LOS ANGELES—Hulu has hired Gaude Paez, most recently head of corporate communications and digital publicity at Fox Broadcasting, in the newly-created role of vice president, corporate communications, reporting to chief executive Mike Hopkins. Paez will oversee external communications in support of the company’s brand, market position, vision and overall business growth. Prior to joining Fox, Paez served in senior communications roles at Yahoo, and worked in the agency business with Burson-Marsteller and Bozell Sawyer Miller.

LOS ANGELES—Universal has hired Jenny Tartikoff as senior vice president, global communications and Angela Emery as VP of communications for its brand development group. Tartikoff, who previously worked for New York-based public relations firm Rubenstein and NBC News, will be responsible for executive communications and global positioning. Emery joins from Mattel, where she was senior director of global brand communications.

SAN JOSE, CA—A10 Networks, a leader in application networking and security, has appointed Neil Wu Becker as vice president of worldwide marketing and communications. Reporting directly to CEO Lee Chen, Becker is responsible for driving A10's brand awareness, marketing strategy, and sales enablement. For eight years at Cisco, he led several communications teams that supported Cisco's largest business units. Most recently, he was head of public relations and corporate communications at Micron Technology.