American Enterprise Institute hires for Center for Internet, Communications and Technology Policy’s new Cybersecurity and Internet Governance Initiative Mike Daniels, Invincea and Logistics Management Institute, as visiting fellow, and Jeremy Rabkin, George Mason University School of Law, as adjunct scholar … Aerospace Industries Association hires Daniel Faoro, ex-Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, as vice president-membership services and business development … Fox Broadcasting Chairman-Entertainment Kevin Reilly leaving by end of June … Infoblox, network control company, says Robert Thomas is stepping down as president and CEO after successor is named.
Nexius, provider of network services to network operators, hires as vice presidents Timothy Raher, ex-Ericsson, for human resources, and Julia Pitlik, ex-Fujitsu Network Communications, for marketing … Permira, private equity firm, promotes Brian Ruder to co-head, global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector Team, and Nic Volpi to partner … Lobbyist registrations: Cassidian Communications, provider of public safety products including for next-generation 911, Hogan Lovells, effective April 15 … Data center firm Equinix, Patton Boggs, effective April 7.
AOptix Technologies, ultra-high capacity wireless communications firm, adds to board Michael Klayko, MKA Capital and ex-Brocade CEO.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader stepping down from that position Friday and remaining a Federal Circuit judge, being succeeded by Judge Sharon Prost … Neustar hires John Devolites, ex-Teoco, as vice president-data services … Frontier Communications hires John Gianukakis, ex-Castleton Commodities International, as vice president-treasurer.
President Barack Obama is set to nominate at the Commerce Department Marcus Jadotte, ex-NASCAR, as assistant secretary for industry and analysis, and department Chief of Staff Bruce Andrews as deputy secretary … Level 3 names as director James Ellis, Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, chairman of the board, succeeding Walter Scott … At CyrusOne, data center colocation firm that has been part of Cincinnati Bell, Jack Cassidy retiring from board, of which he’s chairman, and director Alex Shumate named non-executive chairman … Net Element, mobile payment firm for U.S. and emerging countries, adds to board Drew Freeman, Freeman Consulting, replacing Felix Vulis, resigned for personal reasons.
Senate Finance Committee approved Wednesday by unanimous voice vote nomination of Stefan Selig to be Commerce Department undersecretary for international trade … Agilent promotes Dominique Grau to senior vice president-human resources, effective Aug. 1, succeeding Jean Halloran, retiring Oct. 31; Halloran to join board of electronic measurement company Keysight around when it’s spun off from Agilent in November … Genband, multimedia communications product developer, hires Tom Smith, ex-CounterPath, to lead multiple system operator cable team, and Brian Toomey, ex-Westell, to head “US Regionals” sales team … AMC Networks promotes Elana Mandelup to vice president-corporate communications.
Huawei promotes Ming He to country general manager, U.S. operations … Neustar hires Lisa Joy Rosner, ex-NetBase, as chief marketing officer … Professional Services Council, representing government contractors, hires Dave Wennergren, ex-CACI, as senior vice president-technology policy, leading group’s new Technology Policy Council … Kopin, wearable computing technology provider, hires Stuart Nixdorff, ex-AAC, as senior vice president-sales and marketing, Paul Baker, ex-Zink Imaging, as vice president-business development, and Ernesto Martinez-Villalpando, ex-Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, as special assistant to the CEO … CTIA board adds Rick Corker, Nokia, replacing Matt Rothschild, who represented Nokia before its handset business was sold to Microsoft, and Bashar Nejdawi, Ingram Micro North America Mobility, as large supplier representatives, and Jonathan Kriegel, DoCoMo Pacific, replacing Jay Shedd, ex-DoCoMo Pacific, as carrier representative.
Mintz Levin hires Geoffrey Why, ex-commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, as partner, communications practice, where he will focus on telecom and wireless issues and especially those before state commissions … Cablevision hires Kevin Packingham, ex-Samsung Telecommunications America, as executive vice president-product management … Comporium, video and telecom provider, promotes Matthew Dosch to executive vice president-customer operations and external affairs … Zayo Group Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer Marty Snella resigns to “take a break,” says the provider of fiber services for broadband and other applications … Mellanox Technologies, provider of interconnection and other services to data centers, adds to board Dadi Perlmutter, ex-Intel.
TechNet hires Mike Ward, ex-office of Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., as vice president-federal policy and government relations … Promotions at Entertainment Software Association: Ali Amirhooshmand, to senior director-federal government affairs, and Tim Johnson, to director-state government affairs … Arianespace hires Isabelle Veillon, formerly of Burson-Marsteller, as vice president-communication … Among those named to Virginia Cyber Security Commission are Karen Jackson, Virginia technology secretary, and Richard Clarke, Good Harbor Security Risk Management, as co-chairs, and as members Rhonda Eldridge, Technica Corp., Paul Tiao, Hunton and Williams, Andrew Turner, Visa, and John Wood, Telos Corp. … Lobbyist registrations: Cox Communications California, Government Solutions, effective May 1 … Rural Media Group, Hogan Lovells, effective April 1.
Gene Stein, ex-BermanBraun, named CEO of Sonar Entertainment … Arris names Jeong Kim, ex-Bell Labs, to board … Lobbyist Registrations: AARP, Advance/Newhouse Communications, the American Public Communications Council and Florida-based software firm Info Tech, Alignment Government Strategies, all effective April 1.