FCC moves Jonathan McCormack to deputy director, Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force ... FTC Competition Bureau Deputy Director Marian Bruno retiring ... Joseph Lentivech, ex-Patent Trial and Appeal Board, rejoins Harrity & Harrity as counsel-patents ... Electronic Privacy Information Center announces Mary Stone Ross, ex-Californians for Consumer Privacy, as associate director.
Among others retiring from FCC (see 1912120045) are Wireline Bureau's John Hunter, who will work for Foundation for Law and International Affairs, a nonprofit he says tries to make global governance "more inclusive, trustworthy and sustainable"; and Information Systems Specialist Angela Robinson of Information Resources Group, Office of the Secretary.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announces Ron Repasi moving to acting chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, replacing Julius Knapp, retiring (see 1911270055); also retiring: Deputy Director, Office of Media Relations Mark Wigfield; Wireline Bureau Telecom Access Policy Division attorney-adviser Elizabeth McCarthy; from the Media Bureau, Engineering Division Chief John Wong; Video Division industry analyst John Enoch, Video Division management analyst Ron Graser, Video Division electronics engineer Tanya Nguyen and Video Division Deputy Chief Hossein Hashemzadeh; and from Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Administrative Law Division attorney-advisers Joanne Wall and Frank Inserra.
Alliance for Digital Innovation taps Matthew Cornelius, leaving OMB, as executive director, succeeding Richard Beutel, CEO of Cyrrus Analytics and who remains at ADI as senior policy adviser after stepping down "in light of recent health concerns" ... Van Scoyoc Associates adds cybersecurity and privacy experts from Holland & Knight Norma Krayem as vice president and chair, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice, which she also starts, and names Albert Kammler as the practice's government relations manager.
Aspen Institute hires Vivian Schiller, ex-Civil Foundation, to head newly combined media and technology programs ... Michael Chibib and Conor Civins, both ex-Pillsbury Winthrop, rejoin Bracewell as partners-intellectual property ... Aspen Capital Group names John Gordy, ex-Pritzker Private Capital, and John Haesler, ex-Technology Crossover Ventures, principals.
Motion Picture Association hires Karyn Temple, U.S. Copyright Office, as senior executive vice president-global general counsel, effective Jan. 13 ... FCC appoints Francisco Salguero, ex-Agriculture Department, chief information officer; John Skudlarek has been acting CIO ... Lisa Casias, ex-Commerce Department Office of Chief Financial Officer, joins FirstNet as deputy CEO ... ICANN advances Mandy Carver to senior vice president-government and intergovernmental organization engagement ... Brianna Manzelli, ex-Senate Commerce Committee, becomes FAA assistant administrator-communications.
NCTA names Mary Beth Murphy, ex-Facebook, vice president and deputy general counsel-legal and regulatory affairs ... GCI appoints Rebecca Windt Pearson general counsel; she's from Municipality of Anchorage and begins at the company Feb. 1; she succeeds Tina Pidgeon, resigns year-end and adviser through April 15; Pearson had previously worked for the cable-telco ... Consumer Reports hires Cyrus Rassool, from Glen Echo Group, as associate director-strategic communications for technology and privacy, with newly launched Digital Lab.
Comcast Senior Executive Vice President David Cohen stepping down from operational responsibilities, effective Jan. 1, moving to senior counselor to CEO Brian Roberts ... Lead House GOP FCC and FTC appropriator House Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee ranking member Tom Graves, Ga., won't seek re-election.
Frontier Communications appoints Bernie Han, ex-Dish Network, president-CEO and board member, succeeding Daniel McCarthy, stepping down ... Interactive Advertising Bureau President Patrick Dolan departing in June ... Uber names Brian Barnard, from Transportation Department, senior manager-federal affairs ... With CommScope realigning into four segments, effective Jan. 1, Ben Cardwell becomes head-venue and campus; Kevin Keefe, broadband; Farid Firouzbakht, outdoor wireless; and Joe Chow, home networks ... Entercom promotes Karyn Cerulli to senior vice president-market manager, San Diego, succeeding Bob Bolinger, stepping down “to pursue other interests” ... Nexstar advances Paula Jackson to vice president and general manager-broadcasting and digital operations in market covering Bristol, Virginia, and Tennessee’s Johnson City and Kingsport ... TA Associates names Charles Ha, ex-General Catalyst, as vice president-North America technology ... Advanced Systems Group taps Steve Young, ex-Sony, as head-business operations and organizational development, systems integration business.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai becomes also Alphabet CEO; Alphabet CEO Larry Page and President Sergey Brin leave their roles, remaining shareholders and board members ... Wiley Rein promotes Henry Gola to partner, and Daniel Brooks and Kathryne Dickerson to of counsel, all telecom, media and technology ... Brendan Parets, ex-office of Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., rejoins Covington & Burling as special counsel-congressional investigations and lobbying, telecom, technology and judiciary ... Cable and communications lawyer Craig Gilley leaves Mintz for Venable.