-- Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel has appointed Robert H. Brust, 64, as Chief Financial Officer. Brust was previously CFO of Eastman Kodak Company and CFO of Unisys Corporation following a…

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Glu Mobile’s (NSDQ: GLUU) longtime CFO Rocky Pimentel is leaving to become the CFO and COO of McAfee, the company announced today. Eric Ludwig, the company’s current SVP of finance…

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Voice SMS company Bubble Motion, which recently raised $14 million in 3rd round funding, has made a number of executive appointments. -- TS Ramakrishnan has joined as CTO. Ramakrishnan most…

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A flurry of changes at Motorola’s mobile phone business. The company has reorganized its device unit to give newly promoted managers more control over the handsets their group turns out,…

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Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has named former AT&T (NYSE: T) CEO David Dorman as non-executive chairman, it announced today. Dorman replaces current chairman Ed Zander, who stepped down as CEO in…

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-British telco BT’s (NYSE: BT) CEO Ben Verwaayen will step down after six years on June 1, to be replaced by Ian Livingston, CEO of the BT Retail division. Verwaayen…

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Adobe Systems (NSDQ: ADBE) is aligning its mobile and platform operations with new CEO Shantanu Narayen moving the company’s mobile and devices division to become part of its larger “experience…

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-- 9 Squared and Zed Worldwide combine operations: 9 Squared unveiled plans to formally combine operations with mobile entertainment company Zed Worldwide, with Zed continuing to offer the products originally…

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NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) is losing Takeshi Natsuno, the mastermind behind its hit mobile web service i-Mode, according to AFP, citing a source within the company. Natsuno, 43, is supposed…

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-- ChaCha: The company has appointed Jay Highley and Kevin Mazzatta to its business development team. Highley has joined as chief business development officer and Mazzatta has joined as VP-business…

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After announcing that it will move its headquarters to Bellevue to be closer to key personnel, Motricity said today that president and COO Steve Elfman is leaving the company to…

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A change-up at CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) ... Cyriac Roeding “has decided to leave his post heading the division to pursue various entrepreneurial endeavors.” Roeding joined what was then CBS…

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Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) has tapped former Flycell web marketing VP Mark Lehmann for its newly created role of VP of web and mobile marketing, according to Billboard.biz.…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has hired former Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) SVP Elizabeth Schimel as head of global music, Billboard.biz reports. Schimel, who oversaw content development at Comcast, will lead its mobile…

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The exodus at Motorola (NYSE: MOT) shows no sign of let up. The struggling handset maker has seen two more departures from its senior ranks, reports the WSJ. Mike Fenger,…

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Mobile games publisher Hands-On Mobile, makers of the popular Guitar Hero III mobile version, has hired ex-Monstermob CEO Niccolo de Masi as president of the company. The 28-year old, who…

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Hold that door open. Motorola’s mobile unit head Stu Reed left the company on Friday, making him the second executive in a week to exit the imploding company. On Thursday,…

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Another departure at Motorola (NYSE: MOT). CMO Kenneth “Casey” Keller Jr.—hired in October 2006—to reinvigorate the brand, left last Friday, reports the WSJ. The handset maker said Keller’s job was…

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Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has appointed former private equity executive Paul J. Liska as its new CFO. He takes over from acting CFO Tom Meredith (NYSE: MDP) on March 1. In…

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-- Orange UK Appoints New Head of Games, Gambling, Film: Neil Holroyd, former head of games and gambling at T-Mobile UK, has moved to rival operator Orange, where he takes…

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Rafat wrote last night Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) mobile SVP Pieter Knook is leaving the company after 17 years. At MWC in Barcelona this morning, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) just announced Knook…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), which just bought Danger for a reported $500 million, is overhauling its mobile group in more ways than one: besides replacing mobile head, it is promoting than…

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Helio said this afternoon that it is eliminating some executives as their roles and responsibilities are consolidated into other departments. The departures are part of a larger realignment of functions…

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Paramount Pictures is creating a new global business unit to focus on “developing mobile entertainment and alternative distribution models.” The Viacom (NYSE: VIA) studio plans to announce Paramount Mobile Entertainment…

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