The News/Media Alliance names Elena Muehlenbeck, formerly Bipartisan Policy Center, as CFO, replacing Robert Walden, who retires Dec. 31 ... ATSC elects Javier Ruano, Televes USA, to its board, effective Jan. 1, replacing Richard Friedel, Broadcast.Advocate, and reelects Adam Goldberg, Sony Electronics; Anne Schelle, Pearl TV; and John Taylor, LG Electronics USA.
NARUC President Tricia Pridemore nominates Tim Schram, Nebraska Public Service Commission, as representative for state telecommunications regulators on the USAC board … Maritime Launch Services appoints Ian McLeod, MDA Space, to its board.
NARUC appoints Philip Bartlett, Maine Public Utilities Commission, to its board, replacing Leodoloff Asuncion, Hawaii PUC; Ron Gerwatowski, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, joins the executive committee, replacing Michael Caron, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority … NTCA elects Ben Foster, ISG Technology and Twin Valley Telephone, as chair, replacing Roxie Jorgenson, MTA; Ross Petrick, Alliance Communications Cooperative, as vice chair, replacing Foster; and Jennifer Prather, Totelcom Communications, as secretary/treasurer, replacing Petrick; and Christa Alexander, Arriva, also elected as a new board member, replacing Keith Oliver, Home Telecom … Indiana Chief Broadband Officer Stephen Cox departs; Chief of Staff Amanda O’Daniel becomes interim chief broadband officer; a search for a permanent replacement is underway.
Canadian telecom firm Quebecor promotes Luana Ann Church to vice president of development, acquisitions and distribution, replacing Yann Paquet, who joins TV5 Quebec … Telecom registry management supplier Somos names Adrienne Valencia Garcia, ex-Cengage Group, as vice president and deputy general counsel for corporate and legal affairs, a newly created position.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announces retirements: Warren Firschein, attorney adviser to the managing director; Allen Hill, chief information officer; and Veronica Etheridge, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau analyst … WISPA selects Josh Luthman, Imagine Networks, as chairman, replacing Matt Larsen, Vistabeam; Jeff Broadwick, CTIconnect, as vice chairman, replacing Keefe John, Ethoplex; and Ryan Grewell, Nextlink, as treasurer, replacing Jason Guzzo, Hudson Valley Wireless; Spencer Pous, BluBroadband, remains secretary; also elected to board: Mark Radabaugh, Amplex Internet; TJ Scott, Broadlinc; and Nathan Stooke, Wisper … Ericsson names Matthew Rhoades, formerly Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as director of government and advocacy policy, a new position … Aegis Aerospace adds president to the title of Chief Strategy Officer Matt Ondler, effective Jan. 1, replacing Bill Hollister, retiring in mid-2026 but remaining as chief technology officer through the transition … Network tech supplier Telescent taps Trevor Roots, ex-Jariet Technologies, as CFO, a new position.
Changes at Nokia: President and CEO Justin Hotard named interim leader of mobile infrastructure segment, effective Jan. 1; Cloud and Service President Raghav Sahgal becomes chief customer officer; President of Mobile Networks Tommi Uitto steps down, effective Dec. 31 … Viasat adds Barbara Frenkel, formerly Porsche, to its board.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak as interim U.S. attorney general for the district of Utah; Monday was her last day at the FTC; Ryan Baasch, economic adviser to President Donald Trump, is expected to be nominated to replace Holyoak (see 2510300036) ... Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief of Staff Karen Evans becomes acting administrator Dec. 1, replacing David Richardson, who resigned ... NTCA names Michael Vallejo, ex-Community Based Care, chief information officer, a newly created position.
Changes at the Rural Wireless Association: Allen Bennion, Strata Networks, becomes president and is reelected to the board; Mike Laskowsky, United Wireless, becomes vice president; and Chris Ruhl, Cross Wireless, becomes secretary and chair of the Public Policy Committee; Mick O’Malley, Nsight & Cellcom, appointed chair of the Education Committee; Stephen Sharbaugh becomes outside assistant general counsel; Brighid Riordon, Cellcom, elected to the board; Scott Paul, Sagebrush Cellular, appointed to the board; and Glenn Ishihara, Cleartalk, is reelected to board ... Nathan Leamer, formerly adviser to ex-FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, joins lobbying firm Build American AI as executive director, a newly created position … Satellite provider Lite Coms names retired Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson to board.
Moti Gyamlani steps down as Ericsson’s senior vice president and head of group function global operations, effective Jan. 12, and will remain during the planned transition … Roger Rafson, formerly CMS Station Brokerage, joins media brokerage Media Services Group as managing director … NARUC elects Ann Rendahl, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, as president, succeeding Tricia Pridemore; Jehmal Hudson, Virginia State Corporation Commission, as first vice president; and Katie Sieben, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, as second vice president.
Mobile satellite firm Kymeta names Manny Mora, ex-General Dynamics, as president and CEO, replacing Rick Bergman, who will support the transition … Network supplier Nile taps Mike Weston, ex-Gulf Business Machines, as president of international sales and operations, a newly created position ... Wireless technologies firm Sivers Semiconductors names Raymond Biagan, formerly GlobalFoundries, as chief revenue officer ... Nokia appoints Kristen Pressner, ex-Roche Diagnostics, as chief people officer and member of the Group Leadership Team, effective May 1, replacing Lorna Gibb, who left the company in June.