Frontier Communications promotes Javier Mendoza to vice president-corporate communications and external affairs ... Aerospace Industries Association appoints Timothy McClees, ex-Peraton, vice president-legislative affairs ... On Friday, Shentel Executive Vice President-Special Projects Earle MacKenzie retired, with a consulting agreement for 12 months ... Duff & Phelps' Kroll hires Steve Scarince, ex-Secret Service, as associate managing director, Cyber Risk practice.
Internet Society names Andrew Sullivan, ex-Oracle, president-CEO and member of society's board of trustees, effective Sept. 1 ... Sprint appoints Andrew Davies, ex-Veon, chief financial officer ... CBS moves up Vice President-General Manager Jay Howell to that post at Pennsylvania's KDKA-TV Pittsburgh, WPCW Jeannette and CBSPittsburgh.com, succeeding Chris Pike, retired.
Google hires from General Electric as head-global policy Karan Bhatia ... Viacom's MTV, VH1 and Logo promote Jacqueline Parkes to chief marketing officer/executive vice president, digital studios ... Data Coalition Executive Director Hudson Hollister decides to depart, effective Oct. 1, remaining on the board ... Aerospace Corp. promotes Susan Herbulock to general manager in the new Enterprise Ground and Launch Division, succeeding Judy Peach, who recently retired as general manager, Launch and Satellite Control Division.
BGR Group hires NCTA's Justin Rzepka as vice president, effective July 20; he will primarily work with Commerce practice on technology and telecom ... House Science, Space and Technology Committee adds Heather Vaughan, who ran a communications firm, as communications director, succeeding Thea McDonald, moved to White House National Space Council (see this section of the June 27 issue) ... CACI appoints Executive Vice President Mike Hale to lead National and Cyber Solutions group responsible for cybersecurity, space and some other operations.
White House National Space Council adds Thea McDonald,ex-House Science, Space and Technology Committee (see this section of the June 20 issue), as director-communications ... OpenNews Director Dan Sinker stepping down, effective July 31, succeeded by Erika Owens, promoted ... Extreme Reach promotions: co-founder Tim Conley to CEO; Jorge Martell to chief financial officer, which he was on an acting basis; and Jennifer Wambold to chief human resources officer ... Vecima's Concurrent Technology adds enterprise communications expert John McComiskie as vice president-sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
In Gray buying Raycom (see 1806250057), effective at closing, Raycom President-CEO Pat LaPlatney becomes Gray president/co-CEO; LaPlatney and Raycom former President-CEO Paul McTear, both on Raycom board, join buyer's board; and Gray Chairman-President-CEO Hilton Howell becomes executive chairman/co-CEO of Gray; while effective July 1, Gray co-Chief Operating Officers Bob Smith and Nick Waller shift, with Smith COO and Waller chief administrative officer.
Orrick hires tech antitrust expert Amy Ray, ex-Cadwalader, as a partner ... Harvard Kennedy School hires Setti Warren, ex-mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, as executive director, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, effective July 9.
Charter Communications hires for Washington office Rachel Welch, ex-Cox Enterprises, as senior vice president-policy and external affairs; Virginia Zigras, ex-lobbyist for NCTA, as vice president-legislative affairs; and Christy Reap, ex-Frontier Communications, as director-policy communications; Robert Kenny had previously held that job, and has left the cable operator ... With Intel CEO Brian Krzanich resigning (see 1806210008), Chief Financial Officer Robert Swan named interim CEO ... Frontier Communications Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer Perley McBride resigning for personal reasons, returning to Atlanta where his family lives, remaining until Aug. 31.
Benton adds Gigi Sohn, ex-Mozilla fellow, as senior fellow-public advocate; continues as distinguished fellow, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy ... New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood appoints Kim Berger, ex-BraunHagey & Borden, chief-Internet and Technology Bureau ... Verizon hires from Lyft Laura Claster Bisesto as director-state government affairs, Oath, leading such work in the U.S. ... Altice USA adds Jean-Charles Nicolas, ex-Altice Dominicana, as senior vice president-Altice Mobile, new post.
The Aerospace Corp. adds Teri Spoutz, ex-Pinnacle Engineering, as chief-government relations ... NC 911 Board names L.V. Pokey Harris, public safety answering point liaison between the board and the state’s 911 centers, executive director, succeeding Richard Taylor, recently retired ... Adobe promotes Dana Rao to executive vice president-general counsel, succeeding Mike Dillon, who said he's retiring ... DuckDuckGo hires from FTC Megan Gray as general counsel-policy advocate.