TechNet hires Megan Schrader, ex-Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, as executive director, Washington and northwest region, overseeing state advocacy and political activities in states including Alaska, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin ... Otter Products, supplier of protective cases for mobile devices, promotes President Peter Lindgren to also be CEO, succeeding Brian Thomas, who has left the firm ... Andrew Crouch shifts to Level 3 regional president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa from regional president, North America and Asia Pacific ... AMC Networks promotes Lauren Gellert to executive vice president-development & original programming, WE tv, new position ... Scripps extends contract of Chairman, President and CEO Rich Boehne by a year to Aug. 7, 2016, followed by one-year renewals until either he or the company gives at least 90 days' notice of nonrenewal ... Sprint adds to board Nikesh Arora of SoftBank, which is affiliated with the company.