International Trade Commission promotes Dominic Bianchi to general counsel … Epix joint venture video network of Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM promotes Monty Sarhan to executive vice president-programming, acquisitions, strategy and enterprises and Keary Hanan to senior vice president-digital programming and production … Equinix hires Ihab Tarazi, ex-Verizon, as chief technology officer … Contec hires Naresh Nigam, ex-Sanmina, as chief technology officer … Viacom promotes John Halley to executive vice president and chief operating officer-ad sales, Viacom Media Networks … Cox Communications promotes Steve Rowley to lead Cox Business, as senior vice president … Broadcasters Foundation of America hires Peter Doyle, ex-consultant for Global Securities Systems, as vice president.
FCC’s Sean Lev to step down as general counsel by year’s end, plans not announced … Center for Democracy & Technology promotes Joseph Lorenzo Hall to chief technologist, replacing Alissa Cooper, hired by Cisco as distinguished engineer … George Mason University moves Brent Skorup to Mercatus Center, where he’s named research fellow, Technology Policy Program, to work on state and federal IP transition and other issues … CBS hires Hilary Estey McLoughlin, ex-Warner Bros., as president-creative affairs, CBS Television Distribution … Tribune Co. hires Donna Granato, ex-Omnicom Group, as vice president-corporate finance and investor relations … Mod Mission Critical hires Greg Sadler, ex-WBS Connect, as chief financial officer of network services provider … Among those newly elected to CEA executive board are Bob Struble, iBiquity Digital, and among those to board of industry leaders: Joe Clayton, Dish Network; Craig Kornblau, Universal Studios Home Entertainment; and Luis Pineda, Qualcomm … EarthLink adds Gerard Salemme, Pendrell Corp., to board.
Clear Channel hires Tim Spengler, ex-Interpublic Group’s Magna Global, as president-content marketing and revenue strategy, new position … Viacom promotes Mike Tedone to executive vice president-national and direct response sales, Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment … Technology Policy Institute hires Charles Hulten, University of Maryland, as adjunct senior fellow … 21st Century Fox promotes Michael Biard to president-distribution, Fox Networks … EWTN Global Catholic Network promotes Michael Warsaw to chairman, and he remains CEO, and Doug Keck to president, and he remains chief operating officer … ITV Studios US Group hires Jenise Caiola, ex-Universal Music Group, as executive vice president-human resources.
Kerry Ates leaving office of Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., as chief of staff, effective mid-December, hired by Johns Hopkins University as vice president and chief of staff, effective in January; Rockefeller promotes James Reid to chief of staff … Charter Communications hires Paul Cancienne, ex-office of John McCain, R-Ariz., as vice president-legislative affairs in Washington … Alliance for Women in Media hires Sylvia Strobel, Lehmann Strobel and ex-AWM chairwoman and formerly of Alliance for Community Media, as interim CEO; President Erin Fuller named president of Coulter, AWM’s professional services firm … Scott Kieff, ex-law professor who previously was a trial and patent lawyer, sworn in as a commissioner on the International Trade Commission to term expiring June 16, 2020 … Satellite Industry Association hires Dean Hirasawa, ex-Globalstar, as communications manager … Signalhorn hires Anver Anderson, ex-consultant, as chief sales officer … Comcast Business promotes Jeff Allen to West Division vice president … Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers elections include Terry Cordova, Suddenlink, as chairman for 2013-14 term; Tony Werner, Comcast Cable, vice chairman; Chris Whitaker, Time Warner Cable, treasurer; and Jim Hughes, CommScope, secretary; Pat Crull, Time Warner Cable, resigns and Chris Whitaker, Time Warner Cable, joins board.
Clear Channel hires Will Leaverton, ex-Bill Thompson’s New York City mayoral campaign, and Brice Kornegay, ex-BK Strategies, as vice presidents-political strategy, newly created positions in Washington office … Hulu hires board member Mike Hopkins, ex-21st Century Fox, as CEO; acting CEO Andy Forssell leaving company … Hearst Corp. names Neeraj Khemlani and George Kliavkoff co-presidents, Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, including managing digital mailbox service, and they continue in current jobs with Kliavkoff overseeing Hearst Ventures and Khemlani heading Digital Studios … Signalhorn satellite company hires Richard Minter, ex-SES Government Solutions, as chief operating officer.
Qualcomm Vice Chairman Steve Altman to retire, effective Jan. 3, remains strategic consultant to the company … Time Warner Cable hires Jeffrey Painting, ex-CenturyLink, as senior vice president and chief sales officer, Business Services … LIN Media hires Helen Swenson, ex-Weather Channel, as president and general manager, WIAT Birmingham, Ala.
New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute hires as policy director Kevin Bankston, leaving Center for Democracy & Technology’s Free Expression Project; CDT promotes Emma Llansó to replace Bankston as Free Expression Project director … Glen Echo Group hires Ellen Satterwhite, formerly of Gig.U, as director … Benton Foundation hires Rebecca Ellis, writer and “content strategist,” as writing associate, Headlines service, where Kevin Taglang promoted to executive editor; foundation adds Robert Cohen, media management consultant, to board … Comcast’s thePlatform names as vice presidents John Frankovich, ex-Vortex Consulting Partners, for consulting services, and promotes Chris Drake for business development … CenturyLink’s Savvis hires Ash Mathur, ex-information technology consultant, as regional vice president and country manager, Canadian operations.
Angela Ahrendts, Burberry CEO, to join Apple in the spring as senior vice president-retail and online stores, new position … CBS hires Jonathan Sarrow, ex-Fox Networks, as senior vice president-television networks distribution … DirecTV hires Robert Thun, ex-Univision, as senior vice president-content and programming … Transaction Network Services hires Lisa Shipley, ex-First Data, as head-global strategy, payments division, new position … RingCentral hires Walt Weisner, ex-Good Technology, as senior vice president-global customer care … Radio One’s Blue Chip Broadcasting hires John Lewis, ex-Cumulus Broadcasting, as vice president and general manager, Cincinnati radio stations.
Ken Klein resigns as president of Wind River, connected systems software firm owned by Intel, remains on board; Chief Operating Officer Barry Mainz to succeed him.
Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing hires John Lansing, who recently retired from Scripps Networks, as president and CEO, as Char Beales, who has said she was retiring, leaves at year’s end … Globecast names Michele Gosetti interim CEO, Globecast Americas, following departure of Lisa Coelho; Gosetti remains the unit’s chief financial officer … Cox Communications promotes Vonya Alleyne to market vice president, Roanoke, Va., operations, replacing Kim Stanley Henderson, leaving cable operator to spend more time with family, and promotes Margaret-Hunter Wade to public affairs manager … Charter Communications hires Justin Venech, ex-Time Warner Cable, as vice president-communications … Spanish Broadcasting System names Bill Shadorf, ex-Univision Radio, vice president-corporate sales and West Coast market manager … InvenSense, supplier of system-on-chip devices for smartphones and other products, hires Adam Tachner, ex-Qualcomm, as vice president and general counsel.