Dish Network government affairs adds Jamellah Ellis, ex-Verizon, as senior regulatory counsel, and Lyndall Nipps, ex-tw telecom and Windstream, as senior regulatory specialist, both for state regulatory compliance; the MVPD also hires Tripp McKemey, ex-office of Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., who was recently elected governor, as senior government affairs analyst for federal lobbying team, focusing on House Republicans ... Jenner & Block hires Aaron Cooper, ex-Senate Intelligence Committee Russia investigation and former DOJ cybercrime prosecutor, as special counsel for Investigations, Compliance and Defense Practice; Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation Practice; and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice.

Commercial Spaceflight Federation adds Karina Drees, ex-Mojave Air & Space Port, as president, effective Jan. 4 ... AMC Networks hires Aisha Thomas-Petit, from ADP, as AMC's first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer ... Internet Association opens Southern region office in Austin, with James Hines, who owned Riposte Strategies, joining as director-state government affairs for that region.

As Intelsat completes $400 million buy of Gogo's commercial aviation connectivity business (see 2012010026 and here), John Wade remains president of Gogo Commercial Aviation, which becomes an Intelsat division; former Intelsat Senior Vice President-Strategy and Planning Bruno Fromont named Intelsat chief technology officer; and Jon Cobin joins Intelsat as chief strategy officer from Gogo, where he held similar job.

Cox Media Group Executive Vice President-Radio Bill Hendrich retiring, effective Dec. 31 and remaining an adviser in 2021 ... FuboTV taps Mike Berkley, ex-Axios, for chief product officer ... Boxlight adds from Sahara Presentation Systems, which it bought in September for about $95 million, Shaun Marklew for chief technology officer and Patrick Foley as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 16, when CFO Takesha Brown steps down "for personal reasons" ... Blue Apron appoints Charlean Gmunder, ex-United Airlines, as chief operating officer ... Nielsen hires Jamie Moldafsky, ex-Wells Fargo Bank, for chief marketing and communications officer.

Companies newly elected on Incompas board for two-year terms: FiberComm, represented by CEO Al Aymar, for small member category; and C Spire, represented by Vice President-Government Relations Chris Champion, in medium member category; the following are newly repping companies that continue on the board: Fatbeam's Tony Perkins; Bakari Middleton with Netflix; and Lauren Culbertson for Twitter ... PagerDuty board joined by Alec Gallimore , co-founder of MCubed.