Corporation for Public Broadcasting hires Milton Coleman, ex-Washington Post, as ombudsman for three-year term, effective Feb. 1, succeeding Joel Kaplan, whose term expires at month's end ... Multi-Tech Systems promotes Stefan Lindvall to CEO, as Rod Landers leaves the company ... Elephant Talk Communications, software defined network and cybersecurity firm, hires Armin Hessler, ex-Vodafone, as co-president, platforms business ... DirecTV hires Dave Belmonte, ex-Fox Cable Networks, as general sales manager, Root Sports Rocky Mountain region, effective in February ... Convergys adds to board Cheryl Beebe, ex-Ingredion.
Windstream hires Lewis Langston, ex-industry consultant, as chief information officer, succeeding Cindy Nash, leaving to pursue other career interests, effective Feb. 2, and also hires Matt Dement, leaving Stephens Inc., as senior vice president-strategy, corporate development and financial planning & analysis, also effective Feb. 2 ... Nexusguard, Internet security solutions provider, hires Hope Frank, ex-Syntax-Brillian, as global chief marketing officer ... Public Knowledge hires Edyael Casaperalta, ex-Center for Rural Strategies, as Internet rights fellow on one-year fellowship, focusing on rural telecom issues and broadband deployment to rural, low-income and native communities ... Sony Pictures Animation hires Kristine Belson, ex-DreamWorks Animation, as president ... Viacom moves Executive Vice President Amy Hyland to that job for Nickelodeon ad sales, New York, and Senior Vice President Justin Nesci to that job for ad sales strategy and technology sales.
Hudson Institute names Mike Rogers, ex-U.S. Republican representative from Michigan, a distinguished fellow, focusing on areas including cyberwarfare and security ... 151 Advisors, consultant on mobile, Internet of Things and other technology issues, hires as associate partners Laurie Lamberth, ex-Sprint, and Jay Rector, ex-AT&T ... Named to new Congressional Diversifying Technology Caucus as chairs are Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Barbara Comstock, R-Va., Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz. ... CompTIA Telecom Advisory Council adds Tim Kennedy, Carousel Industries ... Lobbyist registration: California Technology Council, Phil Bond & Associates, effective Jan. 19.
Television Academy hires Susan Spencer, ex-DreamWorks Animation, as senior vice president-media & brand management ... Charter Communications promotes Rich DiGeronimo to executive vice president-product and strategy ... Library of Congress promotes David Mao to deputy librarian of Congress, Robert Newlen to chief of staff on permanent basis and Mary Klutts to chief financial officer on permanent basis ... Lobbyist registrations: Cablevision, Liz Robbins Associates, effective Oct. 1 ... GoPro, Franklin Square Group, effective Dec. 1 ... Oracle, RIAA, Sprint, Time Warner Cable and United for Patent Reform, Fierce Government Relations, effective Jan. 1.
Nebraska Public Service Commission elects Commissioner Jerry Vap chairman, succeeding Commissioner Frank Landis, and Commissioner Tim Schram vice chairman ... Electronic Frontier Foundation names EFF Senior Staff Attorney Lee Tien the Adams chair for Internet rights, new position ... Time Warner hires Mitchell Klaif, ex-Time Inc., as senior vice president-chief information officer ... 21st Century Fox hires Rachel Rusch, ex-Fabrik Entertainment, as vice president-event series, Fox Broadcasting ... VMware names Sharat Sinha, ex-Palo Alto Networks, vice president-partners and general business, Asia Pacific and Japan ... Hirschmann Car Communication hires Christopher Bala, ex-OPS Solutions, as vice president-sales and marketing ... Entefy, Internet of Things startup, hires Rudd Canaday, co-inventor of UNIX operating system, as senior architect and engineer ... Gaggle, educational technology supplier, hires Bill McCullough, ex-Odysseyware, as vice president-sales ... Lobbyist registrations: Cisco, CTIA, FWD.us and NCTA, Fierce Government Relations, effective Jan. 1.
