Meredith names Lyle Banks, ex-WMAQ-TV Chicago, vice president-general manager, WGCL-TV and WPCH-TV, Atlanta ... TDS Telecom promotes Jim Butman to president-CEO, succeeding Dave Wittwer ... Nebraska Public Service Commission elected Commissioner Mary Ridder chair for 2018 ... New on Women in Cable Telecommunications board: Marva Johnson, Charter, chair; Martha Soehren, Comcast Cable, immediate past chair; Leigh Woisard, Cox Communications, joins executive committee as Industry Relations Committee chair; Lisa Rosenblum, Altice USA, director-at-large; Alex Shannon, Turner, starts one-year term as the emerging leader designee ... New Satellite Industry Association executive committee members: Gerry Oberst, SES, chair; Bruce Cathell, Viasat, vice chair; Susan Crandall, Intelsat, treasurer ... BMI names Randall McMillan, ex-Pandora Media, to newly created position of vice president-business affairs, creative and licensing.
Turner promotes Michael Engleman to chief marketing officer and Marie Moore to senior vice president-communications, TBS and TNT ... Viacom promotes Fukiko Ogisu to executive vice president-chief people officer ... Martin Keely, ex-Blizzard's Major League Gaming, named executive vice president-product and technology for Disney|ABC Television Group ... NewVoiceMedia promotes Dennis Fois to CEO ... Amy Schatz, ex-USTelecom, joins Glen Echo Group as director dealing with cybersecurity and tech issues ... Salem Media Group promotes Kevin Anderson to general manager-Nashville operation; it also names Jamie Cohen, ex-USA Today Network, vice president-local digital ... Windstream hires Eric Solomon, ex-Masergy, as vice president-channel sales, western region ... Progressive Policy Institute adds ex-consultant Rob Keast as vice president-external affairs ... Sinclair Broadcast promotes Kent Crawford to group manager responsible for the Seattle, Salt Lake City and, in Oregon, Medford and Portland markets. He will continue as general manager-Salt Lake City stations.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao picks FAA Deputy Administrator Daniel Elwell to be acting FAA administrator, succeeding Administrator Michael Huerta ... Xilinx board promotes Victor Peng to president-CEO, effective Jan. 29, succeeding Moshe Gavrielov, stepping down as CEO and board member as part of an earlier plan (see this publication's personals section April 14) ... Charter Communications hires from Studio 8 Katherine Pope as senior vice president/head-original content, new post ... Robins Kaplan promotions include intellectual property lawyers who have worked on IP tech issues Patrick Arenz and Sharon Roberg-Perez to partners and Jamie Kurtz, Bryan Mechell and Christine Yun Sauer to principals.
Satellite Industry Association hires from Rand Therese Jones as senior director-policy, succeeding Charity Weeden, who told us she's leaving "to develop a private space consulting practice" (see 1710200038) ... Joining Peraton from Noblis: Roger Mason as president of newly formed Space, Intelligence and Cyber sector ... Akamai hires ex-Avaya executive Fari Ebrahimi as senior vice president-chief information officer, succeeding Kumud Kalia, remaining in advisory role for two months ... House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman and Commerce Committee member Gregg Harper, R-Miss., retiring, effective at end of this term.
R Street Institute hires Lauren Bouton, ex-Facebook, as outreach manager and coalition coordinator, Federal Affairs team ... Meredith promotes Patrick McCreery to executive vice president-operations, Local Media Group ... Ihiji CEO Stuart Rench's new job at Control4, which bought his firm (see 1801030027), is senior director-management tools, managing products and solutions ... Roth Capital Partners hires Scott Searle, ex-Benchmark Co., as managing director-senior research analyst, focused on technology and moves Brian Alger to managing director-technology investment banking.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hired ex-American Civil Liberties Union cybersecurity expert Chris Soghoian as senior technologist for his office ... CTIA promotes Scott Bergmann to senior vice president-regulatory affairs ... Charter Communications names Vanessa Sinders, ex-American Hotel & Lodging Association, senior vice president-government affairs ... Hearst TV promotes Emerson Coleman to senior vice president-programming ... CenturyLink promotes Gaurav Chand to executive vice president-marketing and Shaun Andrews to executive vice president-product management ... NTCA hires as directors-government affairs Adam Jorde, ex-office of Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Michael Daniels, ex-Universal Service Administration Co. ... Sinclair Broadcast promotes Matt Kaplowitz to general manager in El Paso; Robert Truman to general manager in Portland, Oregon; Dean Radla to general manager, WOAI (NBC) San Antonio.
E.W. Scripps promotes Lana Durban Scott to vice president-general manager. WRTV Indianapolis, effective Jan. 8 ... Lobbyist registrations: U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute, Hannegan Landau, effective Nov. 10 ... Central and west Africa telco Africell Holding, Ballard Partners, effective Dec. 9 ... Eventbrite, Invariant, effective Dec. 1 ... Micro Mini Systems, Husch Blackwell, effective Dec. 1 ... Uber, Tai Ginsberg, effective Dec. 1 ... Amateur Radio Relay League, McCarthy Advanced Consulting, effective Nov. 30 ... health IT firm Surescripts, McDermott Will, effective Nov. 17 ... Verisign, DLA Piper, effective Nov. 15 ... bitcoin future trading firm BCause, Capitol Counsel, effective Nov. 14 ... National Lifeline Association, Kelley Drye, effective Nov. 7.
Roku promotes Scott Rosenberg to general manager-Platform Business.
NTIA Chief of Staff Glenn Reynolds leaves to start Washington, D.C., office for Telcordia/iconectiv ... Qualcomm promotes Executive Vice President Cristiano Amon to president, effective Jan. 4.
National Association of Attorneys General promotes Chris Toth to executive director, replacing Jim McPherson, confirmed as general counsel to the Department of the Army.