Time Warner Cable promotes Executive Vice President John Keib to also be chief operating officer-residential services ... Tessera Technologies hires Steve Teig, ex-Tabula, as chief technology officer; Craig Mitchell, who had been CTO there and president of its Invensas Corp., is to spend more time on Invensas growth.
Graham Media hires Jeff Hoffman, ex-WTKR Norfolk, as vice president-general manager, WKMG-TV Orlando ... Bandai Namco Entertainment America hires include Hide Irie, ex-Agetec, as executive vice president-chief operating officer, and Eric Hartness, ex-Amazon Game Studios, as vice president-marketing ... Weather Co. hires Domenic Venuto, ex-Publicis Groupe, as general manager, AdFX ... AirTight Networks, cloud-managed Wi-Fi firm, promotes Rick Wilmer to CEO, and hires Kester Kyrie, ex-Cyphort, as vice president-worldwide sales and channels ... CompTIA's charitable arm Creating IT Futures Foundation names Jim Afdahl, GED Testing Service, chairman; Guy Fruda, Deloitte, vice chairman; and as directors Angela Allen, IBM; John Malonson, Raytheon; and Tracey Welson-Rossman, Chariot Solutions.
At 21st Century Fox, effective July 1 and as expected, Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch become executive co-chairmen, Chase Carey executive vice chairman through June 30, 2016, and James Murdoch promoted to CEO ... CSG International promotes Bret Griess to president, and he remains chief operating officer; Peter Kalan remains CEO and a member of the board ... Hawaiian Telcom promotes Scott Barber to president and CEO and adds him to board, succeeding Eric Yeaman, resigned to become the president-chief operating officer of First Hawaiian Bank and remains on the telco's board ... Discount Two-Way Radio hires Kenneth Klyberg, ex-Relm Wireless, as chief operating officer ... Windstream hires Christie Grumbos, ex-Sam’s Club Mexico, as treasurer ... Gannett promotes Cam McClelland to vice president-permanent controller.
Entravision promotes Jose Villafane to president, Entravision National Sales, new position ... NFL hires Jordan Levin, ex-Microsoft, as senior vice president-chief content officer, new position ... Haier hires Kevin Dexter, ex-Samsung Electronics America, as chief operating officer ... RF Code hires Dave Duncavage, ex-Metal Oxide Technologies, as vice president-operations ... Roku hires Steve Louden, formerly with Expedia, as chief financial officer ... Lobbyist registrations: Comcast and Disney, Bridge Street Group, effective May 1 ... Inmar, digital platform firm, Waldo Law Offices and Washington Health Strategies Group, effective Jan. 1 ... Kentucky Broadcasters Association and NAB, Newberry Advisors, effective June 1 ... Viacom, Bridge Street Group, effective May 2.
Center for Democracy & Technology promotes Chris Calabrese to vice president-policy ... Lobbyist registrations: CenturyTel Service Group, a subsidiary of CenturyLink, Forbes-Tate, effective June 1 ... National Consumers League, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, effective May 4.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting hires Tish King, ex-Broadcasting Board of Governors, as senior vice president-corporate communications ... CBS' Showtime Networks promotes President David Nevins to also be CEO, effective Jan. 1, when he succeeds Matthew Blank, who'll remain chairman ... Qualcomm hires Frank Meng, ex-21Vianet Group and who had previously worked for Qualcomm, as chairman, Qualcomm China, from which Xiang Wang is departing as senior vice president and president ... Univision Communications promotes Roberto Ruiz to executive vice president-strategy and insights ... Dick Costolo to depart July 1 as Tweeter CEO, will remain on Twitter’s board, to be replaced as CEO by Chairman Jack Dorsey until permanent replacement is found.
Librarian of Congress James Billington retiring, effective Jan. 1 ... Quantcast hires Stephen Collins, ex-Bazaarvoice, as chief financial officer, succeeding Peter Kuipers, who left to pursue other opportunities ... Univision Communications hires Sameer Deen, ex-Scripps Networks Interactive, as senior vice president-Univision Digital ... Pitney Bowes moves Lila Snyder to president-global ecommerce, running new unit combining newly acquired Borderfree with Pitney Bowes’ existing e-commerce business ... Media General promotes Steve Watt to vice president-general manager, WKRN-TV Nashville, succeeding Stan Knott, promoted to vice president-broadcast markets ... USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore adds to board Greg Taylor, CenturyLink Government.
FCC promotes Daniel Margolis to legal adviser, commission's Office of Native Affairs and Policy, and Sayuri Rajapakse to senior legal adviser in that office ... General Cable hires Michael McDonnell, ex-TPC Group, as president-CEO and adds him to the board, effective July 1, when Gregory Kenny retires from those jobs ... Univision Communications promotes Patsy Loris to senior vice president-news, Univision News ... Disney promotes Wendy McMahon to senior vice president-digital media, ABC Owned Television Station Group ... United Online elects Kenneth Denman, Emotient, to board, succeeding Dennis Holt, who recently completed his term ... Lobbyist registrations: Lyft, the Podesta Group, effective May 6 ... GreenTec-USA, cybersecurity firm, Paul Marcone & Associates, effective June 1 ... T-Mobile, Waxman Strategies, effective June 4.
Womble Carlyle hires Doug Bonner, ex-Drinker Biddle, as partner, telecom, cable & broadcast team ... Imax hires Jason Brenek, ex-Disney, as president of its new home entertainment division ... Littelfuse, circuit-protection product supplier, hires Matthew Cole, ex-Ametek, as senior vice president-general manager, Industrial Business Unit, new position ... Retiring from Cox Media Group is Orlando TV Vice President-General Manager Shawn Bartelt, effective June 19; promoted to succeed her is Paul Curran ... Wi-SUN Alliance hires Bob Heile, ex-ZigBee Alliance, as director-standards.
MPAA extends contract of Chairman and CEO Chris Dodd into 2018 ... Brady Corp. hires Russell Shaller, ex-Teledyne, as senior vice president and president, identification solutions, effective June 22 ... Interlink Electronics, human-machine interface firm, hires Tracy Kern, ex-Vitesse Semiconductor, as chief financial officer ... Sports Fans Coalition names Ryan Rudominer, SackNFLTaxBreaks.org, chairman, Mid-Atlantic region.