Harris Wiltshire hires Michael Mullinix, ex-FCC International Bureau, as technology policy adviser ... Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., promotes Adrian Arnakis to committee deputy staff director, succeeding Nick Rossi, previously promoted (see 1512170042) to staff director ... Verizon hires Mark Connon as global chief mobile officer, AOL Platforms & Advertising, new position; it said he had worked as executive vice president-platform business at Millennial Media, which the carrier bought in October ... James Pitaro named sole chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media, after co-Chairwoman Leslie Ferraro’s departure from the company to pursue marketing and consumer engagement projects, with Disney her first client.
At FCC, at the Media Bureau: Mary Beth Murphy promoted to deputy chief and Hillary DeNigro to associate chief; Murphy succeeds Sarah Whitesell, hired by the Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women as co-director; Brendan Holland promoted to succeed DeNigro as Industry Analysis Division chief and Martha Heller succeeds Murphy as Policy Division chief; Chief Jonathan Chambers leaving Office of Strategic Planning, plans not disclosed ... New America's Open Technology Institute said it hires Brooke Hunter, ex-Engine, as chief of staff/director-strategic initiatives, and promotes Sarah Morris to director-open Internet policy, and Ross Schulman to co-director, Cybersecurity Initiative.
Towerstream Chairman Philip Urso adds title of interim CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Jeff Thompson, who resigned to pursue other opportunities; Arthur Giftakis promoted to chief operating officer ... Talend, big data software firm, hires Barbara Cadigan, ex-Electronic Arts, as senior vice president-people.
Womble Carlyle hires Marty Stern, ex-K&L Gates, as partner, Communications, Technology and Mass Media team ... Library of Congress moves Colleen Shogan to deputy director-national and international outreach, and promotes T.J. Halstead to deputy director-Congressional Research Service ... Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board names Steven Bellovin, Columbia University computer science professor, technology scholar, new position ... Future of Privacy Forum names Ira Rubinstein, ex-Microsoft and who remains also a senior fellow at the New York University School of Law Information Law Institute, a senior fellow.
Green Electronics Council hires Nancy Gillis, ex-Ernst & Young, as CEO, effective March 1 ... Entercom hires Ruth Gaviria, ex-Univision, as chief marketing officer ... Charter Communications said it extended contract of CEO Tom Rutledge a year to Feb. 13, noting it will offer him the positions of CEO and chairman with a new, five-year contact once Charter finishes buying Bright House Networks ... ExteNet Systems hires Anthony Lehv, ex-Prince Lobel, as senior vice president-general counsel and corporate secretary, succeeding George Vinyard, outgoing general counsel, who will retire ... Space Systems Loral promotes Matteo Genna to chief technology officer.
National Geographic Society board moves include: director Jean Case, Case Foundation and ex-AOL, named chairwoman, succeeding ex-society CEO John Fahey, retiring from the board; Tracy Wolstencroft, Heidrick & Struggles, named vice chairwoman ... Lobbyist registrations: NCTA, Stark Strategic, effective Jan. 1 ... LocusPoint Networks, Gottlieb Strategic Consulting, Feb. 10.
Hired at Ligado Networks, the day it changed its name from LightSquared (see 1602100057), are Tamara Casey, ex-Nexius Insight, as chief technology officer, Scott Wiener, ex-Alta Nova Group, as chief strategy officer, and Ashley Durmer, ex-Durmer Solutions, as senior vice president-government relations and corporate communications ... Helping run APCO new project on public safety communication problems and broadband called Project 43 is Steven Proctor, APCO past president who's at the Utah Communications Authority ... CenturyLink hires for Unify, Dean Douglas as president-sales and marketing, and Bill Hurley as chief marketing officer.
With Q2 realignment of Akamai, promoted are Rick McConnell to general manager-Web division and president, Bill Wheaton to general manager-Media division and executive vice president, Sanjay Singh to senior vice president-global operations, and Adam Karon to senior vice president-global services and support, while Robert Hughes, who was president-worldwide operations, moves to strategic adviser to CEO Tom Leighton and senior management for the next year in what the company called a "planned transition" ... iHeartMedia names from its Premiere Networks Alissa Pollack to executive vice president-global music marketing, a new initiative ... Clover Technologies, which helps recycle mobile and other devices, hires Bashar Nejdawi, ex-Ingram Micro, as CEO-Global Wireless business, new position ... Rivada Networks hires Conor Allen, ex-NYSE Technologies, as senior vice president-head, market technology ... Digital Realty Trust hires Edward Higase, ex-KVH Co., as managing director, Asia Pacific ... U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliated U.S.-Cuba Business Council elects Carlos Gutierrez, Albright Stonebridge Group, first chairman, and vice chairs Frank del Rio, Norwegian Cruise Lines; Mike Fernandez, MBF Healthcare Partners; Candace Matthews, Amway; and Tom Nides, Morgan Stanley ... Brocade adds to board Kim Goodman, ex-American Express.
Retiring in May as CPB senior vice presidents are Jennifer Lawson, for television & digital content, and Bruce Theriault, journalism and radio; Joseph Tovares, senior vice president-diversity and innovation, becomes chief content officer ... Palantir promotes Peter Öhling to CEO, succeeding Ulf Lilja, who continues as senior adviser ... Black Box hires E.C. Sykes, ex-Switch Lighting, as president-CEO and adds him to board, effective Feb. 29, when ex-CEO Mike McAndrew resigns from the board ... PayPal promotes Sri Shivananda to senior vice president-chief technology officer, effective April 1, succeeding James Barrese, planning to take time off.
Retiring from Scripps Networks Interactive is Chief Development Officer Joseph NeCastro, who led its buy of TVN, where Scripps Networks International President Jim Samples succeeds NeCastro on the board; NeCastro will advise Scripps Networks Interactive as a consultant to its international division ... Epix hires Ian Puente, ex-Samuel Goldwyn Films, as senior vice president-business and legal affairs ... Everbridge hires Joel Rosen, ex-Endurance International, as chief marketing officer ... Vringo adds Bruce Bernstein, Rockmore Capital, to board, from which Ashley Keller resigns ... Lobbyist registrations: Artists Rights Society, Sentinel Worldwide, effective Feb. 1 ... IT firm Technology Integration Group, Thompson Coburn, effective Dec. 23.