Communications Personals
21st Century Fox promotes, effective with close of Disney transaction, Eric Shanks to CEO-Fox Sports; Mike Biard to president-operations and distribution, Paul Cheesbrough to chief technology officer and head-direct to consumer platforms, Marianne Gambelli to president-ad sales and Steve Tomsic to chief financial officer ... Richard Sofield, ex-DOJ, joins Wiley Rein’s National Security Practice as partner ... IHeartMedia hires Chuck Deskins, ex- C3 Media Advertising, senior vice president-inside sales.
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Chris Maccaro, ex-Oath, becomes CEO, Beachfront Media ... Cumulus promotes Louie Diaz to vice president-contemporary formats ... DPW Holdings hires Kenneth Cragun, ex-Hardesty, as chief accounting officer ... Quantum Search Partners taps Stephen Spagnuolo, ex-HMG Strategy, as managing director-digital security and risk practice leader.
Commerce Department appoints Performance Review Board members: Bureau of Industry and Security, John Sonderman; NTIA, John Morris, Frank Freeman, Kim Farington and Douglas Kinkoph; and Office of General Counsel, Brian DiGiacomo ... Congressional Internet Caucus co-Chairs Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., appoint Reps. French Hill, R-Ark., and Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., to lead Congressional App Challenge ... National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Vice Chair Doug Aiken now also acting chair, as Ralph Haller is on medical leave ... ON Semiconductor appoints Christine Yan, Stanley Black & Decker, to board.