Bulah Wheeler, associate secretary-agenda and publications, Office of FCC Secretary, retires … Hearst Television promotes John Humphries to president-general manager, WGAL-TV Lancaster, Pa., succeeding Paul Quinn, who has announced retirement …Lobbyist registrations: Motorola Solutions, Gronberg Consulting, effective Oct. 17.
National League of Cities names Clarence Anthony, ex-president of the league and former mayor of South Bay, Fla., as executive director, effective in January, replacing Donald Borut … Time Warner confirms hiring Jeff Zucker, ex-NBCUniversal, as president-CNN Worldwide, effective in January, succeeding Jim Walton …Belo Corp. hires Eric Schaefer, ex-NetInformer, as general manager, ScreenShot Digital.
Lerman Senter hires Stephen Coran, ex-Rini Coran which now is renamed Rini O'Neil, as of counsel … NBCUniversal promotes Lenore Moritz to vice president-digital and integrated media communications, Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media division … Newly elected to Advanced Television Systems Committee board: Ira Goldstone; vice president-engineering, Univision; Richard Friedel, executive vice president, Fox Networks Operations & Engineering; Sam Matheny, vice president-policy and innovation, Capitol Broadcasting/WRAL; Glenn Reitmeier, vice president-technology standards, policy and strategy, NBC Universal.
Viacom promotes Wade Davis to chief financial officer, succeeding Jimmy Barge, leaving after transition … SynapSense energy efficient data center company hires Bart Tichelman, ex-Renewvia Energy, as CEO, replacing Peter Van Deventer, who stepped down … International Data Corp. hires John Jackson, ex-CCS Insight, as research vice president-mobile and connected platforms … Lobbyist registrations: T-Mobile, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, effective Oct. 30 … Carrier IQ, Holland and Knight, effective Nov. 14.
Fortress Solutions cable and telecom repair and logistics company hires Andy Lovit, ex-ATEME, as senior vice president-global field operations; and David Deas, ex-Huawei Technologies, as vice president-business development … Young Broadcasting hires Jenny Renfrow, ex-BMI, as vice president of human resources for its stations.
Lexington Technology Group patent firm hires Jeff Ronaldi, ex-Turtle Bay Technologies, as CEO, and he'll keep that position once deal with DSS is completed early next year; Will Rosellini stepped down as Lexington CEO, advising its Bascom Research unit.
President Barack Obama plans to appoint William Brown, Harris Corp., as a member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee …AT&T promotes Jim Bugel to vice president-public sector, AT&T Business Solutions … Liberty Media General Counsel Charles Tanabe retires at year’s end, to be succeeded by Rich Baer, ex-UnitedHealth Group, also named senior vice president, effective Jan. 1 … Named FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee vice chairmen: Bill McCammon, representing the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association; Paul Patrick, for National Association of State EMS Officials; Heather Hogsett, for National Governors Association; and Tom Sorley, for U.S. Conference of Mayors … Cox Enterprises hires Lisa Gutierrez, ex-Cummins, as senior director-diversity and inclusion … Changes at Harmonic: Larry Kaplan, executive management staff in office of CEO, leaves at month’s end, will advise company; Lauren Ventura, ex-KodaCon, hired as vice president-channels … Rimage’s Qumu on-demand video company hires Vern Hanzlik, ex-Team Informatics, as general manager, effective Nov. 26 … Internet Education Foundation board adds Rodney Petersen, Educause, and Daniel Weitzner, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire in May; Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich, Chief Financial Officer Stacy Smith and Renee James, general manager of software and solutions group, named executive vice presidents … T-Mobile USA hires Michael Sievert, ex-Discovery Bay Games, as chief marketing officer, replacing acting CMO Andrew Sherrard, returning to senior vice president-marketing, T-Mobile’s contract business … CBS Television Station Group hires Jack Walsh, ex-WGCL-TV Atlanta, as vice president/general manager, WUPA-TV Atlanta, succeeding Tom Canedo, previously promoted (CD Oct 29 p16).
Time Warner Cable hires Cinnamon Rogers, ex-Discovery Communications, as vice president-federal affairs … Boingo Wireless promotes Peter Hovenier to chief financial officer … Lobbyist registrations: LightSquared, NormInc, effective Oct 3.
Business Industry Political Action Committee elects Todd Flemming, Infrasafe, chairman; succeeding Tom Tauke, Verizon.