RDK Management names Steve Heeb, who remains at Comcast, president and...

RDK Management names Steve Heeb, who remains at Comcast, president and general manager of joint venture of Comcast and Time Warner Cable for common framework for cable consumer electronics … Rogers Communications hires Guy Laurence from Vodafone UK as president-CEO, effective Dec. 2, to succeed Nadir Mohamed, who said he’s retiring this year … Communications Systems hires Scott Otis, ex-TE Connectivity, as president and general manager, Transition Networks, and last week named Chairman Curtis Sampson as interim CEO, board member Edwin Freeman as chief financial officer and director Roger Lacey vice chairman … 8x8 hires Darren Hakeman, advisor to Silicon Valley companies, as senior vice president-product and strategy … Sesame Workshop hires Juan Martinez, ex-Teach for America, as vice president-strategic communications … Comverse names Neil Montefiore, ex-StarHub, to board … National Association of State Technology Directors board includes Darin Rand, Oregon’s Enterprise Technology Services, as president; Bernie O'Donnell, Connecticut’s communications services director, vice president; Jack Doane, Alabama’s information services division, secretary/treasurer; Brad Steele, Massachusetts Information Technology Division, Eastern region president … Content delivery network services provider Highwinds appoints Chris Petrovic, ex-GameStop, to board.