Commerce Department Undersecretary of International Trade Administration Francisco Sanchez...

Commerce Department Undersecretary of International Trade Administration Francisco Sanchez resigns … Samsung Telecommunications America hires Steve Merlis, ex-Wiley Rein, as senior counsel-federal affairs … Catapult Consultants hires cybersecurity expert John Kimmins, ex-Applied Communication Sciences, as chief technology officer of consulting firm … Irving Azoff named chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, formed by Madison Square Garden Co. and Azoff Music Management … Cox Communications promotes Kristine Faulkner to lead home security and smart home products, as vice president and general manager, home security and smart home … National Hispanic Media Coalition hires Brian Pacheco, ex-GLAAD, as social media and communications strategist … Scripps Networks Interactive’s John Lansing retiring as president, Scripps Networks division; Burton Jablin promoted to succeed him, and advanced to succeed Jablin as president-home category is Kathleen Finch … Bryan Burns, ex-ESPN, starts The Forward Direction Group, a Guilford, Conn.-based sports consulting firm.