for semiconductor and high-technology industries, appoints Mary Puma, ex-Axcelis Technologies, to board.