FCC Disability Advisory Committee outgoing designated federal officer Elaine Gardner (see 1802010019 and 1802010044) a Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Disability Rights Office attorney-adviser, retires from the commission March 2, and leaves the committee Feb. 28, an agency spokesman says ... Kurtin law firm hires antitrust and legal expert David Olasov, ex-Olasov firm, as of counsel; his clients have included media service companies ... Sony promotes Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Yoshida to president-CEO, effective April 1, succeeding Kazuo Hirai, who will become chairman.

Cisco, completing buy of BroadSoft in deal worth about $1.9 billion (see 1710230027), says ex-BroadSoft CEO Michael Tessler and his organization are now under Cisco Unified Communications Technology Group led by Vice President-General Manager Tom Puorro, itself under the Applications Group led by Rowan Trollope ... Boeing moves Vice President Art Cameron to that title for federal legislative affairs, Government Operations organization, succeeding Jeff Shockey, moving to lead Defense, Space and Security sales team ... Artel re-adds Ed Spitler, ex-Airbus Defense and Space Government Services, and names him head-satcom.

Scottish Ministers appointed Scottish Environment Protection Agency's Bob Downes, ex-BT Group, as the first Ofcom board member for Scotland ... CBS elevates Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews to executive vice president-CBS News ... Cox Media Group promotes Tim Clarke to newly created job of vice president-audience and content for radio, also working with digital team ... Alphabet board promotes John Hennessy to chair; Shirley Tilghman retires from the board, effective Feb. 15.