It's the Corporate Communications Manager at Netflix, they are pretty much a public spokesperson for the company so I don't think there is any harm done here. It's not a low-level employee.
(2) You should address functions, not people. People change, but someone dealing with copyright infringement at Netflix will still be there in five years.
I don't think it's a big deal to leave some public figure's name in there (though I would personally have censored it out), but the argument you make doesn't make sense to me.