Manatt Phelps names Amar Thakur and Bruce Zisser, both ex-Quinn Emanuel, partners-technology and intellectual property litigation ... Energy Department swears in Cheryl Ingstad, ex-3M, as director, Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office ... Kentucky Public Service Commission moves adviser Kent Chandler to executive director, succeeding Gwen Pinson, leaving for private sector ... Intellectual property lawyer Bill Coughlin returns to Harness Dickey as its first CEO ... Microsoft's LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner moving to executive chairman; Ryan Roslansky, advancing to CEO, effective June 1 ... GoPro appoints Brian McGee chief operating officer in addition to his role as chief financial officer ... IMedia Chief Financial Officer Michael Porter departs; CEO Tim Peterman becomes interim CFO ... Great Plains Communications names Tony Thakur, ex-Unitas Global, chief technology officer.

HBO Max Chief Content Officer Kevin Reilly and Warner Bros. Pictures Group Chairman Toby Emmerichalso become heads, Warner Max, feature film production arm for new streaming service; Executive Vice President-Original Feature Films HBO Max Jessie Henderson expands her role as head-label and HBO Max-Warner Bros. liaison ... IRobot promotes Julie Zeiler to executive vice president-chief financial officer, effective May 4, succeeding Alison Dean, stepping down ... Sinclair taps Steven Zenker, ex-Central Garden & Pet, as vice president-investor relations ... Verizon board member Kathryn Tesija won’t seek re-election when term expires at annual meeting ... America's Public Television Stations elects Molly Phillips, Iowa PBS, chair; Jefferi Lee, WHUT-TV Washington, professional vice chair; trustees DeAnne Hamilton, KBTC-TV Tacoma, Washington; Laura Hunter, Utah Education Network; Dax Schieffer, MontanaPBS; and Dolores Sukhdeo, South Florida PBS; and at-large trustee Leo Brooks, Boeing.