Charter Communications hires Elizabeth Biley Andrion, ex-FCC, as senior vice president-regulatory affairs, and moves in government affairs Senior Vice President Alex Hoehn-Saric to newly created position of senior vice president-policy and external affairs ... Wiley Rein promotes David Gross and Kathleen Kirby to co-chairs, Telecom, Media & Technology practice ... Covington & Burling hires Jadzia Butler, Center for Democracy & Technology privacy, surveillance and security fellow, as associate, effective Oct. 10 ... Goodwin law firm adds Karen Neuman, ex-Department of Homeland Security, as partner, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice, and as privacy lead in Washington office ... Wilkinson Barker hires Mark Settle, ex-FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, as senior engineering adviser, and Danielle Thumann, Catholic University graduate, as associate.

Electronic Frontier Foundation hired Gennie Gebhart, ex-University of Washington, as researcher ... Tegna, which will spin off Cars.com and is considering alternatives for CareerBuilder (see 1609070036), said Tegna President-CEO-board member Gracia Martore to retire once spin-off is complete, expected to be in 2017's first half; at that time, Dave Lougee promoted to CEO-president, Tegna; Alex Vetter becomes CEO-president, Cars.com, jobs he holds; and each joins the board of his company ... L-3 Communications appoints C.R. Davis, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, senior vice president-strategy, Aerospace Systems business, new position.

Alaska Power & Telephone promotes Michael Garrett to president-CEO, effective when President-CEO Robert Grimm retires at year's end ... Disney elevates Patrick Moran to president, ABC Studios ... Activision Blizzard announces Pete Vlastelica, ex-Fox Sports, as president-CEO, Major League Gaming ... Avnet promotes interim CEO Bill Amelio to CEO and he joins the board ... 21st Century Fox names Pamela Levine, ex-HBO and ex-Fox, president-worldwide theatrical marketing, 20th Century Fox Film, effective Oct. 5 ... Derek Han, ex-Deloitte Cyber Risk Services Advisory practice, joins Grant Thornton as principal, Cyber Risk practice ... VimpelCom said it accepts resignation of Mikhail Slobodin, CEO, VimpelCom Russia, after news about him and his ex-employer T Plus; media reports said there are allegations of corruption; VimpelCom names Head-Major Markets Kjell Johnsen to lead VimpelCom’s business in Russia.