Silversmith Capital Partners, equity firm with tech focus, adds former Absorb Software CEO Mike Owens as senior adviser ... Database and analytics company Neo4j names former Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure executive Sudhir Hasbe chief product officer, succeeding Philip Rathle, who becomes chief technology officer ... SiriusXM promotes Senior Vice President-Controller Thomas Barry to chief financial officer, effective April 28, succeeding Sean Sullivan, leaving ... NetApp names F5's Haiyan Song executive vice president-general manager, cloud operations business ... Cybersecurity company VikingCloud names Workforce Logiq’s Jim Burke CEO and adds him to its board; former CEO Robert McCullen remains board chairman ... Socure, digital identity verification company, hires Jennifer Kerber, ex-Grant Thornton, as senior director-government affairs.
Tech-focused think tank Lincoln Network announces Samuel Hammond, ex-Niskanen Center, as senior economist … Motion Picture Association hires two former Mexican government officials: Cesar Castillejos as vice president-communications, public affairs and advocacy for the region and Carlos Monroy as advocacy director-Mexico … Endeavor CEO Ariel Emanuel named to additional role as CEO of new company that combines UFC and WWE brands in which Endeavor will be 51% owner; WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon assumes that additional role at new company; Mark Shapiro, will be president-chief operating officer of both Endeavor and the new company; and Dana White and Nick Khan will continue in their roles as presidents of UFC and WWE, respectively.
Broadband ISP Calix names John Durocher, ex-Salesforce, chief customer officer, succeeding Martha Galley, transitioning to executive vice president-corporate social responsibility … Social media platform T2 names Discord’s Michael Greer its first chief technology officer ... Direct-to-consumer hearing aid company Hearing at Home taps former Coca-Cola and Pepsi executive David Burke as CEO ... Kentucky Senate confirms former state Rep. Angela Hatton to the Public Service Commission after Gov. Andy Beshear (D) named her vice chairman … Belden adds former Anaplan Chief Strategy Officer Vivie Lee to its board.
Adtran Holdings promotes Adva’s Uli Dopfer to chief financial officer, effective May 1, to succeed Mike Foliano, retiring effective June 28 ... Communications & Power Industries promotes Andrew Ivers to CEO, effective May 31, succeeding Bob Fickett, who becomes executive chairman and strategic adviser ... Comcast names EmployBridge’s Quiana Pinckney, also ex-Home Depot, vice president-employee communications at its Central Division headquarters in Atlanta.Zebra Technologies promotes Joe White to chief product and solutions officer, filling role vacated when Bill Burns became Zebra’s CEO earlier this month ... Cyber resilience company Immersive Labs names Eric Johnson, ex-Interos, chief revenue officer, and Julie Chapman, former IBM and Adobe, senior vice president-customer experience ... Entertainment technology company Solotech taps Mels Studios & Postproduction’s Martin Carrier as president-live productions, Canada, effective April 24 ... Freedom Technologies promotes Jay Chauhan and Colin Alberts to senior vice president ... Twilio adds Charlie Bell, Microsoft executive vice president-security, compliance identity and management, to its board; Richard Dalzell, former Amazon chief information officer, won’t seek reelection to Twilio’s board ... Thunderbird Entertainment adds Nobul Technologies CFO Lisa Coulman to its board.
Wireless ISP Association names Matt Mandel, ex-Wireless Infrastructure Association, vice president-government affairs, overseeing congressional and executive branch advocacy, as well WISPA’s state-based portfolio … Connectedness company Prodapt promotes Harsha Kumar to CEO, moving founder and ex-CEO Vedant Jhaver to chairman ... Digital media platform TripleLift names Amazon Ads’ Ed Dinichert chief revenue officer.
Competitive Carriers Association names Doris Sump, ex-Glen Echo Group, director-media and communications and Arnita Heathington, ex-TeamPeople, membership coordinator and office manager … Investment company Greylock, whose holdings include social media platforms, adds Snap’s Jacob Andreou as general partner … Cybersecurity company Deep Instinct names Ed Carter, ex-Zimperium, chief revenue officer ... Paramount appoints Kristin Southey, ex-Snap, executive vice president-investor relations, succeeding Anthony DiClemente who remains through mid-April to assist with transition.
Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibarguen says he will retire upon the appointment of a successor … Content delivery platform Edgio names NBC Universal’s Eric Black chief technology officer/general manager-media ... Meadowgate Technologies, IT provider to national security customers, hires Tom Lash, former Amazon Web Services general manager-national security and federal delivery, as CEO ... Cybersecurity firm Electrosoft Services names retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Wes Postol senior vice president-business development ... Divergent Technologies, industrial digital manufacturing company, adds former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Peter Pace to its board.
Information services provider Clarivate promotes Chief Product Officer Gordon Samson to president-intellectual property, effective April 1, and nominates Centessa Pharmaceuticals CEO Saurabh Saha for election to the board as an independent director at its May 4 annual meeting.
Altice USA names Alexandre Fonseca, co-CEO of Altice Group in Europe, chairman, and adds him to the board; Dexter Goei steps down as executive chairman, but remains a board member ... Orca Security names co-founder Gil Geron CEO, and moves fellow co-founder Avi Shua to chief innovation officer, newly created position ... Morse Micro, chipmaker for Wi-Fi HaLow IoT applications, hires Phillip Kumin, ex-Synaptics, as senior vice president-worldwide sales and business development ... Allied Global Marketing, agency whose clients include Disney and Hulu, promotes Danyelle McGill to senior vice president-influencers and social ... Internet moderation platform WebPurify names former Twitter executive Alexandra Popken its first vice president-trust and safety ... Wireless infrastructure company StratCap hires C Spire’s Seale Duggar as director-contract management.
Interactive livestreaming platform ClashTV names One Group’s Jonathan Anastas, also ex-Activision Blizzard, CEO and adds him to board; co-founder Ivan Isakov moves to executive chairman ... Educational Media Foundation promotes Todd Woods to CEO to replace Bill Reeves, departed ... Veza, data security authorization platform, names former Twilio and Salesforce executive Jason Garoutte its first chief marketing officer ... OpenWeb promotes Chief Financial Officer Haim Sasson to president and adds him to its board.