Hogan Lovells hires Tom Peters, ex-FCC Wireless Bureau, as senior technical advisor, Technology, Media and Telecoms group … FiberLight promotes Paul Pierron to CEO … Nielsen Chief Financial Officer Brian West promoted to chief operating officer, effective March 10; Jamere Jackson, ex-General Electric, hired as CFO … Synapse Wireless hires as senior vice presidents George Sun, ex-Intelligent InSites, for sales and business development, and Kathy Snyder, ex-CareFusion, client services … Microsoft moves Executive Vice President Julie Larson-Green to chief experience officer, Applications and Services Group … Channel promotes Clay Hunnicutt to executive vice president and general manager-national programming platforms … WideOrbit advertising management software provider to media companies hires Susie Hedrick, ex-Marketron, as vice president-sales and business development, radio … Lobbyist registrations: Amazon, Van Ness Feldman, effective Jan. 10 … CoCo Communications maker of software defined routers, Capitol Strategies Partners, effective Feb. 17.
Pandora hires Sara Clemens, ex-Greylock Partners, as chief strategy officer, and Kristen Robinson, ex-Yahoo, as chief human resources officer, new post … Mercury Public Affairs hires Vince Frillici, ex-Patton Boggs, as managing director, to be effective March 3 … Synapse Wireless machine-to-machine connectivity firm hires Johnny Thorington, ex-Adtran, as vice president-product management.
Inmarsat hires Tony Bates, ex-Hibu, as chief financial officer … Time Warner hires Virginia Lazalde-McPherson, ex-MTV, as senior vice president-business affairs, truTV … Eric Meyrowitz, ex-Tribune Co., rejoins Hearst Television as vice president-sales, effective March 1 … Viacom promotes Audrey Diehl to vice president-animation development, Nickelodeon Group … NABPAC, NAB’s PAC, names as co-chairs Bill McElveen, L&L Broadcasting, and Ralph Oakley, Quincy … National Public Safety Telecommunications Council adds as vice chairman Terry Hall, Virginia’s York-Poquoson-Williamsburg Emergency Communications Center.
CBS promotes Nina Tassler to chairman, CBS Entertainment … Vidyo hires Eran Westman, ex-Ceragon Networks, as chief revenue officer, succeeding Rob Hughes, leaving company … WWE promotes Tandy O'Donoghue to executive vice president-strategy & analytics, new position, effective March 15 … Telemundo Media promotes Eli Velazquez to senior vice president-sports … Enacomm self-service application voice processing firm hires David Anderson, ex-marketing consultant, as vice president and chief marketing officer … Applicaster cross-screen TV firm hires Peter Cassidy, ex-FremantleMedia UK, as vice president-Europe.
ZwillGen law firm hires as lawyers Jeff Landis, ex-Kirkland & Ellis, who has represented high-technology and Internet companies, and Anna Hsia, ex-Goodwin Procter, to work on California privacy issues … BIA/Kelsey promotes Mark Fratrik to senior vice president … DirecTV hires Steve Raymond, ex-Disney, as vice president-affiliate relations, DirecTV Sports Networks’ Root Sports regional sports networks … North American Broadcasters Association board names Robert Ross, CBS, as president, succeeding Robert Briskman, Sirius XM, and as vice presidents Richard Friedel, Fox Entertainment Group and John Lee, CBC/Radio-Canada … Lobbyist registration: Telecommunications Industry Association, Peck Madigan, effective Jan. 1.
Hulu hires Tian Lim, ex-Sony Network Entertainment International, as chief technology officer, effective March 3 … Wyless, which works with mobile operators on Internet of Things, hires Gilli Coston, ex-CGI, as chief strategy officer … Lobbyist registrations: 21st Century Fox, D&D Strategies, effective Jan. 17 … Dell, Ogilvy Government Relations, effective Feb. 1.
Syniverse names Mary Clark, ex-CTIA and Cellular One, chief marketing officer.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies names Spencer Overton, on sabbatical from George Washington University, as interim president and CEO … CSG promotions to slots at its new CSG Invotas business: Mike Henderson, president; Paul Nguyen, president, global security solutions; Fred Brott, president, government solutions; Dwayne Ruffin, chief-global market development; and Jessica Gulick, ex-SAIC, hired as chief strategist … Warburg Pincus private-equity firm names Dinesh Moorjani, ex-Hatch Labs, as executive-in-residence, where he'll work on the mobile industry … Lobbyist registration: Comcast, Holland & Knight, effective Jan. 1.
Harris Corp. hires Mick Lopez, ex-Aricent Group, as chief financial officer, succeeding Gary McArthur, who is leaving company to pursue other opportunities … Sunlight Foundation hires Jenn Topper, ex-Free Press, as communications manager, effective Feb. 24 … American Enterprise Institute names intellectual property attorney Michael Rosen as Center for Internet, Communications and Technology Policy visiting fellow, working on patent litigation and copyright issues … Journal Communications promotes Jason Graham to senior vice president-finance, controller and chief financial officer, and President Andre Fernandez also named chief operating officer.
21st Century Fox hires Matthew Robinson, ex-Warner Bros. International Television, as senior vice president-international television, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution … Hulu hires Peter Naylor, ex-NBC News Digital, as senior vice president-sales … Agilent Technologies promotes Guillermo Gualino to vice president-treasurer, replacing Robert Cantrell, moving to vice president-internal audit of Keysight Technologies, new electronic measurement company to be formed by separation of Agilent into two firms … Wilcon hires Richard Coyle, ex-Zayo Fiber Solutions, as senior vice president-network operations … ViaWest hires Tom Myers, ex-Level 3, as regional vice president and general manager-Texas.