Brinks Home Security hires Min Kang, ex-Samsung Electronics, as chief product and strategy officer ... Rockwell Automation Chief Financial Officer Patrick Goris accepts CFO job at Carrier Global, leaving Nov. 13; that's when Steve Etzel, vice president-finance, becomes Rockwell interim CFO ... Vibes mobile engagement platform hires Richard Rivera from Monetate as chief revenue officer ... TPN digital commerce agency promotes Kayla Waters to chief financial officer, effective Nov. 1, succeeding retiring Mike Pate, staying on in consulting role into early 2021.
Internet Accountability Project adds Josh Hammer, who remains at Edmund Burke Foundation among other affiliations, as counsel and policy adviser ... Nexstar Media effective Nov. 1 combining "its two primary operating subsidiaries" Nexstar Digital and Nexstar Broadcasting, with Nexstar Broadcasting being renamed Nexstar; digital business unit led by Karen Brophy, who moves to president, digital; Timothy Busch becomes president, broadcasting; and Sean Compton is president, networks and overseeing WGN America, AntennaTV and WGN Radio; President, Nexstar Digital Gregory Raifman leaves company at end of his contract on March 31.
Airbnb taps ex-Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive "and his partners at LoveFrom" for "a multi-year relationship to design the next generation of Airbnb products and services" ... Merkle promotions include Michael Komasinski to president, Merkle Americas and leader of "dentsu CXM LoB in the Americas," effective Jan. 1 ... Crown Castle, "in previously announced Board transition plan," says directors appoint to join their ranks Tammy Jones, Basis Investment Group, and Matthew Thornton, who retired as a FedEx executive in November.
Wireless Infrastructure Association names Rikin Thakker, ex-Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, as chief technology officer; Brent Weil, ex-Argentum, as vice president-workforce development; and Jason Nelson, ex-Smart Cities Council, as vice president-partnerships and development ... California Public Utilities Commission picks Douglas Sicker as T-Mobile/Sprint compliance monitor, through pact with University of Colorado-Denver, where he's senior associate dean and professor ... Patent and Trademark Office moves Mary Critharis to acting chief policy officer and director-international affairs, succeeding for now Shira Perlmutter, recently named to lead Copyright Office (see 2009210059).
ViacomCBS changes for "a more holistic approach across both free and pay streaming," to "more closely align the company’s streaming initiatives globally" and "to seize the global opportunity," it says; Tom Ryan, CEO of Pluto TV, becomes president-CEO, ViacomCBS Streaming, overseeing CBS All Access, which relaunches as Paramount+ in early 2021, and Pluto TV; Marc DeBevoise steps down from chief digital officer, ViacomCBS, and president-CEO, ViacomCBS Digital, remains adviser for rest of 2020; Chief Operating Officer Kelly Day of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) also expands role as president-streaming, VCNI, overseeing all "ex-U.S. digital and streaming platforms"; Pierluigi Gazzolo stepping down from president-streaming and studios, VCNI, to pursue other interests; President, VCN Americas JC Acosta adds responsibility as president-ViacomCBS International Studios.
Wiley hires privacy and cybersecurity lawyer Sam Kaplan, ex-Department of Homeland Security, to Telecom, Media and Technology Practice as special counsel ... At AT&T's WarnerMedia, Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Peter Roth stepping down from studio responsibilities, effective in early 2021; Channing Dungey, ex-Netflix, named chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group ... Windstream promotes Drew Smith to treasurer.
Stateside Associates hires Robert Williams, ex-Orrick where he worked with technology startups in carsharing, telecom and other areas -- as senior political director ... Zach Freed from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance hired by the American Economic Liberties Project and its Fight Corporate Monopolies as advocacy and outreach manager ... David Edmonson promoted to TechNet vice president-state policy and government relations.
As Clyde Group restructures leadership, Anthony LaFauce and Matt House promoted to principal, Abigail Wilson, ex-Farm Credit Council, hired as digital manager; Joe Connelly, ex-Rational 360, named manager; and Lilia Dashevsky, ex-MDG, becomes senior public affairs specialist; all these individuals work on technology issues ... At the White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy's Elena Hernandez moves up to director-strategic communications and senior adviser to the chief technology officer.
Amazon hires for Kuiper: Aaron Goldberger, ex-aide to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, as senior space regulatory adviser, and Aspasia Paroutsas, ex-FCC Office of Engineering and Technology chief of staff, for senior spectrum regulatory adviser ... The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund move Shin Inouye to managing director-communications and hire Bertram Lee, ex-Public Knowledge, as media and tech counsel ... Sidley Austin hires Sujit Raman, ex-DOJ, as partner and member, privacy and cybersecurity practice.
Travis Skinner, ex-Customs and Border Protection director-trade modernization, hired by Amazon as public policy senior manager, working on U.S. customs issues; Maranda Kan moves to acting director-trade modernization, CBP ... Twilio hires Jeremiah Brazeau, ex-Salesforce, as chief technology officer ... Crown Media promotes Andy Rooke to chief operating officer ... Vecna Robotics appoints Jeff Huerta, ex-Balyo, senior vice president-sales.