EchoStar hires Jennifer Manner, ex-FCC Office of Engineering and Technology...

EchoStar hires Jennifer Manner, ex-FCC Office of Engineering and Technology deputy chief, as vice president-regulatory affairs … House Democratic Caucus picks Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., to again be ranking member of Homeland Security Committee for the next Congress … Hearst Corp. promotes David Barrett to chairman and CEO, new position, at Hearst Television, where Jordan Wertlieb is elevated to president … Towerstream Chief Operating Officer Mel Yarbrough resigned because of family health matters … Rogers Media hires Steven Goldsmith, ex-Sears Canada, as president, The Shopping Channel, including e-commerce and mobile merchandising … Verizon elects Kathryn Tesija, Target, to board … Adobe adds Kelly Barlow, ValueAct Capital, to board.