Windstream hires Lewis Langston, ex-industry consultant, as chief information officer, succeeding Cindy Nash, leaving to pursue other career interests, effective Feb. 2, and also hires Matt Dement, leaving Stephens Inc., as senior vice president-strategy, corporate development and financial planning & analysis, also effective Feb. 2 ... Nexusguard, Internet security solutions provider, hires Hope Frank, ex-Syntax-Brillian, as global chief marketing officer ... Public Knowledge hires Edyael Casaperalta, ex-Center for Rural Strategies, as Internet rights fellow on one-year fellowship, focusing on rural telecom issues and broadband deployment to rural, low-income and native communities ... Sony Pictures Animation hires Kristine Belson, ex-DreamWorks Animation, as president ... Viacom moves Executive Vice President Amy Hyland to that job for Nickelodeon ad sales, New York, and Senior Vice President Justin Nesci to that job for ad sales strategy and technology sales.
Named to FCC Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee are Cheryl Tritt, Wilkinson Barker, chairwoman; as members Ahmad Ansari, AT&T Labs; Brant Candelore, Sony Electronics; John Card, EchoStar; Matthew Clark, Amazon; Bob Clyne, Cablevision; Adam Goldberg, AGP LLC; Mark Hess, Comcast; Brad Love, Hauppauge; Kenneth Lowe, Vizio; John McCoskey, MPAA; Bruce McClelland, Arris; Milo Medin, Google; Alan Messer, Samsung; Jay Rolls, Charter Communications; Simha Sethumadhavan, Columbia University; Brent Smith, Evolution Digital; Joseph Weber, TiVo; Robin Wilson, Nagra; and both from FCC Brendan Murray, designated federal officer, and Nancy Murphy, alternative designated federal officer ... Lobbyist registrations: Coalition for Enterprise Open Source Software in Government, Efrus Federal Advisors, effective Jan. 21 ... Google, NetChoice, Neustar, Vonage, Morgan Lewis, effective Jan. 1 ... Google, Off Hill Strategies, effective Jan. 1 ... Telscape Communications, Morgan Lewis, effective Jan. 22 ... The Stop Mega-Comcast Coalition, The Glover Park Group, effective Jan. 5.