New America Foundation hires Gene Kimmelman, ex-Justice Department Antitrust Division and now at Global Partners and Associates, to direct NAF’s Internet Freedom and Human Rights Project … Wireless Broadband Alliance names J.R. Wilson, AT&T Mobility, chairman; succeeding Chris Bruce, BT, named co-chairman … Fixmo hires Randy Siegel, ex-Motorola Solutions, as senior vice president-U.S. federal government sales and strategy … John Bryson, ex-U.S. Commerce secretary, joins Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars as a distinguished public policy scholar … Inteliquent promotes David Zwick to chief financial officer and executive vice president … Promotions at News Corp.’s Fox Networks to senior vice presidents in distribution sales, in restructuring: Chris Killebrew and Bill Lyons, also for regional, and Oren Lieber for distribution.
Tempest Telecom hires Darlene Braunschweig, ex-Corning Mobile Access, as president-DAS and Small Cell division, new position … Rural Media Group hires Michael LaBroad, ex-NHL, as chief marketing officer … Infonetics Research hires Julien Blin, ex-Samsung, as directing analyst-consumer electronics and mobile broadband … Level 3 adds Michael Glenn, FedEx, to board … Council for Research Excellence adds as members: Cheryl Brink, Scripps Networks Interactive; Laura Cowan, LIN Media; Tanya Giles, Viacom; Jed Meyer, Omnicom Media’s Annalect; Bryon Schafer, Hulu; and Stacey Schulman, Television Bureau of Advertising.
FCC hires Adam Copeland, ex-Edwards Wildman, as attorney-adviser, Media Bureau Policy Division, effective Oct. 9 … Telecom, media and aerospace/defense lawyer French Slaughter, ex-Deloitte & Touche, rejoins McGuireWoods as partner, Tax and Employee Benefits Department … CBS promotes Armando Nuñez to president and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group, new position; TV Distribution President John Nogawski to leave … National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications elects: Michael Armstrong, Viacom, chairman; Donna Rattley Washington, Comcast, vice chairman; Jaime Rodriguez, Univision Communications, secretary; Mark Depietro, Motorola, treasurer; and as directors Jennifer Chun and Janet Parker, both Time Warner Cable; Michael Cooper, Fox Networks Group; Oliver Dizon, ESPN; Noni Ellison Southall, Turner Broadcasting System; Kevin Stephens, Suddenlink; Michelle Strong, A+E Networks; and Mark Walton, Africa Channel … Hollywood Radio and Television Society adds to board: Bela Bajaria, Universal Television; Thom Beers, FremantleMedia; Ivy Kagan Bierman, Loeb & Loeb; and Tom Frank, Pink Zulu Labs … Direct Marketing Association hires Stephanie Miller, ex-Aprimo, as vice president-member relations, new position … Overture hires Chuba Udokwu, ex-Alcatel-Lucent, as senior vice president-engineering … CoreSite Realty data center provider hires Christopher Ancell, ex-CenturyLink, as senior vice president-sales and sales engineering, effective Oct. 8.
President Barack Obama plans to nominate John Stratton, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, to the president’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee … Gannett hires Kevin Lord, ex-NBCUniversal, as senior vice president-chief human resources officer … President-General Manager Jim Boyer of Local TV’s Oklahoma City, Okla., stations KFOR-TV and KAUT-TV retiring, being succeeded by Wes Milbourn.
Dickstein Shapiro hires Lori Kalani, ex-Orrick Herrington and Dish Network, as partner, state attorneys general practice … Independent Film & Television Alliance elections include: Clay Epstein, Arclight Films, chairman of the export alliance; Nicolas Chartier, Voltage Pictures, general vice chairman; Brian O'Shea, Exchange Inc., vice chairman, finance; and Michael Ryan, GFM Films, vice chairman, non-Californian; Gene George, Starz Media, a board member … Gannett promotes Craig Etheridge to senior vice president-digital and mobile sales.
Changes on House Commerce Committee majority staff: Todd Harrison, chief counsel for Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, leaving to return to private practice in New York; Karen Christian promoted to replace him; Michael Gruber, senior policy adviser to committee, going to private sector … Hogan Lovells hires Trey Hanbury, ex-Sprint Nextel, as partner, technology, media and telecoms practice … hires Frank Bell, ex-PR Wireless, as president, global sales and marketing, effective Oct. 1 … Andreessen Horowitz hires Adrian Fenty, ex-Washington mayor, as special adviser … Lobbyist registrations: NCTA, Bates Capitol Group, effective Sept. 1.
FCC names to Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services: Swati Dandekar, Iowa Utilities Board; and Stephen Michael Bloom, Oregon Public Utility Commission; filling vacancies created by departure of Robert Clayton, ex-Missouri Public Service Commission; and Vendean Vafiades, ex-Maine Public Utilities Commission … Lobbyist registrations: Mobile TeleSystems Bermuda, Williams and Jensen, effective Aug. 7 … Cisco, Gronberg Consulting, effective Aug. 10 … Pandora Media, Constantine Cannon, effective Aug. 17 … Inflight Passenger Communication Coalition, Biersack Government Relations Team, effective Sept. 3. … Tim Unwin, Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation, added to ITU International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats’ International Advisory Board … Anton Monk, Entropic Communications, appointed to RVU Alliance board.
Car Connectivity Consortium hires Alan Ewing, ex-Nokia, as executive director … Univision Communications moves Richard Pacheco to senior vice president-enterprise development … Optelian hires Glenn Byess, ex-TE Connectivity to head new Optelian Services division … New AMC vice presidents-business affairs: Aleksandar Stojkovic, ex-Angel City Factory; and Scott Stein, ex-Harpo Films … Promoted at Disney: Jennilee Cummings to vice president, Disney Channel and Disney XD original series; Nikki Reed to vice president for Disney Channel Original Movies.
Bruce Gottlieb, ex-FCC, promoted by Atlantic Media to president-National Journal Group, succeeding Andy Sareyan, stepping down … Computer and Communications Industry Association hires Joshua Lamel, ex-Hill+Knowlton Strategies, as vice president and executive director of CCIA’s new Foundation for Innovation and Internet Freedom … Overture hires Mike Aquino, ex-Ciena, as president-CEO …
MPAA says Fritz Attaway retired, after 36 years as attorney there in jobs including executive vice president … Netflix hires Corie Wright, ex-Free Press, as director-global public policy … Web and mobile payment processor YapStone hires Mary Hentges, ex-CBS Interactive, as chief financial officer … … Home Box Office CEO Bill Nelson leaves at year’s end, succeeded by Richard Plepler; Eric Kessler named president and chief operating officer; Michael Lombardo to president-programming … Tecore Networks hires Kenneth North, ex-Mississippi State Department of Corrections, as vice president-government services.