Lauren Kravetz is retiring as chief of staff of the FCC Public Safety Bureau, Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said Thursday. Also retiring: Richard Arsenault from the Wireless Bureau, Melanie Godschall from the Enforcement Bureau, Susan Launer and William Richardson from the Office of General Counsel, and Terry Pacheco from the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau …Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appoints Kathleen Jackson interim chair of the state’s Public Utility Commission; she has been a PUC commissioner since August ... GameStop board elects Ryan Cohen, RC Ventures manager and a major shareholder, executive chairman in conjunction with its termination without cause of CEO Matt Furlong ... Quotient Technology, digital promotions and media tech company, nominates True Talent Advisory’s Kate Vanek and Andra Partners’ Tracey Figurelli for election to its board at next annual meeting; board members David Oppenheimer, Jody Gessow and Lorraine Hariton won’t seek re-election, and Alison Hawkins and Eric Higgs will resign their board seats, effective with the annual meeting ... Data protection platform Druva names Commvault’s Ranga Rajagopalan, also ex-Dell EMC, chief marketing officer ... SpiderOak, supplier of cybersecurity solutions for space systems, adds Stellar Solutions founder Celeste Ford to its board of advisers ... Jackpocket names former NerdWallet CMO Kelly Gillease a senior adviser to its board ... Slingshot Aerospace, space data and tracking company, hires Spaceport Cornwall’s Melissa Quinn to succeed Tim Fuller as general manager of its Seradata subsidiary when he retires July 1, and taps Axiom Space’s Megan Sieffert, also ex-NASA, as general counsel, effective June 12.

Slate of newly elected NAB officers includes Nexstar Chairman-CEO Perry Sook as chairman of NAB joint board; Collin Jones, Cumulus Media executive vice president-strategy and development, as radio board chair; Gray Television President and co-CEO Pat LaPlatney as NAB television board chair; Kristopher Jones, Fox executive vice president and head-government relations, appointed to the designated TV network seat on NAB board's executive committee ... Warner Bros. Discovery announces immediate departure of Chris Licht as CNN Worldwide chairman-CEO; "interim leadership team" installed until Licht’s replacement is found includes Amy Entelis, executive vice president-talent and content development; Virginia Moseley, executive vice president-editorial; Eric Sherling, executive vice president-U.S. programming; and Chief Operating Officer David Leavy ... Comtech adds former Under Secretary of Defense Ellen Lord and former U.S. Army Chief Information Officer Bruce Crawford to its board, expanding it to nine members ... BullseyeEngagement, supplier of cloud-based human capital management software, adds Margaret Lazo, former Univision Communications chief human resources officer, to its advisory board ... Cybersecurity company Deep Instinct names Zscaler’s Jim Ortbals vice president-Americas channels and Zimperium’s Ryan Vaupel vice president-operations ... ECI, cybersecurity services company, hires Avertium’s Jeff Schmidt, also former British Telecom, as president-CEO; outgoing CEO David Andrade will be a consultant during transition ... Tech consultancy Thoughtworks promotes Rachel Laycock to chief technology officer, succeeding Rebecca Parsons, who becomes CTO emerita, and promotes Mike Mason to chief AI officer, reporting to Laycock.

Wedbush Securities names former Stifel Financial and Morgan Stanley executive Scott Devitt managing director-equity research, internet, e-commerce and online travel ... Big Ten Conference promotes Kerry Kenny to chief operating officer, responsible for broadcast and media rights negotiations and oversight of content, digital and social media strategy ... IFA Management names former Samsung Electronics Germany executive Leif-Erik Lindner managing director, effective Oct. 1, replacing Oliver Merlin, interim managing director since November ... Digital Reality promotes Colin McLean to chief revenue officer; former CRO Corey Dyer departs, June 30 ... Dynatrace, digital transformation software company, names VMware’s Dan Zugelder CRO, effective July 5, replacing retiring Steve Pace, remaining advisor through Sept. 30 ... Skillburst Interactive, on-demand learning platform for law professionals, taps former UnitedLex and Eversheds Sutherland executive Anusia Gillespie as chief strategy and growth officer.

Analog Devices adds retired Deloitte executive Stephen Jennings to its board, expanding it to 12 members ... Crypto platform Kraken names StockX’s Vishnu Patankar, also ex-Microsoft, Amazon and Intel, chief technology officer ... Connected cloud company Samsara hires ServiceNow’s Lara Caimi as president-worldwide field operations, and adds her to its executive management team; Chief Revenue Officer Andy McCall announces his retirement, plans to remain advisor through year-end ... Cryptocurrency exchange Binance names Rachel Conlan, ex-OKX, vice president-global marketing ... Low-code development platform 8base adds former Digital Ocean Chief Marketing Officer Carly Brantz and current Product Maestro CEO Connie Kwan to its board.

