Communications Personals
FCC elevates Jim Balaguer to deputy director-Office of Legislative Affairs ... AT&T hires Brian Lesser from GroupM North America to build and lead advertising and analytics business as CEO, reporting to the parent company's CEO Randall Stephenson, who says that once it buys Time Warner, "there is an opportunity to build an automated advertising platform that can do for premium video and TV advertising what the search and social media companies have done for digital advertising” ... CTA Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac departs to start new consulting firm, Astra Insights, will remain a CTA consultant on "specific projects" at January CES.
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Korn Ferry hires tech recruiter Stephanie Davis as a senior client partner-North American private equity and technology leader ... E.W. Scripps adds from Urban Radio Broadcasting Darryll Green as vice president-general manager, WFTX-TV Cape Coral, Florida, effective Aug. 14 ... MCNC names Cisco and IBM veteran Edward Carney chairman, succeeding Tom Rabon.
Among other Senate confirmations Thursday (see 1708030025 and 1708030060), Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Robert Powelson approved as a Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner for term expiring June 30, 2020; NARUC, where he's president, says as expected (see 1705090036) that when Powelson leaves the PUC, First Vice President John Betkoski of Connecticut will succeed him; and also cleared is Commerce Assistant Secretary-Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Michael Platt ... Lobbyist registration: EchoStar, Dentons US, effective July 1.