Changes at Univision: Luis Patino promoted to senior vice president-Univision TV Group; Ignacio Meyer, ex-Wireless Latin Entertainment, named vice president-business development … New vice presidents-political sales at Ion Media Networks: Robert Russo, ex-Katz TV, and William O'Shea, ex-Millennium Sales and Marketing … VOD service provider Epix hires Kirk Iwanowski, ex-Sundance Channel, as chief marketing officer … Globecast names Lisa Coelho, ex-AT&T U-verse, vice president-WorldTV … Sensio Technologies names Diana Cantu, ex-International Datacasting, vice president-business development, Live 3D.
Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council names Heather Burnett Gold, ex-XO Communications, its full-time president … RRsat Global Communications founder and CEO David Rivel to retire June 30 … Gilat promotes Glenn Katz to CEO of its Spacenet subsidiary, effective Jan. 1, replacing Andreas Georghiou, who remains adviser … Gannett names Teresa “Teri” Gendron, ex-NII Holdings, vice president-controller, replacing George Gavagan, who continues as vice president-chief accounting officer until he retires in February.
National Institute of Standards and Technology promotes Charles Romine to director of Information Technology Laboratory.
Commissioner Ronald Briséé elected chairman of Florida’s Public Service Commission for a two-year term beginning Jan. 2 … Ariel Roblin promoted to president-general manager, KETV-TV Omaha … ESPN promotions: George Bodenheimer to executive chairman; John Skipper to president.
Lisa Hone detailed from FCC Wireline Bureau to Commissioner Michael Copps’ office as wireline aide … MPAA moves: Cybele Daley promoted to senior vice president, government affairs, and Anna Soellner, ex-Center for American Progress, named vice president, corporate communications … VOD service provider EPIX promotes Andy Hunter to general manager, digital media applications and products … NBCUniversal’s Daily Candy names Fernando Romero, ex-Gilt City, vice president of advertising sales.
Agilent Technologies promotes Ron Nersesian to executive vice president-chief operating officer; Guy Sene promoted to replace him as head of electronic measurement group …
FCC promotions: Greg Guice to director, Office of Legislative Affairs; Christopher Lewis to deputy director … New CTIA officers: Chairman Pat Riordan, Cellcom; Vice Chair Mary Dillon, U.S. Cellular; Secretary Dan Mead, Verizon Wireless; Treasurer Bret Comolli, Asurion; Chairman Emeritus Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel … SoundExchange names Jonathan Bender, ex-Concord Music Group, chief operating officer … Jon Steinlauf promoted to Scripps Network Interactive executive vice president-ad sales and marketing … Elected at Academy of TV Arts & Sciences: Chairman Bruce Rosenblum, Warner Bros. TV; Vice Chair Kevin Hamburger, The Talk; Second Vice Chair Frank Scherma, @radical.media; Secretary Marcelino Ford, Intel Media Group … New at Univision: Jason Newman, ex-ESPN, vice president-sports sales; Rick Resnick, ex-Time Inc., vice president-sports marketing … Andrew Morton, ex-Prodea Systems, named head of sales and market development for Entone’s broadband TV business … Jefferies adds Thomas Seitz, ex-Height Analytics, as managing director and analyst covering U.S. telecom companies.
New NARUC officers: President David Wright, South Carolina PSC; First Vice President Philip Jones, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; Second Vice President Colette Honorable, Arkansas PSC … John Shea, ex-MTV, becomes NBCUniversal executive vice president-integrated media, new position.
Jonathan Gibs, ex-Nielsen, becomes NBCUniversal senior vice president-digital research … Jim Ludington, Time Warner Cable, to chair 2012 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo.
AMC Networks names Bruce Tuchman, ex-MGM Worldwide Networks, president, AMC/Sundance Channel Global … New Society of Cable Telecom Engineers officers: Chairman Mike LaJoie, Time Warner Cable; Vice Chair Terry Cordova, Suddenlink; Secretary Alan Tschirner, National Cable TV Cooperative; Treasurer Steve Taber, Comcast … ActiveVideo Networks names Brian Sereda, ex-Virage Logic, chief financial officer … Lobbyist Registrations: Samsung, Akerman Senterfitt, effective Nov. 8.