Comcast promotes Neil Smit to CEO, Comcast Cable ......

Comcast promotes Neil Smit to CEO, Comcast Cable … Karis Hastings, ex-Hogan Lovells, forms SatCom Law … Radio Television Digital News Association names Mike Cavender, ex-CBS, executive director … New at Discovery: Elizabeth Newel, ex-GE, to lead global mergers and acquisitions, and Savalle Sims, ex-Arent Fox, to oversee litigation and trademark teams … Retired Adm. Eric Olson joins Iridium board … Mobile Marketing Association changes: Cameron Clayton, Weather Channel, becomes chairman; Jack Philbin, Vibes, replaces him as secretary; Jack Haber, Colgate-Palmolive, and Bob Liodice, Association of National Advertisers, join board.