Manatt Phelps hires Katherine Winfree, ex-FCC Enforcement Bureau, as partner, State Attorneys General practice group ... Association of Public Television Stations promotes Kate Riley to vice president-government and public affairs, and Emil Mara adds member services to job of vice president-finance and administration ... Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting moves Jennifer Dorian to general manager, Turner Classic Movies, and, also at TCM, Genevieve McGillicuddy promoted to vice president-brand activation and partnerships; Turner Broadcasting also promotes Petra Malenicka to CNN International senior vice president-advertising sales, Europe and the Americas.
Windstream hires Kevin Halpin, ex-Allied Wireless, as senior vice president-process development and improvement, and promotes Kristi Moody to senior vice president-law and corporate secretary ... Cablevision hires Cindi Buckwalter, ex-Scientific Games, as senior vice president-investor relations, and promotes Bret Richter to executive vice president-corporate finance and development ... Liberty Global moves Dana Strong to senior vice president-chief transformation officer ... MTS hires Lior Salansky, a former board member and executive of the company, as CEO ... Rejoining Electronic Frontier Foundation is Cory Doctorow, digital rights advocate, to oppose some digital rights management technologies as special consultant, Apollo 1201 Project to eradicate DRM ... National Music Publishers’ Association adds to board Jody Gerson, Universal Music Publishing Group, filling vacancy left by Zach Horowitz, ex-chairman UMPG ... Global Capacity adds to board Bill LaPerch, ex-AboveNet ... Society of Motion Picture and TV Engineers names: Paul Stechly, Applied Electronics, as finance vice president, completing term of Matthew Goldman, elected in October as SMPTE executive vice president; William Miller, Miltag Media Technology, membership vice president; Douglas Sheer, D.I.S. Consulting, New York region governor; Andrew Setos, Blackstar Engineering, Hollywood region governor, succeeding Clyde Smith, stepping down in conjunction with retiring; and Paul Treleaven, ex-Avitel, standards director.
Lerman Senter promotes Stephen Coran to member and Scott Pippin to senior counsel ... Andrew Lack, ex-Bloomberg Media Group, sworn in as CEO and director, Broadcasting Board of Governors ... SES Government Solutions promotes Peter Hoene to president-CEO, effective March 2, succeeding Tip Osterthaler, retiring ... Patrick Communications hires Diana Wilkin, ex-CBS, as partner ... 21st Century Fox hires Corie Henson, ex-Electus, as executive vice president-alternative entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Co., succeeding Simon Andreae, moving into new producing role ... Rogers Communications hires Dirk Woessner, ex-Deutsche Telekom, as president of its consumer business unit, effective April 6.
AT&T promotes Thaddeus Arroyo to CEO, Iusacell; former CEO Adrian Steckel to help him with integration of the company into AT&T, which just completed the acquisition ... Morrison & Foerster names partner Andrew Serwin co-chairman, Global Privacy and Data Security Group ... RealNetworks hires Marjorie Thomas, ex-Intuit, as chief financial officer and treasurer, effective Feb. 4, succeeding Tim Wan, who relocated to the Bay Area ... Vubiquity hires Michele Edelman, ex-Warner Bros., as executive vice president-marketing and communications ... Lobbyist registrations: American Tower, Brownstein Hyatt, effective Dec. 4 ... Consumers Union, Etka Consulting, effective Jan. 1 ... Electronic Funds Transfer Association, Capitol Counsel, effective Jan. 1 ... National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Prime Policy Group, effective Jan. 1.
Charter Communications hires in Government Affairs Adam Falk, ex-Cablevision, as senior vice president, Waldo McMillan, ex-Capstone Counsel Group, as vice president, and Tamara Lipper Smith, ex-FCC Office of Strategic Policy, as vice president ... MPAA promotes Stan McCoy to president, Europe/Middle East/Africa region, succeeding Chris Marcich, promoted to president-international, new position ... Cowan DeBaets hires Doug Jacobs, ex-A&E Television Networks, as partner, New York office, working on cable-TV and digital media ... WeBoost hires Michael Mouser, ex-Navigation Solutions, as vice president-worldwide engineering.