Economic consulting firm Bates White hires telecom economist and lawyer Donald Stockdale, ex-Mayer Brown, as partner, Antitrust & Competition and Communications & Media practices … Brookings Institution hires Cameron Kerry, ex-Commerce Department, as Tisch distinguished visiting fellow in governance studies … GfK hires Pat Pellegrini, ex-Pelmorex Media, as executive vice president, media & entertainment and digital market intelligence … The NFC Forum for near field communication elects as vice chairmen Trevor Pavey, Broadcom, and Alexander Rensink, NXP Semiconductors, replacing Mohamed Awad, Broadcom … Resigning from Gogo board as directors from Ripplewood Holdings, which distributed all its stock in the in-flight Web connectivity company to its funds’ limited partners, are Timothy Collins, Lawrence Lavine and Christopher Minnetian … International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences adds Abbe Raven, A+E Networks, as executive committee member … Lobbyist registration: Inmarsat, Cassidy & Associates, effective Nov. 1.

FCC hires Sara Morris, ex-NTIA, as Office of Legislative Affairs acting director, effective Jan. 2; acting Director Patrick Halley will become Wireline Bureau associate chief … USTelecom promotes to vice presidents Kevin Rupy for law & policy and Sarah Versaggi for congressional affairs, and hires Mary Schultz, ex-Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project, as director-marketing and events … Information Technology & Innovation Foundation hires Doug Brake, ex-Silicon Flatirons, as telecom policy analyst … magicJack VocalTec VoIP company hires Timothy McDonald, ex-Scatteree Partners, as chief operating officer … Disney promotes Katharine Linke to vice president of multiplatform programming, Disney Channels U.S.

Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance hires Louis Libin, ex-adviser to TV stations and equipment makers, as executive director, new position … Comcast hires Jason Armstrong, ex-Goldman Sachs, as senior vice president-investor relations, effective early next month … Gregory Lee named president of Samsung Electronics North American headquarters in addition to continuing as president of Samsung Telecommunications America, as departing headquarters President and CEO YK Kim to return to Korea as advisor, Global Marketing Operations … Viacom promotes Sharon Cohen to executive vice president-partnership marketing, Nickelodeon Group, and she continues to run Integrated Marketing team.

Qualcomm promotes Steve Mollenkopf to CEO, to be effective March 4, and he joins board and remains president, while on that date outgoing CEO Paul Jacobs becomes executive chairman … Comcast hires Alexander Evans, ex-Providence Equity Partners, as executive vice president-global corporate development and strategy … Univision expands job of Senior Vice President Mehul Nagrani to add title of general manager-digital … Cable One Senior Vice President-Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Jerry McKenna retiring at year’s end … Lobbyist Registrations: Cablevision, Florio Perrucci, effective Oct. 25.

Cox Enterprises promotes John Dyer to president and CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Jimmy Hayes, effective Jan. 1 … U.S. Patent and Trademark Office promotes Michelle Lee to deputy USPTO director, effective Jan. 13, and to become deputy Commerce undersecretary for intellectual property, and John Cabeca named director to replace her at Silicon Valley satellite USPTO office until permanent office in San Jose City Hall opens … Infoblox network control firm hires Stephen Yu, ex-Rovi, as executive vice president and general counsel … Information Technology Industry Council hires Adora Andy Jenkins, ex-Department of Justice, as vice president-external affairs, to be effective Monday.

Center for Democracy & Technology hires Nuala O'Connor, ex-Amazon.com, as president & CEO, effective Jan. 21, succeeding Leslie Harris, who said she’s stepping down (CD June 13 p16) … Tessera Technologies, intellectual property technology firm, promotes Thomas Lacey to CEO, after he did job on interim basis … Disney hires Tom Ascheim, ex-Sesame Workshop, as president, ABC Family … Participant Media’s new Pivot TV network hires as senior vice presidents Jennie Morris, ex-AMC/Sundance Channel Global, for acquisitions and operations, and Jerry Blake, ex-BBC Worldwide Americas, business and legal affairs … Radio One promotes Alan Leinwand to vice president-general manager, Washington, D.C., radio stations, and Shawneen Thompson to same job for Philadelphia … Truphone mobile operator hires Guy Gettens, ex-IPC Systems, as vice president-sales, Truphone Americas … Lobbyist Registrations: YourTel America, Dentons, effective Oct. 30.

