Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, Crossroads Strategies, effective Nov. 1.
Carlos Kirjner, ex-aide to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski who helped lead work on the National Broadband Plan, hired by Sanford Bernstein & Co. as an Internet analyst … William Allan to retire as president of Verizon Delaware at the end of the year … Members of FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee: Michael Bloomberg, New York; Gary Resnick, Wilton Manors, Fla.; Arlanda Williams, Terrebonne Parish, La.; Dow Constantine, King County, Wash.; Joyce Dickerson, Richland County, S.C.; Kenneth Fellman, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.; State Reps. Chris Perone, Connecticut, Thomas Sloan, Kansas, and Michael Vaughn, Maryland; Ronald Briséé, Florida Public Service Commission; Cherie Moomaw, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Wash.; Thomas Brandon Stephens, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Brian Tagaban, Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.
Comcast promotes Peter Kiriacoulacos to executive vice president-procurement of Comcast Cable and senior vice president-procurement, NBCUniversal … Verizon Wireless promotes Jonathan LeCompte to president-Georgia/Alabama region … New CompTIA board members: Don Bentz, Preferred IT Group; Mike Brogan, Erb’s Technology; Paul Cronin, Atrion Networking; Frank Vitagliano, Juniper Networks; Dan Wensley, Level Platforms … News Corp. said Beryl Cook will step down as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Nov. 30 … Lobbyist Registrations: DirecTV, TwinLogic Strategies, effective Oct. 15 … NetCoalition, TwinLogic Strategies, effective Sept. 26.
Catherine Sandoval, California Public Utilities Commission, named to FCC Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services, replacing Carlito Caliboso, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission … AMC Networks names Tracy Karagianis, ex-GfK Custom Research, senior vice president-chief information officer … Changes at Axcess Ontario: Sean Barry, Ontario County CIO, becomes CEO; Ed Hemminger, ex-CEO, and Geoff Astles, ex-Ontario County Administrator, join board … TiVo names Steve Wymer, ex-aide to Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., director-corporate communications, based in Alviso, Calif. …Lobbyist Registrations: Huawei USA, Monument Strategies, effective Nov. 1.
Elbert Lin, ex-clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, returns to Wiley Rein as partner in telecom and appellate practice … Former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt joins board of educational software firm Kno … SVForum names Chris Gill, ex-SVASE, CEO and executive director … MSG Entertainment promotes Melissa Miller Ormond to president … Eleo Hensleigh, ex-Ion Media, becomes Travel Channel senior vice president-marketing & communications … ESPNU Vice President Rosalyn Durant adds responsibility for ESPNHS.
Gilat Satellite promotes Erez Antebi to CEO, effective Jan. 1, replacing Amiram Levinberg, who remains chairman … Ken Carroll promoted to EchoStar chief financial officer, effective Nov. 8, replacing David Rayner, resigning after transition for other opportunities … Kevin Bennett returns to Discovery as senior vice president-programming and research, ID, Military Channel and Planet Green … Henry Norhhaft, ex-Tessera Technologies, joins Openwave board … BearingPoint added Rob Staples, ex-Capgemini Consulting, as partner heading its U.K. communications practice … Univision names Julie Pinkwater, ex-Ladies Home Journal, senior vice president, client development group … Azteca America picks Marlene Braga, ex-nuvoTV, as vice president-programming.
Margaret McCarthy, wireline aide to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, to become aide to Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. … Lobbyist Registrations: Google, Tuggey Fernandez, effective Oct. 24 … ZTE USA registers itself, effective Oct. 25. … New board members at Alliance for Community Media: Kathy Bisbee, Community Media Access Partnership; Jason Daniels, Easton Community Access TV; Scott Magers, Oolelo Community Media; Lonni Moffet, Moffet & Associates; Craig Sinclair, Amherst Media; Richard Turner, ex-Tightrope Media Systems.
U.S. Copyright Office promotes Michele Woods to associate register for policy and international affairs … Christopher Shean promoted to Liberty Media chief financial officer effective Nov. 1, replacing David Flowers, who shifts to senior vice president and managing director of alternative investments … Anthony Staffieri, ex-BCE, to become Rogers Communications chief financial officer, replacing Bill Linton, retiring in the second quarter of 2012.
Fox Broadcasting names David Wertheimer, ex-Entertainment Technology Center, president-digital … Former FCC Commissioner Susan Ness joins Gannett board … Lobbyist Registrations: CompTel, Capitol Resources, effective Oct. 3. … Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore to chair International Advisory Board of International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats … New Knight Foundation board members: Joichi Ito, MIT Media Lab; John Palfrey, Harvard Law School and Berkman Center for Internet & Society; Chris Hughes, Facebook.
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., joins board of Association of Public TV Stations … Clear Channel promotes John Ivey to senior vice president-programming … Maria Friedman adds title of Cox Enterprises senior vice president-tax and treasury services; Richard Jacobson retires as vice president-treasurer … Aparna Sridhar, ex-Free Press, hired by Google over the summer as telecom policy counsel … Scott Kipp, Brocade Communications, elected Ethernet Alliance president, succeeding Jim Theodoras.