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CenturyLink advances Senior Vice President Dave Young to add hyperscaler business responsibilities as senior vice president-public sector and global hyperscaler ... Alphabet's Verily hires Cynthia Patton from Amgen as general counsel ... DOD Deputy Chief Information Officer-Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer Jack Wilmer leaving ... Northern Virginia Technology Council appointed Brad Schwartz, ex-Blue Canopy, acting president-CEO; Bobbie Kilberg retiring and for a time is NVTC president-CEO emeritus-strategic adviser.
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Silicon Valley Leadership Group picks Ahmad Thomas, ex-Barclays investment banker, as CEO, effective Aug. 10, succeeding Carl Guardino; Thomas is group's first African-American CEO and says his priorities include bringing "more diversity to Silicon Valley at every level of the workforce through to the c-suites, and the corporate boardrooms" ... National Congress of American Indians adds Nathan Bergerbest from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska's office as vice president-government relations.
Ofcom moves Lindsey Fussell to group director-networks and communications, effective Sept. 7; the new group combines "telecoms and post work across consumer issues, competition and network security"; Kevin Bakhurst continues to lead media regulation as group director-broadcasting and online content, including standards, licensing and policy work -- plus "new duties to regulate video sharing platforms" ... Coalition for a Prosperous America hires trade lawyer Charles Benoit as trade counsel and Kenneth Rapoza, ex-journalist, as industry analyst.
Lazard taps David Higley from Bond Lane Partners as managing director-interactive entertainment and digital media investment banking ... MobileIron appoints Christof Baumgartner, ex-ubitexx, chief revenue officer ... E.W. Scripps hires Sean Trcalek as vice president-general manager, KATC Lafayette, Louisiana, where he previously worked; most recently, he was at Allen Media's KADN-TV Lafayette ... Adams Radio promotes Johnette Cochran to vice president-general manager, Salisbury-Ocean City, Maryland.
Also on the board of the newly formed (see 2007230056) Independent Broadcasters Association are Deborah Barrera , R Communications; Kristin Cantrell, Seven Mountains Media and Cap City Communications; Darrell Calton, Iliad Media Group; Kenneth Forte, R&F Communications; Charles Johnson, Northstar Broadcast; Kimberly Martinez, All Pro Broadcasting; Gregory Pretko, Southern Stone Communications; Kelly Radandt, Woodward Radio Group; David Stephens, Stephens Media Group; Tony Richards, Kensington Digital; Cindy Taylor, Ohio Midland Newsgroup; Rebecca White, Salem Media; and Sandra Woodruff, Northwest Indy Radio.
Named to Transportation Research Board’s inaugural Standing Committee on New Users of Shared Airspace, which deals with drones and commercial space; among others are Chair Daniel Friedenzohn, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Senior Program Officer Christine Gerencher, from TRB, and also from the board is Senior Program Assistant Brie Schwartz; members include Woolpert Chief Scientist Qassim Abdullah; Andrew Alden, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Colin Brooks, Michigan Technological University; Ken Davidian and Jim Herrera, both from FAA; Micah Downing, Blue Ridge Research and Consulting; Mary Ellen Eagan, HMMH; Jennifer Gentry, Mitre; Tom Gunnarson, Wisk; Fred Judson, Ohio Department of Transportation; Peter Shannon, Radius Capital; Cameron Stuart, Federal Railroad Administration; Paul Wheeler, Utah DOT; Yolanka Wulff, Community Air Mobility Initiative; and Basil Yap, Hovecon.
Qualcomm board adds Schneider Electric CEO Jean-Pascal Tricoire ... NVTC Chairman’s Council formed amid leadership change (see above, this section), with Richard Montoni becoming chair emeritus; Greg Baroni advances to chairman; Kilberg; Schwartz; and Christine Kallivokas, remaining group's chief operating officer; Hitachi Vantara Federal says that business' President-CEO Dave Turner joining the association's board.
Obituary: State Educational Technology Directors Association Executive Director Candice Dodson suddenly died, the group says; further details not provided.