NARUC hires Regina Davis, ex-Maryland Public Service Commission, as director-communications, effective April 13 ... Arris hires Patrick Macken, ex-Troutman Sanders, as senior vice president-general counsel ... Evine Live, formerly known as ShopHQ, hires Tim Peterman, ex-J. Peterman Co., as executive vice president-chief financial officer, succeeding Bill McGrath, eliminates the position of President Bob Ayd; Senior Vice President-General Counsel Teresa Dery is leaving and Chief Strategy Officer Russell Nuce named interim general counsel ... Starz promotes Jason Wyrick to vice president-digital platforms ... American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers elects to new two-year board term Marcus Miller, composer/producer, writer member in the at-large field ... Wireless Telecom Group board names Timothy Whelan, ex-IPC Systems, as a member ... Lobbyist registration: Intel, Alpine Group, effective Jan. 1.

Retiring from FCC is Ken Moran, Public Safety Bureau senior deputy chief ... Commerce Department promotes Patent and Trademark Office's Russell Slifer to deputy undersecretary, intellectual property, and PTO deputy director ... Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium names Harry Raduege, Deloitte & Touche, CEO, succeeding Carl O'Berry, retiring ... Mozilla hires Allison Banks, ex-GoPro, as vice president-people ... Endemol Shine North America hires at Endemol Beyond USA Jeff Browning, ex-Univision Television, as senior vice president-sales, and Jenn Mancini, ex-Maker Studios, as vice president-East Coast sales ... Society of Satellite Professionals International names Chris Stott, ManSat, chairman, and Bryan McGuirk, ViviSat, president for one-year terms, and elects to three-year terms David Kagan, ITC Global, and Carmen González-Sanfeliu, Intelsat, and names as general counsel John Hane, Pillsbury Winthrop, succeeding Bruce Jacobs, FCC.

Gilat Satellite Networks CEO Erez Antebi stepping down; Chairman Dov Baharav named interim CEO ... ChyronHego hires Carl Blandino, ex-Diligent Board Member Services, as chief financial officer ... Gracenote hires Ethan Kaplan, ex-Live Nation Labs, as senior vice president and general manager-music, effective April 1 ... Trimble says Borje Ekholm, Investor AB, and Kaigham Gabriel, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, agreed to run at May 7 shareholder meeting for seats on board, when John Goodrich, ex-Wilson Sonsini, will retire.

FTC hires Roslyn Mazer, ex-Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as inspector general, succeeding Scott Wilson, retired ... Google hires Ruth Porat, leaving Morgan Stanley, as chief financial officer and senior vice president, effective May 26, succeeding CFO Patrick Pichette, retiring ... iHeartMedia promotes Joseph Robinson to president, iHeartMedia Ventures ... FleishmanHillard starts Privacy and Cyber Risk practice, overseen by: Chris Nelson, FleishmanHillard crisis lead, Americas; Harry Frazier, a data breach counselor; Marjorie Benzkofer, global lead, reputation management and employee engagement; Tim O'Keeffe, information security advocacy expert; and Corey Ealons, from the firm's Vox Global.

Madison Square Garden Co. hires Sharon Otterman, ex-NBCUniversal, as executive vice president-chief marketing officer, effective April 20 ... Endemol Shine North America hires Adrian Sexton, ex-Participant Media, as chief operating officer, Endemol Beyond USA ... Netflix hires Spencer Wang, ex-Credit Suisse and various start-ups, as vice president-finance and investor relations ... Sierra Ventures hires Tim Stanley, ex-Tekexecs, as partner, leading business development, marketing, strategic partnerships and programs ... EBay adds to board in anticipation of completing separating from PayPal Tony Bates, GoPro, and Gail McGovern, American Red Cross ... Rovi adds to board Steven Lucas, SAP ... Entertainer Jerry Lewis to receive NAB Distinguished Service Award at NAB Show's opening keynote session April 13 in recognition of his "significant and lasting contributions to broadcasting" ... Lobbyist registration: Oceus Networks, Iseman & Szeliga, effective Feb. 3.

