Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy names former FCBA President Natalie Roisman, ex-Wilkinson Barker, executive director … Ross Lieberman, ex-ACA Connects, joins Hotwire Communications as senior vice president-government affairs … Cybersecurity company Absolute Software names Jim Lejeal, ex-VictorOps, chief financial officer, effective Dec. 5, replacing interim CFO Ron Fior, and Samir Sherif, ex-Imperva, chief information security officer, effective immediately ... Paramount unit BET names as senior vice presidents Simone Oliver, ex-Refinery29, for digital content, and Jason Odom, ex-MotorTrend, for digital operations … Web3 intelligence company AnChain.AI adds Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Walker, former SEC digital asset examiner and counsel, as a strategic adviser ... Semiconductor equipment and services supplier Cohu adds former Coherent CEO Andy Mattes to its board, effective Tuesday.

Online marketplaces operator Etsy promotes Rachana Kumar to chief technology officer, effective Jan. 1, to replace departing CTO Mike Fisher Dec. 31, who remains an adviser through April ... Joe Belfiore, Microsoft head-product and co-manager-Office team, says he’s retiring, but “staying until summer to help” with transition … Maximus names Craig Shinn, ex-Verizon, vice president-digital government solutions ... Cybersecurity company PC Matic promotes Morgan Rubens to vice president-state, local and educational sales ...

Samsung Electronics elevates Jay Lee to executive chairman … Next Generation 911 Institute board elections include elected Liz Graeber, City of Phoenix, as chair; Peter Beckwith, South Sound 911, as vice chair; and Mike Tan, AT&T, for vacant consumer telco position … Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission elects Stephen DeFrank vice chairman … Streamline Media Group adds ex-IBM Chairman-CEO Samuel Palmisano and Christopher Caine, former IBM corporate vice president-governmental programs, to its advisory board, expanding it to five members.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Sarah Keller joining Intel as director-government relations … Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association names Jeff Farrah, ex-National Venture Capital Association, its first executive director … Fleet Space names Hemant Chaurasia, ex-Astra, chief product officer … Vertek hires Rob Pedrosa, ex-Hi-Rez Studios, as director-telecom operations.

Omnicom Group names MediaLink’s Kathleen Saxton chief marketing officer, newly created position, effective Jan. 1 ... Eutelsat Secretary and Group General Counsel Julie Burguburu to step down, succeeded by David Bertolotti, director-institutional and international affairs, both effective Dec. 12 ... Customer experience intelligence platform Disqo adds Nicholas Weaver, ex-Google, as vice president-engineering ... Global Semiconductor Alliance adds Meta Vice President-Infrastructure Alexis Bjorlin to its board.

Maryland Tech Council names former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz CEO, succeeding Marty Rosendale, leaving after four years in the role ... Tech sector communications consultancy The Hoffman Agency hires former Adobe executive Natalie Kessler as executive vice president-global talent marketing practice ... Purdue University’s Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy names Michelle Giuda, former assistant secretary of state under President Donald Trump, director, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Bonnie Glick, joining the institute’s advisory board ... Mobile app development SaaS Jigx adds former Nike Chief Operating Officer Eric Sprunk to its board.

Kate Black, former aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, opens strategic advocacy consulting firm K. Black Strategies ... Lightspeed Commerce promotes JD St-Martin to president; Michael DeSimone to depart as Lightspeed's chief business officer at the end of 2022 ... Telecom provider Comporium promotes Brian Hovis to vice president-business sales.

BakerHostetler promotes Katherine Lowry to chief information officer, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Bob Craig, retiring … Signal Group promotes Managing Director Blake Androff to chair-public affairs; Kathleen Van De Wille to vice president; Julian Graham and Mary Tayor to senior managers; and Diana Rahmani to manager.

Wi-Fi Alliance promotes Kevin Robinson to president-CEO, succeeding Edgar Figueroa, retiring … Computer & Communications Industry Association names Josh Rogin, ex-office of Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., vice president-government relations; Alvaro Maranon, ex-Lawfare Institute, policy counsel; and Jordan Rodell, from Stateside Associates, state policy manager; CCIA Europe promotes Brussels office head Christian Borggreen to senior vice president and Maria Teresa Stecher to policy adviser.

NTCA hires Virdina Gibbs, ex-office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-N.J., and Brendan Dailey, ex-office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., both as directors-government affairs; and Taylor Holland, ex-chief of staff to chairman, Fairfax County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors, as digital communications manager; and moves Blain Tesfaye to policy analyst … Splunk names Proofpoint’s Sharyl Givens chief people officer ... Cellular solutions distributor GetWireless promotes Terra Bastolich to chief marketing officer.