TechNet names Gideon Lett, ex-National Association of Home Builders, vice president-political and government affairs … Kendall Burman, ex-White House, joins Center for Democracy & Technology as senior national security fellow …Restructuring at Fox Networks Distribution: Executive Vice President Michael Biard assumes expanded responsibilities; Steve Carcano, ex-Lifetime Networks, becomes senior vice president-national accounts; Kris Nielsen-Refs, ex-Turner Broadcasting, becomes vice president-digital distribution … Changes at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: Martha Stewart joins board; Jeanne Meyer, ex-Current Media, becomes senior vice president-communications.

Garvey Schubert adds Harold McCombs, ex-Sprint Nextel, as of counsel in the D.C. office … Retirements at Verizon: Gale Given, president of Verizon Pennsylvania; William Roberts, regional president for Maryland and Washington, D.C. … Comcast board changes: Decker Anstrom resigns due to other commitments; Johnathan Rodgers, ex-TV One, replaces him … Univision names David Neal, ex-NBC, senior vice president- production for sports.

Univision promotions: Kevin Conroy to president, UIM and Enterprise Development; Bert Gomez to senior vice president-government relations; Monica Talan to senior vice president-corporate communications and public relations … Nokia promotes Henry Tirri to chief technology officer, replacing Richard Green, who resigns, plans unknown … Paul Rehrig, ex-Warner Music Group, becomes AMC Networks senior vice president-business development … DigitalEurope names John Higgins, ex-Intellect, director general, effective in November, replacing Bridget Cosgrave, resigned … RealNetworks promotes Judith Bitterli to senior vice president-product management and marketing, Unifi division.

Emilio Romano, ex-Univision and Grupo Televisa, becomes Telemundo president, effective in October … Jason Odell, ex-CNN, becomes Current TV executive vice president-technology … Gina Brogi promoted to Twentieth Century Fox TV Distribution executive vice president-pay TV and subscription video-on-demand … New board members at World Teleport Association: Adrian Ballintine, Newsat; Tomaz Lovsin, STN; Bill Tillson, Encompass Digital Media.

In reorganization, Adam Symson to head all E.W. Scripps digital operations as vice president-chief digital officer … Kevin Packingham, ex-Sprint Nextel, named Samsung Mobile senior vice president of product innovation … Link TV names Paul Mason, ex-ABC News, president and CEO … Elizabeth Wilner, ex-NBC News, named vice president-strategic initiatives, Campaign Media Analysis Group … Carole Smith, ex-Current TV, becomes WE tv vice president-research … Sesame Workshop promotes Jennifer Kotler Clarke to vice president-domestic research.

Former cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke joins Bit9 board … ION Media Networks names Steve Sternberg, ex-Bozell, senior vice president-sales research.

New associates in the Hogan Lovells media and telecom practice: Chris Termini, ex-Latham & Watkins, and Ray Rutngamlug, ex-Level 3 … NTelos names Harold Covert, ex-Silicon Image, chief financial officer of its Lumos Networks spinoff … Lobbyist Registrations: Landover Wireless, Gorshein Strategies, effective Aug. 1 … GCI Communications, May Group, effective March 1 … New Cumulus Media board members following Citadel acquisition: Jeff Marcus of Crestview, lead director, and Arthur Reimers, independent investor and consultant.

Changes at MPAA: Michael O'Leary promoted to senior executive vice president-global policy and external affairs; Laura Nichols becomes executive vice president-global communications; Lori McGrogan, ex-Capitol Hill aide to MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd, becomes senior advisor to him … Gannett Chairman and CEO Craig Dubow taking a leave for medical reasons; President Gracia Martore to be principal executive officer, as she was during Dubow’s medical leave in 2009 … Gary Marsh promoted to president-Disney Channels Worldwide, replacing Carolina Lightcap … Current TV names Shelley Lewis, ex-PBS, executive vice president-programming … Bravo promotes Dave Serwatka to vice president-current & cross platform productions.

Comcast promotes Jason Livingood to vice president-Internet systems … Scott Libin, ex-WCCO-TV Minneapolis, becomes Internet Broadcasting vice president-content solutions …

Kimberly Reindl, ex-Hogan Lovells, joins Akin Gump as senior counsel in its communications and information technology practice … Dish Network names Warren Schlichting, ex-Comcast, senior vice president-media sales … Style Network names Bryan Mu, ex-Sony Pictures TV, vice president-research … Stephen Mitchell, TE Connectivity, joins TIA board.