Communications Personals
FCC hires Mike Dabbs, ex-Applied Materials, as director-Office of Legislative Affairs, a job Deputy Director Andrew Woelfling had done on an acting basis, and promotes Linda Oliver to chief, General Counsel's Office Administrative Law Division ... Google confirms it hired Riva Litman, leaving office of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., to work in its Washington office; position not disclosed ... Barnes & Noble hires Ron Boire, ex-Sears Canada, as CEO of its retail business, effective Sept. 8, replacing Michael Huseby, who will become executive chairman, Barnes & Noble Education, as part of previously announced plan to spin off the company’s college and retail businesses into two separate publicly traded companies ... Yonder, outdoor recreational mobile app developer, promotes David Tyler to CEO, replacing David Roberts, who will remain chairman.
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FCBA 2015 elections include: Robert Branson, Verizon, president-elect; Julie Kearney, CEA, secretary; Natalie Roisman, Wilkinson Barker, assistant secretary; Lee Petro, Drinker Biddle, assistant treasurer; Christopher Wright, Harris Wiltshire, president; and Erin Dozier, NAB, treasurer; to three-year terms as executive committee members: Micah Caldwell, ITTA; Stacy Fuller, DirecTV; and Barry Ohlson, Cox; Laura Holloway Carter, Microsoft, chapter representative to the executive committee; Anne Swanson, Cooley, delegate to the American Bar Association; Lindsey Tonsager, Covington & Burling, represents Young Lawyers Committee on the executive committee; to two-year terms on the Nominations Committee Kyle Dixon, Time Warner; Melissa Newman, CenturyLink; and Brita Strandberg, Harris Wiltshire; and to three-year terms as FCBA Foundation trustees Parul Desai, FCC; Kathleen Ham, T-Mobile; Kathleen Kirby, Wiley Rein; and Adam Krinsky, Wilkinson Barker ... Bluetooth Special Interest Group names to board Fred Martin, ARM, and Cary Bran, Plantronics, for two-year terms, and Sid Shaw, Broadcom, for one year ... Cincinnati Bell elects to board Martin Yudkovitz, ex-Disney ... Lobbyist registrations: Charter Communications, Peck Madigan, effective May 26 ... Zipit Wireless, Gephardt Group, effective June 1.