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.
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.