MPAA promotions: Mike Robinson to executive vice president of content protection and chief of operations; and Kevin Suh to senior vice president of content protection for the Internet … Fox Networks Group restructuring as Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra plans to leave Feb. 11: David Haslingden promoted to president and chief operating officer; Hernan Lopez elevated to president and CEO of Fox International Channels; Randy Freer and Eric Shanks to each be Fox Sports Media Group co-president and COO … Disney Interactive Media Group hires Brooke Chaffin, ex-Auditude, as senior vice president of women and family, new position.
MPAA hires Paul Brigner, ex-Verizon, as senior vice president and chief technology policy officer, new position … Greater Media promotes Jennifer Williams to director of interactive marketing … Association of Public Television Stations promotes Lonna Thompson to executive vice president and chief operating officer … GlobeNet hires Antonio Belli, ex-Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, as director of sales and marketing … Gene Musselman retires as president of Liberty Global’s UPC Broadband Division … Women in Cable Telecommunications’ new board: Kathy Payne, Cox Communications, succeeds Ellen East, Time Warner Cable, as chairman. New at-large directors: Jocelyn Cooley, BET Networks; Samantha Cooper, MTV Networks; Aimee Doane, Suddenlink; Gail MacKinnon, Time Warner Cable; Paula Wagner, Turner Studios.
John Burke, Vermont Public Service Board, named chairman of National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners telecom committee, succeeding Ray Baum … Kevin Martin, ex-FCC chairman, named to board of AirWalk Communications, supplier of small cell-base stations … Lerman Senter promotes John Bagwell to member and Peter Gould to senior counsel … NBC News names Michael Chen, ex-GE Capital, president of Strategic Initiatives Group … Charter Communications new organizational structure: Greg Doody to executive vice president of programming and legal affairs, expanding role to include programming after Executive Vice President Greg Rigdon departs early next month for Comcast; Rick Dykhouse promoted to senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary; Marwan Fawaz is executive vice president of strategy and chief technology officer; Ted Schremp is executive vice president of operations and marketing … Dirk Eller promoted to chief financial officer of Clear Channel International … Nexstar Broadcasting elevates Dan Bates to vice president and general manager of Peoria, Ill., TV operations.
Clearwire Chairman Craig McCaw resigns, to be replaced on board by ICO Global Communications CEO Benjamin Wolff … Randy Komisar, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, resigns from TiVo board. Board member Tom Wolzien, CEO of Wolzien Media and Communications, appointed lead independent director.
Jen Howard, press secretary to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, will leave Jan. 14 to take senior communications role at new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Among new Wiley Rein partners: Michael Bloomquist, ex-aide to House Commerce Committee, and Megan Brown, in communications practice.
CLEC T3 Communications names Josh Reel, ex-NexGen Communications, president and CEO, replacing Adam Sewall, resigned.
Arris hires Don Toft, ex Cisco, as vice president of sales responsible for its Comcast business … Sheila Kirby, ex Tribune, joins the Radio Ad Bureau as senior vice president of professional development Feb. 1.
Joshua Seidemann, ex-Independent Telephone and Telecom Alliance, becomes National Telecom Co-op Associate director-policy, effective Jan. 3 … Verizon Wireless promotes Christine Berberich to New England region president.
Telemundo promotes Michael Rodriguez to executive vice president of multimedia development and distribution … Openwave names Brian Beattie, Synopsys, to board … Journal Broadcast Group promotes Beverlee Brannigan to director of country programming, new position … Cox Enterprises names Grace Huang, ex-Cox Media Group, senior director of business development.