FCC hires Olga Madruga-Forti, ex-Arsat Telecomm, as chief, Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division of the International Bureau, where she has previously worked ... Greenberg Traurig hires California State Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, as chairman, California Government Law & Policy Practice, effective Dec. 1 after his final term expires ... Hogan Lovells hires Aaron Cutler, former aide to then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., as partner, Legislative group; his experience includes telecom and technology ... Kirton McConkie hires Drew Clark, Broadband Breakfast Club founder, as of counsel, Telecommunications Practice Group, which advises state and local governments in deploying broadband infrastructure.

Merchant e-Solutions, supplier of end-to-end global payment services, hires Tom Bell, ex-Capellas Partners, as CEO ... Disney hires Nigel Cox-Hagan, ex-VH1 Networks, as senior vice president-marketing, creative and branding, ABC Family ... IHeartMedia hires John Leathers as vice president-sales, San Francisco, effective Nov. 19 ... Madison Square Garden Co. board nominates for directors Nelson Peltz, Trian Fund Management, and Scott Sperling, Thomas H. Lee Partners.