Joe Rostock, ex-Verizon, becomes ATIS vice president-chief technologist … Lionsgate names Lawrence Szabo, ex-MGM, executive vice president-North America TV Sales … Michael Davidson, ex-U.S. Army, joins PCTel board … Chris Bowick, ex-Cox and Scientific-Atlanta, joins itaas advisory board … New at Association of Cable Communicators: President Rosa Gatti, ESPN; First Vice President Anthony Surratt, Time Warner; Second Vice President Annie Howell, Crown Media; Secretary Catherine Frymark, Discovery; Treasurer Thomas Larsen, Mediacom; At-Large Misty Skedgell, Turner Broadcasting … ABC Owned TV Stations Group promotes Carla Carpenter to senior vice president-digital media … Lobbyist Registrations: Semiconductor Industry Association, Peck, Madigan, Jones & Stewart and Tiber Creek Health Strategies, effective Sept. 1 … LightSquared, Podesta Group, effective Sept. 1.

Harris Corp. names Alex Heidt, ex-Lockheed Martin, senior vice president-business development, Harris IT Services … Brian Lakamp promoted to president, Clear Channel Digital, new position … Lobbyist Registrations: Cisco, Alpine Group, effective Oct. 1 … LightSquared, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, effective Oct. 1 … Frontier Communications, Mercury Strategies, effective May 1. … CBS promotes Luke Fredberg to vice president, international communications … Jean-Martin Folz, ex-Peugeot, nominated as Eutelsat board chairman, to be confirmed Nov. 8 to succeed Giuliano Berretta.

Meagan Foster, ex-aide to Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, joins NTCA lobbying staff, effective Oct. 17 … Teresa Rosenberger stepped down as FairPoint’s New Hampshire state president … ValueVision names Annette Repasch, ex-QVC, chief merchandising officer … Tollgrade Communications names Manoj Sindwani, ex-EnergyHub, vice president-engineering … New at Kutak Rock law firm’s privacy and telecom practice, both ex-Sullivan and Worcester: Elise Dieterich and Wendy Creeden … Canoe Ventures hires David Kelly, ex-A&E, as vice president-affiliate relations; Chris Pizzurro promoted to vice president-product strategy and business development; Jonathan Bokor, ex-Tandberg TV and Walt Disney Internet Group, named general manager-ITV Solutions; Sanjay Patel, ex-Nickelodeon, hired as vice president-marketing … Cox promotes Leigh Woisard to vice president-public affairs and chief communications counsel.

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.