Xerox names President-Chief Operations Officer Steve Bandrowczak interim CEO following death Tuesday of Vice Chairman-CEO John Visentin ... Solid Energy Systems, developer of lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles, promotes Kyle Pilkington to chief legal officer, effective Friday, replacing Joanne Ban, retiring due to health reasons, but remaining adviser to the CEO ... Cloud Security Alliance taps former Palo Alto Networks Chief Technology Officer John Kindervag as a security adviser.
Viasat co-founder and executive chairman Mark Dankberg resumes roles of chairman and CEO, effective Friday; current President-CEO Rick Baldridge becomes vice chairman, new position … Disney board voted unanimously to extend contract of CEO Bob Chapek for three years.
Esports company React Gaming Group names Comverj Ventures founder Leigh Hughes interim CEO, replacing Laurent Benezra, stepping down as president-CEO and from the board but remaining a consultant ... Telehealth company Ontrak taps founder Terren Peizer as CEO in addition to his role as executive chairman, effective Aug. 12, when current CEO Jonathan Mayhew leaves for family health reasons; company also promotes Brandon LaVerne to co-president and chief operating officer; James Park to chief financial officer; and Mary Lou Osborne to co-president and chief commercial officer, all effective immediately ...Digital marketing platform Constant Contact hires Mary Rusterholz from LightBox as chief people officer, and Stephanie Ting from Dolby Voice as chief strategy officer ... Cybersecurity company Keyavi Data taps Glassbeam’s John Ferraro as vice president-sales ... Lithium-ion battery developer Microvast adds Yeelong Balladon from the Ashmore Funds board of trustees to its board, effective Friday.
Best Best announces Tim Lay, ex-Spiegel & McDiarmid, as partner-telecommunications and municipal law practice groups … New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) appoints Colin Ahern, ex-New York City Cyber Command, as state's first chief cyber officer.
Kourtney Day, ex-Lionsgate, returns to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop as senior director-new business ... Customer experience platform Disqo recruits Oracle’s Andrew Duke as vice president-product, consumer applications ... Cybersecurity company Ascent Solutions hires Sophanny Schwartz from Schwan’s as managing director-human resources ... Multi-platform video gaming company Virtual Interactive Technologies adds entrepreneur Sharmila Viswasam to its advisory board.
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation announces Stuart Dwyer, ex-State Department foreign service, as vice president-strategic engagement … Catheon Gaming taps Activision Blizzard’s Mark Aubrey as co-CEO, working alongside founder William Wu, effective July 11 ... Video discovery platform Primis recruits Synamedia’s Rachel Cohen as head-product.
USTelecom hires Marie Johnson, from the American Hospital Association, as senior vice president-communications …Wilkinson Barker announces Belinda Scrimenti, ex-Pattishall McAuliffe, as partner, intellectual property and copyright ... Alex Clavel promoted to SoftBank Group International CEO from managing partner, effective June 30, succeeding Michel Combes, leaving ... Rokt, machine learning e-commerce company, taps former Amazon Alexa executive Bill Barton as chief product and engineering officer, effective Monday ... Social media network MyPlace adds Lyft’s Aaron Zifkin, also ex-Airbnb, as president-chief operating officer, newly created role ... Omni-fulfillment platform ShipBob hires Amazon’s Kamal Sundar as senior vice president-supply chain strategy ... Data analytics company Canalyst recruits Paradigm Capital’s Corey Hammill as managing director-global research.
Tim Alessi confirms his retirement after nearly 18 years at LG Electronics USA, effective Friday ... DocuSign taps Chair Mary Agnes Wilderotter as interim CEO, as current CEO Dan Springer agrees to step aside; Jackson Square Ventures' Pete Solvik appointed lead independent director ... Tekmovil, mobile technology distribution and services company, hires Armando Narchi from Samsung Electronics Mexico as head-distribution ... Cox Communications Executive Vice President-Chief People Officer Karen Bennett moving to same role at Cox Enterprises, effective Jan. 1; Jill Campbell, current Cox Enterprises president-chief people and operations officer, to retire at year-end ... Cybersecurity company SilverSky recruits Arctic Wolf’s Mike Viruso as vice president-sales.
WWE board names Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon interim chair-CEO, as Vincent McMahon has “voluntarily stepped back” from his chairman-CEO responsibilities until conclusion of independent investigation into his alleged misconduct ... BuzzFeed News promotes Karolina Waclawiak from BuzzFeed Studios to be its first woman editor-in-chief ... Digital sports platform Fanatics recruits Mike Mahan from Dick Clark Productions as CEO, Fanatics Collectibles, newly created role ... FedEx promotes Brie Carere to be its first chief customer officer, and also names her co-president and co-CEO of FedEx Services, roles she will share with Rob Carter, executive vice president-chief information officer ... OpenX Technologies, omnichannel advertising exchange, hires Chalice’s Geoff Wolinetz, also former Comcast and Turner Broadcasting, as senior vice president-demand platforms.
Georgia Public Service Commission Chair Tricia Pridemore elected to NARUC board, becoming 2nd vice president in November 2022, 1st vice president in November 2023, and president in November 2024 ... McAfee names WarnerMedia’s Jennifer Biry executive vice president-chief financial officer, effective Monday, succeeding Venkat Bhamidipati ... HR solutions company TriNet adds Jay Venkat from Boston Consulting Group as chief digital and innovation officer, and former Dell EMC executive Jeff Hayward as chief technology officer, both effective June 30 ... Technicolor names President-Connected Home Luis Martinez-Amago as expected CEO of Vantiva, proposed new stand-alone company combining Technicolor’s connected home and DVD services businesses, pending shareholder approval in Q3 ... Outsell, AI customer data platform for the automotive industry, hires John Clavadetscher from Cars.com as president-chief commercial officer ... Ruth Ann Keene returns to Autodesk as chief legal officer after filling similar role for Unity Technologies ... Carbon, 3D printing tech company, recruits Nauto’s Vincent Rerolle as senior vice president-corporate development.