Communications Personals

Ballard Spahr adds Travis Wilson and Ronald Poelman, both ex-Jones Waldo, as partners-business and finance, with tech focus ... Sprint Vice President-Federal and State Regulatory Government Affairs Charles McKee resigns from Incompas board as company withdraws from trade group (see 1902130072) ... Akamai promotes Ed McGowan to executive vice president-chief financial officer, effective March 1, succeeding Jim Benson, who retires, but remains an executive adviser for “an extended transition period.”

Salem Media promotes Chris Gould to senior vice president-national programming and Mark Durkin to regional vice president, Seattle and California’s Sacramento, San Francisco and Oxnard; and names Franc Boza, ex-Deadcenter Marketing, general manager, Miami cluster ... Wikimedia Foundation appoints Janeen Uzzell, ex-General Electric, chief operating officer, and Valerie D’Costa, ex-World Bank, chief-community engagement ... Vitec names Bryan Reksten, ex-Technicolor, vice president-marketing ... SSIMWave additions include Carlos Hernandez, ex-Sandvine, as vice president of sales-international.

Senate Commerce approves for Senate confirmation CPB board nominees Janice Hellreich, Robert Mandell, Don Munce and Bruce Ramer ... National Music Publishers’ Association names Keith Hauprich, BMG, to board.