Information Technology and Innovation Foundation announces former Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., now of Arnold and Porter, as board co-chair, succeeding Susan Davis, retiring from that role; Davis is a former Democratic member of Congress from California … Media Institute announces First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams of Cahill Gordon as chair of The Madison Project: Free Speech and Press in American Democracy’s steering committee … Minutes Network, blockchain-based international voice-calling and wholesale termination service provider, adds Josh Watkins, World Mobile Group co-founder and its former chief information officer, as CEO ... S4 Capital, digital advertising and marketing services company, promotes Melanie Dhawan to chief financial officer for its content practice ... American Express elevates Sharon Chew to vice president-general manager, global merchant services, Asia.