Roku hires Stephen Kay, ex-Hogan Lovells, as senior vice president-general counsel … Comcast moves Robert Victor to senior vice president-finance and business operations, Comcast Business, succeeding Gary Rostick, named chief financial officer, Comcast Spectacor, and promotes Stephen Perez to vice president-financial planning and operations, Comcast Business … CBS promotes Elizabeth Tumulty to president-affiliate relations, CBS Television Network … Clear Channel hires Mark Adams, ex-CBS Radio, as vice president-programming, Portland, Ore., stations.

Wilson Sonsini promotes to partners, effective Feb. 1, Dale Bish, litigation involving technology companies, Paul Jin and Andrea Agathoklis Murino, both for antitrust, and Dan Koeppen, for corporate & securities including tech sector … Vubiquity multiplatform video services provider hires Darcy Antonellis, leaving Warner Bros. Entertainment, as CEO and board member, effective Jan. 2, replacing Ramu Potarazu, who stepped down as CEO in March and now is vice chairman … TV Guide Network hires David Mandell, ex-Mandalay Digital Group, as executive vice president-general counsel … Alaska Communications hires Linda Leary, ex-Carlile Transportation Systems, as senior vice president-sales … ITV Studios America promotes Jane Yusim to vice president-development.

Time Warner Cable promotes Christian Lee to senior vice president-mergers and acquisitions, effective Dec. 31, following retirement of Satish Adige … In 21st Century Fox reorganization of Fox Sports management, David Nathanson gets new responsibilities as general manager and chief operating officer, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, new position, while Executive Vice President Bill Wanger now has purview over programming, research and content strategy, Scott Ackerson becomes executive vice president-news and George Greenberg is executive vice president-content integration & presentation … Public-safety network company Bratton Technologies promotes Dave Riker to CEO to succeed Bill Bratton, leaving to run New York Police Department … Lobbyist Registrations: NAB, Shockey Scofield Solutions, effective Nov. 1 … Next-generation 911 company Synergem Technologies, JM Burkman and Associates, effective Nov. 18.

Comptel hires former Rep. Chip Pickering, leaving Capitol Resources, as CEO, effective Jan. 2, as CEO Jerry James plans to pursue new ventures in the telecom private sector … Nielsen hires Karen Kornbluh, ex-U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and previously at the FCC, as executive vice president-external affairs … Klein Law Group hires telecom lawyer Philip Macres, ex-Bingham McCutchen, as principal; he will continue representing competitive wireline and wireless providers … Crowell & Moring hires Terry Stanek Rea, ex-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting director, as partner, Intellectual Property Group and director, C&M International, the international trade and investment consulting firm affiliated with the law firm where she used to work … American Antitrust Institute President Bert Foer to retire around Dec. 31, 2014, and work part-time for at least two more years as senior fellow after he’s succeeded … Comcast hires Todd Porch, ex-Yahoo, as vice president and general manager, Comcast Wholesale’s AdDelivery service … Time Warner Cable hires Dinni Jain, formerly of Insight Communications which the operator acquired last year, as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 13, as on Jan. 1 President and COO Rob Marcus becomes chairman and CEO … Cox Enterprises promotes Alex Taylor to executive vice president, effective Jan. 1 … Sheppard Mullin hires David Powers, ex-WilmerHale, as associate, Communications and Business Trial practices … WWE promotions include Michelle Wilson to chief revenue and marketing officer, George Barrios to chief strategy and financial officer, and Stephanie McMahon to chief brand officer … Hearst Television promotes Brian Sather to president and general manager, KCCI Des Moines, Iowa.