Charter Communications President and CEO Michael Lovett to step down April 30, or earlier if successor named … Douglas Sicker, ex-FCC, becomes NTIA chief technology officer … Harris Corp. names William Brown, ex-United Technologies, president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, replacing Howard Lance, retiring; board member Thomas Dattilo becomes non-executive chairman, effective Jan. 1 … TV One promotes Susan Banks to executive vice president-special projects … Discovery names Jean-Briac Perrette, ex-NBCUniversal, chief digital officer … Barb Palser, ex-McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, joins Internet Broadcasting as vice president-account management … ValueVision consultant Nancy Kunkle becomes senior vice president-customer experience … Amnon Yacoby, ex-Floware, becomes Alvarion chairman, succeeding Anthony Maher, resigned … Edward Adler, ex-Time Warner and MediaLink, becomes partner at RLM Finsbury … GTA TeleGuam names Robert Haulbrook, ex-Cellular Center, president-CEO … ESPN Deportes promotes Freddy Rolon to vice president-programming and business initiatives.

Disney changes: Chairman John Pepper to retire in 2012; CEO Bob Iger to replace him, have contract extended until 2016, become executive chairman in 2015 … Jason Livingood, Comcast, joins Internet Society board … Globalstar Chief Financial Officer Dirk Wild resigns, effective Nov. 11 … Fox Broadcasting promotions to executive vice president: Laurel Bernard for marketing; Brian Dollenmayer for on-air promotions and marketing operations; Shannon Ryan of marketing and communications … Style Network names Nicole Sabatini, ex-Bravo Media, senior vice president-marketing.

Gannett changes: Craig Dubow resigns as chairman and CEO due to disability; President Gracia Martore, principal executive during Dubow’s leave, promoted to CEO and becomes a director; board member Marjorie Magner named chairman … CBS promotions: Thomas Shilen to chief financial and administrative officer-CBS News; Larry Liding to senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, CBS Corp. … Mike Mulica returns to Openwave Systems as CEO; interim CEO Anne Brennan returns to chief financial officer … New at Cable & Telecom Association for Marketing: Chair, Jon Hargis, Cablevision; Secretary/Treasurer, Steve Schiffman, National Geographic Networks; board members Mark Greatrex, Cox Communications and Jeff Hirsch, Time Warner Cable.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) hires Derek Poarch, ex-FCC Public Safety Bureau chief, as executive director … AMC Networks names Rob Doodian, ex-Cablevision, executive vice president-human resources … Marko Radlovic resigns as radio chief revenue officer, Spanish Broadcasting System, and general manager and senior vice president of the Los Angeles radio market … MPAA names entertainment attorney Henry Hoberman senior executive vice president and global general counsel … New American Film Institute trustees: Chris Dodd, MPAA, and David Rips, Verizon Digital Media Services … New officers at National Association of State Chief Information Officers: Dugan Petty, Oregon, president; Vice President Brenda Decker, Nebraska; Secretary-Treasurer Lisa Feldner, North Dakota; Past president, Kyle Schafer, West Virginia.

Qualcomm promotions: Steve Altman to vice chairman; Steve Mollenkopf replacing him as president and chief operating officer; Derek Aberle to executive vice president and group president … Bravo Media promotes Suejin Yang to vice president, Bravo Digital Media … Greg Hughes, ex-Turner Broadcasting, named senior vice president-communications, NBC Sports Group … TV producer Randall Barone named vice president-programming and development, ABC Daytime.

TechAmerica names Daniel Varroney interim CEO, replacing Phil Bond, leaving to head lobbying firm … Rosemary Harold, ex-aide to FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, joins Wilkinson Barker as partner … NPR names Gary Knell, ex-Sesame Workshop, president-CEO … Bob Pittman promoted to CEO, Clear Channel’s CC Media Holdings … Covington & Burling promotes Matthew DelNero to partner in Communications & Media/Intellectual Property practice … D.C. Public Service Commissioner Lori Lee to chair NARUC Subcommittee on Education and Research … EarthLink adds Sherri Turpin, ex-XO Communications, as vice president-channel strategy … Gannett names Tom Cox, ex-Myspace, vice president-corporate development … New board members at Direct Marketing Association: Victor Benson, Hosted Marketing; Buell Duncan, IBM; JoAnne Dunn, Alliant; Yvette Lui, Facebook; Pamela McHugh, Mintel Compermedia; Tim Suther, Acxiom; Joe Zawadski, Media Math.

Dish Network hires Jessica Straus, ex-office of Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as manager of congressional & government affairs in its Washington office.

Jesper Ovesen, ex-TDC, becomes executive chairman of Nokia Siemens Networks, replacing Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who was non-executive chairman … Joe Bilotta, Buckley Broadcasting, joins board of Broadcasters Foundation … Members of FCC Diversity Committee: Henry Rivera, Emma Bowen Foundation; Joaquin Alvarando, American Public Media; Philip Alvelda, MobiTV; Karla Ballard, One Economy; William Branham, 21st Century Telecom; Maria Branham, Women in Cable Telecom; Rudy Brioche, Comcast; Eric Broyles, Megree; Bridgette Daniel, Wilco Electronic; Erin Dozier, NAB; Donna Epps, Verizon; Derrick Frost, Invision TV; Anita Graham, Opportunity Capital Partners; Jessica Gonzales, National Hispanic Media Coalition; Anton Guitano, CBS; Chanelle Hardy, National Urban League; Charles Harrell, The IT Architect; David Honig, Minority Media Telecom Council; Maxie Jackson, National Federation of Community Broadcasters; Ron Johnson, Kizart Media Partners; Faye Kuo, Communication Services for the Deaf; Nicol Turner-Lee, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies; Jose Marquez, Latinos in Science & Technology; Robert Mendez, Disney; Karen Narasaki, Asian American Justice Center; Celia Nogales, AT&T; Javier Palomarez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Susan Patrick, Patrick Communications; Tony Perez, NATOA; Steve Roberts, Roberts Companies; Andy Schwartzman, Media Access Project; Diane Sutter, Shooting Star Broadcasting; Sylvia Strobel, Alliance for Women in Media; Jorge Schement, Rutgers; Virgil Smith, Gannett; Cindy Shao, Asian American Chamber of Commerce; Loris Ann Taylor, Native Public Media; Walter Ulloa, Entravision; Mark Wallace, Cipher Communications; Jim Winston, NABOB; Coriell Wright, Free Press … Ubiquity Broadcasting hires Bryan Harpole, ex-Discovery and ESPN, as general manager-Ubiquity Studios.

Glen Post, CenturyLink, named to president’s National Security Telecom Advisory Committee … Cox names Rob Smallwood, ex-Microsoft, vice president-enterprise development … Among members of Healthy MEdia Commission: Caroline Beasley, Beasley Broadcasting; Maria Brennan, Women in Cable Telecom; Kelly Delap, ABC Cable Networks; Lisa Dollinger, Clear Channel; Ellen East, Time Warner Cable; Laura Gentile, espnW; Joan Gilman, Time Warner Cable; Corny Koehl, Harpo Radio.

New board members at IAC/InterActiveCorp.: Chelsea Clinton, ex-McKinsey & Co., and Sonali De Rycker, Accel Partners … Adrienne Biddings, ex-Georgetown University’s Institute for Public Representation, hired by Google in July as telecom policy counsel … Qualcomm names Rafael Steinhauser, ex-Acision and NextWave, senior vice president and president-Qualcomm Latin America … Sesame Workshop promotes Renee Mascara to vice president-international media distribution.