State and local government affairs and lobbying firm Stateside Associates hires John Howell, ex-Pierson Group, as vice president-regulatory services … Harris Broadcast hires Steve Foreman, ex-Texas Pacific Group, as president-global operations and services, and Jeff Liening, ex-Genband, as senior vice president-global sales operations … MPS Group of Cos. video content management and multiplatform distribution firm hires Mark Brown, ex-Verizon, as chief operations officer, MPS Broadband America … Telemundo Media hires Latha Sarathy, ex-Interactive One/Radio One Digital, as vice president, Telemundo Media Digital Research, and promotes Yatisha Bothwell to vice president-insights & strategy … AOptix wireless optics firm hires François Lê, ex-Network Equipment Technologies, as vice president-global sales, communications … Harris Corp. elects Vyomesh Joshi, formerly of Hewlett-Packard, to board, to be effective Sunday.
NAB Deputy General Counsel Valerie Schulte retiring, effective Friday … Internet Society hires Michael Kende, ex-Analysys Mason, as chief economist, new position … National League of Cities hires Yucel Ors, ex-own consulting firm, as program director for public safety … Telx promotes Chris Downie to CEO of data-center services firm … Fox Sports promotes Robert Gottlieb to executive vice president-marketing … Flocasts digital sports media company hires for multimedia sales, both ex-USA Today high-school sports section, David Weiss as senior vice president and Phil Wendler as vice president.
NAB promotes to senior vice presidents Ann Marie Cumming for communications and Shermaze Ingram for marketing and creative services … Matthew Anderson, ex-News Corp., joins Roku as chief marketing officer, new post; search continues at Roku to find replacement for Charles Seiber as vice president-marketing … Lookingglass Cyber Solutions cybersecurity firm names Allan Thomson, ex-Cisco, chief technology officer … Nexstar promotes Julie Pruett to senior vice president and regional manager, West region, new position … Digital Realty Trust data center firm names John Stewart, ex-Green Street Advisors, senior vice president-investor relations, expected to be effective Sept. 9 … In Shentel organizational realignment, vice presidents adding duties are Thomas Whitaker for cable, Edward McKay, wireline & engineering, and William Pirtle, wireless … A10 Networks hires Ray Smets, ex-Metaswitch Networks, as vice president-worldwide sales.
Inteliquent Chief Financial Officer David Zwick will step down to pursue other personal and career opportunities, effective immediately; Controller Eric Carlson will be interim principal financial officer and interim principal accounting officer.
Telephone and Data Systems names Alan Schultz, ex-Bain & Company, vice president-enterprise growth and portfolio strategy … Susan Miller, ex-Intelsat General, named president-CEO, Inmarsat Government … Online video platform Rightster names Simon Walker, ex-BBC, EMI and EMAP, to newly created role of chief commercial officer.
LIN Media promotes Erik Schrader to president and general manager of KSNW-TV, Wichita, Kan. … E.W. Scripps promotes Robert Sullivan to vice president-programming … Kathleen Keefe, Hearst TV, joins board of Partnership at Drugfree.org … Heather Reid, Copyright Clearance Center, elected chair of the National Information Standards Organization.
Electronic Recyclers International names former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, Patton Boggs, to its executive board.
Andrew Heller, ex-Turner Broadcasting, joins Starz board … Andrew White, ex-consultant to Nokia and others, is the new ATIS vice president-technology and standards; also Jim McEachern, ex-Genband and Nortel, is senior technology consultant to ATIS.
FirstNet hires Randolph Lyon, ex-Office of Management and Budget, as chief financial officer … Digital Entertainment Group promotes Amy Jo Smith to president from executive director … Voip-Pal.com names board member Thomas Sawyer CEO and chairman; Dennis Chang, who was CEO, remains a director … Twilio hires Ott Kaukver, ex-Skype, as vice president-engineering.
Motorola Solutions promotes Gino Bonanotte to acting chief financial officer, replacing Ed Fitzpatrick, leaving the company, which began a search for a permanent CFO and hopes to finish the process by year’s end … Comverse hires Andy Herzog, ex-industry consultant, to lead Comverse Managed Services … MegaPath Corp. hires Matthew Hutchinson, formerly of 8x8, as vice president-channel sales … Elected officers of Texas Association of Broadcasters board: Mike Lee, KRHD-TV Waco, as chairman; Chris Paddie, KMHT Marshall, vice chairman; Roger Bare, KIAH-TV Houston, secretary; and Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting, treasurer.