Merwin Sands named executive director of Maryland Public Service Commission, effective July 25 … CTIA promotions: Bob Bolster to assistant vice president-government affairs; Gerry Keegan named senior director-state legislative affairs; and Amy McLean becomes director-communications advocacy … Changes at WOW as it completes purchase of Knology: Todd Holt becomes chief financial officer, and CFO Steven Cochran remains president … Discovery Channel hires Scott Lewers, ex-Oxygen Media, senior vice president-programming … Acme Communications corporate restructuring: President and CEO Doug Gealy becomes adviser, remains acting CEO while overseeing sale of the company’s remaining assets; Chief Operating Officer Stan Gill adds title of president … Lobbyist registrations: L-3 Communications, Johnston Strategies, effective May 1 … Alliance to Prevent Fraudulent Attacks on Patents, Venable, effective June 26.
National Association of Counties names Matthew Chase executive director, replacing Larry Naake, retiring, effective Sept. 17 … Viacom Media Networks hires Ross Cohen, ex-WorldNow, as senior vice president of digital inventory strategy, new position … Data center and cloud company ViaWest hires James Buie, ex-Comcast, as senior vice president of financial planning and analysis.
Jeff Joseph, ex-Biotechnology Industry Organization, rejoins CEA as senior vice president-communications and strategic relationships, effective Aug. 23 … Comcast Cable hires Thomas Wlodkowski, ex-AOL, as vice president of accessibility, new position … Application Developers Alliance board adds Alex Moazed, Applico … Turner Entertainment Networks’ TEN Sponsor Shop promotes to senior vice presidents: Nicole Priem for sponsorship solutions; and Matt Bunting for creative … Lobbyist registrations: Iridium Satellite, McBee Strategic Consulting, effective June 1 … Facebook, Peck, Madigan, Jones and Stewart, effective June 1 … Frontier Communications, Petrizzo Bond, effective, June 15.
AT&T Associate General Counsel Jack Zinman moves from working for legal group in Washington office to mobility group in Atlanta … Gregg Sayre, ex-Frontier Communications, sworn in last week as member of New York State Public Service Commission … Discovery Communications adds Carolina Lightcap, ex-Disney Channels Worldwide, as head of content for Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic and general manager for the Southern Cone, effective Aug. 13 … Lobbyist registrations: Cisco Systems, Glover Park Group, effective July 1 … Google, Stuart Murray Group, effective June 1 … Huawei, Doyce Boesch, effective July 1.
Changes at Connected Nation: Tom Ferree promoted to president as it realigns leadership to start 10/20 Digital, which is being directed by founder and former CEO Brian Mefford, who remains Connected Nation chairman … Harris Corp. moves Tania Hanna to vice president of government relations, succeeding Peter Challan, named vice president of industry-specific programs for the company’s Mission Critical Networks business … Huawei USA hires Andy Purdy, ex-Department of Homeland Security, as chief security officer.
Qualcomm elects Susan Hockfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to board … Lynne Beresford, ex-commissioner of trademarks at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, added to International Intellectual Property Institute board of advisers … Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing hires Todd Esenwein, ex-AB&T Telecom, as director-business services … Changes at TNT and TBS original programming group in reorganization: Lillah McCarthy shifts to senior vice president of TNT and TBS Original Productions, where Kathy Busby was named vice president; Brett Weitz promoted to senior vice president-scripted development for TNT and TBS.
Gene Kimmelman leaves Justice Department for Global Partners, where he’s named senior associate … ATIS elects Kris Rinne, AT&T Labs, chairman … Teletouch Communications hires Timmy Monico, ex-Datawind, as vice president of sales for PCI Wholesale … ValueVision Media hires Lee Goehring, ex-Target, as director of consumer electronics … Changes at Martha Stewart Living: Martha Stewart named chief creative officer, remains chairman, Lisa Gersh promoted to CEO … ECI Telecom hires Darryl Edwards, ex-Warburg Pincus, as president and CEO, effective Aug. 1 … Turner Broadcasting System hires David Eilenberg, ex-Mark Burnett Productions, as senior vice president of unscripted development for TBS and TNT, new position … Lobbyist Registrations: Comcast and NCTA, Capstone Counsel Group, effective April 1.
Michael McKenzie, deputy chief of FCC Wireless Bureau, leaving at end of July … Jennifer Manner, ex-Public Safety Bureau, moves to deputy chief Office of Engineering and Technology … Cox Media Group Orlando Vice President and General Manager Debbie Morel retiring later this summer … Xand Holdings data center and cloud services provider hires Keith Markley, ex-LAI Holdings, as chief operating officer.
Hired by NTIA: Uzoma Onyeije, ex-Onyeije Consulting, named senior adviser for public safety; Heather Phillips, ex-journalist, becomes press secretary … GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin retiring, will advise company, succeeded by Simon Farnsworth … CompTIA hires Randi Parker, ex-TechAmerica, as director-public advocacy … Telecommunications Industry Association elections of new officers for two-year terms: TR-8.8 Broadband Data Systems Subcommittee Chairman Alan Wilson, Harris Corp., and Vice Chairman Chris Wilson, Motorola Solutions; Vice Chairman Allen Woo, Plantronics, of TR-41.3 Analog and Digital Wireline Terminals Subcommittee.
NAB Radio Board adds Patrick Walsh, Emmis Communications, replacing Marc Morgan, Cox Media Group, who resigned … Alliance for Women in Media names Kay Olin, Local Focus Radio, as chairman … Mobile apps developer MEDL Mobile hires Christian Gray as vice president-business development.