Internet Association hires from Entertainment Software Association Jon Berroya as senior vice president-general counsel, succeeding Gail Slater, who went to White House (see this section of the June 7 issue) ... Wednesday was last day at the FCC for outgoing Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, she tweeted and her office confirmed to us, saying she's not yet announcing her next move ... Norton Rose Global Cyber Risk Group adds privacy and cybersecurity lawyers Chris Cwalina, ex-Holland & Knight, as partner and global co-head of cyber risk; Jeewon Serrato, ex-Shearman & Sterling, as partner and head-data protection, privacy and cybersecurity, U.S.; and Steven Roosa, also ex-H&K, as senior counsel and leading data lab.
Fitbit Chief Financial Officer William Zerella departing, succeeded by Ronald Kisling, promoted to CFO ... Scarinci Hollenbeck hires patent lawyer Jason LaBerteaux from Alix, Yale as counsel, Intellectual Property practice group ... President Donald Trump appointments include Gail Slater (see 1802150048) as special assistant to the president-economic policy.
AT&T moves up Ronnie Dedman to president, AT&T Arkansas, succeeding Ed Drilling, who becomes senior vice president-AT&T National Regulatory External Affairs, managing state regulation for the telco nationwide ... Common Sense hires Jillisa Bronfman, who oversaw University of California law school Privacy and Technology Project, as privacy counsel; Samira Sine, founder of VCue TV Asia, named New York director ... Discovery adds at TLC Rick Holzman, a consultant who now returns to the company, as senior vice president-programming and strategy, working on multi-platform issues ... IBM hires Jeremy Berkowitz, ex-Deloitte, as principal, Promontory Financial Group privacy practice ... Glu Mobile hires Chuck Elberti, ex-Credit Suisse Labs, as senior vice president-revenue platform; he had previously also worked for Glu.
Viacom's Cyma Zarghami stepping down as president, Nickelodeon Group; Viacom Media Networks Chief Operating Officer Sarah Levy leads the brand on interim basis ... In Microsoft buying GitHub for $7.5 billion, acquirer says open source expert and Microsoft Corporate Vice President Nat Friedman, founder of Xamarin, was named GitHub CEO; outgoing CEO Chris Wanstrath named Microsoft technical fellow to work on strategic software initiatives, reporting to Executive Vice President Scott Guthrie ... Palo Alto Networks board hires Nikesh Arora, ex-SoftBank, as chairman-CEO, succeeding Mark McLaughlin, named vice chairman.
Recording Academy President-CEO Neil Portnow decides not to extend his contract expiring in July 2019 ... Windstream adds from British Telecom Thomas Whitehead as vice president-federal government affairs, leading advocacy before the FCC, Rural Utilities Service and Congress ... Educational Media Foundation CEO Mike Novak to retire "in the coming months" ... Disney hires full time Anna Robertson, who had been working for company, as vice president-growth and partnerships, ABC Owned Television Stations, new post, and company promotes Cornelia Frame to vice president-casting and talent relations, Disney Channel.
With Association of National Advertisers buying Data & Marketing Association, formerly the Direct Marketing Association, integration to be complete July 1; ANA CEO Bob Liodice says DMA will become an ANA division headed by DMA CEO Tom Benton ... Sierra Wireless President-CEO-Director Jason Cohenour retires; Chair Kent Thexton named interim CEO and Cohenour advises him until June 30 ... Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Spectrum Organization Director Alan Lewis retires, with ceremony held Thursday at DISA headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland.
At Univision Communications, with Randy Falco retiring as president-CEO and remaining an adviser through 2018 (see 1803080022), board hires Vincent Sadusky, ex-Media General, as CEO, effective June 1, and he becomes a director ... Latham & Watkins hires Sy Damle, leaving the Copyright Office (see this section in the May 30 issue), as partner, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, effective in September ... Daniel Sepulveda, ex-State Department, joined MediaMath as vice president-government relations.
Acting Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple promotes Regan Smith to general counsel-associate register of copyrights, Copyright Office, succeeding Sy Damle, leaving CO for private practice, new job not disclosed ... Sorenson Media promotes Pat Nola to CEO, succeeding Marcus Liassides, who moved on due to personal issues ... Gogo hires Will Davis, ex-EQT Infrastructure, as vice president-investor relations.
Telephone and Data Systems promotes John Toomey to vice president-treasurer, succeeding Peter Sereda, promoted to senior vice president-finance ... Entercom promotions include: Fred Bennett to senior vice president-Traffic Weather Information Network; JD Crowley to chief digital officer; Mike Dash to senior vice president-deputy general counsel; Liana Huth to senior vice president-programming innovation; Jen Morelli to senior vice president-events and experiences; Jenny Nelson to senior vice president-ad sales marketing; John Pacino to senior vice president-product and engineering; Sam Rogers to senior vice president-national sales; Jeff Sottolano to senior vice president-radio and Radio.com programming.
FCC names Debra Patkin alternate designated federal officer, Disability Advisory Committee ... Megan Corey, ex-Alliance for a Healthier Generation, joins National League of Cities as senior executive-digital engagement, marketing and communications ... Telephone and Data Systems names James Butman, CEO-TDS Telecom, to its board ... Correction: New Analog Devices executive Michael Clauser is ex-Fujitsu (see this section of the May 24 issue).