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.
Discovery Communications promotes Kevin Bennett to general manager-Investigation Discovery and Military Channel, and executive vice president-programming for those networks and Destination America … Time Warner hires Thom Hinkle, ex-Carousel Television, as vice president of comedy, TBS … Lobbyist registrations: Time Warner Cable, Dentons US, effective Aug 20.
Global Security & Intelligence Strategies hires Paul Benda, ex-Department of Homeland Security, as partner and chief technology officer of security consulting firm … Sorenson Media hires Marcus Liassides, ex-Interactive Media Holdings, as president and CEO … FirstLight Fiber hires Kurt Van Wagenen, ex-FiberTower, as president and CEO, and he will join board of company that used to be called Tech Valley Communications, succeeding Kevin O'Connor retiring, who remains a director and focuses on mergers and acquisitions … AirTight Networks provider of cloud-managed Wi-Fi products hires Steven Glapa, ex-Ruckus Wireless, as chief marketing officer.
President Barack Obama will nominate Kelly Welsh, Northern Trust Corp., as Department of Commerce general counsel … Duane Morris hires from Woodcock Washburn David Wolfsohn and Aleksander Goranin as partners in Intellectual Property Litigation practice in Philadelphia office … Clear Channel hires Steven Macri, ex-LogicSource, as chief financial officer … Harris Broadcast hires Pablo Gargiulo, formerly of Xtera Communications, as president-global sales, names sales executives to head regions including Chris Ziemer, North America; Mathias Eckert, Europe, Middle East and Africa; and, for Asia, Joe Khodeir and JiShun Mei … Fusion, new TV and digital network joint venture of Disney and Univision Communications, names Isaac Lee, who remains at Univision News, as CEO … Christopher Rutherford, ex-Homedics, hired by Wilson Electronics as vice president-sales and marketing; Jeffrey Gudewicz, ex-RF Micro Devices, named director-business development and product line management … Qualcomm elects Clark Randt, ex-U.S. ambassador to China, to board … Westell board elects Thomas Gruenwald, ex-Tellabs, a director.
Covington & Burling hires Roger Zakheim, ex-U.S. House Armed Services Committee as general counsel, as of counsel to work in global public policy and government affairs and defense, homeland and national security practices, effective Nov. 4 … Software & Information Industry Association hires Heather Cejovic, ex-Computer Fulfillment, as director-sponsorships and recruitment.
Fox Sports promotes Chris Hannan to executive vice president-communications and integration, new position … MPAA board member Rick Finkelstein, 64, Universal Studios, dies … ViaWest collocation services provider hires Todd Meester, ex-Level 3, as regional vice president and general manager-Minnesota region … Lightwave Logic names Siraj Nour El-Ahmadi, Menara Networks, a director, replacing Ross Fasick, retiring Nov. 1 and continuing as special adviser of the developer of applications for high-speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing.
CBS promotes John Orlando to executive vice president-government affairs, following retirement (CD May 30 p19) of Marty Franks, whose responsibilities had included running the broadcaster’s Washington office … Charter Communications hires Alexander Hoehn-Saric, ex-aide to FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, as senior vice president-government affairs … National Religious Broadcasters board hires Jerry Johnson, ex-Criswell College, as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1 … Western Telecommunications Alliance elects as new officers for coming two years: Mark Gailey, Totah Communications, president; Paul Kelly, Cordova Telephone Cooperative, vice president; and Brad Veis, 3 Rivers Communications, secretary-treasurer … California Broadcasters Association elects to board for 2014-15 term: Jaime Jimenez, Univision Radio, chairman; Marko Radlovic, Team Cumulus/LA, vice chairman; Miles Sexton, Point Broadcasting, secretary; Greg Ashlock, Clear Channel, treasurer; and Val Maki, Emmis, executive at-large … Gladys Brown sworn in as commissioner on Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission after state Senate voted unanimously to confirm her.
USTelecom promotes Anne Veigle, ex-Warren Communications News, to senior vice president-communications … Nielsen Vice Chairwoman Susan Whiting retiring at year’s end … Microsoft promotes Janet Kennedy to president, Microsoft Canada … Global Telecom & Technology hires Corey Eng, ex-Comcast Business Services, as chief marketing officer of Internet Protocol network company … Local TV promotes Jim Himes to president and general manager, WGHP High Point, N.C. … Entercom hires Phil Zachary, ex-Curtis Media Group, as vice president and market manager, Boston … Comcast promotes David Tashjian to vice president-sales and marketing, Mile High Region.