Pandora hires Sara Clemens, ex-Greylock Partners, as chief strategy officer, and Kristen Robinson, ex-Yahoo, as chief human resources officer, new post … Mercury Public Affairs hires Vince Frillici, ex-Patton Boggs, as managing director, to be effective March 3 … Synapse Wireless machine-to-machine connectivity firm hires Johnny Thorington, ex-Adtran, as vice president-product management.
Inmarsat hires Tony Bates, ex-Hibu, as chief financial officer … Time Warner hires Virginia Lazalde-McPherson, ex-MTV, as senior vice president-business affairs, truTV … Eric Meyrowitz, ex-Tribune Co., rejoins Hearst Television as vice president-sales, effective March 1 … Viacom promotes Audrey Diehl to vice president-animation development, Nickelodeon Group … NABPAC, NAB’s PAC, names as co-chairs Bill McElveen, L&L Broadcasting, and Ralph Oakley, Quincy … National Public Safety Telecommunications Council adds as vice chairman Terry Hall, Virginia’s York-Poquoson-Williamsburg Emergency Communications Center.
CBS promotes Nina Tassler to chairman, CBS Entertainment … Vidyo hires Eran Westman, ex-Ceragon Networks, as chief revenue officer, succeeding Rob Hughes, leaving company … WWE promotes Tandy O'Donoghue to executive vice president-strategy & analytics, new position, effective March 15 … Telemundo Media promotes Eli Velazquez to senior vice president-sports … Enacomm self-service application voice processing firm hires David Anderson, ex-marketing consultant, as vice president and chief marketing officer … Applicaster cross-screen TV firm hires Peter Cassidy, ex-FremantleMedia UK, as vice president-Europe.
ZwillGen law firm hires as lawyers Jeff Landis, ex-Kirkland & Ellis, who has represented high-technology and Internet companies, and Anna Hsia, ex-Goodwin Procter, to work on California privacy issues … BIA/Kelsey promotes Mark Fratrik to senior vice president … DirecTV hires Steve Raymond, ex-Disney, as vice president-affiliate relations, DirecTV Sports Networks’ Root Sports regional sports networks … North American Broadcasters Association board names Robert Ross, CBS, as president, succeeding Robert Briskman, Sirius XM, and as vice presidents Richard Friedel, Fox Entertainment Group and John Lee, CBC/Radio-Canada … Lobbyist registration: Telecommunications Industry Association, Peck Madigan, effective Jan. 1.
Hulu hires Tian Lim, ex-Sony Network Entertainment International, as chief technology officer, effective March 3 … Wyless, which works with mobile operators on Internet of Things, hires Gilli Coston, ex-CGI, as chief strategy officer … Lobbyist registrations: 21st Century Fox, D&D Strategies, effective Jan. 17 … Dell, Ogilvy Government Relations, effective Feb. 1.
Syniverse names Mary Clark, ex-CTIA and Cellular One, chief marketing officer.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies names Spencer Overton, on sabbatical from George Washington University, as interim president and CEO … CSG promotions to slots at its new CSG Invotas business: Mike Henderson, president; Paul Nguyen, president, global security solutions; Fred Brott, president, government solutions; Dwayne Ruffin, chief-global market development; and Jessica Gulick, ex-SAIC, hired as chief strategist … Warburg Pincus private-equity firm names Dinesh Moorjani, ex-Hatch Labs, as executive-in-residence, where he'll work on the mobile industry … Lobbyist registration: Comcast, Holland & Knight, effective Jan. 1.
Harris Corp. hires Mick Lopez, ex-Aricent Group, as chief financial officer, succeeding Gary McArthur, who is leaving company to pursue other opportunities … Sunlight Foundation hires Jenn Topper, ex-Free Press, as communications manager, effective Feb. 24 … American Enterprise Institute names intellectual property attorney Michael Rosen as Center for Internet, Communications and Technology Policy visiting fellow, working on patent litigation and copyright issues … Journal Communications promotes Jason Graham to senior vice president-finance, controller and chief financial officer, and President Andre Fernandez also named chief operating officer.
21st Century Fox hires Matthew Robinson, ex-Warner Bros. International Television, as senior vice president-international television, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution … Hulu hires Peter Naylor, ex-NBC News Digital, as senior vice president-sales … Agilent Technologies promotes Guillermo Gualino to vice president-treasurer, replacing Robert Cantrell, moving to vice president-internal audit of Keysight Technologies, new electronic measurement company to be formed by separation of Agilent into two firms … Wilcon hires Richard Coyle, ex-Zayo Fiber Solutions, as senior vice president-network operations … ViaWest hires Tom Myers, ex-Level 3, as regional vice president and general manager-Texas.
Mintz Levin promotes Tara Corvo to chairwoman, Communications Section, succeeding Howard Symons, going to FCC as Incentive Auction Task Force vice chairman (CD Jan 31 p18) … FCC names Stephen Michael Bloom, Oregon Public Utility Commission, and Chris Nelson, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, to Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, replacing John Burke, Vermont Public Service Board, and Randy Mitchell, South Carolina Public Service Commission, and names Sally Talberg, Michigan Public Service Commission, to Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations, succeeding Larry Landis, who represented Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission … Communications Systems’ Transition Networks fiber access technology firm hires Kevin Martin, ex-Overture, as vice president-international sales … CIMA Group international telecom company promotes Juan Martin Gomez to CEO; previous CEO Daniel Contreras named to board … Lobbyist registration: Technology company coalition Reform Government Surveillance, Monument Policy Group, effective Jan. 9.