NTCA Director-Government Affairs Adam Jorde says he’s moving to Twilio as lead-government affairs, communications policy … State Senate confirms Ann Rendahl as commissioner-Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for second six-year term ending Jan. 1, 2027 …Intelsat names Raytheon’s David Wajsgras as its next CEO, effective April 4, succeeding Stephen Spengler, who announced his planned retirement in October ... Analog Devices taps Intel’s Gregory Bryant for newly created roles as executive vice president and president-business units, effective March 14, with oversight for industrial, automotive, communications, digital healthcare and consumer segments.
KVH Industries says President-CEO Martin Kits van Heyningen is retiring from his executive and board roles, naming board member Cathy-Ann Martine-Dolecki to replace him as chair, and appointing Chief Operating Officer Brent Bruun as interim CEO ... Connected health company Wellbeing Software hires Allscripts’ Robert Miller as CEO ... ConsumerAffairs promotes Zac Bogart to chief marketing officer ... Coca-Cola announces Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick won’t seek reelection to its board, to focus his “full attention” on Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard buy (see 2201180009) ... Achronix Semiconductor adds TSMC Arizona President-CEO Rick Cassidy to its board.
Lobbyist registrations: National Association of Tower Erectors, on its own behalf on telecom workforce, infrastructure and broadband, effective Dec. 1 … Nextlink Internet, The Madison Group on “federal funding for broadband infrastructure,” effective Dec. 1 … Oracle, A1.9 Strategies on “government-wide IT modernization and national security enterprise cloud adoption,” effective Dec. 1 … Global consumer internet group Prosus Group, Franklin Square Group on “competition, foreign direct investment, education technology, digital assets” and foreign relations, effective Dec. 1 … Univision, Hollis Public Affairs, effective Dec. 1 …
Comcast, Larry Puccio on “broadband deployment and adoption,” effective Nov. 30 … Digital intelligence solutions firm Cellebrite, on its own behalf on “digital intelligence, digital investigative solutions, data management and data privacy" for law enforcement, the federal government, federal contracting, and combatting human trafficking, child exploitation and other criminal activities, effective Nov. 29 … ​TurnCommerce, Cogent Strategies on “internet governance, data transmission” and data privacy, effective Nov. 23 … Baker Donelson on behalf of Assured Information Security, Capitol Hill Consulting Group, effective Nov. 1 …
Synthetic aperture radar satellites provider Capella Space, Prasam, effective Nov. 1 … Common Sense Media, ACG Advocacy on “tech privacy,” effective Nov. 1 … HP, Capitol Hill Consulting Group, effective Nov. 1 … Analog Devices, Cornerstone Government Affairs, effective Oct. 18 … Cleveland digital equity nonprofit DigitalC, G2G Consulting on “expanding broadband access,” effective Oct. 15 … Dapper Labs, Sternhell Group, effective Oct. 10 … 21st Century Privacy Coalition, Lincoln Policy Group on “consumer data privacy,” effective Oct. 1 … Match Group, Bracewell on “women’s rights,” effective Oct. 1 …
Yahoo, on its own behalf on online advertising and consumer privacy reform legislation and policies, “competition in the digital advertising industry, online publishing platforms and related policy, including Communications Decency Act Section 230 liability reform” legislation and proposals, “transparency, privacy, government surveillance, data localization, and cross-border data reform legislation and policies,” effective Oct. 1 … Blockchains, Paul Hastings on the Keep Innovation in America Act (HR-6006) and the tax treatment of cryptocurrency, effective Aug. 16.