CTIA confirms hiring Lisa McCabe, ex-Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association, as director-state legislative affairs ... Navigant hires Bob Anderson, cybersecurity expert and ex-FBI, as managing director-Global Legal Technology Solutions practice ... Council on Foreign Relations names Robert Litan, economist and lawyer who also is at the Korein Tillery law firm, as adjunct senior fellow, Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies ... at House Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, Paul Edattel moves to chief counsel as Clay Alspach leaves; Josh Trent promoted to deputy chief counsel; Tim Pataki elevated to director-member services ... American Intellectual Property Law Association hires Chen Wang, ex-DuPont, as deputy executive director-regulatory affairs, effective Jan. 18.
Sidley Austin hires Louis Warchot, ex-Association of American Railroads, as counsel, Transportation practice; he has worked on rail industry issues involving the FCC ... IHeartMedia promotes Ann Postell to senior vice president-sales, Sacramento ... USA Fiber hires John Schmitt, ex-FiberLight, as chief revenue officer.
Harris Wiltshire promotes to partner Kristine Laudadio Devine, who works on communications-related transactions and negotiations ... Competitive Carriers Association promotes General Counsel Rebecca Murphy Thompson to also be executive vice president, and to senior vice presidents Tim Donovan for legislative affairs and Lucy Hodas, media and communications ... Sunlight Foundation's Chris Gates steps down; John Wonderlich, policy director, named interim executive director ... NPR promotes Anya Grundmann to vice president-programming and audience development, from interim ... Truphone, global mobile network, hires Ralph Steffens, ex-Reliance Jio Infocomm, as CEO, and names ex-CEO Steve Robertson executive chairman and CEO-strategic partnerships ... Coalfire adds to board Sam Sliman, who is chairman and ex-Optimal Solutions, and from Carlyle Group Charles Rossotti, Brooke Coburn and Stephen Bailey.
Womble Carlyle promotes Betty Temple, whose clients include those in the tech industry, to chairwoman and CEO ... Arris, which just completed buy of Pace (see 1601040067), said: Bob Stanzione remains chairman-CEO; Dave Potts is executive vice president-chief financial officer; Larry Margolis leads integration as executive vice president-corporate strategy & administration; Larry Robinson and Bruce McClelland remain presidents of their respective units CPE and Network & Cloud and Global Services; Ron Coppock leads new international sales organization and is president-international sales and global marketing; Tim O’Loughlin from Pace becomes president-North American sales; Patrick Macken is senior vice president-general counsel and secretary, and Phil Baldock from Pace is named senior vice president-CIO.
FCC Media Bureau Associate Chief Holly Saurer succeeds, on acting basis, Chanelle Hardy, handling media issues for Commissioner Mignon Clyburn; Hardy, who also has been Clyburn's chief of staff, left the agency ... Tegna hires Nicholas Lehman, ex-NBCUniversal, as chief strategy officer ... Pitney Bowes hires Bob Guidotti, ex-IBM, as executive vice president-president, Software Solutions; Mark Wright, who led Pitney Bowes' Digital Commerce Solutions unit, named executive vice president-strategic growth initiatives ... Silicon Labs hires Brandon Tolany, ex-Freescale Semiconductor, as senior vice president-worldwide sales ... Frontier Communications CEO-Executive Chairwoman Maggie Wilderotter to be succeeded as chairwoman by board member Pamela Reeve effective April 1 ... Nielsen board elects board member James Attwood non-executive chairman, succeeding David Calhoun, who was executive chairman and remains on the board.
Lobbyist registration: ADS Alliance Data Systems, focused on credit card transactions, O'Rourke & Nappi, effective Nov. 16.
Newly elected to ATSC board for three-year terms beginning in January: Christopher Homer, PBS vice president-operations and engineering, Anne Schelle, Pearl TV executive director.
Lobbyist registration: Cybernet Systems, Jackson Lewis, effective Nov. 10.
Entercom promotes Stacey Kauffman to director-sales, Entercom Sacramento ... Jason Fairchild, OpenX, named co-chair of Interactive Advertising Bureau's Programmatic Council, joining co-chairs Bob Arnold, Google, and Jason White, CBS Interactive ... Indiana Broadcasters Association names Arland Communications principal Dave Arland executive director, effective in January ... Lobbyist registrations: Harmar Mobility, Arent Fox, effective Nov. 11 ... Western Digital Corp., Arent Fox, effective Nov. 17.
Sinclair Broadcast promotes Gregory Gilleland to general manager, Ring of Honor Wrestling ... Lobbyist registrations: CloudFactors, registering on behalf of itself, effective Dec. 14 ... IT firm incCommunications Services, K&L Gates, effective Oct. 5.