NAB promotes Tanya Van Pool to vice president-research, heading NAB Research, succeeding Sharon Warden, who retired ... Brightstar hires Jaymin Patel, ex-GTech, as president-CEO, and adds him to board, effective by March 30; stepping down from board is Arturo Osorio, interim Brightstar head as president-chief operating officer after the departure in August of Marcelo Claure, now Sprint president-CEO ... Univision Communications promotes Sandra Smester to executive vice president-programming, Univision Network ... Emulex names David Williams, ex-BMC, vice president-product management and strategy, Network Visibility Products portfolio ... Disney's KABC-TV Los Angeles promotes Cheryl Fair to president-general manager, succeeding Arnie Kleiner, who retired.

ThreatTrack Security, cybersecurity firm, names John Lyons, ex-Tenable Network Security, president ... Newly hired at Strategy Analytics: Laura DiDio, ex-ITI Council, as director-IoT Systems; and Cliff Raskind, ex-Nokia, as director-mobility and firm's principal analyst on wearables.

National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications hires Daija Arias, ex-RCN International Distribution, as vice president-marketing and development ... Univision Communications promotes Kevin Conroy to chief strategy & data officer, and president-enterprise development, and Isaac Lee to president-news & digital, and CEO, Fusion ... Cognitive Networks hires Nick Chakalos, ex-Catch Media, as senior vice president-global distribution ... Tremor Video hires Mark Kalus, ex-Sizmek, to lead product strategy and implementation of demand-side platform ... Cybersecurity expert John McAfee to keynote NAB Show Technology Luncheon April 15, 12:30 p.m., Westgate Paradise North Ballroom, Las Vegas ... Lobbyist registrations: Google, S-3 Group, effective Feb. 1 ... Pandora, Forbes-Tate, effective Jan. 15 ... PCIA, Capitol Tax Partners, effective Jan. 15.

Viacom promotes Tom Gorke to executive vice president-sales and business development, Viacom Media Networks and BET Networks, new position ... 21st Century Fox promotes Missy Halperin to executive vice president-talent relations, Fox Broadcasting Co. ... McBee Strategic Consulting hires Clare Adams, ex-Intel Security, as director-advocacy group, working on cybersecurity ... Disney hires Kary McHoul, ex-consultant to Fine Bros., as senior vice president-programming & development unscripted, ABC Family, new position ... Kathleen Kirby, Wiley Rein, elected to American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law governing board ... FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee adds North Dakota State Rep. Blair Thoreson, a Republican, and Karen Jackson, Virginia secretary of technology.

Covington & Burling hires Reed Hundt, ex-FCC chairman, as consultant, practicing law in communications, technology, privacy and clean energy ... Madison Square Garden Co. names Gregg Seibert vice chairman, as does AMC Networks, and he continues in that job at Cablevision, which names President Brian Sweeney to also be chief financial officer, succeeding Seibert, effective March 1; the companies are affiliated ... Mesh Networks hires Joanne Luger, ex-Time Warner Cable, as vice president-sales.

Disney promotes Thomas Staggs to chief operating officer; continues to lead Parks and Resorts until a successor is named ... Future of Music Coalition promotes Casey Rae to CEO ... Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, hires Rachel Petri, leaving Senate Commerce Committee, as press secretary, effective Feb. 9 ... Windstream hires Joseph Harding, ex-Integra, as executive vice president-enterprise chief marketing officer ... Returning to Journal Communications is Trina Jashinsky, ex-Fiserv, as vice president-human resources ... T3Media, media and entertainment title management, delivery and monetization firm, hires Mark Pougnet, ex-Front Porch Digital, as chief operating officer and chief financial officer ... Catbird, software-defined security firm, hires Bart Vansevenant, ex-Verizon, as chief marketing officer.

BBC America names Nena Rodrigue executive vice president-original programming, acquisitions and production, new position at the programmer that is affiliated with AMC Networks, where she will continue to oversee SundanceTV development and production until a successor is named ... Vidyo promotes Eran Westman to president-CEO, succeeding Ofer Shapiro, named vice chairman, and hires Guy Resheff, ex-Tallwood Venture Capital, as chief technology officer ... Cognitive Networks hires Tim Driscoll, ex-Verimatrix, as chief financial officer ... Pace promotes Bruce Gureck to chief strategy officer ... FBN Securities hires Robert Routh, ex-National Alliance Securities, as managing director and senior equity research analyst, covering the cable, media and entertainment industries ... National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters adds to board Jerry Lopes, AURN, DuJuan McCoy, Bayou City Broadcasting, Steven Roberts, Roberts Broadcasting, and Melody Spann-Cooper, Midway Broadcasting ... Toshiba America Information Systems promotes Richard Vaughn to director-channel sales, Business Solutions Division ... Audio Network, international music licensor, hires Kim Clarke, ex-Electronic Arts, as chief financial officer ... Xstream, TV Everywhere services provider, names Simon Hogsbro CEO, effective March 16, replacing Frank Thorup, who will relinquish CEO post to become director of Xstream Americas ... Lobbyist registrations: Intersystems, software firm, Ivy Green Consulting, effective Jan. 1 ... Paladin Data Systems, Capitol Strategies Partners, effective Jan. 1 ... Snapchat, Jochum Shore & Trossevin, effective Jan. 8.

Herman & Whiteaker hires wireline and wireless lawyer Ken Johnson, ex-Bennet & Bennet, as principal ... At Time Warner's Turner Entertainment as networks split into separate units, Sandra Dewey is promoted to president, TNT and TBS Productions and business affairs, and she runs expanded in-house production arm supplying the two networks, and Brett Weitz to executive vice president-original programming, TBS, while Sarah Aubrey, film and TV producer, hired as executive vice president-original programming, TNT ... Marketron, media-industry software firm, hires Todd Kalman, ex-CBS Radio, as vice president-sales ... Netia names Jérémie Mekaelian, ex-Orange Labs, as head-sales ... Eyeview, personalized video advertising technology company, hires Anthony Risicato, ex-VideoHub, as chief strategy officer ... Rubicon Technology, supplier of sapphire-coated faceplates for smartphones and larger devices, hires Hap Hewes, ex-ARC Energy, as senior vice president-optical.

Intrado hires Kim Robert Scovill, ex-TCS, as vice president-government, external and legal affairs ... National Music Publishers’ Association hires Amelia Wang, ex-aide to Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., as vice president-industry relations and government affairs ... ZwillGen Subpoena Compliance promotes Abby Liebeskind to legal compliance attorney and hires two from Yahoo: Shannon Kontinos as manager, legal compliance services and Darcy Riedell as supervisor, legal compliance services ... Fletcher Heald hires David Janet, technology lawyer, as member, representing software, Web content, wireless and other companies ... Gray Television hires Jacqueline Policastro, ex-Lilly Broadcasting, as chief of Gray's new Washington bureau.

Wiley Rein re-elects: Peter Shields to another three-year term as managing partner and Dorthula Powell-Woodson and Daniel Standish to the executive committee, which now adds as new members Kevin Anderson, Jan Witold Baran, Timothy Brightbill and Kathleen Kirby ... Nexstar extends contract of President-CEO Perry Sook through Jan. 15, 2019, after the last deal was to expire in 2016, and he also is chairman ... AT&T hires Jill Singer, ex-Deep Water Point, as vice president-national security, AT&T Government Solutions ... IDT adds to board Ken Kannappan, Plantronics.