Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group Executive Director Dale Hatfield stepping down; will be an advisor, replaced by Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado, also named Technical Working Group chairman … Cincinnati Bell’s CyrusOne hires Tesh Durvasula, ex-QTS, as chief commercial officer … Newly elected to Direct Marketing Association board for 2013-2014: Julie Bernard, Macy’s; Kristen O'Hara, Time Warner; Jay Schwedelson, Worldata; Jackie Wilgar, Live Nation … Astrium swaps CEOs: Evert Dudok becomes Astrium Services CEO; Eric Béranger becomes Astrium Satellites CEO … Lars Thrane, Thrane & Thrane founder, leaving at end of November now that it’s been bought by Cobham Plc … Crown Media Family Networks hires Todd McNulty, ex-TV Guide Network, as senior vice president-creative services.
Newly elected National Exchange Carrier Association board members: David Dunning, Polar Communications, Subset 3 director; George Hopkins, Little Rock, Ark., attorney, re-elected an outside director … Space Foundation promotes Charles Zimkas to president …Lobbyist registrations: Forbes-Tate filed registrations effective Sept. 1 for Verizon, T-Mobile, Oracle, CTIA and Amazon.com … Liberty Media, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, effective Sept. 11.
New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute hires Mark Lloyd, ex-FCC, to lead institute’s Media Policy Initiative … Phillip Berenbroick, ex-Computer & Communications Industry Association, hired by Hogan Lovells as associate, communications law practice … SeaWell Networks hires: Jeff Huppertz, ex-JRP Partners, as senior vice president-business and corporate development; and Duncan Potter, ex-Edgeware, as chief marketing officer … Front Porch Digital hires Andy Hurt, ex-Level 3, as vice president-product management … Turner Broadcasting System promotes Missy Chambless to vice president for TNT and TBS non-scripted series marketing, new position … Lobbyist registrations: Comcast, Forbes-Tate, effective Aug. 1.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings won’t seek re-election to Microsoft’s board at its Nov. 28 shareholders meeting … New to CTIA board for one-year term starting Jan. 1: Angel Ruiz, Ericsson; Seth Davis, Innovative Wireless; Allison Cryor DiNardo, King Street Wireless; Dan Inbar, SanDisk … SpotGenie Partners promotes Annie Pastina to senior vice president-service and operations … Gannett promotes Frank O'Toole to president, Gannett Supply Corp., which sources all commodities the company uses, replacing Karen Moreno, retiring.
Aerohive Networks hires Dean Hickman-Smith, ex-Proofpoint, as senior vice president-worldwide sales; and Raphaël Gernez, ex-SunPower, as vice president-operations … Big Switch Networks hires as vice presidents: Jason Matlof, ex-Battery Ventures, for marketing; and Dave Butler, ex-Fast Forward, of sales … CTIA adds to board for 2012: Philip Christopher, AirTyme Communications; Bud Tribble, Apple; George Appling, Personal Communications Devices LLC; and John Legere, T-Mobile USA …NPR News promotes Madhulika Sikka to executive editor, effective in January … NBCUniversal promotes Rajal Lele to vice president-business affairs, Bravo Media, Oxygen Media and Style Media … NARUC names Jim Gardner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, chairman of the Education and Research Subcommittee, replacing Lori Murphy Lee, ex-District of Columbia Public Service Commission …Lobbyist Registrations: aerospace and tactical systems firm On Target Enterprises, O'Hara Federal Strategies, effective Sept. 1.
Cisco promotes Gary Moore to president-chief operating officer and Rob Lloyd to president-development and sales … Oceus Networks 4G broadband network company hires Jim Patterson, ex-CloudShield Technologies, as vice president-special programs …Changes in Univision Communications sales restructuring: Steve Mandala, ex-NBCUniversal, returns to Univision, as executive vice president-advertising sales; Senior Vice President Roberto Ruiz now heads brand solutions team; Client Development Group Executive Vice President Lisa McCarthy left to start consulting business; and ex-brand solutions Senior Vice President Graciela Eleta will consult for Univision.
New America Foundation hires Gene Kimmelman, ex-Justice Department Antitrust Division and now at Global Partners and Associates, to direct NAF’s Internet Freedom and Human Rights Project … Wireless Broadband Alliance names J.R. Wilson, AT&T Mobility, chairman; succeeding Chris Bruce, BT, named co-chairman … Fixmo hires Randy Siegel, ex-Motorola Solutions, as senior vice president-U.S. federal government sales and strategy … John Bryson, ex-U.S. Commerce secretary, joins Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars as a distinguished public policy scholar … Inteliquent promotes David Zwick to chief financial officer and executive vice president … Promotions at News Corp.’s Fox Networks to senior vice presidents in distribution sales, in restructuring: Chris Killebrew and Bill Lyons, also for regional, and Oren Lieber for distribution.
Tempest Telecom hires Darlene Braunschweig, ex-Corning Mobile Access, as president-DAS and Small Cell division, new position … Rural Media Group hires Michael LaBroad, ex-NHL, as chief marketing officer … Infonetics Research hires Julien Blin, ex-Samsung, as directing analyst-consumer electronics and mobile broadband … Level 3 adds Michael Glenn, FedEx, to board … Council for Research Excellence adds as members: Cheryl Brink, Scripps Networks Interactive; Laura Cowan, LIN Media; Tanya Giles, Viacom; Jed Meyer, Omnicom Media’s Annalect; Bryon Schafer, Hulu; and Stacey Schulman, Television Bureau of Advertising.
FCC hires Adam Copeland, ex-Edwards Wildman, as attorney-adviser, Media Bureau Policy Division, effective Oct. 9 … Telecom, media and aerospace/defense lawyer French Slaughter, ex-Deloitte & Touche, rejoins McGuireWoods as partner, Tax and Employee Benefits Department … CBS promotes Armando Nuñez to president and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group, new position; TV Distribution President John Nogawski to leave … National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications elects: Michael Armstrong, Viacom, chairman; Donna Rattley Washington, Comcast, vice chairman; Jaime Rodriguez, Univision Communications, secretary; Mark Depietro, Motorola, treasurer; and as directors Jennifer Chun and Janet Parker, both Time Warner Cable; Michael Cooper, Fox Networks Group; Oliver Dizon, ESPN; Noni Ellison Southall, Turner Broadcasting System; Kevin Stephens, Suddenlink; Michelle Strong, A+E Networks; and Mark Walton, Africa Channel … Hollywood Radio and Television Society adds to board: Bela Bajaria, Universal Television; Thom Beers, FremantleMedia; Ivy Kagan Bierman, Loeb & Loeb; and Tom Frank, Pink Zulu Labs … Direct Marketing Association hires Stephanie Miller, ex-Aprimo, as vice president-member relations, new position … Overture hires Chuba Udokwu, ex-Alcatel-Lucent, as senior vice president-engineering … CoreSite Realty data center provider hires Christopher Ancell, ex-CenturyLink, as senior vice president-sales and sales engineering, effective Oct. 8.
President Barack Obama plans to nominate John Stratton, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, to the president’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee … Gannett hires Kevin Lord, ex-NBCUniversal, as senior vice president-chief human resources officer … President-General Manager Jim Boyer of Local TV’s Oklahoma City, Okla., stations KFOR-TV and KAUT-TV retiring, being succeeded by Wes Milbourn.