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.

Lerman Senter promotes media attorney Erin Kim to partner … SeaChange International Chief Financial Officer Kevin Bisson resigned to work for another public company, whose name wasn’t disclosed … Nexstar Broadcasting names Robert Bee, ex-WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, vice president and general manager of WBRE-TV Wilkes-Barre and digital services including community web portal Pahomepage.com.

Cox Communications promotes Jennifer Hightower to senior vice president-law and policy … Richard Sutton, ex-WebMD, named CBS Interactive Music Group global head of sales … Nickelodeon advances Rich Magallanes to senior vice president-animation and current series … Cross River Fiber adds Mike Sevret, ex-Optimum Lightpath, as executive vice president-chief strategy officer, and Jim Martini, ex-4Connections, as chief financial officer … Peter Murphy, Wentworth Capital Management, joins Fisher Communications board … New board members at Alliance for Community Media: Michael Heylin, Raynham Channel, and Keri Stokstad, Pasadena Community Access … Bob Moore, ex-CBS, becomes president, Courtside Entertainment Group … WSB-TV Atlanta promotes Marian Pittman to station manager.

South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Randy Mitchell nominated to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service … Robert Beizer to retire as Gray TV vice president and secretary, effective Feb. 29, to be replaced by Kevin Latek, ex-Dow Lohnes … Oxygen media names Rod Aissa, ex-MTV, senior vice president-original programming and development … Current TV names Laura Nelson, ex-Gilbride Group, senior vice president-communications … Michael McConnell to leave MRV Communications board … Derek Brown, ex-WGMT-TV, Macon, Ga., becomes vice president-general manager, WHNS-TV, Greenville, S.C.

Barbara Esbin promoted to managing partner, Cinnamon Mueller … Discovery promotions: David Leavy to chief communications officer and senior executive vice president; Bruce Campbell adds responsibility for business affairs and global production management; JB Perrette adds oversight of Enterprise Operational services department; Luis Silberwasser adds responsibility for Velocity … Gilat Satellite promotions: Yaniv Reinhold to chief financial officer and Ari Krashin to executive vice president-finance … Bravo Media promotes Deirdre Bianchi to vice president-program planning and acquisitions … New at Women in Cable Telecom: Mary Meduski, Suddenlink, vice chair; Gail MacKinnon, Time Warner Cable, joins executive committee … Anna Claiborne, ex-Terremark, joins 6connect as vice president-engineering … Belo changes: Michael Valentine, ex-WFAA-TV Dallas, named vice president/content; Joe Weir promoted to vice president/digital … James Kreckler, ex-Rodale, becomes vice president-advertising sales for iVillage.

News Corp. names Gerson Zweifach, ex-Williams & Connolly, senior executive vice president-group general counsel … Discovery Communications hires Andrew Warren, ex-Liz Claiborne, as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 26, succeeding Brad Singer, who has said he’s leaving at the end of that month … John Flynn, former aide to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, joins Jenner & Block as partner … Marc Paul, ex-Steptoe & Johnson, joins telecom practice of Lukas, Nace, in Tysons Corner, Va., office … Entravision promotes Mario Carrera to senior vice president-Spanish language TV … MTN Satellite Communications names Errol Olivier, ex-Broadpoint, president-CEO … Annie Howell promoted to Crown Media Family Networks executive vice persident-corporate communications and media relations … New on SCTE Foundation board: Chair Tony Werner, Comcast; Vice President Jim Hughes, CommScope; Secretary Mike Phebus, NCTI; Treasurer Steve Taber, Comcast … Nancy Rewis promoted to vice president-commerce enterprise, for TNT, TBS and TCM.

Preston Beckman, Fox Broadcasting executive vice president-strategic program planning and research, to transition to senior strategist for Fox Networks Group, beginning in June.

Amy Levine promoted to senior counsel to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski … Ruben Mendiola, ex-Dish Network, joins Comcast as vice president-general manager, multicultural video services … Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, O'Hara Federal Strategies, effective Dec. 1. … Cox Media Group Chief Revenue Officer Marc Morgan to retire April 30 … Online media firm Local Corp. promotes Michael Sawtell to president-chief operating officer … Don Rayburn, ex-Frontier Communications, becomes EarthLink vice president-client development.