Information Technology Industry Council adds Tom Gavin, ex-White House staffer, as vice president-external affairs … Julie Henderson promoted to News Corp. senior vice president-corporate affairs and chief communications officer, replacing Teri Everett … MTN Satellite names Margaret Grayson, ex-V-One Corp., chief financial officer … Lobbyist Registrations: Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative, National Cooperative Services Corp., effective April 18, 2011 … New officers at Online Publishers Association: Chairman John Kosner, ESPN; Vice Chair Alisa Bowen, Wall Street Journal; Treasurer Peter Naylor, NBCUniversal; Secretary Jim Spanfeller, Spanfeller Media Group.
Leap Wireless Chief Financial Officer Walter Berger to leave in March for another technology sector job … Sandra Dewey promoted to executive vice president-head of business affairs, Turner Entertainment Networks and Cartoon Network Originals … Margaret Smyth, Hamilton Sundstrand, joins Martha Stewart Living board … Lobbyist Registrations: eBay, The Gibson Group, effective Jan. 1.
Comcast promotes Lynn Charytan to vice president and head of new Legal Regulatory Group … Outdoor Channel promotes Tom Hornish to CEO, effective Feb. 1, replacing Roger Werner, moving to co-chairman … NetTalk names Garry Paxinos, ex-Axios Digital Solutions, chief technology officer … TruTV promotes Angel Annussek to vice president-original programming … Oxygen Media names Jordana Hochman, ex-A&E, vice president-production.
ESPN changes: John Kosner promoted to executive vice president-digital and print media; Executive Vice President-Programming and Acquisitions John Wildhack and Executive Vice President-Production Norby Williamson will exchange roles; Marie Donoghue moves to senior vice president-global strategy, business development and business affairs … Sundance Channel names Monica Bloom, ex-Omnicom, senior vice president-marketing … Travel Channel names Amelie Tseng, ex-Bravo, vice president-communications, and Rick Gomes, ex-Sayles & Winnikoff Communications, director-communications.
Sharis Pozen to step down April 30 as acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General-Antitrust … Weather Channel Cos. names David Kenney, ex-Akamai, chairman-CEO, replacing Mike Kelly, who will remain adviser.
Research In Motion promotes Thorsten Heins to president-CEO and board member; Former co-Chair and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis becomes vice chair of RIM’s board and chair of the board’s new Innovation Committee; Former co-Chair and co-CEO Jim Balsillie remains a member of the board … Motricity names Richard Stalzer, ex-Education Dynamics, president-mobile marketing and advertising … CBS sportscaster James Brown adds responsibility as senior adviser to Black Heritage Network … New board members at Next Generation 9-1-1 Institute: John Chiaramonte, Booz Allen; Jerry Eisner, RedSky Technologies; Woody Glover, St. Tammany Parish, La.; Todd Piett, Rave Mobile Safety; Art Prest, consultant; Alisa Simmons, Tarrant County, Texas … Maura Cope promoted to vice president, Me-TV Network … Megan Pollock departs CEA to join DKC Public Relations in Washington as vice president, policy communications … Donny Osmond to keynote NAB Show radio luncheon April 17 in Las Vegas.
Changes at Intel: Brian Krzanich, vice president of manufacturing and supply chain, named chief operating officer; Andy Bryant resigns as chief administrative officer, remains vice chairman; Dadi Perlmutter promoted to chief product officer, will continue as general manager of Intel Architecture Group … Edward Esposito, Rubber City Radio Group, named secretary and treasurer of RTDNF, the educational arm of the Radio Television Digital News Association … New Satellite Industry Association officers: Jennifer Warren, Lockheed Martin, chair; Kalpak Gude, Intelsat, vice chair; Bill Weller, Space Systems/Loral, treasurer … Lobbyist Registrations: Semiconductor Industry Association, Dow Lohnes, effective Dec. 15.
Paul de Sa, chief of the FCC Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, to leave the commission in February … Dan Harrison, ex-CBS, joins Fox as executive vice president, scheduling … Michael Bornak, ex-Tollgrade Communications, named SeaChange chief financial officer, treasurer, secretary and senior vice president, effective Jan. 23 … National Exchange Carrier Association elects Raymond Henagan, Rock Port Telephone, chairman; and Ed Buchanan, Interstate 35 Telephone, vice chairman … Cox Enterprises names Nancy Rigby, ex-Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, vice president-Cox Foundations … Wireless test firm LitePoint hires Gary Wang, ex-Texas Instruments and Qualcomm, as vice president-general manager, China operations.
Roger Sherman promoted to House Commerce Committee Democratic chief counsel … Joel Goldberg promoted to senior vice president-operations, CBS Television Stations group … Nexstar Broadcasting names Matt Velsor, ex-AOL and Yahoo, vice president-business development for its Internet technology provider, GoLocal.Biz … Chris Bowick, ex-Charter and Cox, joins Triage Partners advisory board … LIN Media promotes Joshua Pila to senior counsel … Univision Telefutura appointments: Luis Fernandez-Rocha promoted to senior vice president; Carlos Bardasano, ex-Kastuera, vice president-programming and original production … New Hollywood Radio & TV Society board members: Paul Buccieri, ITV Studios; Michael Kassan, MediaLink, and Eileen O'Neill, Discovery.
Former federal CIO Vivek Kundra joins Salesforce.com as executive vice president-emerging markets … John Sykes, ex-MTV, becomes president, Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises … Changes at advanced TV ad firm BlackArrow: Joseph Matarese, ex-Arris, chief technology officer; Tricia Iboshi, ex-KIT digital, senior vice president-client services and operations; Dean McCormick, ex-Mix Media, vice president-advertising solutions … Cloud communications firm Stage 2 Networks names Matt Kessler, ex-Eureka Networks, vice president-business development … Perseus Telecom hires Wendell Kadunce, ex-Teleglobe, as executive vice president-global sales.