CTIA adds Nick Ludlum, ex-Ogilvy Public Relations, as senior vice president-communications/chief communications officer ... MPAA appointments: Communications Department hires Adria Márquez, ex-Department of Education, as director-digital advocacy and communications; and named deputy directors-communications: Macey Sevcik, ex-aide to Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla.; and Rebecca Wardell, ex-Edelman and Keybridge Communications ... At 21st Century Fox, Fox News names Marianne Gambelli, ex-Horizon Media, president-advertising sales, effective May 22.
Howard Symons, ex-FCC, says he joins Jenner & Block as partner, Communications, Internet & Technology Practice ... Directors Guild of America adds from AltaMed Health Services Erica Jacquez as executive in charge of government affairs; government affairs executive Kathy Garmezy retires ... Andrea Peterson, ex-The Washington Post, says she joins Project on Government Oversight as investigator, working on surveillance, privacy and government technology issues ... Flex hires Kevin Kettler, who was a full-time consultant for Qualcomm, as chief technology officer-senior vice president, Cloud Business unit ... TMM President-Director Gerard Cavanaugh retires.
Steptoe & Johnson hires Jonathan Sallet, ex-DOJ and FCC, as partner ... Cable One moves Michael Bowker up to chief operating officer ... Cox Communications moves Len Barlik to executive vice president-chief operations officer ... Board of Xperi, with assets including DTS, HD Radio and Tessera, promotes Jon Kirchner to CEO, effective June 1, succeeding Tom Lacey, retiring from the company, including the board, but remaining as an adviser through year-end with a focus on IP licensing.
Consumer Reports hires Jessica Rich, ex-FTC, as vice president-consumer policy and mobilization ... Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., promotes Lauren Reamy to legislative director and Matt Wolking to senior communications adviser and press secretary, and rejoining office as communications director is Olivia Perez-Cubas ... Penske Media promotes Todd Greene to executive vice president-business affairs and general counsel, and Craig Perreault to executive vice president-business development ... Siklu, millimeter wave radio firm, names Eyal Assa, ex-Amdocs, as CEO.
Crowell & Moring adds Paul Rosen, ex-aide to then-Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, as partner, White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Government Contracts groups ... Returning to Common Cause: Stephen Spaulding, ex-aide to Federal Election Commissioner Ann Ravel, as chief-strategy and external relations ... Steptoe & Johnson hires Brian Egan, ex-aide to then-Secretary of State John Kerry, as partner, working on export controls, international dispute resolution and public international law.
FCC confirms hiring of Brian Hart (see this section of the May 1 issue of this publication and 1705010059) as director-Office of Media Relations; acting Director Mark Wigfield returns to his role as deputy director ... New to Microsoft: Julie Brill, ex-Hogan Lovells, to lead privacy, data protection and other regulatory issues as head-Privacy and Regulatory Affairs Group, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel, reporting to President-Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, says company blog post ... ZwillGen hires Carrie Cordero, ex-lawyer and consultant, as counsel, akin to a non-equity partner ... R Street Institute retains Tom Struble, ex-TechFreedom, as technology policy manager ... BSA|The Software Alliance adds Tommy Ross, ex-DOD, as senior director-policy, working on issues including privacy and security.
Comcast promotes Sena Fitzmaurice to senior vice president-government communications ... At CenturyLink, those who will report to CEO Glen Post once it buys Level 3, it says: Clay Bailey, senior vice president-transformation, leading integration; Dean Douglas, executive vice president-North America enterprise; Gary Gauba, senior vice president-chief relationship officer; Stacey Goff, executive vice president-general counsel-chief administrative officer; Aamir Hussain, executive vice president-chief technology officer and network operations; Maxine Moreau, executive vice president-consumer; Laurinda Pang, executive vice president-global accounts management and international; Sunit Patel, executive vice president-chief financial officer; Scott Trezise, executive vice president-human resources; and Girish Varma, executive vice president-IT and managed services.
Emergency technology company RapidSOS said ex-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is joining its advisory board ... Media and communications technology transactions attorney Eric Cowan, ex-Squire Patton, joins McGuireWoods as a partner, leading the firm’s global media and entertainment practice ... Dish Network promotes Andy LeCuyer to senior vice president-programming ... RealNetworks names Cary Baker, ex-Heat Software, chief financial officer and treasurer.
Cox Enterprises names Alexander Taylor to move up to president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, succeeding John Dyer, who will retire in December ... Eutelsat names Mike Antonovich, ex-Global Media Links, CEO of Eutelsat Americas ... Fierce Government Relations says Eric Zulkosky, ex-aide to House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., has joined the firm ... Senate confirms Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general ... Viacom names Dan Reich, ex-Viacom International Media Networks, senior vice president of new Global Product Development Group ... Board elections at Land Mobile Communications Council: President Farokh Latif, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International; Vice President John Prendergast. Monitoring Association; Secretary-Treasurer Mark Crosby, Enterprise Wireless Alliance; at-large members Doug Aiken, International Municipal Signal Association, Jim Goldstein, International Association of Fire Chiefs, and Ralph Haller, Forestry Conservation Communications Association ... Lobbyist registrations: GPS Source, O'Brien Gentry, effective April 3 ... Starz Entertainment, Morgan Lewis, effective March 3.
CBS promotes Meghan Lyvers to senior vice president-co-productions and development, CBS Studios International ... Fox Networks Group promotes Derek Murphy and Greg Stangel to newly created positions of senior vice presidents-global solutions for advertising sales ... Lobbyist registration: Device Authority, K&L Gates, effective March 6.