Retiring Secret Service Director Jim Murray joining Snap as chief security officer, effective Aug. 1 … GameStop promotes Chief Accounting Officer Diana Saadeh-Jajeh to chief financial officer, coinciding with Thursday’s firing of CFO Michael Recupero; Saadeh-Jajeh was interim CFO in 2021 before Recupero joined GameStop from Amazon last July ... Cybersecurity services company Cybriant promotes Roger Edwards to director-customer success and Mary Pizzella to vice president-sales ... Metaverse company NFT Technologies acquires Run It Wild, a non-fungible tokens development studio, naming Run It Wild’s founder Adam De Cata as its new CEO, replacing Mario Nawfal, who will be a strategic adviser ... Innovid, connected TV ad measurement platform, adds former KPMG executive Brian Hughes to its board, replacing Steven Cakebread, resigned for personal reasons ... Digital accessibility platform Siteimprove adds former SAP executive Judith Michelle Williams to its board.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) appoints Cox Director-Governmental Affairs Kristina Lagasse Sarai to Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission …Tom Keane, Microsoft head-product and engineering, announces he’s leaving company … TV performance marketing firm Tinuiti adds former Trade Desk Chief Marketing Officer Susan Vobejda to its board ... Cloud-based Wi-Fi company Airties taps former BSkyB CEO Tony Ball as chairman; Philippe Alcaras remains CEO ... Digital experience consultancy Bounteous adds former Accenture Interactive CEO Brian Whipple and FTI Consulting Chief Human Resources Officer Holy Paul to its board ... President Joe Biden nominates Rasmuson Foundation CEO Diane Kaplan to CPB board.
FCC Media Bureau’s Michael Scurato says he’s agency detailee to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce … Comscore promotes Chief Financial Officer Jon Carpenter to CEO and Chief Accounting Officer Mary Margaret Curry to CFO and treasurer; designates board member Nana Banerjee as non-executive chairman; and announces that Brent Rosenthal, chairman since 2018, will become lead director ... Cybersecurity company SoSafe recruits former Smartly.io executive Felix Fichtl as CFO ... Comcast Advertising promotes James Rooke, former general manager of its Effectv brand, to president, replacing and reporting to Marcien Jenckes, recently tapped as president of the new Charter-Comcast streaming joint venture, while filling dual role as Comcast Advertising managing director ... Security platform Dtex Systems adds Brian Stoner, ex-McAfee, as vice president-worldwide channel and alliances ... IBM cybersecurity executive Mary O'Brien joins internet security nonprofit Quad9 Foundation Council, filling seat vacated by NTT's Dorian Kim, who died earlier this year.
Lerman Senter's Brett Freedson becomes firm member; she advises utilities on regulation, including pole attachment, spectrum and Telephone Consumer Protection Act issues … Rocket Software taps Bottomline Technologies’ Bruce Bowden, also ex-Nuance Communications, as chief financial officer ... IDnow Group, identity verification company, hires former LSI Logic and NXP executive Jean-Marc Guyot as vice president-R&D ... Bloomberg Government taps Politico’s Angela Greiling Keane as news director.
Wiley partner Anna Gomez, former acting NTIA administrator, retires … LPTV Broadcasters Association announces private practice attorney Peter Saad as executive director, succeeding Michael Lee, who continues in part-time role … Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) elevates Public Utilities Commission member Leo Asuncion to chair.
Xerox names President-Chief Operations Officer Steve Bandrowczak interim CEO following death Tuesday of Vice Chairman-CEO John Visentin ... Solid Energy Systems, developer of lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles, promotes Kyle Pilkington to chief legal officer, effective Friday, replacing Joanne Ban, retiring due to health reasons, but remaining adviser to the CEO ... Cloud Security Alliance taps former Palo Alto Networks Chief Technology Officer John Kindervag as a security adviser.
Viasat co-founder and executive chairman Mark Dankberg resumes roles of chairman and CEO, effective Friday; current President-CEO Rick Baldridge becomes vice chairman, new position … Disney board voted unanimously to extend contract of CEO Bob Chapek for three years.
Esports company React Gaming Group names Comverj Ventures founder Leigh Hughes interim CEO, replacing Laurent Benezra, stepping down as president-CEO and from the board but remaining a consultant ... Telehealth company Ontrak taps founder Terren Peizer as CEO in addition to his role as executive chairman, effective Aug. 12, when current CEO Jonathan Mayhew leaves for family health reasons; company also promotes Brandon LaVerne to co-president and chief operating officer; James Park to chief financial officer; and Mary Lou Osborne to co-president and chief commercial officer, all effective immediately ...Digital marketing platform Constant Contact hires Mary Rusterholz from LightBox as chief people officer, and Stephanie Ting from Dolby Voice as chief strategy officer ... Cybersecurity company Keyavi Data taps Glassbeam’s John Ferraro as vice president-sales ... Lithium-ion battery developer Microvast adds Yeelong Balladon from the Ashmore Funds board of trustees to its board, effective Friday.
Best Best announces Tim Lay, ex-Spiegel & McDiarmid, as partner-telecommunications and municipal law practice groups … New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) appoints Colin Ahern, ex-New York City Cyber Command, as state's first chief cyber officer.
Kourtney Day, ex-Lionsgate, returns to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop as senior director-new business ... Customer experience platform Disqo recruits Oracle’s Andrew Duke as vice president-product, consumer applications ... Cybersecurity company Ascent Solutions hires Sophanny Schwartz from Schwan’s as managing director-human resources ... Multi-platform video gaming company Virtual Interactive Technologies adds entrepreneur Sharmila Viswasam to its advisory board.