Communications Personals
Lisa Youngers, leaving as Fiber Broadband Association chief (see this section, Oct. 30), hired by Tata Communications as international general counsel ... Boeing adds Brandon Mitchell, ex-NTIA International Spectrum Policy Division Satellite Branch chief, as satellite systems regulatory and spectrum engineer, Boeing Global Spectrum Management ... Dorsey & Whitney adds ex-Jones Day international lawyer Justin Huff as partner; he has experience with technology, telecom and other Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. issues ... Wilson Sonsini adds Joshua Kaplan, ex-Checkout.com, as partner and member, corporate practice.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
Per National Defense Authorization Act, DOD starts assistant secretary, defense-space policy and Office of the ASD, with Justin Johnson designated the official performing ASD(SP) duties until someone "is nominated by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and appointed to the position"; Gregory Pejic named principal deputy ASD until someone appointed to that post.
Nielsen selling Nielsen Global Connect for $2.7 billion to affiliates of Advent International private equity firm, in partnership with ex-TransUnion CEO Jim Peck, who "will be involved in the day-to-day strategic and operational activities" while Nielsen Global Connect CEO David Rawlinson remains chief through deal's closing and then will "be part of the leadership team" for the business to be renamed NielsenIQ; takeover expected to be completed in Q2.
Sonic Automotive hires for e-commerce team Steve Wittman, ex-Hertz, as company’s first chief digital retail officer, and Stephen Conrad, ex-Belk, for vice president-e-commerce; also promotes Marti Eulberg to chief creative officer ... President Donald Trump's nominations sent to the Senate for Shana Broussard, as member, Federal Election Commission for term ending April 30, 2023, with Ann Miller Ravel's term finished; and Sean Cooksey to also be an FEC member for term expiring April 30, with Lee Goodman's term over.
CTIA 2021 officers newly named for the entire year are AT&T Mobility Executive Vice President-General Manager David Christopher as the association's chairman and Carolina West Wireless CEO Slayton Stewart as vice chairman ... Shaw Communications nominating Steve White as a director; he's expected to join the board after the Jan. 13 annual meeting; he's moving from president, Comcast West Division, to president-special counsel to Comcast Cable CEO.