CTIA adds Scott Stockwell as director-government affairs, from office of then-Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa ... Dan Goldner joins New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, has worked at Texas Instruments and fills vacancy left by resignation of Commissioner Michael Giaimo last fall; a spokesperson says Goldner doesn't need Senate OK ... Clearview AI adds former Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Devesh Ashra as chief strategy officer, ex-Digital Recognition Network CEO Chris Metaxas as chief revenue officer, and previous Motorola Solutions executive Susan Crandall as chief marketing officer.
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists national Executive Director and Chief Negotiator David White leaves later this spring; SAG-AFTRA national board OKs President Gabrielle Carteris and outside counsel to enter discussions with Chief Operating Officer-General Counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland for the job; he's also the union’s lead negotiator with major music labels and Telemundo Television Studios.
Recording Academy board of trustees appoints Harvey Mason president-CEO, effective June 1, a job he did on an "unpaid, interim basis since January 2020," and before then was chair, a post he will give up ... RSA hires Office Practicum’s Ellen Purdy as chief financial officer-fraud and risk intelligence ... Altiostar, open radio access network software provider for 5G, taps Norconsult Telematics’ Ben Gardiner, also former Ericsson and Motorola, as vice president-customer operations.
ATIS hires Glenn Reynolds from iconectiv as vice president-technology policy and government relations ... VMware directors promote Raghu Raghuram to CEO and board member, effective June 1; Sumit Dhawan becomes president; Chief Operating Officer-Customer Operations Sanjay Poonen decides to leave the company; Zane Rowe has been interim CEO and continues as chief financial officer ... MediaKind taps Hulu/Disney’s Mark Ramberg as group vice president-products and Jeff Sherwin from Comcast as executive vice president-technology strategy and operations, both newly created roles.
Cisco taps Waldo McMillan, ex-Charter Communications, as head, Washington office, leading company's “engagements with the White House, Congress and Cabinet agencies” ... Commission on the Future of Mobility hires Marla Westervelt, who worked at Eno Center for Transportation, as director-policy, and Ashley Simmons, ex-Telecommunications Industry Association and founder-CEO of Revvit Public Relations, as director-strategic communications; CFM began earlier this year and commissioners include Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Cox Automotive President Stephen Rowley.
Information Technology Industry Council adds Joel Miller, ex-adviser to then-FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly, as senior director-policy, telecom ... Freshfields hires technology, data and cyber attorney Brock Dahl, ex-NSA, as a counsel ... Artist Rights Alliance Executive Director Ted Kalo steps down, will help find successor and remain an adviser to the group ... Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania President Daniel Tunnell retires, effective June 4 ... Camille Stewart says Google moves her to global head-product security strategy.
Harris Wiltshire promotes Paul Margie to head, Telecom practice and he remains partner; John Nakahata in becoming the firm's chair left the telecom head job (see this section, May 6) ... SoundExchange moves up Linda Bloss-Baum to vice president-government relations and public affairs ... Lockheed Martin elevates Christian Marrone to senior vice president-government affairs, succeeding Robert Rangel, retiring later this year.
Altice USA hires Nelson Perez from National Grid as senior vice president-government affairs ... Twilio hires Leticia Santos Lewis from the BSA Foundation's Software.org as director-public policy, global public policy and government affairs ... JM Search executive search firm hires Jamey Cummings, ex-Korn Ferry Technology and Information Officers Practice, as a partner, Cybersecurity and Information Technology Officers practices.
Empire Consulting Group taps Mike Mullen, ex-NAB, as partner ... Wireless Infrastructure Association Public Affairs Manager Amy-Gabrielle Bartolac leaving WIA to be media relations strategist at Look Left Marketing tech public relations firm ... GoDaddy hires McKesson’s Michele Lau as chief legal officer, effective July 12, and Mark McCaffrey from PwC as chief financial officer, effective June 2, replacing Nima Kelly and Ray Winborne, respectively, both retiring ... PG&E appoints former Southern California Edison Senior Vice President-Strategy and Regulatory Affairs Carla Peterman, a California public utilities commissioner, 2013-18, as executive vice president-corporate affairs, effective June 1, and promotes Christopher Patterson to vice president-state legislative affairs.
FTC acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter picks Austin King for associate general counsel-rulemaking; Gaurav Laroia, joining agency from Free Press, succeeds King as Slaughter attorney-adviser for consumer protection ... Harris Wiltshire partners elect John Nakahata as chair of the firm for three years, taking over from co-founder Scott Blake Harris; both remain partner ... At Hogan Lovells, Gerry Oberst, ex-5G Everywhere in America, rejoins as senior counsel, Communication, Internet and Media practice ... Media lawyer Lynn Oberlander, ex-Gizmodo Media Group and ex-First Look Media Works, joins Ballard Spahr as of counsel, working on areas including content prerelease review; Freedom of Information Act issues; copyright; and contract negotiation.