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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.

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Avaya starts Innovation Incubator led by Laurent Philonenko; Chris McGugan, who recently re-joined the company (see this section of the May 1 issue), assumes Philonenko’s former job as senior vice president-solutions and technology ... National Geographic Channel President-Original Programming and Production Tim Pastore leaving to pursue new opportunities; Geoff Daniels for now doing the job, overseeing unscripted content for National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild, and overseeing Kids ... Extreme Reach cloud technology platform for TV and video advertising promotes Maegan Buckler and Brendan Gill to senior vice presidents.

Ecobee, which bills itself as inventor of the smart thermostat, hires Jackie Poriadjian-Asch, ex-Canada Goose, as chief marketing and revenue officer; Scott Cleaver, ex-Rakuten Kobo, as chief operations officer; and David Brennan, ex-Achievers, as chief financial officer ... Renesas Electronics hires Olav Schulte, ex-Nidec Motors & Actuators Europe, as senior vice president and deputy general manager-automotive solution business unit, effective July 1 ... Enterprise Wireless Alliance elects new directors: Matt Baker, Great Lakes Communications; Steve Cragg, Hytera America; Joel Morgan, Harris Corp.; and Doug Saunders, Tomba Communications.