AT&T confirms hiring Axios' Kim Hart, who becomes vice president-corporate communications, overseeing public policy communications ... VMware rehires Kyle Victor, leaving office of Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., as the company's senior director and head-U.S. government relations ... Phone2Action hires Adrian Muniz, ex-Logi Analytics, as chief financial officer, and Mikhail Opletayev, ex-Higher Logic and Real Magnet, as chief technology officer, announces CEO Steven Schneider, who joined in June, also from Logi Analytics ... Shentel's William Pirtle's departure delayed until Dec. 31 from Aug. 2, "to assist with the orderly transition" of sales in "an internal reorganization"; he's now senior vice president-sales.
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Digimarc taps Mignon Senuta from McDonald’s as vice president-environmental, social and governance engagement and corporate communications, newly created position ... VideoAmp taps Tony Fagan from Google as chief technology officer, new post ... On-demand delivery startup Gorillas Technologies adds Deena Fox, ex-Amazon, as its first global chief people officer ... Autonomous vehicle platform Phantom Auto hires former Amazon robotics executive Tom Kaminski as chief technology officer ... Cellpay names Lisa West, ex-AT&T, vice president-business development ... Game developer FunPlus hires Facebook veteran Bob Slinn as vice president-business development.
Lobbyist registrations: MHG Telco, Masiello Martucci on “broadband funding,” effective July 24 … ARRL, The Vogel Group on FCC and telecom, “radio tower regulations” and “spectrum for amateur and emergency communications,” effective July 21 … Broadcom, Invariant on “semiconductor manufacturing, infrastructure, taxes, cybersecurity, trade, and competition,” effective July 15, and Play-Book Policy on “legislative and regulatory activity regarding cybersecurity, privacy and IT,” effective July 2 … Network Communications International, Pillsbury Winthrop on “inmate calling services legislation and regulation,” effective July 8 … ​ACG Advocacy on behalf of the Society of Composers and Lyricists, Marla Grossman on copyright, antitrust and international trade, effective July 1.
Additional lobbyist registrations: Amazon.com Services, TCH Group on telecom and broadband deployment and competition, effective July 1 … Discovery, Williams and Jensen, effective July 1 … Huawei, Stephen Binhak and J.S. Held on the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, telecom and export controls, effective July 1 … Intel, H&M Strategies on funding for the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act and “semiconductor chip manufacturing,” effective July 1 ... Ideatek Telcom, Northfork Strategies on broadband infrastructure, fiber buildout and American Rescue Plan Act language, effective June 1.