Gannett names Terence Samuel, ex-NPR News, USA Today editor-in-chief, effective July 10, replacing Michael McCarter, who was interim editor-in-chief and is newly promoted to vice president-opinion; Regional Editor Michael Anastasi is also promoted to vice president-USA Today Network Local ... Discover Financial Services adds former BMO U.S. Chief Operating Officer Daniela O’Leary-Gill to its board, effective June 14 ... Kopin elects former Lucent Technologies executive James Brewington chairman, succeeding John Fan, who remains on Kopin’s board ... CBC/Radio-Canada extends term of President-CEO Catherine Tait until Jan. 2, 2025 ... Pitney Bowes board elects MG Advisors Chair Mary Steele Guilfoile, a board member since 2018, non-executive chair ... Cybersecurity company Millennium adds retired Army Lt. Gen. Leslie Smith to its board of advisers ... Cybersecurity platform Resecurity names Shawn Loveland, ex-Microsoft, COO ... Jegi Clarity, mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, taps Lincoln International’s Bob Lockwood as managing director ... Capital market company Pluribus Technologies names Nancy Fahy, ex-Ernst & Young, chief financial officer and adds her to its executive leadership team; former CFO Simon Giannakis moves to a new role overseeing the company's M&A function.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) names John Scott, former Texas deputy attorney general-civil litigation, interim Texas AG, as suspended AG Ken Paxton (R) awaits his state Senate impeachment trial ... Cybersecurity services company Conversant Group taps HBR Consulting’s Josh Nardo as vice president-advisory services ... PR firm S+C Communications names former NBA executive Kim Mandara executive vice president-communications and business development, and managing director of its newly opened New York office ... AlertEnterprise, provider of AI-powered workforce management solutions, adds former SAP and Google Cloud executive Greg Tomb to its board ... Incident response platform Cado Security names Holly Shea Cappello, ex-Carbon Black, senior vice president-global sales ... ID.me, digital identity and credentials network, names Mike Durso, ex-VMware, chief revenue officer and Marcus Hearne, ex-IBM, chief marketing officer ... Targeted Victory’s Nathan Leamer, ex-FCC, launches Fixed Gear Strategies, focusing on the intersection of tech and policy.

Tucows nominates former FCC nominee Gigi Sohn and EdgePoint Wealth Management partner Lee Matheson for election to its board at Sept. 7 annual meeting; Union Square Ventures partner Brad Burnham, a Tucows board member since 2017, won’t seek reelection ... Global Tech Security Commission adds former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., as honorary co-chairs ... 8x8 names Samuel Wilson CEO; he was interim CEO since November ... Digital River, e-commerce enabler company, names former Deloitte executive John Burke senior vice president-revenue ... Pinterest hires Wayfair’s Julia Brau Donnelly as chief financial officer, effective June 20, replacing Todd Morgenfeld, leaving Pinterest July 1 ... LoanDepot promotes Alec Hanson to chief marketing officer ... Big Ten Conference names Indiana University's Rebecca Pany senior vice president-sports administration, effective June 19 ... IntelePeer, communications automation platform, names Inturn’s Sergey Galchenko chief technology officer ... Audience engagement platform Mentimeter adds former Slack, Dropbox and Google executive Johann Butting to its board.

PlayOn Sports, high school media and technology company, names Warner Bros. Discovery’s Lesley Wainwright chief legal officer ... Infrastructure Masons, association for digital infrastructure professionals, adds former DOJ attorney Princina Stone to its board ... Public affairs firm Oaktree Solutions names Smart City Expo USA CEO Aarti Tandon managing director-equity, entertainment and technology ... Densify, cloud and container resource optimization company, adds Rosemary Schooler, former Intel corporate vice president and general manager-data center and AI sales, to its board ... SatixFy Communications, Israeli satellite communications company, names former Chief Commercial Officer Nir Barkan acting CEO, effective Thursday, replacing former CEO Ido Gur, leaving ... Spot, third-party logistics company, names former Hammond Kennedy partner John Carsello chief of staff, newly created role.

Mintz names Reza Dokhanchy, ex-Kirkland & Ellis, a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice … NCTA names Mansoor Abdul Khadir, ex-Democratic National Committee, associate vice president-external affairs, and Michael Pauls, from USTelecom, vice president-government relations.

Data cloud company Snowflake adds former NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke to its board; former BMC Software executive John McMahon leaves Snowflake board, effective after July 5 annual meeting ... Digital supply chain specialist Zero100 adds Andrea Albright, Walmart executive vice president-sourcing, to its advisory board ... Acalvio, cyber deception technology company, adds former CIA Chief Operating Officer Andrew Makridis to its federal advisory board ... Xsolla, videogame commerce company, names Chris Hewish ex-SkyDance, interim CEO ... Videoquant, social video content creation startup, adds Tripadvisor co-founder and former CEO Steve Kaufer to its advisory team.