Returning to House Commerce is Mike Bloomquist, hired as deputy staff director, succeeding Alexa Marrero, moving to Chicago ... Fletcher Heald hires Ashley Ludlow, ex-Law Offices of Daniel Barks, as associate attorney, communications practice ... FCC hires Jodie Griffin, ex-Public Knowledge, as attorney-adviser, Wireline Bureau Telecom Access Policy Division ... Gannett hires Kevin Gentzel, ex-Yahoo, as chief revenue officer, new position ... Nielsen hires Eric Dale, ex-Robinson & Cole, as chief legal officer, effective Aug. 1 ... Amid its radio deals (see 1507150011), Entercom names as vice president-general managers Doug Abernethy for Miami, Mike Fowler, ex-ESPN Chicago, for Atlanta, Bob Bolinger, ex-CBS Radio, for San Diego, and Peter Burton, ex-Bonneville International, which is exchanging some stations to Entercom as part of the deals, for Los Angeles.

AirTight Networks hires Freddy Mangum, ex-Lastline, as chief marketing officer ... MegaPath hires Arnaud Gautier, ex-Fusion, as senior vice president-marketing and product management, and Brenda Viloria, ex-Wave Broadband, as vice president-customer care ... Information Technology Industry Council hires John Lenhart, ex-US-China Business Council, as director-global policy for China ... National Cyber Security Alliance adds to board Matt Little, PKWare ... Lobbyist registration: T-Mobile, Tauzin Consultants, effective June 19.

Wiley Rein hires Richard Feasey, ex-Vodafone, as senior international policy adviser, Telecom, Media & Technology Group ... Polycom hires Christopher Jones, ex-Avaya, as president, Polycom Americas, effective Aug. 3 ... Brightcove promotes Andrew Feinberg to president-international operations, and David Plotkin to general counsel, succeeding Feinberg; Senior Vice President-Worldwide Operations Paul Goetz leaving at month's end to pursue other interests ... Windows 10 devices to be theme of IFA Show keynote by Nick Parker, Microsoft corporate vice president-OEM Division, Sept. 4, 3 p.m., CityCube event hall, Messe Berlin fairgrounds ... Lobbyist registration: News Corp., Palladian Hill Strategies, effective July 1.

Newly hired at Ticketmaster: Jeff Somers, ex-eBay, as chief product officer; Kat Frederick, ex-PriceGrabber, as senior vice president-product strategy; Catherine Martin, ex-Edelman, as vice president-communications; Ismail Elshareef, ex-Edmunds.com, as vice president-open platform and innovation ... Lobbyist registration: Internet Freedom Business Alliance, Millennial Bridge Consulting, effective June 10.

Rogers Communications names Rick Brace, ex-CTV, president of its Media Business Unit, effective Aug. 10 ... Rovi names James Meyer, SiriusXM, independent chairman of the Rovi board ... Entercom Communications hires Jeff Miller, ex-ReachLocal, as vice president/general manager, SmartReach Digital ...Lobbyist registrations: DTV America, Nelson Mullins, effective June 1 ... Oracle, Polaris Government Relations, effective June 1.

Michelle Rice, TV One, becomes chair of the Women in Cable Telecommunications Governance subcommittee and member of executive committee ... Comcast promotes Troy Lupe to vice president-field operations, Twin Cities Region ... Mark Pesavento, ex-USA Today Sports and Yahoo Sports, named senior vice president-content, Fox Sports Digital ... Kathleen Weslock, ex-Cisco, becomes Frontier Communications executive vice president-chief people officer, effective July 13 ... Lobbyist registration: Ericsson, Kelley Drye, effective June 9.

American Cable Association names Mary Lovejoy, ex-Mintz Levin, vice president-regulatory
affairs, new position ... Univision News promotes Keith Summa to senior vice president-content innovation ... Changes at Intel: President Renée James to leave in January to pursue an external CEO role; Arvind Sodhani, to retire in January as president of Intel Capital; President of Mergers and Acquisitions Wendell Brooks will add role as president of Intel Capital; Intel Security organization, formerly the independent McAfee division, was integrated into Intel operations under the leadership of General Manager Chris Young; Intel Communication and Devices Group General Manager Aicha Evans joins the company's Management Committee; Josh Walden, general manager of Intel's New Technology Group, now leads all product and research teams ... SiriusXM promotes James Cady to executive vice president-operations, products and connected vehicle, replacing Enrique Rodriguez, who departs July 17 to accept "a senior leadership position with another company" ... Lobbyist registrations: Card & Associates on behalf of Coalition for Consumer Patent Protection, Cloakroom Advisors, effective June 1 ... Charter, Akin Gump, effective May 28; Franklin Square Group, effective June 1; Heartland Strategies, effective May 26.

FCC hires Mike Dabbs, ex-Applied Materials, as director-Office of Legislative Affairs, a job Deputy Director Andrew Woelfling had done on an acting basis, and promotes Linda Oliver to chief, General Counsel's Office Administrative Law Division ... Google confirms it hired Riva Litman, leaving office of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., to work in its Washington office; position not disclosed ... Barnes & Noble hires Ron Boire, ex-Sears Canada, as CEO of its retail business, effective Sept. 8, replacing Michael Huseby, who will become executive chairman, Barnes & Noble Education, as part of previously announced plan to spin off the company’s college and retail businesses into two separate publicly traded companies ... Yonder, outdoor recreational mobile app developer, promotes David Tyler to CEO, replacing David Roberts, who will remain chairman.

Kelley Drye promotions to partner include: Joshua Guyan in Communications practice group, and Dustin Painter, Government Relations and Public Policy; and to special counsel Audrey Jing Faber, Litigation, representing entertainment companies and broadcasters, Denise Smith, Communications, and Kristi Wolff, Advertising and Marketing, working on issues including wearable technology and privacy ... Trustworthy Accountability Group names Mike Zaneis permanent president-CEO; once the Interactive Advertising Bureau, where he's general counsel/executive vice president-public policy, finds a replacement, he will work at TAG full time ... Harris Wiltshire hires John Hodges, ex-Wiley Rein, as counsel, energy practice, and he has worked on international trade, advertising and other issues.

Madison Square Garden Co. hires Doc O'Connor, ex-Creative Artists Agency, as president-CEO, effective July 15 ... Disney promotes Christine McCarthy to senior executive vice president-chief financial officer and Kevin Mayer to senior executive vice president-chief strategy officer ... WiTricity, wireless power transfer over distance firm, hires Ara Nazarian, ex-Broadcom, as senior vice president-engineering, and Sanjay Gupta, ex-MC10, as vice president-product management ... CPA Global, intellectual property management firm, hires David Shofi, ex-ATMI, as vice president-IP strategy solutions ... FCC names to Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations Sarah Hofmann, Vermont Public Service Board, succeeding John Burke, Vermont Public Service Board ... Broadcasters Foundation of America elects Dan Mason, ex-CBS Radio, co-vice chairman and treasurer ... Lobbyist registration: Tenable Network Security, Fierce Government Relations, effective May 15.