Marty Lafferty moves from Distributed Computing Industry Association CEO to senior executive consultant to the Telecommunications Industry Association ... Disney promotes Wendy McMahon to president-ABC Owned Television Stations Group, replacing Rebecca Campbell, recently moved to president-Disney Co., Europe, Middle East and Africa; both moves effective Jan. 1 (see 1709210053 or 1709210065) ... Gores Group names telecom and mobile executive Tom Cotney CEO-board member of Imagine Communication, succeeding Charlie Vogt, named Gores senior adviser and to work on transactions and business development at Imagine ... FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel appoints Jessica Martinez, ex-House Commerce Committee Democratic staff, as special adviser and confidential assistant.
Media Institute announces retirement of Patrick Maines, as expected (see 1711290048), effective Jan. 2; board Tuesday named him president emeritus; he's succeeded by Media Institute Executive Director Richard Kaplar, who runs the organization and keeps current title; Richard Wiley remains chairman ... 21st Century Fox promotes Uday Shankar to president-Asia, including media/entertainment properties and digital video platform Hotstar; Fox Networks Group Asia President Zubin Gandevia continues overseeing video brands across 14 markets and now reports to Shankar.
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr hires from TechFreedom Evan Swarztrauber as policy adviser for media issues ... Commissioner Mignon Clyburn adds from Hausfeld April Jones as policy analyst and special assistant to Clyburn and the office's other aides ... Womble Bond buying Bennet & Bennet, effective Jan. 1, with all the acquired communications and tech law firm's attorneys remaining: Carri Bennet, Michael Bennet and Marjorie Spivak will be partners, Carri tells us, with Erin Fitzgerald an associate; Daryl Zakov and Robert Silverman senior counsels; and Howard Shapiro of counsel.
Google Cloud names Diane Bryant, ex-Intel, chief operating officer ... Taylor Bennett leaves Pandora to join bicycle-sharing company ofo as head of communications, North America.
Internet Association adds Seattle office with hire of Rose Feliciano, who led the city's government relations, as manager-state government affairs, Northwest region ... Aspen Institute next president-CEO: Daniel Porterfield, president of Franklin & Marshall College; succeeding Walter Isaacson, effective June 1 ... Thompson Hine hires Steven Stransky, ex-National Security Council, as senior counsel-Privacy & Cybersecurity and Business Litigation groups ... Electronic Components Industry Association hires supply chain industry veteran Don Elario as vice president-industry practices and head of group's new Global Industry Practices Council.
Viacom moves Jose Tolosa to new post of chief transformation officer ... Nutanix names Tyler Wall, ex-Red Book Connect, chief legal officer ... Dun & Bradstreet hires Allison Schwartz from Intuit as global leader-government affairs ... L3 Technologies moves Andrew Ivers to corporate senior vice president/president-Communication Systems business, effective Jan. 1, succeeding John Mega, named corporate senior vice president-special projects ... Hemisphere Media Group taps Javier Maynulet, ex-Univision Networks, to succeed President-General Manager WAPA-TV San Juan Jose Ramos, retiring in the first half of 2018.
Sidley Austin hires Christopher Fonzone, ex-National Security Council aide under then-President Barack Obama, as partner, member of global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice ... Back at Globalstar from Speedcast: David Kagan as president-chief operating officer, effective Dec. 6; Speedcast names Energy Division Executive Vice President Keith Johnson to also succeed Kagan as COO; Erwan Emilian comes to Speedcast from IEC Telecom Group to lead Enterprise & Emerging Markets, succeeding Andrew Burdall, who left to pursue another opportunity.
Returning to FCC: Barbara Esbin, ex-Cinnamon Mueller, as deputy chief-Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, overseeing Office of Native Affairs and Policy and Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ... Issue One promotes Meredith McGehee to executive director ... Internet Association hires Michael Lemon, ex-Senate Judiciary Committee, as director-government affairs and counsel.
Changes at Cox Media Group: Joe Pomilla, ex-CMG Charlotte, to lead CMG Boston as vice president-general manager, WFXT, replacing Tom Raponi, retiring; Cedric Thomas promoted to CMG Charlotte area vice president-general manager, WSOC-TV and WAXN-TV; Susan Connor, ex-KIRO-TV Seattle, promoted to vice president-general manager, CMG Memphis for WHBQ-TV; Jason Meder, ex-CMG Tampa Radio, promoted to general manager-CMG Orlando; Kevin Hayes, ex-Sinclair's El Paso stations, returns to CMG as general manager-WPXI Pittsburgh; Bob Longo promoted to CMG Jacksonville general manager; Ralph Renzi promoted to general manager-CMG Miami Radio ... Hewlett Packard Enterprise promotes Antonio Neri to president-CEO, effective Feb. 1, replacing Meg Whitman, remaining on board ... National Retail Federation adds Bethany Aronhalt, ex-House Education and Workforce Committee, as senior director-media relations.
Ex-House Commerce Committee Chief Counsel David Redl sworn in Tuesday as assistant secretary-communications and information, Department of Commerce, where he will be NTIA administrator ... Arizona Corporation Commission adds Ryan McCarthy, ex-Maricopa County Attorney's Office, as policy adviser for new (see 1710240054) Commissioner Justin Olson ... Wireless ISP Association board hires Richard Bernhardt national spectrum adviser, a full-time job; he had worked in that role for WISPA as a contractor.