NARUC Executive Committee adds Jack Betkoski, Connecticut Public Utilities...

NARUC Executive Committee adds Jack Betkoski, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, replacing David Coen, Vermont Public Service Board …Viacom promotes Scott Mills to executive vice president-human resources and administration, succeeding Denise White, leaving company. … Michael Willner and Sidney Knafel, ex-Insight Communications until acquired by Time Warner Cable this year, are leading Penthera Partners, selling software to move HD video between cloud and Internet Protocol-enabled phones and set-tops … Alcatel-Lucent changes, effective Jan. 1, in management simplification: Chief Financial Officer Paul Tufano also becomes chief operating officer; Robert Vrij to president-global sales & marketing; Stephen Carter named president-managed services, and executive vice president-corporate restructuring; Philippe Keryer moves to president-networks & platforms; Rajeev Singh-Molares will focus on commercial operations in China … Networks’ Sundance Channel hires Claudia Gorelick, ex-Viacom’s Logo, as senior vice president-digital media and business strategy … Mellanox Technologies, a data center interconnection provider, promotes Jacob Shulman to chief financial officer as CFO Michael Gray retires, effective Nov. 5 … Equinix hires Sara Baack, ex-Level 3, as chief marketing officer.