Globalstar hires: Dirk Wild, ex-Shaw Group, named senior vice president...

Globalstar hires: Dirk Wild, ex-Shaw Group, named senior vice president of finance, to become chief financial officer in mid-August, replacing Fuad Ahmad, who will remain senior vice president of corporate development and strategy; Barbee Ponder, ex-BellSouth, becomes general counsel and vice president of regulatory affairs; and Brian Beck, ex-Harris, to vice president of product development and manufacturing … Steve Rowley, ex-Sprint, hired by Cox Business as vice president of field operations for western division … Rick Jaffe promoted to senior vice president and editor-in-chief of Fox Sports Interactive Media, a new position … Craig Etheridge, ex-Weather Channel, named Gannett Digital vice president of mobile ad sales.