WASHINGTON—Dr. Monisha Ghosh has been appointed to serve as the FCC’s new Chief Technology Officer—the first woman to hold the position—with responsibilities for advising Chairman Ajit Pai on technology and engineering matters and working closely with the agency’s Office of Engineering and Technology.

“As the FCC moves aggressively to advance American leadership in 5G, Dr. Ghosh’s deep technical knowledge of wireless technologies will be invaluable,” said Chairman Pai. “Dr. Ghosh has both conducted and overseen research into cutting-edge wireless issues in academia and industry,” said Pai.

With a broad range of experience, ranging from broadcast standards, medical telemetry and the Internet of Things, Ghosh is becoming the senior technology expert at the FCC.

“[I]t bears noting that this is an historic appointment,” said Pai. “I am proud that Dr. Ghosh will be the FCC’s first female CTO, and hope her example inspires young women everywhere to consider careers in STEM fields.”

Ghosh replaces Dr. Eric Burger, who has serviced at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy since October. Ghosh takes the reins Jan. 13, 2020.

Since September 2017, Ghosh has served as a rotating program director at the National Science Foundation in the Computer and Network System Division within the Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering. There, she managed the core wireless research portfolio and special programs like Machine Learning for Wireless Networking Systems. She is also a research professor at the University of Chicago where she conducts research on wireless technologies for the Internet of Things, 5G cellular, next-gen Wi-Fi systems and spectrum coexistence, the agency said.

A contributor to multiple industry standards, Ghosh has worked at Interdigital, Philips Research and Bell Laboratories on wireless system, including the HDTV broadcast standard, the FCC said.

Ghosh received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1991, and her B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India) in 1986. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.

More information is available on the FCC website.

MALAGA, Spain—MAM technology developer Tedial has announced the promotion of Julian Fernandez-Campon as the company’s new chief technology officer.

In the role of CTO, Fernandez-Campon will be tasked with overseeing research and development; operations and customer support; and to work closely with the chief sales & marketing officer and chief financial officer to align the company’s strategy with industry changes and market trends.

“Julian’s skill, talent and deep knowledge of the industry is reflected in the quality and success of our solutions,” said Emilio L. Zapata, Tedial CEO. “We are confident that the company will not only continue, but thrive as he assumes this leadership position, and our customers will benefit as he drives our technology to the next level.”

Fernandez-Campon, who has worked at Tedial since 2001, will take on the role of CTO effective immediately.

Liberty Global said it has named former TiVo CEO Enrique Rodriguez executive vice president and chief technology officer, taking the spot left vacant after former CTO Balan Nair was promoted to head up Liberty Global’s Latin American operation in January.

Rodriguez will start his new position in late July. Since January, Baptiest Coopmans has filled in as interim CTO. He will remain with the company as senior vice president, operations.

“Enrique is a seasoned executive who will hit the ground running on day one,” Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries said in a statement. “In today's technology environment the best CTOs have worked across sectors, platforms and geographies. Enrique has C-level experience as an engineer, software developer and operator. …I'm particularly excited to tap into Enrique's knowledge of video products and platforms as we ramp up innovation in our TV business. He’s the right leader at the right time for Liberty Global.”

Rodriguez will lead Liberty Global’s Technology & Innovation (T&I) team of more than 7,500 employees, with an annual operating and capital budget of more than $5 billion.

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Rodriguez was named CEO of TiVo in 2017. Prior to that, he has managed multi-billion dollar businesses for companies like AT&T, Microsoft, Cisco and Thomson, and has a long history in digital television as well as the European broadband sector.

As head of Microsoft's Connected TV business, he launched IPTV solutions for telecommunication companies around the world. At AT&T Rodriguez was responsible for the teams that developed and launched its OTT service, DirecTV Now.

Rodriguez will lead Liberty Global’s Technology & Innovation (T&I) team of more than 7,500 employees, with an annual operating and capital budget of more than $5 billion. The centralized technology function powers the IT, supply chain, product development and delivery and network platforms across Liberty's operating companies, working across countries and brands to help them succeed. Liberty Global’s standardized approach to its portfolio of software and hardware, which includes the Horizon TV platform and state-of-the-art Connect WiFi routers, plays a critical role in optimizing operational efficiency and delivering a consistently superior experience to Liberty's 22 million customers in Europe.

“This is an exciting time to join Liberty Global,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “It is one of the few companies in our sector with international scale, a long-term commitment to technology leadership, and a track record of consistent growth and value creation. Mike and his team are first class operators and I look forward to accelerating product innovation and building the network capacity that European consumers want and demand.”