Comcast confirms Senior Vice President Joe Waz retiring (CD March 23 p17) April 30 to start a consultancy with his ex-employer as a client, and to be a senior fellow at University of Colorado’s Silicon Flatirons Center … Open Technology Initiative adds Marvin Ammori, University of Nebraska and ex-Free Press, as legal fellow on cybersecurity and other issues … California Public Utilities Commission adds Mark Ferron as a commissioner … Council for Research Excellence audience measurement methodology panel adds Janet Gallent, NBCUniversal, as member … Jose Valle promoted to president, Univision Radio … Rainbow Media promotes Pat Lucci to senior vice president, direct response.

Time Warner Cable promotes Paul Lang to senior vice president-business services … NBCUniversal promotes to executive vice president Cameron Blanchard, Tony Cardinale and Margaret Lazo, for the newly created NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media … Univision promotes Maelia Macin to executive vice president-network sales; Peter Lazarus to executive vice president-sales strategy; Alberto Mier y Teran to vice president-general manager, Los Angeles stations … Grab Networks hires Alvin Bowles, ex-BET Networks, as CEO.

FCBA executive committee member Brooks Harlow joins Lukas, Nace as principal in Tysons Corner, Va., office … Lobbyist registrations, effective Feb. 1: Motorola Mobility hires Elmendorf Ryan … Jeff Kohler, JAB Broadband, joins Wireless Communications Association board … New board members at Society of Satellite Professionals: Mike Aloisi, MTV; Robert Bednarek, SES WorldSkies; Paul Cohen, Fox; Nongluck Phinainitisart, Thaicom; Tony Rayner, Eutelsat … Richard Burns, ex-AT&T, joins Powerwave Technologies board … Arris adds Debora Wilson, ex-Weather Channel, to board … Chris Harris, ex-Yahoo, joins Visible Measures as vice president-engineering.

Media Access Project hires Chrystiane Pereira, ex-O'Melveny & Myers, as counsel … Broadcast lawyer John King has left Garvey Schubert to start his own practice … Mark Walker, ex-Yahoo, joins Disney Interactive Media Group as senior vice president of Disney.com.

Walda Roseman, ex-CompassRose and FCC, becomes Internet Society chief operating officer … Hakan Wretsell, ex-Ericsson, becomes consultant to Juniper Group … Pac-West Telecomm promotes Todd Wallace to chief operating officer … Rainbow Media promotes Betsy Rodgers to senior vice president-legal and business affairs … Ted Harbert to replace John Eck as NBC representative on NAB TV board.

Former FCC Commissioner Tyrone Brown steps down as Media Access Project president after less than a year. Former FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson to head search committee … Kevin Foster, BT, elected president, Broadband Forum … Gannett hires David Payne, ex-ShortTail Media, as senior vice president and chief digital officer.

Nominees at FCBA: Laura Phillips, Drinker Biddle, president-elect; Ryan Wallach, Willkie Farr, secretary; Robert Branson, Verizon Wireless, assistant secretary; David Gross, Wiley Rein, assistant treasurer … Charter Communications promotes Don Detampel to executive vice president of technology and president of commercial services … Discovery promotes Michelina Gauthier to senior vice president of business affairs … Drew Korzeniewski promoted to vice president of ad sales and general manager of Radio Disney Stations Group … Cumulus Media rehires Bill Bungeroth as vice president and market manager for San Francisco … BigBand Networks names Erez Rosen to board. Ran Oz stepping down from board and as chief technology officer … Spanish Broadcasting System promotes Donny Hudson to vice president of sales.

Michael Malcy, ex-Vidiom Systems, becomes Alticast senior vice president-business development … Broadcast and communications lawyer Eric Greenberg, ex-Covington & Burling, becomes mergers and acquisitions partner at Paul Hastings … Univision CEO Joe Uva said he won’t renew his employment agreement, will seek new opportunities; successor search begins … Maryam Banikarim, ex-NBC Universal, becomes senior vice president-chief marketing officer, Gannett … XL Insurance adds Robert Schenone, ex-Sciemus Ltd., as vice president and senior underwriter for its Space Underwriting unit … Inmarsat subsidiary Segovia promotes Gabe Venturi to vice president-business operations.

Named to President’s Advisory Management Board: Greg Brown, Motorola Solutions; Sam Gilliland, Sabre Holdings; Debra Lee, Viacom; Shantanu Narayen, Adobe; and Enrique Salem, Symantec … Lobbyist registrations: LightSquared hired American Continental Group, effective Feb. 1 … ICANN registered James Hedlund, government affairs vice president, effective March 9 … NARUC President Tony Clark nominates South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Randy Mitchell to Universal Service Administrative Co. board, to succeed Anne Boyle of Nebraska PSC, who resigned from board … Telemundo promotes Patricio Wills to president of its Producciones RTI Colombian joint venture and Aurelio Valcarcel to executive vice president of Telemundo Studios Miami … Clear Channel Radio promotes Rick Baran to chief financial officer and executive vice president.

Neustar hires Scott Blake Harris, leaving Department of Energy as general counsel, as executive vice president of legal and external affairs, effective Monday … DirecTV board adds David Dillon, Kroger Co. … Changes at Clearwire: Bill Morrow resigns as CEO and board member for personal reasons; Chairman John Stanton named interim CEO while director Dennis Hersch leads the search for a new chief; Also leaving the company, to pursue other opportunities, are Chief Commercial Officer Mike Sievert and Chief Information Officer Kevin Hart; Erik Prusch elevated to chief operating officer, new position; he’s being succeeded by Hope Cochran, who’s promoted to chief financial officer.