Sinclair Broadcast promotes John Seabers to group manager, overseeing nine TV stations in six markets … Yahoo names Scott Thompson, ex-PayPal, CEO, and to its board … Christine Brennan, ex-VeriSign, becomes Neustar senior vice president-human resources … Paul Palmieri, Millennial Media, joins Interactive Advertising Bureau board … VoIP firm Comwave names Ted Chislett, ex-Primus Telecommunications, head of its business-to-business unit.
LightSquared names Marc Montagner, ex-SkyTerra and Sprint, chief financial officer … Marty Davidson, ex-Comcast, becomes SCTE vice president-engineering and network operations … New at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: Russell Brown, ex-Marvel, senior vice president-consumer products licensing; Claudio Goldbarg, ex-DreamWorks, senior vice president-publishing and digital media operations … Ed Patterson promoted to Cox Enterprises senior director-public affairs … Brad Gillen, ex-FCC Wireline Bureau, joins Wilkinson Barker as a partner in its Washington office … Kim Niederman promoted to president of cloud firm 8x8; Mansour Salame, Contactual Inc., joins board, replacing Donn Wilson … Felix Perez, ex-Davidson Media, becomes general manager of Univision Radio New York.
UTStarcom CEO Jack Lu adds title of chairman, succeeding Thomas Toy, leaving board March 31; board member Xiaoping Li becomes lead director and member Tianruo Pu will chair audit committee; William Wong leaves board.
Spanish Broadcasting System named Andrew Polsky, ex-CBS, vice president-digital sales, SBS Interactive.
Wiley Rein promotions, effective Jan. 1: Thomas McCarthy to partner in appellate and telecommunications practices; Mark Sweet to partner in white collar defense practice; Robert DeFrancesco to of counsel in international trade practice; Rebecca Saitta to of counsel in financial restructuring practice; Maureen Thorson to of counsel in international trade practice; Elbert Lin rejoined firm in November as partner in appellate and telecommunications practice after completing a clerkship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas … Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Larry Landis reappointed.
Albert Tramposch, ex-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, returns to American Intellectual Property Law Association as deputy executive director-international and regulatory affairs, effective Jan. 16.
Videotron promotes Manon Brouillette to president-consumer services, new position … Liberty Global promotes Bryan Hall to senior vice president, counsel and secretary, replacing Elizabeth Markowski, retiring Dec. 31 … Interactive Advertising Bureau promotes David Doty to executive vice president-chief marketing officer.
CTIA names Krista Witanowski, ex-FCC, assistant vice president-regulatory affairs … Ofcom changes to Channel 4 board: Board member Lord Hall of Birkenhead becomes deputy chair; new board members include Paul Potts, ex-Daily Express, M.T. Rainey, ex-Chiat Day, and Josie Rourke, Bush Theater … Lobbyist Registrations: Suddenlink Communications, ML Strategies, effective Dec. 1.
FTC changes: Jessica Rich, ex-Bureau of Consumer Protection, becomes associate director, Division of Financial Practices; Daniel Kaufman promoted to replace Rich as acting deputy director, Bureau of Consumer Protection … Qualcomm founder and former CEO Irwin Jacobs to retire from the board at the 2012 annual meeting … Mike Cavender, ex-RTNDA Foundation, becomes Radio-TV Digital News Association executive director … Changes at Cox Enterprises Washington office: Alexandra “Sandy” Wilson retires at end of year as senior vice president-public policy and regulatory affairs; Joab Lesesne promoted to vice president-public policy and regulatory affairs; Barry Ohlson promoted to vice president-policy … Swati Dandekar, Iowa Utilities Board, nominated to NARUC seat on North American Numbering Council … Thomas Rutledge, ex-Cablevision, becomes Charter president-CEO, succeeding Michael Lovett after transition.
FCC names Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University, chief technology officer … Robert Davis, former aide to FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz and antitrust litigator, joins Venable as of counsel in the regulatory practice … Sidera Networks names Clint Heiden, ex-PAETEC, president … John Coyle, ex-U.S. Cellular, becomes Maddock Douglas senior vice president-innovation … Changes at Minority Media & Telecom Council: Henry Rivera becomes chairman emeritus; New board members are Chair Julia Johnson, ex-Florida PSC, Vice Chair Deborah Tate, ex-FCC, Treasurer Ronald Johnson, Ronson Network Services, Maurita Coley moves to vice president-chief operating officer … Fox Sports Media Group promotes Scott Ackerson to interim president of Speed, effective Jan. 1 … Kevin Bankston, ex-Electronic Frontier Foundation, joins Center for Democracy and Technology as senior counsel and director of CDT’s Free Expression Project … Jeffrey Eisenach, Navigant Economics, joins board of Information Technology & Innovation Foundation … New Wireless Innovation Forum board members: Terry Anderson, ITT Exelis; Boya Lu, Huawei; Raghavan Muralidharan, Tata SED; and Kuan Collins, SAIC.