NAB extends contract of President and CEO Gordon Smith to...

NAB extends contract of President and CEO Gordon Smith to Dec. 31, 2018 … National Institute of Standards and Technology promotes Willie May to acting director, and he is designated acting undersecretary for standards and technology, as ex-NIST Director Pat Gallagher was hired by University of Pittsburgh … Internet Association hires Noah Theran, ex-Private Equity Growth Capital Council, as communications director, succeeding Betsy Barrett, hired by Glover Park Group as vice president, Strategic Communications division, working for media, technology and telecom clients … Charter Communications names Time Warner Cable Senior Vice President and Treasurer Matthew Siegel as chief financial officer of SpinCo, cable company to be spun off from Comcast after Comcast/Time Warner Cable deal and Comcast divests cable systems to Charter, and he will remain in job at Time Warner Cable until its sale to Comcast is completed … Tremor Video promotes Katie Seitz to vice president-strategy and operations.