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Warner Bros. Discovery announced immediate departure of Chris Licht as CNN Worldwide chairman-CEO; "interim leadership team" installed until Licht’s replacement is found includes Amy Entelis, executive vice president-talent and content development; Virginia Moseley, executive vice president-editorial; Eric Sherling, executive vice president-U.S. programming; and Chief Operating Officer David Leavy ... Slate of newly elected NAB officers includes Nexstar Chairman-CEO Perry Sook as chairman of NAB joint board; Collin Jones, Cumulus Media executive vice president-strategy and development, as radio board chair; Gray Television President and co-CEO Pat LaPlatney as NAB television board chair; Kristopher Jones, Fox executive vice president and head-government relations, appointed to the designated TV network seat on NAB board's executive committee.

Summit Broadband names FirstLight Fiber’s Kurt Van Wagenen CEO ... Wedbush Securities names former Stifel Financial and Morgan Stanley executive Scott Devitt managing director-equity research, internet, e-commerce and online travel ... Big Ten Conference promotes Kerry Kenny to chief operating officer, responsible for broadcast and media rights negotiations and oversight of content, digital and social media strategy ... IFA Management names former Samsung Electronics Germany executive Leif-Erik Lindner managing director, effective Oct. 1, replacing Oliver Merlin, interim managing director since November ... Digital Reality promotes Colin McLean to chief revenue officer; former CRO Corey Dyer departs, June 30 ... Dynatrace, digital transformation software company, names VMware’s Dan Zugelder CRO, effective July 5, replacing retiring Steve Pace, remaining advisor through Sept. 30 ... Skillburst Interactive, on-demand learning platform for law professionals, taps former UnitedLex and Eversheds Sutherland executive Anusia Gillespie as chief strategy and growth officer ... Digimarc elects Salesforce executive LaShonda Anderson-Williams, also former Microsoft and IBM, to its board, effective June 12 ... Logistics services company C.H. Robinson names Ford’s Dave Bozeman, also ex-Amazon, CEO and adds him to its board, effective June 26; Scott Anderson, interim CEO since January, will remain in that role until Bozeman’s start date and will continue on the board ... Clio, provider of cloud-based legal technology, taps ServiceTitan’s Hemant Kashyap as chief product officer ... Augmented reality company ImagineAR adds Gurdip Panaich, Star Navigation Systems Group, to its board ... AI security company Cranium adds Kodiak Robotics Chief Security Officer Gerhard Eschelbeck, also ex-Google and Qualys, to its board ... 8x8 promotes former Senior Vice President-Finance Kevin Kraus to chief financial officer; he was interim CFO since November ...

Analog Devices adds retired Deloitte executive Stephen Jennings to its board, expanding it to 12 members ... Crypto platform Kraken names StockX’s Vishnu Patankar, also ex-Microsoft, Amazon and Intel, chief technology officer ... Connected cloud company Samsara hires ServiceNow’s Lara Caimi as president-worldwide field operations, and adds her to its executive management team; Chief Revenue Officer Andy McCall announces his retirement, plans to remain advisor through year-end ... Cryptocurrency exchange Binance names Rachel Conlan, ex-OKX, vice president-global marketing ... Low-code development platform 8base adds former Digital Ocean Chief Marketing Officer Carly Brantz and current Product Maestro CEO Connie Kwan to its board ...

Peter Lake resigns as chairman, Texas PUC, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to announce successor "in the coming days" ... Discover Financial Services adds former BMO U.S. Chief Operating Officer Daniela O’Leary-Gill to its board, effective June 14 ... Kopin elects former Lucent Technologies executive James Brewington chairman, succeeding John Fan, who remains on Kopin’s board ... CBC/Radio-Canada extends term of President-CEO Catherine Tait until Jan. 2, 2025 ... Pitney Bowes board elects MG Advisors Chair Mary Steele Guilfoile, a board member since 2018, non-executive chair ... Cybersecurity company Millennium adds retired Army Lt. Gen. Leslie Smith to its board of advisers ... Cybersecurity platform Resecurity names Shawn Loveland, ex-Microsoft, COO ... Jegi Clarity, mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, taps Lincoln International’s Bob Lockwood as managing director ... Capital market company Pluribus Technologies names Nancy Fahy, ex-Ernst & Young, chief financial officer and adds her to its executive leadership team; former CFO Simon Giannakis moves to a new role overseeing the company's M&A function ... Gannett names Terence Samuel, ex-NPR News, USA Today editor-in-chief, effective July 10, replacing Michael McCarter, who was interim editor-in-chief and is newly promoted to vice president-opinion; Regional Editor Michael Anastasi is also promoted to Vice President-USA Today Network Local.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) appoints his senior adviser-policy director, Kayla Hahn, to Missouri Public Service Commission … Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) names John Scott, former Texas deputy attorney general-civil litigation, interim Texas AG, as suspended AG Ken Paxton (R) awaits his state Senate impeachment trial ... Targeted Victory’s Nathan Leamer, ex-FCC, launches Fixed Gear Strategies, focusing on the intersection of tech and policy … Cybersecurity services company Conversant Group taps HBR Consulting’s Josh Nardo as vice president-advisory services ... Incident response platform Cado Security names Holly Shea Cappello, ex-Carbon Black, senior vice president-global sales ... ID.me, digital identity and credentials network, names Mike Durso, ex-VMware, chief revenue officer and Marcus Hearne, ex-IBM, chief marketing officer ... AlertEnterprise, provider of AI-powered workforce management solutions, adds former SAP and Google Cloud executive Greg Tomb to its board.

President Joe Biden formally sends to Senate his nomination of former NTIA acting Administrator Anna Gomez to the vacant fifth FCC seat and nominations of sitting Commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks for new terms (see 2305310055) … News/Media Alliance promotes Executive Vice President-General Counsel Danielle Coffey to president-CEO.

NCTA hires Rikin Thakker, ex-Wireless Infrastructure Association, as chief technology officer and senior vice president-technology ... MPA Senior Adviser Vans Stevenson leaving to become consultant on state and local government affairs projects … SatixFy Communications, Israeli satellite communications company, names former Chief Commercial Officer Nir Barkan acting CEO, effective Thursday, replacing former CEO Ido Gur, leaving ... Advantage Communications Group names Code42’s Eric Wansong global chief operating officer … Spot, third-party logistics company, names former Hammond Kennedy partner John Carsello chief of staff, newly created role ... Public affairs firm Oaktree Solutions names Smart City Expo USA CEO Aarti Tandon managing director-equity, entertainment and technology.

Mintz names Reza Dokhanchy, ex-Kirkland & Ellis, a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Practice … NCTA names Mansoor Abdul Khadir, ex-Democratic National Committee, associate vice president-external affairs, and Michael Pauls, from USTelecom, vice president-government relations.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) appoints Wesley Bennett, commissioner-Department of Local Government Finance, to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, effective June 26; replacing Stefanie Krevda, who stepped down … Public Service Commission of West Virginia promotes Andy Gallagher to communications director … Alan Chartock retires as WAMC Albany president-CEO; Operations and Engineering Director Stacey Rosenberry is interim CEO … CBS Stations promotes Kari Patey to vice president-producer development for 14 CBS local newsrooms across country, new position; she remains vice president-news director, CBS News Minnesota, until successor is found.