Rosemary Kimball retiring Dec. 31 from FCC, where she’s director of media relations for the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau.

Discovery Chief Operating Officer Peter Liguori to leave company at end of year … Mobile technology provider Syniverse names Scott Hatfield, ex-Capgemini, chief technology officer … Tribune Media Services promotions: Dan Kazan to CEO; John Kelleher to president-chief operating officer … Rick Parkington, ex-General Dynamics, becomes senior vice president-chief technology officer, network and cybersecurity firm STG.

David Fiske, FCC deputy director-media relations and ex-Communications Daily, retiring Dec. 31 … Edward Breen, Tyco International, resigns from Comcast board … Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, R.B. Murphy and Associates, effective Nov. 1. … New at Univision Political & Advocacy Group: Joe DelGrosso, ex-Comcast, becomes executive vice president and managing director; Matt Boxer promoted to senior vice president, leading political sales development effort … Joe Lagani, ex-NBCUniversal, becomes Martha Stewart Omnimedia chief revenue officer.

Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, Crossroads Strategies, effective Nov. 1.

Carlos Kirjner, ex-aide to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski who helped lead work on the National Broadband Plan, hired by Sanford Bernstein & Co. as an Internet analyst … William Allan to retire as president of Verizon Delaware at the end of the year … Members of FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee: Michael Bloomberg, New York; Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors, Fla.; Arlanda Williams, Terrebonne Parish, La.; Dow Constantine, King County, Wash.; Joyce Dickerson, Richland County, S.C.; Kenneth Fellman, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.; State Reps. Chris Perone, Connecticut, Thomas Sloan, Kansas, and Michael Vaughn, Maryland; Ronald Briséé, Florida Public Service Commission; Cherie Moomaw, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Wash.; Thomas Brandon Stephens, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Brian Tagaban, Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.

Comcast promotes Peter Kiriacoulacos to executive vice president-procurement of Comcast Cable and senior vice president-procurement, NBCUniversal … Verizon Wireless promotes Jonathan LeCompte to president-Georgia/Alabama region … New CompTIA board members: Don Bentz, Preferred IT Group; Mike Brogan, Erb’s Technology; Paul Cronin, Atrion Networking; Frank Vitagliano, Juniper Networks; Dan Wensley, Level Platforms … News Corp. said Beryl Cook will step down as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Nov. 30 … Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, TwinLogic Strategies, effective Oct. 15 … NetCoalition, TwinLogic Strategies, effective Sept. 26.

Catherine Sandoval, California Public Utilities Commission, named to FCC Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services, replacing Carlito Caliboso, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission … AMC Networks names Tracy Karagianis, ex-GfK Custom Research, senior vice president-chief information officer … Changes at Axcess Ontario: Sean Barry, Ontario County CIO, becomes CEO; Ed Hemminger, ex-CEO, and Geoff Astles, ex-Ontario County Administrator, join board … TiVo names Steve Wymer, ex-aide to Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., director-corporate communications, based in Alviso, Calif. …Lobbyist Registrations: Huawei USA, Monument Strategies, effective Nov. 1.

Elbert Lin, ex-clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, returns to Wiley Rein as partner in telecom and appellate practice … Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt joins board of educational software firm Kno … SVForum names Chris Gill, ex-SVASE, CEO and executive director … MSG Entertainment promotes Melissa Miller Ormond to president … Eleo Hensleigh, ex-Ion Media, becomes Travel Channel senior vice president-marketing & communications … ESPNU Vice President Rosalyn Durant adds responsibility for ESPNHS.

Gilat Satellite promotes Erez Antebi to CEO, effective Jan. 1, replacing Amiram Levinberg, who remains chairman … Ken Carroll promoted to EchoStar chief financial officer, effective Nov. 8, replacing David Rayner, resigning after transition for other opportunities … Kevin Bennett returns to Discovery as senior vice president-programming and research, ID, Military Channel and Planet Green … Henry Norhhaft, ex-Tessera Technologies, joins Openwave board … BearingPoint added Rob Staples, ex-Capgemini Consulting, as partner heading its U.K. communications practice … Univision names Julie Pinkwater, ex-Ladies Home Journal, senior vice president, client development group … Azteca America picks Marlene Braga, ex-nuvoTV, as vice president-programming.

Margaret McCarthy, wireline aide to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, to become aide to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. … Lobbyist Registrations: Google, Tuggey Fernandez, effective Oct. 24 … ZTE USA registers itself, effective Oct. 25. … New board members at Alliance for Community Media: Kathy Bisbee, Community Media Access Partnership; Jason Daniels, Easton Community Access TV; Scott Magers, Oolelo Community Media; Lonni Moffet, Moffet & Associates; Craig Sinclair, Amherst Media; Richard Turner, ex-Tightrope Media Systems.