Tegna taps John Janedis, ex-Jefferies, as senior vice president-capital markets and investor relations ... Facebook names Sarah O’Brien, ex-Tesla, vice president-executive communications ... Starz promotes Marta Fernandez to executive vice president-originals programming ... Comcast Spotlight names Dawn Lee Williamson, ex-Vice Media, Southeast region vice president.
Assistant to Agriculture Secretary-Rural Development Anne Hazlett says department's Bette Brand becomes acting administrator of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service and remains administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service ... Media Institute board designates Richard Kaplar president-CEO, says Chairman Richard Wiley, who stays in that post; Kaplar had previously remained executive director after being promoted to the group's head (see this section in the Dec. 6, 2017, issue).
Software & Information Industry Association hires Jeff Joseph, ex-CTA, as president-CEO, effective Jan. 3, succeeding founder Ken Wasch, retiring ... Identification Technology Association hires Monument Policy Group to take over management, with Monument partner Andrew Howell as trade group's president ... Greenberg Traurig establishes videogame and e-sports group led by shareholders David Schulman, Steven Walkowiak and William Stark ... Davis Wright hires as partner Peter Anderson in media and entertainment practice group.
Rep.-elect Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., hires from NCTA Lane Lofton as chief of staff ... Patterson Belknap promotes to partner Alejandro Cruz, privacy and data security group ... NBC names Philip Martzolf, from Sony Pictures Television, president, NBC Affiliate Relations, succeeding Jean Dietze, retiring.
Others at FCC’s new Office of Economics (see 1812110036) include, by division, Auctions: Deputy Chief-Legal and Policy Gary Michaels; Deputy Chief-Analysis and Implementation Craig Bomberger; Associate Chiefs-Legal and Policy William Huber and Analysis and Implementation Linda Sanderson; Assistant Chiefs are Legal Kelly Quinn; Chief Counsel Erik Salovaara and Economics Martha Stancill; Economic Analysis: Deputy Chief Kate Matraves; Associate Chiefs Octavian Carare, Katherine LoPiccalo and Virginia Metallo; and Industry Analysis: Deputy Chief Cathy Zima.
Sonos hires Eddie Lazarus, ex-Tribune Media, as chief legal officer, effective Jan. 2 ... Andrew Ewalt, ex-DOJ Antitrust Division, joins Freshfields Bruckhaus as partner-global antitrust litigation ... National Press Club Journalism Institute hires Julie Moos from McClatchy as executive director, succeeding William McCarren, most recent interim; longtime executive Julie Cooper Schoo died in May ... GCI advances Heather Handyside to vice president-corporate communications and community engagement.
Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy names former FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny distinguished fellow ... Tesla names Dane Butswinkas, from Williams & Connolly, general counsel, replacing Todd Maron, leaving in January ... DocuSign advances Scott Olrich to chief operating officer and, effective Feb. 1, Loren Alhadeff to chief revenue officer, new post; appoints Maggie Wilderotter, ex-Frontier, chair, Jan. 1, and Cynthia Gaylor, Pivotal Software, to board.
Former FTC acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen joins Baker Botts as partner-co-chair global antitrust, effective Jan. 1 ... Albright Stonebridge Group appoints Monique Meche, ex-Netflix, senior adviser ... Northrop Grumman promotes Lucy Ryan to corporate vice president-communications ... Intelsat taps Timothy Schermerhorn, ex-Synacor, as regional vice president-North America.
Fletcher Heald member Frank Jazzo retiring Dec. 31 ... NPR President-CEO Jarl Mohn moves to president-emeritus and NPR Foundation board member when contract ends June 30 ... In developing Stirr streaming service, Sinclair announces management team, including Adam Ware, from Tennis Channel, as general manager, and Editor in Chief Stacie Anthony, ex-Comcast/Watchable.
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., names John Keast, ex-Cornerstone Government Affairs, staff director, Senate Commerce Committee ... ATIS names Brent Struthers, ex-Neustar, director, Secure Telephone Identity Governance Authority ... Entercom's Eugene Levin stepping down as principal accounting officer-controller; Assistant Controller-Treasurer James Hamill named interim principal accounting officer-controller.