Wiley Rein taps Duane Pozza, ex-FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Financial Practices Division, as partner, Telecom, Media & Technology Practice, areas including blockchain, privacy, security, IoT, artificial intelligence and mobile payments ... Telecommunications Law Professionals promotes Jessica DeSimone Gyllstrom, who works on takeovers and submarine and fiber deployments, to member ... Neal Gerber adds Ian Block, ex-Kirkland & Ellis, as partner, intellectual property practice.
Facebook hires from CTIA Krista Witanowski ... Outgoing Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., promotes Crystal Tully to the committee's deputy staff director ... Airbnb appoints Dave Stephenson, ex-Amazon, chief financial officer ... Limelight Networks announces Tom Marth, ex-Workday, as senior vice president-sales; George Vonderhaar, chief sales officer, leaving after transition.
Fletcher, Heald hires Seth Williams, ex-Marashlian & Donahue, as associate ... Nokia promotes Tommi Uitto to president-Mobile Networks, replacing Marc Rouanne, leaving.
Instacart names Bangaly Kaba, ex-Instagram, vice president-growth ... AstroNova appoints Jean Bua, Netscout, to board; April Ondis steps down.
New America’s Open Technology Institute promotes Sarah Morris to deputy director and hires Spandana Singh and Becky Chao, following Millennial Public Policy fellowships at New America, as, respectively, policy program associate and policy analyst ... Israel Tech Policy Institute and Future of Privacy Forum name Limor Shmerling Magazanik, ex-Israel Privacy Protection Authority, ITPI managing director and FPF senior fellow ... Leaving Entertainment Software Association: Nika Nour, who was promoted in May to head-public affairs/strategic adviser to then-CEO Mike Gallagher ... House Commerce Committee Press Secretary Elena Hernandez leaves.
Netflix hires Information Technology Industry Council President-CEO Dean Garfield, leaving council in February (see this section of the Nov. 19 issue), to lead global public policy ... NRTC hires Ken Johnson, ex-Rural Utilities Service, as senior vice president-broadband programs ... Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore (R) wins election to six-year term, starting Jan. 1 as expected (see 1811070043); Governor Nathan Deal (R) appointed her Feb. 21 to fill unexpired term of Commissioner Stan Wise; Governor-elect Brian Kemp (R) names Pridemore to transition team as adviser-state government operations.
Information Technology Industry Council President-CEO Dean Garfield leaving, effective in February ... MPAA moves association's Kelly McMahon from vice president-corporate counsel to deputy chair, Classification and Rating Administration, to succeed as chair Joan Graves, retiring in 2019 ... Comcast hires Jay Schwarz, from Office of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, as vice president-public policy.
Wiley Rein promotions to partner include Edgar Class and Ari Meltzer, both for telecom, media and technology ... Internet Association promotes Michael Bloom to vice president-federal government affairs ... Harvey Nash Chief Digital Technology Officer Anna Frazzetto becomes also president-technology solutions, North America and Asia Pacific.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences promotes Adam Sharp to CEO-president, from interim ... Telecommunications Industry Association names David Bain, from Technology Safety Council, vice president-standards ... RIAA hires Tom Clees, ex-office of Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I. ... Eurofins Digital Testing launches Cyber Security Division, naming cybersecurity managing directors Marcel Mangel, ex-TUV, in Germany; Erik Rutkens, from Insite Groep, Netherlands; and Sean Walls, ex-Presido, U.S.
Daiquiri Ryan, ex-Public Knowledge, joins National Hispanic Media Coalition as policy counsel ... Entercom hires Sarah Harris, ex-Emmis Communications, as vice president-social impact, new role, effective Jan. 2 ... Salem Media Group appoints Brad Marshall, ex-iHeart, general manager-Pittsburgh market.