DOJ taps Princeton University assistant professor Jonathan Mayer as its first chief science and technology adviser and chief AI officer, in its Office of Legal Policy (see 2402220057) ... Kansas Senate confirms reappointment of Andrew French to a second four-year term on the Kansas Corporation Commission, expiring March 15, 2028 … Kaiber, AI creative lab, hires Ede Schweizer, founder of the 3AM product design studio and a former Amazon, Pinterest, Google and Apple executive, as chief design officer, and Kyt Janae, former Foundation director-collector relations, as head-Kaiber Studio ... New Mitel appointments: Christian Jessel, former Unify head-Central Europe, is tapped as head of newly created dedicated DACH sales region, encompassing Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Simon Skellon, ex-Unify, rejoins as senior vice president and head-international region, Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa, excluding DACH.