Joe Natale, ex-Telus, named president-CEO, Rogers Communications ... Consumer Data Industry Association adds from Financial Services Roundtable Francis Creighton as president-CEO, effective May 15, succeeding Eric Ellman, interim president-CEO, who returns to job as the group's senior vice president-public policy and legal affairs ... BlueFrame Technology hires Chris Knowlton, ex-Wowza Media Systems, as partner-chief strategy officer ... At Security Advisor Alliance, Ann Johnson, Microsoft, elected to board.

In Xilinx multiyear CEO succession/promotion plan: Victor Peng moves to chief operating officer; Krishna Rangasayee promoted to executive vice president-sales; and the chipmaker signs a multiyear contract with Moshe Gavrielov to continue as president-CEO, including an additional year of transition and consulting services after his tenure as CEO ... Root9B board names board member Eric Hipkins, CEO of root9B's cybersecurity division, as CEO parent root9b Holdings, effective May 25; Hipkins succeeds Joseph Grano, remaining with RTNB as nonexecutive chairman; and Dan Wachtler remains as president-chief operating officer ... Nexstar Media hires Jeffrey Guy, ex-Weigel Broadcasting, as vice president-general manager, Mississippi's WJTV Jackson, WHLT Hattiesburg, CW-affiliated subchannels and associated digital services.

Univision Communications hires Steve McGowan, ex-PBS, as senior vice president-corporate research ... Tegna elevates Jeff Newman to senior vice president-chief human resources officer ... Intellectual property law firm Artegis Law Group adds Sarah Mirza, ex-Fenwick & West, as partner ... Intel promotes to group presidents: Diane Bryant, Data Center Group; Murthy Renduchintala, Client and Internet of Things Business & Systems Architecture Group and chief engineering officer; and Stacy Smith, manufacturing, operations and sales.

Fox News names Amy Listerman, ex-Scripps Networks Interactive, chief financial officer/executive vice president-finance and accounting, effective May 1 ... National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters and NABOB Telecommunications Education and Management Foundation add Tijuan Gray Minor, ex-Katz Radio Group, as strategic marketing adviser, and Eain Chappell, who remains with a broadcaster, as education program coordinator, a part-time role ... Madison Square Garden Co. hires Darren Pfeffer, ex-iHeartMedia, as executive vice president-MSG Live, effective May 17, a new position.

Aspen Institute names Tom Wheeler, ex-FCC, senior fellow; his first blog post there is on E-rate ... Netflix moves Greg Peters, who led international development efforts, to chief product officer, effective in July, succeeding Neil Hunt; Chief Talent Officer Tawni Cranz leaving to pursue other interests ... Tegna hires Anne Bentley, ex-PBS and AOL, as vice president-chief communications officer, reporting to CEO Gracia Martore ... Webroot hires Gary Hayslip as chief information security officer; he was San Diego's CISO ... Univision Communications promotes Danny Lowry to vice president-radio national sales, new post, and Christine Escobar to vice president-general manager & director-sales, Univision Austin.

Viacom expands role of Colleen Fahey Rush as executive vice president-insights and audience science/chief research officer, Viacom Media Networks ... SES board OKs restructuring, creating SES Video and SES Networks: Ferdinand Kayser, currently SES chief commercial officer, named CEO, SES Video; Steve Collar, now CEO, O3b Networks, moves to CEO, SES Networks, and both report to SES CEO Karim Michel Sabbagh; in addition to those three, SES executive committee is: Chief Financial Officer Padraig McCarthy; Chief Strategy-Development Officer Christophe De Hauwer; Chief Technology Officer Martin Halliwell; Chief Human Resources Officer Evie Roos; and Chief Legal Officer John Purvis, company announced.

TDS Telecom Executive Vice President-Government and Regulatory Affairs Kevin Hess retiring, effective at year's end, succeeded by Drew Petersen, currently vice president-external affairs and communications, who will lead the Government and Regulatory department, effective later this year ... Salem Media Group promotes Heath Garlutzo to general manager, Colorado Springs ... Courtney White adds Food Network and Cooking Channel programming and development to her Travel Channel oversight, Scripps Networks Interactive announces.

Drinker Biddle's Mark Dever and Eduardo Guzmán join Squire Patton Communications Practice Group as partners ... Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation hire ex-chairman and current foundation Secretary/Treasurer Dan Shelley as incoming executive director and, effective in September, executive director, succeeding Mike Cavender, retiring (see the personals section of the Dec. 1 issue of this publication), and providing transition assistance through Dec. 31 ... Zayo hires from Level 3, which CenturyLink is buying, Andrew Crouch as president-chief operating officer, effective April 27, succeeding Chris Morley, remaining during a transition.

AT&T creates Global Public Sector organization and expands responsibilities of AT&T executive Kay Kapoor to lead it as president; Kapoor led AT&T’s public-private partnership for FirstNet, which was announced March 30 (see 1703300050) ... Salem Media Group Washington, D.C., Vice President-General Manager David Ruleman is retiring, effective at the end of June; he also has oversight of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Boston; Ruleman promotes Tom Moyer to general manager-Washington, already effective ... Hogan Lovells adds, all from Weil Gotshal, mergers and acquisitions partners Richard Climan, Keith Flaum and Jane Ross, and IP and Technology Transactions partner John Brockland ... SureID hires aviation and aerospace consultant Justin Oberman, ex-Transportation Security Administration, as vice president-identity strategy.

RIAA promotes Mitch Glazier to president, effective now, and to chairman-CEO, effective in January 2019; Chairman-CEO Cary Sherman retires, effective at the end of 2018 ... USTelecom hires Sally Aman, who ran her own firm, as senior vice president-communications and public affairs, succeeding Anne Veigle (see this section of the March 31 issue of this publication) ... Jenner & Block adds David Bitkower, ex-DOJ Criminal Division principal deputy assistant attorney general, as partner, White Collar Defense and Investigations practice.