T-Mobile names Brendan Kelsay, ex-iHeartMedia and House Commerce Committee staff, director-federal affairs ... Nexstar Broadcasting names Judson Beck, ex-Living Social, vice president-general manager of Fox affiliates WLAX La Crosse, Wis., and WEUX, Chippewa Falls, Wis., and digital affiliates ... President Barack Obama names David Recordon, ex-Facebook, director-White House information technology ... Inaugural board members at Interactive Advertising Bureau Digital Video Center of Excellence: Adam Berliant, Microsoft; Brian Boland, Facebook; Jonathan Carson, Vevo; Tal Chalozin, Innovid; Rahul Chopra, Storyful; Kevin Conroy, Univision; Bill Day, Tremor; Joe Dugan, CNN; Scott Ferber, Videology; Chad Gutstein, Machinima; Jeremy Helfand, Adobe Systems; Rebecca Howard, New York Times; Doug Knopper, FreeWheel; Richard Kosinski, Unruly; Ken Lagana, CBS Interactive; Tim Mahlman, Vidible; Marta Martinez, AOL; John McCarus, LIN Digital; Scot McLernon, YuMe; Erin McPherson, Maker Studios; Pooja Midha, ABC Television Network; Peter Naylor, Hulu; Suzie Reider, YouTube/Google; Guy Yalif, BrightRoll; James Smith, Sony Pictures Entertainment; Jeremy Steinberg, Weather Company; Dan Suratt, A+E Networks; Lisa Valentino, Condé Nast; Shereta Williams, Videa ... New board officers at IRTS Foundation: Jack Myers, MyersBizNet, chairman; vice chairs are Bruce Lefkowitz, Fox Networks Group, Leo MacCourtney, Katz Television Group, and Debra O'Connell, ABC National Television Sales ... Lobbyist registrations: Cybergenetics, Cohen & Grigsby, effective March 11 ... Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association Broadcasting, Iseman & Szeliga, effective Feb. 3.

Kelley Drye hires Jennifer Fried, ex-National Advertising Division, as special counsel, Advertising and Marketing Practice ... President Barack Obama nominates Chad Dickerson, Etsy, to the administration’s Trade Policy and Negotiations Committee ... Box hires Sonny Hashmi, ex-General Services Administration, to lead federal government efforts ... Communications Sales & Leasing, planned real estate investment trust to be spun off from Windstream, hires Daniel Heard, leaving Kutak Rock, as general counsel, effective April 1, and Rob Clancy, ex-Cbeyond, as assistant treasurer and vice president-investor relations ... Global Eagle Entertainment hires Jim Griffiths, ex-GSD, as senior vice president-content purchasing and distribution, new position.

Securus Technologies hires as vice presidents Jon Secrest, ex-TE Connectivity, for new growth opportunities, and Dan Wigger, ex-Integra Telecom, also named managing director-managed access systems ... Cumulus hires Pierre Bouvard, ex-TiVo Research, as chief marketing officer, new position ... Returning to Mayer Brown is Rajesh De, ex-NSA, as partner, leading global Privacy & Security practice ... Nexstar names Marci Daniels, formerly of Michigan TV stations WEYI-TV Flint and WBSF Bay City, vice president-general manager of WETM-TV Elmira, New York, and associated mobile and digital operations under MyTwinTiers.com.

K&L Gates hires Joon Ro Yoon, ex-Reitler Kailas, as partner, IP Litigation practice ... Herman & Whiteaker hires Carrie DeVier, ex-McNair Law Firm, as associate ... Gray Television promotes Greg Conklin to vice president-corporate programming ... RiskIQ hires Jeff Baeth, ex-VeriSign, as chief financial officer ... Silver Peak hires John Vincenzo, ex-Embrane, as senior vice president-chief marketing officer ... Ateme adds to board Jacques Galloy, ex-EVS Broadcast ... Jennifer Ernst, Thinfilm Electronics, elected to chair FlexTech Alliance's governing board for two-year term ... Lobbyist registrations: Comcast, Harbinger Strategies, effective Feb. 1 ... Hewlett-Packard, Rock Creek Counsel, effective Feb. 1 ... Mutualink, Dana Hudson, effective Feb. 1 ... Secure Communications, a cyber firm, Socci and Associates, effective March 3.

President Barack Obama plans to nominate Brandon McBride, Senate Agriculture Committee staffer, to be administrator, Rural Utilities Service ... Frontier Communications hires AJ Burton, ex-Hogan Lovells, as director-federal regulatory affairs ... Madison Square Garden Co. President-CEO Tad Smith resigns, hired to same jobs by Sotheby's, which also adds him to board ...Newtec hires Kevin McCarthy, ex-MTN Satellite Communications, as vice president-market development ... Openwave Messaging hires Lokdeep Singh, ex-Syniverse, as chief product officer, and Jay Seaton, ex-GlassHouse Technologies, as senior vice president-marketing and business development ... Black Box moves Vice President Rick Gannon to that position in operations, North America Commercial Services.