AARP promotes Jo Ann Jenkins to CEO, succeeding Barry Rand, effective Sept. 1 … SEC hires Gina Talamona, ex-Justice Department, as communications director … TNCI, telecom provider, hires Victor Flores, ex-Telscape Communications/Sage Telecomm, as vice president-network operations … CellTrust, mobile communication firm, hires Bryan Glancey, ex-Samsung Electronics, as chief technology officer.
Scott Blake Harris, ex-Wilkinson Barker, returns to the law firm that changes its name back to Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, where he’s chairman … Akin Gump hires Michael Drobac, ex-Patton Boggs, as senior policy adviser-public law and policy practice, working on technology and telecom … NPR hires Michael Beach, ex-Intelsat, as vice president-distribution, overseeing Public Radio Satellite System … Clear Channel Media and Entertainment San Francisco promotes Katie Wilcox to market president, succeeding JD Freeman, retiring.
Comcast hires Ken Klaer, ex-Cisco, as senior vice president-premises technology … LIN Media hires Adrienne Roark, ex-CBS, as president and general manager, KOIN Portland, Oregon … Zayo Group, bandwidth colocation and fiber provider, elects Linda Rottenberg, Endeavor, to board, as directors Tony Downer, Oak Investment Group, and Lawrence Fey, GTCR, resign … Lobbyist registration: Back9Network, pay-TV network, Covington & Burling, effective March 27.
NPR hires Jarl Mohn, ex-Liberty Digital, as president and CEO, succeeding Paul Haaga, acting CEO and president, effective in July … Returning to Wiltshire & Grannis is Amy Richardson, ex-Ellis & Winters, hired as partner, rejoining Government Investigations practice … FCC hires Kim Hart, ex-Neustar, as press secretary to Chairman Tom Wheeler, as commission spokeswoman in Office of Media Relations.
World Intellectual Property Organization names Francis Gurry to second six-year term as director general … Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., promotes Emily Spain to legislative director … SpaceX, spacecraft and launch company, hires John Taylor, leaving Sprint, as director-communications … Comcast’s thePlatform, video publishing company, promotes Marty Roberts and Jamie Miller to co-CEOs, as CEO Ian Blaine becomes strategic adviser … World Teleport Association has newly elected to three-year board terms Robert Kubbernus, Signalhorn, Kian Soon Lim, Singapore Telecommunications, and Jorge Villarreal Schutz, Elara Comunicaciones … Lobbyist registration: British Telecommunications, Hogan Lovells, effective May 1.
Information Technology Industry Council promotes in government affairs Andy Halataei to senior vice president and Vince Jesaitis to vice president … Covington & Burling hires Shara Aranoff, ex-International Trade Commission, as of counsel, intellectual property and international trade practices … Apple Vice President-Worldwide Communications Katie Cotton retiring … i2c, provider of prepaid, mobile and online commerce processing services, hires Scott Salmon, ex-Visa, as general manager-international.
FTC promotes to Bureau of Competition deputy assistant directors: In Anticompetitive Practices Division Barbara Blank and Mark Woodward, in Mergers II Division James Rhilinger, and Kate Walsh in Premerger Notification Office, where Bob Jones promoted to assistant director … Keller and Heckman hires as attorneys in telecom group Al Catalano, with expertise in wireless and other areas, as counsel, and Wes Wright, ex-Intrado, returns to firm, as senior associate, working in Denver … Holland & Knight forms unmanned aerial systems practice, including: Philip Baker-Shenk, Gary Halbert, Charles Naftalin, Joel Roberson, Charles Tobin, Christine Walz and David Whitestone.
Brownstein Hyatt promotes Marc Lampkin to managing partner, Washington office, and co-chairman, Government Relations Department, succeeding Al Mottur, who remains partner and now is focused on his lobbying practice … Internet Society Chief Internet Technology Officer Leslie Daigle leaving, no new plans announced … Gannett’s Broadcasting division hires Deborah Collura, ex-Washington Post Co.’s Post-Newsweek Stations, as president and general manager, WCNC-TV Charlotte … Qualcomm elects Harish Manwani, Unilever, to board … John Seely Brown, ex-Xerox, retires from Corning board.
Gannett board elects Lidia Fonseca, Quest Diagnostics, a member, effective July 1.
Otelco, wireline telecom provider, promotes Robert Souza to president … Google hires Ross Schulman, ex-Computer & Communications Industry Association, as public policy and government affairs manager in Mountain View, Calif. … DirecTV hires Jennifer Cho, ex-Gap, as senior vice president-treasurer.