Mercedes Walton, ex-AT&T, appointed pres.-COO, Applied Digital So...

January 12, 2001 |Miscellaneous

Mercedes Walton, ex-AT&T, appointed pres.-COO, Applied Digital Solutions… James Toupin, ex-U.S. International Trade Commission, named gen. counsel, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office… Larry Beerman, ex-Tellabs, named vp-business development, NexTone Communications… Timothy Kelly, ex-tickets.com, appointed pres., National Consumer Organization, Sprint…Kathy Jia promoted to gen. mgr., MediaWave Advertising… Appointed to e.spire Communications board: Dennis Freely, Telecom Group; Stanton Williams, NTL… Reed Hundt, ex-FCC chmn., elected to Brience board… Andrew Rosen, regional vp-sales, Clear Channel, adds exec. vp-mktg., replacing John Fullam… Robert Gerrard promoted to exec. vp-gen. counsel, Scripps Networks… Promotions at ACT Teleconferencing: Robert Aubry, to regional managing dir.-N. America, replacing Eugene Warren, who was promoted to COO; Mark Kelly to chief technology officer, replacing Iain McKeracher, retired.