Communications Personals
Microsoft hires Allison Halataei from House Ways and Means Committee to U.S. government affairs team as director-congressional affairs, focusing on House Republicans, and promotes John Sampson in government affairs office to lead team focused on Azure cloud business ... Akin Gump hires Mark Aitken, ex-Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, as senior policy adviser-communications practice, working on autonomous vehicle issues ... Raycom Media promotes Ellenann Yelverton to vice president-general counsel, succeeding Rebecca Bryan, retired at the end of 2017 ... Windstream promotes Drew Smith to senior vice president-financial planning and assistant treasurer.
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Amid "successful transformation to a multiplatform business model," WWE promotes George Barrios and Michelle Wilson to co-presidents and they join the board ... Salem Media Group expands job of Mike Blakemore to vice president-programming, CCM format at the operator of contemporary Christian music radio stations ... Spanish Broadcasting System moves up SBS veteran Geraldo Arriaga to vice president-digital media sales, LaMusica app.
President Donald Trump to nominate Christopher Krebs, the senior official who's performing duties of Department of Homeland Security undersecretary including on cyber issues, National Protection and Programs Directorate, to be undersecretary-national protection and programs and Office of Government Ethics' Emory Rounds, now OGE associate counsel, to be director for five-year term ... Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appoints to FirstNet board for three-year terms Richard Ross, Philadelphia police commissioner; David Zolet, LMI; and Robert Osterthaler, consultant on communications networks and government programs and ex-Air Force brigadier general; and reappoints to new three-year term Richard Stanek, Hennepin County, Minnesota, sheriff, and on FirstNet Consultation and Outreach Committee.
Xperi adds Sue Molina, ex-Deloitte and Touche, to the board; she has been a director at the company's DTS ... Radisys "open telecom solutions" provider appoints Stephen Domenik, Sevin Rosen Funds, to its board, which Scott Gibson offers to leave ... Walmart directors appoint Sarah Friar, Square, to the board.