President Barack Obama plans to nominate Howard Husock, Manhattan...

President Barack Obama plans to nominate Howard Husock, Manhattan Institute, to the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting … Vidyo hires Steve Lehman, ex-Thomson Reuters, as general counsel … CBS hires Ray Hopkins, ex-YES Network, as president, television networks distribution, new position … Discovery Communications hires Arjan Hoekstra, ex-Eurosport Asia-Pacific, as president/managing director, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, effective Sept. 1, and promotes Rahul Johri to senior vice president/general manager, South Asia, and head of revenue, pan-regional ad sales and Southeast Asia … Nielsen hires Kate Vanek, ex-Stanley Black & Decker, as senior vice president-investor relations, effective July 8 … Accenture hires Prith Banerjee, ex-ABB Group, as managing director-global technology research & development, Technology Growth Platform … Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting System promotes Rachel Brill to vice president-unscripted programming, TNT Originals.