Newly created positions at ISP tech provider Plume: Mik Cox, ex-Ubiety, named senior vice president of technology innovation; Gavin Rawson, formerly Bitdefender, becomes vice president of engineering for the EU market; and Sean Lutner, ex-Klaviyo, is appointed vice president of operations.
T-Mobile elevates COO Srini Gopalan to CEO, effective Nov. 1, replacing Mike Sievert, who becomes vice chairman of the company and board, a newly created position, and remains on the management team … Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, names Phoebe Keller, ex-Senate Finance Committee, as communications director … Jay Cho, formerly VMware, joins USTelecom as director of government affairs, replacing Nicole Henry, who's now with Siemens.
NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield will retire March 31, after 15 years leading the group ... Paramount Skydance adds Dennis Cinelli, Scale AI, to its board … Nokia names Pallavi Mahajan, ex-Intel, as CTO and AI officer, and Konstanty Owczarek, formerly KJO Advisors, as chief corporate development officer, with both joining the Group Leadership Team, effective Oct. 1; Nishant Batra will step down as chief strategy and technology officer and from the Group Leadership Team, effective Sept. 30 … Changes at Computer & Communications Industry Association: Burke Kappler, ex-FTC, becomes deputy director of the Litigation Center, a new position; Yaswant Devarakonda, formerly State Department, joins as manager of the Space & Spectrum Policy Center, another new position; and Caroline Palmer, ex-National Journal, named trade policy manager, replacing Amir Nasr, who joined Amazon … Competitive Carriers Association reelects Maureen McCabe Moore, GCI, as board chair and Jonathan Foxman, MTPCS, as chair emeritus; also elected are Chris Champion, C Spire, vice chair; Jon Lightle, Nex-Tech Wireless, treasurer; and Ron Whaley, IDI Billing Solutions, secretary … Broadcast technology firm FOR-A America names Jo Aun, formerly Riedel Communications, senior manager of product management and engineering, a new position.
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation promotes Daniel Castro to president, effective May 2026, replacing Robert Atkinson, retiring April 30 … ACA Connects taps Jack Latzer, ex-NCTI, as COO and executive vice president, effective at the end of September, succeeding John Higginbotham, who will retire in March; the two will serve together during the transition ... Network services provider GTT Communications names Andrea Genschaw, ex-Lumen, as CFO, replacing Tim Medina, retiring ... Space technology provider Aegis Aerospace adds Matt Ondler, formerly Axiom Space, as chief strategy officer.
The Global Satellite Operators Association appoints Ali Al Hashemi, Space42, as board chair, replacing Dan Goldberg, Telesat; new vice chairs are Adel Al-Saleh, SES, and Jane Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, NigComSat … Sidus Space names Lawrence Hollister, ex-Anduril Industries, chief business officer, a newly created position … Communications technology supplier Ribbon Communications taps Steve McCaffery, formerly Halo, as executive vice president of global sales, effective Oct. 31, replacing Dan Redington, who leaves Sept. 30 to pursue other opportunities.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr names Allison Howell, a former FCC intern, as a law clerk in his office … Eduardo Ruiz Sanchez, Televisa, joins the North American Broadcasters Association board … Satellite telecommunications provider Kepler Communications taps Beau Jarvis, ex-Phase Four, as chief revenue officer, a new position.
NTIA elevates FirstNet Authority board acting Vice Chair Michael Adkinson, sheriff of Walton County, Florida, to acting chair, replacing Renee Gordon, whose term expired … Inseego names Donna Johnson, formerly Ericsson, chief marketing officer, and promotes Vishal Donthireddy to chief technology officer … Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn will step down by mid-2026, remaining for the transition through early summer; a replacement is expected next spring … Mike Ward, ex-Amazon, rejoins TechNet as senior vice president for federal policy and government relations … Municipal fiber network owner and operator Pavlov Media promotes Dorothy Kallmayer and Wendy Burr to senior vice presidents of sales-student housing.
SiriusXM appoints Dave Stephenson, Airbnb, to its board … The Global Satellite Operators Association adds to its board: Abel Avellan, AST SpaceMobile; Ramu Potarazu, Lynk; Badr Alsuwaidan, Arabsat; Dunay Badirkhanov, Azercosmos; and Jean-Francois Fallacher, Eutelsat Group ... Paramount names Kenneth Weinstein, ex-Hudson Institute, ombudsman for CBS News ... Crest Hill Advisors adds Steve Lang, a former ambassador and U.S. Coordinator of International Communications and Information Policy, as senior adviser.
MDA Space UK names Andrew Stanniland, formerly Thales Alenia Space, as managing director, replacing Anita Bernie, who's leaving for another opportunity … Sinclair Ventures taps Craig Blank, formerly Woodland Management, as principal, a new position, overseeing minority-owned investments such as the Tennis Channel … Ernie Leon, ex-PayCargo, joins broadcast technology supplier FOR-A America as senior vice president and head of sales and strategic growth, a newly created position.
O-RAN Alliance elects Thomas Lips, Deutsche Telekom, chairman, replacing Abdurazak Mudesir, also Deutsche Telekom … Network infrastructure provider Modirum Platforms promotes Filip Petkov to Middle East general manager … Wyoming Commissioner Mike Robinson named to NARUC board, replacing Mary Throne; NARUC President Tricia Pridemore names to the Federal-State Current Issues Collaborative: Kelsey Bagot, Virginia State Corporation Commission; Kathryn Zerfuss, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; Sarah Martz, Iowa Utilities Commission; Stacey Paradis, Illinois Commerce Commission; Philip Bartlett, Maine Public Service Commission; Pradip Chattopadhyay, New Hampshire PUC; Karen Kemerait, North Carolina Utilities Commission; Gabriella Passidomo Smith, Florida PSC; Nick Myers, Arizona Corporation Commission; and Brian Rybarik, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.