Communications Personals
Jenner & Block hires ex-FCC officials for Communications, Internet and Technology Practice: Howard Symons as partner (see this section of the May 8 issue of this publication); Roger Sherman, as of counsel, effective June 7; and Johanna Thomas as special counsel ... Arizona Corporation Commission promotes at Utilities Division Eli Abinah to permanent director; and, at Legal Division, Robin Mitchell to assistant director-senior staff attorney; Maureen Scott to deputy chief-litigation and appeals, new post; and Scott succeeded by Wes Van Cleve as senior staff attorney.
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone returns full time, effective in a few weeks, he blogs; company didn't comment ... Vincent Cordero, ex-HBO, and industry veteran David Torres start Invivo Media live music promotion and media consulting firm, with Cordero CEO, Torres president-live events and Patrick Crakes, ex-Fox Sports, executive vice president-strategic insights and business operations, the founders announced ... BuildingDNA buildings IoT firm hires as CEO Joe Hernandez, ex-Intrado, now West Safety Services ... Resonant adds Andrew Kay, ex-Skyworks Solutions, as vice president-engineering operations.
With Benchmark Electronics moving headquarters from Angleton, Texas, to Phoenix area, Executive Vice President-Global Operations Jon King won't be relocating, nor will Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Greg Cominos; sales and marketing organization oversight being done temporarily by CEO Paul Tufano; King helps transition to an eventual successor ... Yaana Technologies cybersecurity firm hires Jeffrey Zellmer, ex-Silicon Graphics and elsewhere, as chief financial officer.
General Catalyst names Tom Ebling, ex-Demandware, to its Executive-in-Residence program ... 5G-Public Private Partnership new leadership: Colin Willcock, Nokia, as chairman; Christine Leurquin, SES, vice chair after being acting chair earlier this year; and new hires are Jean-Pierre Bienaimé as secretary general; and Alessandro Bedeschi as head-office ... ATSC names Skip Pizzi, NAB vice president-technology education and outreach, 2017 winner of Bernard Lechner outstanding contributor award.
Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, FCC says, has on Competitive Access to Broadband Infrastructure Working Group: Chair Ken Simon, Crown Castle; Vice Chair Brent Skorup, Mercatus Center, George Mason University; and members Allen Bell, Georgia Power; Chris Bondurant, AT&T Mobile; Rosa Mendoza Davila, Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership; Aaron Deacon, KC Digital Drive; David Don, Comcast; Buhler, Kansas, Mayor Daniel Friesen; Bruce Holdridge, Gila River Telecommunications; Kirk Jamieson, Mobilitie; Ross Lieberman, American Cable Association; Geoffrey Manne, International Center for Law and Economics; Jim Matheson, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; Cindy McCarty, Appalachian Wireless; Milo Medin, Google Fiber; Paul Mitchell, Microsoft; Lyle Nyffeler, Samsung Electronics America; Christine O’Connor, Alaska Telephone Association; Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable Commissioner Karen Charles Peterson; Mike Saperstein, Frontier Communications; Grant Seiffert, on the board of Connected Nation; Lee Seydel, Fiberutilities Group; Nicol Turner-Lee, Brookings Institution; George Wyatt, Palmetto Engineering and Consulting; and Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania; and on the Removing State and Local Regulatory Barriers Working Group: Chair Robert DeBroux, TDS Telecom; Vice Chair Kim Keenan, Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council; and members Christianna Barnhart, Charter; Elizabeth Bowles, Aristotle; Randy Brogle, Zayo; Kyle Burgess, Consumers’ Research; Rick Cimerman, NCTA; Bill Esbeck, Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association; Valerie Fast Horse, Coeur d’Alene Tribe; George Ford, Phoenix Center; Marc Ganzi, Digital Bridge; Carlos Gutierrez, LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute; Michael Hain, Nittany Media; Marc Hudson, Rocket Fiber; Mark Johnson, MCNC; Virginia Lam Abrams, Starry; San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo; Danna MacKenzie, Minnesota Office of Broadband Development; Rebecca Murphy Thompson, Competitive Carriers Association; Kevin Pagan, McAllen, Texas, city attorney; Mark Radabaugh, on the board of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association; Michael Santorelli, New York Law School; John Saw, Sprint; Berin Szoka, TechFreedom; and Sanjay Udani, Verizon.