FCC names Michele Ellison chairwoman...

FCC names Michele Ellison chairwoman of Connect2HealthFCC, new task force on broadband, advanced technology and health, and also deputy general counsel, and hires Travis LeBlanc, ex-office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris, as acting chief of the Enforcement Bureau, where Ellison had been chief … Frontier Communications hires Mark Nielsen, ex-Praxair, as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary … Engine Advocacy, which provides policy advocacy support to high-technology entrepreneurs, hires Julie Samuels, ex-Electronic Frontier Foundation, as executive director, new position, and president of its foundation, on the board of which she sits; Engine also starts senior fellows program, which adds Peter Pappas, ex-Patent and Trademark Office, to focus on intellectual property.

Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer to retire in September, to be replaced by Luca Maestri, vice president-finance and corporate controller … Microsoft changes include: Executive Vice President Mark Penn also named chief strategy officer; ex-Skype CEO Tony Bates leaving for other opportunities; Eric Rudder named interim leader responsible for Business Development and Evangelism team which Bates had led; Chris Capossela named executive vice president-chief marketing officer; and Tami Reller, who had led Marketing Group, to leave company … Viacom moves Damon Burrell to senior vice president-consumer marketing and advertising, Nickelodeon Group, overseeing areas including social media and data analytics.

Brookings Institution current staff, who also now run its Center for Technology Innovation new technology policy blog, are Darrell West as executive editor and Joshua Bleiberg as managing editor … 151 Advisors, consultant on mobile, wireless and Web-based technology, hires Laurie Lamberth, ex-own consulting practice, as associate partner … AMC Networks promotes: to vice presidents at AMC/Sundance Channel Global Gail Gendler for acquisitions and Patrick Connolly, programming and scheduling; and at WE tv Theresa Patiri to senior vice president-production and business affairs … Hulu hires Tim Connolly, ex-Disney, as head-distribution … Among those Northeast DAS & Small Cell Association, distributed antenna system wireless group, adds to advisory council are Ezra Hug, representing AT&T Wireless, Steve Yapsuga, Tessco, and Doug Barnett, Pinnacle Wireless.