Paul Weirtz, formerly of AT&T Ohio, named president of AT&T Minnesota… Discovery Communications promotes Eric Phillips to president-domestic distribution … Competitive Carriers Association hires Patti Dominach, ex-Pario Solutions, as director-industry development … Qualcomm hires Laurie Yoler, ex-GrowthPoint Technology Partners, as senior vice president-business development.
Mayer Brown hires Angela Giancarlo, ex-FCC, as partner, Government & Global Trade practice … Charter Communications hires Alexander Dudley, ex-Time Warner Cable, as senior vice president, communications, effective March 18; and promotes Richard Dykhouse to executive vice president/general counsel … Comcast Spotlight promotes: to senior vice presidents, Rick Stanley for West division; Roland Trombley, NorthCentral division; and Kevin Patrick Smith for Comcast Media 360; and Mary Rooney to vice president-strategic planning and internal communications … Tech Valley Communications hires Jim Capuano, ex-United Private Networks and RCN, as senior vice president and chief-network operations … Kristina Lockwood, ex-Cox Media, returns to LIN Media, where she’s hired as president and general manager-KHON-TV Honolulu … E.W. Scripps promotes Adam Symson to senior vice president …Idaho Public Utilities Commission President Paul Kjellander appointed co-vice chair of NARUC Telecom Committee, replacing Commissioner Maureen Harris of New York State Public Service Commission.
Information Technology Industry Council hires Yael Weinman, attorney-adviser to FTC Commissioner Julie Brill, as vice president-global privacy policy, and general counsel, effective next month … CTIA hires Heather Blanchard, ex-New Cicada, as director-wireless Internet development … Public Knowledge hires Charles Duan, ex-Knobbe Martens, as director, Patent Reform Project, effective in summer … Discovery Enterprises International promotes Elliot Wagner to vice president-program sales and Canadian partnerships … Lobbyist registrations: Google, Garrett McNatt Hennessey and Carpenter 360, effective Feb. 1.
Dish Network promotes: Alison Minea to director and senior corporate counsel; and Jessica Straus to senior manager-congressional and government relations … Steven Pruett, ex-Communications Corp. of America, named chief operating officer of Chesapeake TV unit of Sinclair Broadcast Group … CBS hires Stan Gill, ex-Acme Communications, as vice president/general manager, WTOG-TV St. Petersburg, Fla.; succeeding Laura Caruso, departing station for other opportunities … Level 3 adds Peter van Oppen, Trilogy Partnership, to board.
Riverbed Technology application performance company hires Ernie Maddock, Lam Research, as chief financial officer, effective April 29 … Turner Broadcasting promotes Justin Williams to vice president-digital, TNT and TBS … Frontier Communications hires John Jureller, ex-General Atlantic, as executive vice president and chief financial officer … AMC Networks promotes Sarah Barnett to president, Sundance Channel, and she remains the network’s general manager.
President Barack Obama plans to nominate to Corporation for Public Broadcasting board: Jannette Dates, ex-Howard University School of Communications; and Bruce Ramer, Gang, Tyre … Boune TV hires Dennis Ray, ex-ACE Media, as executive vice president-ad sales, new position; and promotes Cheryle Harrison to senior vice president-sales operations … Big Bend Telephone promotes Rusty Moore to general manager … NARUC names Jim Gardner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, to senior oversight board, replacing Doug Nazarian, ex-Maryland Public Service Commission …News Corp. promotes Raju Narisetti to senior vice president-deputy head of strategy for the part of the company to focus on publishing and be separated from TV assets.
Comcast hires for Washington office Ryan Wallach, ex-Willkie Farr, as senior deputy general counsel; and Madura Wijewardena, ex-National Urban League, as senior director-public policy … Common Sense Media hires Joni Lupovitz, ex-FTC, as vice president-policy … Univision Communications promotes Mehul Nagrani to senior vice president-digital operations, new position … Pica8 software defined networks firm elects Michael Splinter, Applied Materials, to board.
Nexstar Broadcasting promotes Eric Thomas to general manager of KLBK-TV (CBS), Lubbock, Texas, and associated digital services … to steering committee of voluntary Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement: Chairman Steve Reynolds, Comcast; Secretary Jeff Dygert, AT&T; Treasurer Steve Dulac, DirecTV … Derek Chang, ex-DirecTV, named managing director of Asia Pacific operations for Scripps Networks Interactive … Resigned from Tessera Technologies board, effective March 1, John Goodrich and Kevin Rivette.
Alcatel-Lucent hires Michel Combes, ex-Vodafone, as CEO, effective April 1, and he'll join board if shareholders approve at May 7 meeting; and Jean Monty, ex-BCE and Nortel, named vice chairman … SES promotes Padraig McCarthy to chief financial officer, replacing Andrew Browne, who’s hired by … O3b as CFO … Lobbying registration: FullCircle GeoSocial Network, Whitmer & Worrall, effective Feb. 1 … Entercom promotes Sean Shannon to vice president/market manager for Sacramento, succeeding John Geary, retired.
NARUC appoints commissioners Larry Landis of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Nikki Hall of the South Carolina Public Service Commission co-chairs of Washington Action program, replacing NARUC President Philip Jones and Commissioner Kevin Gunn of the Missouri Public Service Commission … Among new members of FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee are: Terry Hall, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International; Jimmy Gianato, Governor’s Homeland Security Advisors Council; Timothy Loewenstein, National Association of Counties; Darryl Ackley, National Association of State Chief Information Officers; Richard Taylor, National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators; Charlie Sasser, National Association of State Technology Directors; Andrew Afflerbach, NATOA; Fuzzy Fletcher, National Congress of American Indians; Michael Varney, National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators; Scott Somers, National League of Cities; Douglas Aiken, National Public Safety Telecommunications Council … Xand Northeast U.S. data center company promotes Yatish Mishra to president and CEO and adds him to board.