FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington appoints conservative activist Gavin Wax as chief of staff and names Thomas Struble, who had been on detail from the FCC to the Senate Commerce Committee, as senior legal adviser.
911 communications services firm NGA names Ben Johnson, ex-Motorola Solutions, senior project manager.
Sherry Ross, ex-FCC, joins Lerman Senter as associate … Digital infrastructure provider DC Blox names Greg Carender, formerly AdaniConneX, as COO, replacing Mark Masi, moving to chief development officer ... TikTok's top U.S. lobbyist Michael Beckerman becomes global adviser ... Gray Media promotes Dana Neves to senior managing vice president.
Hannah Lepow departs as legal adviser to FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and will join NBCUniversal … Joel Thayer, ex-Digital Progress Institute, joins the office of FTC Commissioner Mark Meador as chief of staff ... Changes at Eutelsat America and OneWeb Technologies: General Counsel Joe Uglialoro adds COO title; Chris Hetmanski named chief technology officer, replacing Rodrigo Gomez, now with Amazon's Project Kuiper … Wireless broadband firm Inseego appoints Ryan Sullivan, formerly Sorenson Communications, as senior vice president-carrier product management ... Senan Mele, formerly Horizon Next, joins BIA as vice-president-forecasting and data analysis, replacing Nicole Ovadia, who is leaving to pursue station ownership.
Qorvo names to board Richard Clemmer, Socratic Partners, and Christopher Koopmans, Marvell Technology; David Ho, Kiina Investment, retires from the board.
Broadband provider ImOn Communications adds Lisa Gaspar Thompson, ex-Linden View Advisors, as vice president-business transformation … Airwavz Solutions promotes Perry Welch to executive vice president and chief revenue officer.
John Malone transitions to chair emeritus of Warner Bros. Discovery board when term ends June 2; board also adds Anton Levy, General Atlantic, at that time.
HWG taps Rakesh Patel, ex-FCC, to lead its audits and enforcement practice group … Election results and appointments to the National Wireless Safety Alliance board include: Andy Haldane, Tower Engineering Professionals, president, replacing Mark Ciarfella; Gemma Frock, GFK Consulting, vice president; and Kevin Dougherty, Millennia Contracting, secretary/treasurer; members: Rick Suarez, MasTec; and Nichole Thomas, SBA Communications; board of governors: Jostin Coleman, One Way Wireless Construction; Ryan Coppola, SBA Communications; and JD Hightower, Hightower Communications; exam management committee chairs: Jeremy Darby, Crown Castle, telecommunications tower technician exam; Richard Cullum, NWSA governor, specialty exam; and Don Doty, Broadcast Construction Solutions, foreman exam.
Paramount Global taps Sydney Butler, ex-Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Senate, as vice president-government affairs and special projects … QVC Group appoints Tony Williams, formerly Estee Lauder, as chief people officer, effective April 28, replacing Linda Aiello, who departed the company … WideOpenWest's Christine Simmons and Darius Clay join C2HR advisory board … Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leo Kosinski joins Air Space Intelligence as chief strategy officer.
Comcast taps Jon Gieselman, formerly Expedia Group, as chief growth officer-residential domestic businesses, connectivity and platforms segment, a new position, effective April 28 … David Brodian, formerly FCC, becomes NTIA chief counsel, replacing Stephanie Weiner … Wiley taps Shiva Goel, ex-NTIA and FCC, as partner in its telecom, media and technology practice ... SEALSQ names Loic Hamon, ex-Capgemini, COO, a new position … Utopia Fiber adds deputy director to the title of Nicole Cottle, who's also general counsel and director of government affairs ... National Wireless Communications Council elects to board: David Smith, Forest Industries Telecommunications, president; Ralph Haller, Forestry Conservation Communications Association, vice president; Mark Crosby, Enterprise Wireless Alliance, secretary/treasurer; at large: Douglas Aiken, International Association of Fire Chiefs; Michele Farquhar, Association of American Railroads; and Farokh Latif, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International.