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Marty Lafferty moves from Distributed Computing Industry Association CEO to senior executive consultant to the Telecommunications Industry Association ... Disney promotes Wendy McMahon to president-ABC Owned Television Stations Group, replacing Rebecca Campbell, recently moved to president-Disney Co., Europe, Middle East and Africa; both moves effective Jan. 1 (see 1709210053 or 1709210065) ... Gores Group names telecom and mobile executive Tom Cotney CEO-board member of Imagine Communication, succeeding Charlie Vogt, named Gores senior adviser and to work on transactions and business development at Imagine ... FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel appoints Jessica Martinez, ex-House Commerce Committee Democratic staff, as special adviser and confidential assistant.

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Nexstar Media names local TV executive Skip Valet vice president-general manager of Florida's WFLA-TV Tampa and WTTA St. Petersburg, succeeding Andy Alford, promoted in August to senior vice president-regional manager, Southeastern regional markets; both work on issues including digital ... SonicWall hires cybersecurity expert Wias Issa as vice president-sales/general manager, Asia Pacific and Japan business.

With Shentel having hired James Woodward to posts including chief financial officer (see 1712050021), Chief Operating Officer and ex-CFO Earle MacKenzie, who delayed retirement to be interim finance chief after CFO Adele Skolits resigned (see 1710230051), remains COO "until his replacement is found and through a transition," a spokesman tells us ... National Association of Tower Erectors adds for 2018 Shama Ray, Above All Tower Climbing, to board, from which Don Train, Train’s Towers, retires.