Joe Belfiore, Microsoft head-product and co-manager-Office team, says he’s retiring, but “staying until summer to help” with transition … Online marketplaces operator Etsy promotes Rachana Kumar to chief technology officer, effective Jan. 1, to replace departing CTO Mike Fisher Dec. 31, who remains an adviser through April ... Maximus names Craig Shinn, ex-Verizon, vice president-digital government solutions ... Cybersecurity company PC Matic promotes Morgan Rubens to vice president-state, local and educational sales.
Samsung Electronics elevates Jay Lee to executive chairman … Streamline Media Group adds ex-IBM Chairman-CEO Samuel Palmisano and Christopher Caine, former IBM corporate vice president-governmental programs, to its advisory board, expanding it to five members ... Global digital sports platform Fanatics recruits Orlando Ashford, ex-Motorola, as chief people officer, newly created role ... Flock Freight, supply chain technology company, promotes Chief Strategy Officer Chris Pickett to chief operations officer, newly created position ... Totus, gift card management company, names Daniel Hawtof, ex-BillGo, chief product officer ... Property tech mobile app Tour24 names Dorota Firek, ex-KnockCRM, vice president-marketing.
William Blair names Piper Sandler’s David Hatch a managing director-supply chain and commercial services team, based in Charlotte ... Cado Security adds Chris Corde, Google director-product management, security operations, to its board of directors, and Chris Smith, Aqua Security chief revenue officer, to its board of advisers ... 3D printing solutions company Desktop Metal hires 18-year Analog Devices veteran Jason Cole, beginning his employment Oct. 31, and assuming the chief financial officer and treasurer roles, effective Nov. 10; current CFO James Haley will become an advisor ... The Arena Group names Stephanie Mazzamaro, ex-Trusted Media Brands, vice president-data strategy and operations, advertising, partnerships and revenue ... Michael Chan, ex-Moelis & Co., returns to Imperial Capital as managing director and head-media, sports and entertainment investment banking ... Protos Security names Mark Hjelle, ex-CSC ServiceWorks, CEO and adds him to the board ... Numerical Algorithms Group taps Ian Wilson, former global head-AI at HSBC, as chief innovation officer ... U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Sarah Keller joining Intel as director-government relations … Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association names Jeff Farrah, ex-National Venture Capital Association, its first executive director.
Eutelsat Secretary and Group General Counsel Julie Burguburu to step down and will be succeeded by David Bertolotti, director-institutional and international affairs, both effective Dec. 12 ... Global Semiconductor Alliance adds Meta Vice President-Infrastructure Alexis Bjorlin to its board ... Bill, financial automation software company, names Google Cloud Chief Marketing Officer Alison Wagonfeld to its board ... Kroll promotes Giles Derry to president-governance and risk advisory practice ... Kaleidescape recruits Alliance Consumer Group’s Priscilla Morgan as chief operating officer ... Omnicom Group names MediaLink’s Kathleen Saxton chief marketing officer, newly created position, effective Jan. 1 ... Customer experience intelligence platform Disqo adds Nicholas Weaver, ex-Google, as vice president-engineering.
Maryland Tech Council names former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz CEO, succeeding Marty Rosendale, leaving after four years in the role ... Tech sector communications consultancy The Hoffman Agency hires former Adobe executive Natalie Kessler as executive vice president-global talent marketing practice ... Purdue University’s Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy names Michelle Giuda, former assistant secretary of state under President Donald Trump, director, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Bonnie Glick, joining the institute’s advisory board ... The Mom Project, platform connecting mothers with economic opportunities, promotes Saana Rapakko, former Instagram head-core growth, to president ... Mobile app development SaaS Jigx adds former Nike Chief Operating Officer Eric Sprunk to its board.
Newly inducted into Wireless Hall of Fame: former AT&T and Sprint CEO Dan Hesse; multiple-input and multiple-output wireless inventor Arogyaswami Paulraj; LCC International co-founder Neera Singh; and former Metromedia CEO Stuart Subotnick ... Lightspeed Commerce promotes JD St-Martin to president; Michael DeSimone to depart as Lightspeed's chief business officer at the end of 2022 ... Kate Black, former aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, opens strategic advocacy consulting firm K. Black Strategies ... Telecom provider Comporium promotes Brian Hovis to vice president-business sales.
Smart glasses company Vuzix names Snap One’s Bill Beltz vice president-global sales, newly created role ... Connected-learning platform Chegg promotes Nathan Schultz to chief operating officer, newly created position ... Advertising software company Viant names Ritesh Patel, ex-The Trade Desk, chief legal officer, and Arish Gajjar, also ex-The Trade Desk, senior vice president-deputy general counsel, reporting to Patel ... EVgo, public fast-charging network for electric vehicles, hires Google’s Tanvi Chaturvedi as chief revenue officer ... Chargebacks911, remediation platform for e-commerce businesses, names Pelwasha Faquiryan, ex-Ingenico, chief growth officer ... BakerHostetler promotes Katherine Lowry to chief information officer, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Bob Craig, retiring … Signal Group promotes Managing Director Blake Androff to chair-public affairs; Kathleen Van De Wille to vice president; Julian Graham and Mary Tayor to senior managers; and Diana Rahmani to manager … CTIA names Amit Jhawar, Attentive president, board member, effective Jan. 1.
Wi-Fi Alliance promotes Kevin Robinson to president-CEO, succeeding Edgar Figueroa, retiring ... Computer & Communications Industry Association names Josh Rogin, ex-office of Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., vice president-government relations; Alvaro Maranon, ex-Lawfare Institute, policy counsel; and Jordan Rodell, from Stateside Associates, state policy manager; CCIA Europe promotes Brussels office head Christian Borggreen to senior vice president and Maria Teresa Stecher to policy adviser … New Street Research taps Dan Salmon from BMO Capital Markets to launch coverage of the U.S. internet sector ... Compliance and monitoring company Guidepost Solutions names Crystal Jezierski, former U.S. Chamber of Commerce associate general counsel, a senior managing director ... Password management platform LastPass adds SmartBear Software CEO Frank Roe to its board ... Local communications agency Grayling names Bob Conrad and Alla Shkiler, both ex-Ketchum, executive vice president and senior vice president, respectively ... Integration platform Digabee taps former Facebook and Lyft executive Tia Phillips as chief people officer.
Splunk names Proofpoint’s Sharyl Givens chief people officer ... Cellular solutions distributor GetWireless promotes Terra Bastolich to chief marketing officer ... NTCA hires Virdina Gibbs, ex-office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Brendan Dailey, ex-office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., both as directors-government affairs; and Taylor Holland, ex-chief of staff to chairman, Fairfax County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors, as digital communications manager; and moves Blain Tesfaye to policy analyst.
UScellular adds Network Wireless Solutions CEO Xavier Williams, ex-AT&T and FirstNet, to its board, effective Jan. 1, to replace departing Samuel Crowley ... FiberSense, infrastructure sensing and monitoring company, adds former Google Senior Director-Infrastructure Mark Sokol to its board as a nonexecutive director ... Semrush, online visibility management SaaS platform, names David Mason, ex-Kayak, general counsel-secretary ... Open source software company Rancher Government Solutions names Red Hat’s Tricia Fitzmaurice vice president-sales ... Data virtualization company Zetaris taps former Snowflake executive Kent Graziano as chief technical adviser.