Tom Wheeler, former chairman of the FCC, joined the RapidSOS advisory board. Wheeler has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, high technology and venture capital industries.

Scott Edson, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) retired chief, became executive director of Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS).

Athena Advanced Networks announced two hew hires. Mike Lyons joined Athena as chief operating officer (COO), and the company hired John Grove as vice president of business development.

Airbus appointed Selim Bouri as the new head of sales and program delivery for the Middle East and Asia Pacific of Secure Land Communications. He will focus on delivering the latest TETRA technology in Asia and the Middle East, targeting new markets and additional regions.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) named Tom Sorley chair of the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) following the retirement of Harlin McEwen.

Motorola Solutions hired Andrew Sinclair as leader of the company’s new software organization. Sinclair, previously of the Skype division of Microsoft, joins Motorola Solutions as the company’s first-ever head of software.

Robert Bagheri joined Telewave as chairman and CEO. Before joining Telewave, Bagheri was founder, investor and chairman of a startup serving the wearables and mobile markets.

As part of its reorganization following the division’s strategy update, Airbus Defence and Space has appointed Jana Rosenmann, Grazia Vittadini, Bernhard Brenner and Peter Weckesser as new executive committee members. The company has been working in recent months on a functional organization that lays the foundation for its future competitive setup.

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) selected Old Dominion University (ODU) student Jacob Wilson to receive the EWA-Joseph B. Vestal Endowed Scholarship for the 2017 spring term.

Duncan Swan, director at Mason Advisory, received a Life Member Award at the annual B-APCO conference on 21 March.