Nielsen names LiveRamp’s Warren Jenson, also ex-Amazon, chief financial officer, effective April 15, replacing Linda Zukauckas, who left last month ... Newly added to Imax board: Gail Berman, chair-CEO of production studio The Jackal Group, also former Paramount Pictures president; and Reddit Chief Operating Officer Jen Wong, also former Time Inc. president-digital ... Changes at Domo, low-code data app platform: John Mellor departs as CEO and board member, replaced by founder Josh James; David Jolley, ex-Ernst & Young, named chief financial officer, replacing Bruce Felt, who previously announced his departure; Jeff Skousen promoted to chief revenue officer, succeeding Ian Tickle; Dan Strong, ex-Signifyd, and Renee Soto, co-founding partner of Reevemark, join Domo board, which expands to seven members.
U.S. Copyright Office appoints Jenner & Block’s Emily Chapuis as deputy general counsel, effective March 13 … BB&K Telecommunications hires Gregory Caffas, ex-Roth Jackson, as associate, municipal law … Latham & Watkins adds Gabe Fleet, ex-iHeartMedia, as partner-Connectivity, Privacy and Information practice and promotes to partner Elizabeth Park, in that same practice .. Government relations firm theGROUP names telecommunications lobbyist Saul Hernandez, ex-NCTA, principal.
Latham & Watkins promotes Michael David, intellectual property practice, and Anna Rathbun, antitrust and competition, to partners … Verizon announces management changes (see 2303030042): Sowmyanarayan Sampath promoted to executive vice president-CEO, Verizon Consumer Group; Kyle Malady to executive vice president-CEO, Verizon Business Group; Joe Russo to executive vice president-president, global networks and technology; Tony Skiadas to chief financial officer; and Mary-Lee Stillwell, to senior vice president-controller; Executive Vice President-CFO Matt Ellis departing May 1.
Amazon’s Ring hires Discord’s Elizabeth Hamren as CEO, succeeding founder Jamie Siminoff, who shifts to chief inventor … Sidus Space names Eric Gillenwater, ex-OneWeb, chief commercial officer ... Zendesk moves interim Chief Financial Officer Julie Swinney to permanent post … Suzy, market research software platform, names Kimberly Bastoni, ex-Qualtrics, its first chief revenue officer ... Blue Orange Digital names Diana Bald, ex-thoughtbot, president … Ipsos promotes Philip Ryan to U.S. managing partner and head-service line, Strategy3, Ipsos' innovation and strategy consulting business.
Finnegan announces Lynn Parker Dupree, former Department of Homeland Security chief privacy officer, as partner to lead firm’s newly formed privacy practice … LPTV Broadcasters Association appoints lobbyist and former broadcast executive Preston Padden as chief strategist and board member.
Hearst promotes Hearst Television President Jordan Wertlieb to Hearst executive vice president-chief operating officer, effective May 1, succeeding Mark Aldam, stepping down but remaining executive vice president to help with transition until Nov. 1, then executive at large and special adviser to the CEO; Michael Hayes, Hearst Television chief operating officer, succeeding Wertlieb as Hearst senior vice president and Hearst Television president …
Leidos taps Rolls-Royce North America Chairman-CEO Thomas Bell as CEO, expected to be effective May 3, succeeding Roger Krone, who will retire as chairman at 2023 annual meeting, and as CEO when Bell's appointment becomes effective, but will remain a fully employed adviser through July; board expects to appoint Robert Shapard independent, nonexecutive chair after 2023 annual meeting and to nominate Bell to a board seat ... Marketing communications agency The Bliss Group promotes Cortney Stapleton to CEO.
Intuit promotes Sandeep Singh Aujla to chief financial officer, effective Aug. 1, succeeding CFO Michelle Clatterbuck, retiring July 31 ... Canadian fiber and broadband company Xplore names Chairman Francis Shammo interim president-CEO, replacing Allison Lenehan, moving to senior adviser ... Newly promoted at Blackline Safety, connected safety technology platform: Chief Growth Officer Sean Stinson to additional role of president; Chief Marketing Officer Christine Gillies becomes chief product and marketing officer; Vice President-People Services Meaghan Whitney advances to chief people officer; and co-founder Brendon Cook takes on new role of chief information officer; Chief Technology Officer Brian Sweeney departs, his duties and teams re-aligned within new leadership structure ... Web3 compliance company Astra Protocol adds former Samsung Electronics President-Chief Strategy Officer Young Sohn to its advisory board.
Altice USA announces Marc Sirota, ex-Comcast, as chief financial officer, effective March 1 when current CFO Michael Grau leaves, becoming senior adviser to CEO Dennis Mathew until early July; Leroy Williams, ex-Samsung Electronics America, as executive vice president-chief growth officer; David Williams, also ex-Comcast, as executive vice president-chief revenue officer, succeeding Matthew Grover, moving to senior adviser through June before retiring; and promotes Shuvankar Roy to executive vice president-chief customer experience officer.
The Parents Television and Media Council names former broadcasting executive Jon Yasuda, from Crista Ministries, president, succeeding Tim Winter, who transitions to president emeritus, and promotes Program Director Melissa Henson to vice president-programs … Lumen hires Robin Burns, from Nuro, as director-federal legislative affairs.