Steve McPherson resigns as ABC Entertainment Group president … Telemundo promotes Diana Mogollon to general manager, Mun2 … Aylus Networks names Mark Edwards, ex-Mformation Technologies, CEO … Cox Enterprises promotions: Lacey Lewis to senior vice president of finance; Jamie Kennedy to vice president of business development; Mark Leuenberger to assistant vice president of supply chain services and fleet management. Mike Mannheimer retiring as chief procurement officer and vice president for supply chain and fleet … Jennifer Chastain and Wendy Gross promoted to director of field sales & marketing at NBC Universal’s TV networks … Ethan Weiss, ex-Dun & Bradstreet, hired by Envision Radio Networks as director of affiliate relations … Jeff Fleeher promoted by NBC Universal to chief financial officer and senior vice president of TV networks & digital distribution, Emily Powers and Brad Trullinger both to director of digital distribution … Julie Anderson promoted by Tribune Interactive to senior vice president of content and integration.
Donna Gregg, ex-FCC, White House Office of Technology Policy, CPB and Wiley Rein, becomes director, Catholic University Institute for Communications Law Studies … New at Ascent Media: Larry Birstock, ex-Prime Focus, senior vice president-media services; Alan Silvers, ex-Reliance Networks, vice president-media services; Charlie Mitchell, ex-Origin Digital, vice president-digital services group … David Petersen, ex-Nielsen Mobile, becomes CEO, Sense Networks … New to SeniorNet board: Debra Berlyn, Consumer Policy Solutions; Julie Reynes, Patient Access Network Foundation; Lisa Lee Washington, Design-Build Institute of America; and Michele Warholic Wetherald, Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards … Discovery Communications changes: Bruce Campbell promoted to chief development officer and general counsel, as General Counsel Joe LaSala leaves at year’s end; Lee Bartlett, ex-ITV and Fox, to executive vice president-global production manager, business and legal affairs … Jim Goss, ex-NBC, hired by Inspiration Networks as senior vice president for creative services, on-air promotions and short form programming, new position … Travel Channel names Patalia Tate, ex-Food Network, senior vice president, marketing, creative and brand strategy … William Janosky, ex-Defense Department, joins CapRock Government Solutions as director-information assurance … New American Cable Association board members: Colleen Abdoulah, WOW; Patricia Jo Boyers, Boycom; Martin Brophy, Shen-Heights TV; and Robert Gessner, Massillon Cable.
Direct Marketing Association names Lawrence Kimmel, ex-Grey Direct Global Network, as CEO … Amy Walter, ex-National Journal, hired by ABC News as political director, overseeing properties including ABCNews.com … Elected to board of broadband video service ooVoo: Scott Richardson, former ex-Clearwire, and David Berman, Affectiva … Donovan Batiste promoted by Hallmark Channels to vice president of research and media planning.
RealNetworks names acting CEO Bob Kimball president and CEO …Deborah Acklin promoted to president-elect and CEO of WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh, effective Sept. 23, succeeding George Miles … KITV Honolulu President and General Manager Michael Rosenberg retiring at year’s end, successor to be named later.
Jeff Kapugi promoted by Tribune Interactive to chief operating officer, replacing Nick Cory, who returns to reorganizing back-office operations.
Sprint Prepaid’s President Dan Schulman to leave Aug. 23, to become American Express group president … Simon Marks, ex-PBS NewsHour, becomes president, MacNeil Lehrer Productions … Michigan Association of Broadcasters board elections: Chairman Mike King, WILX Onondaga; Vice Chairman/Chairman-Elect Duane Alverson, MacDonald Broadcasting; Secretary/Treasurer Trey Fabacher, WWJ-TV/WKBD-TV Detroit; and at-large, Tim Feagan, Clear Channel … Sling Media co-founder Jason Krikorian becomes general partner, venture capital firm DCM.
New at LightSquared: Frank Boulben, ex-Vodafone, chief marketing officer; Curtis Lu, ex-Time Warner, general counsel; Drew Caplan, ex-SkyTerra, chief network officer; Jeff Carlisle, ex-SkyTerra and ex-FCC Wireline Bureau, executive vice president-regulatory affairs and public policy; Martin Harriman, ex-Ericsson, executive vice president-ecosystem development and satellite business; Steve Olive, ex-France Telecom, chief administrative officer; Doug Smith, ex-Clearwire, senior vice president-engineering and operations; and Jeff Snyder, ex-SkyTerra, senior vice president-satellite engineering and operations … Daniel Howard, ex-Digital Furnace, becomes first Society of Cable Telecom Engineers chief technology officer … David Bair, ex-EchoStar, joins Eutelsat as chief technical officer … J.J. Thakkar, ex-Merrill Lynch, hired by CapRock Communications as vice president of global human resources … BullsEye Telecom promotes Jerry Franks to vice president of sales … Elisa Steele, Yahoo, joins RMG Networks board.
Michele Kessler, ex-Mars Inc., named by NBC Universal as chief marketing officer in residence for integrated sales and marketing … Russ Pillar resigns from Playboy Enterprises board.
Maurizio Vitale, ex-Discovery Networks, named OWN senior vice president of marketing … Frank Eliason, director of Comcast’s digital care, leaving for undisclosed job in banking and social media.
James Dole, ex-EarthLink, named WorldGate chief financial officer, replacing Joel Boyarski, who’s retiring Oct. 20 … Hope Etheridge promoted to Television Bureau of Advertising chief operating officer … James Reid-Anderson, Dade Behring Holdings, joins Brightpoint board … AirWalk Communications names Roger Dorf, ex-Cisco, executive chairman … Brian Stewart resigning as Crown Media chief financial officer to work in a different industry … Tom Valasek, ex-Rusnak Auto Group, becomes vice president-business development, Time Warner Cable Media Sales … Miami state Rep. Ron Brise (D) and Jacksonville councilman Arthur Graham (R) named by Gov. Charlie Crist (I) to Florida’s Public Service Commission to replace David Klement and Benjamin Stevens.