Comptel hires former Rep. Chip Pickering, leaving Capitol Resources, as CEO, effective Jan. 2, as CEO Jerry James plans to pursue new ventures in the telecom private sector … Nielsen hires Karen Kornbluh, ex-U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and previously at the FCC, as executive vice president-external affairs … Klein Law Group hires telecom lawyer Philip Macres, ex-Bingham McCutchen, as principal; he will continue representing competitive wireline and wireless providers … Crowell & Moring hires Terry Stanek Rea, ex-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting director, as partner, Intellectual Property Group and director, C&M International, the international trade and investment consulting firm affiliated with the law firm where she used to work … American Antitrust Institute President Bert Foer to retire around Dec. 31, 2014, and work part-time for at least two more years as senior fellow after he’s succeeded … Comcast hires Todd Porch, ex-Yahoo, as vice president and general manager, Comcast Wholesale’s AdDelivery service … Time Warner Cable hires Dinni Jain, formerly of Insight Communications which the operator acquired last year, as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 13, as on Jan. 1 President and COO Rob Marcus becomes chairman and CEO … Cox Enterprises promotes Alex Taylor to executive vice president, effective Jan. 1 … Sheppard Mullin hires David Powers, ex-WilmerHale, as associate, Communications and Business Trial practices … WWE promotions include Michelle Wilson to chief revenue and marketing officer, George Barrios to chief strategy and financial officer, and Stephanie McMahon to chief brand officer … Hearst Television promotes Brian Sather to president and general manager, KCCI Des Moines, Iowa.
Florida Public Service Commission elects Commissioner Art Graham as chairman for two-year term starting Jan. 2, succeeding Ronald Brise, who will be a commissioner in term ending Jan. 1, 2018 … News Corp. hires Jim Kennedy, ex-Sony Corp. of America, as chief communications officer, to be effective Monday … Outdoor Channel promotes Jason Brist to executive vice president-advertising sales … In Viacom combination of Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment Ad Sales to have one group dealing with TV, digital and mobile sales, former senior vice presidents-digital ad sales take new roles while remaining SVPs, with Melanie Dimemmo for digital video sales, Sarah Iooss, partnerships and client strategy, and Sharon Silverstein, multiplatform studio ad sales … Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions elects Stephen Bye, Sprint, chairman of board, and Marian Croak, AT&T Labs, first vice chairwoman.
Tribune Co. hires David Giambruno, ex-Revlon, as senior vice president-chief information officer … Delivery Agent hires Michael Novelly, ex-Discover Books, as chief financial officer of interactive TV firm … Advanced Television Systems Committee elections include John Godfrey, Samsung, rejoining for three-year term starting in January after an earlier term ended a year ago, and Wayne Luplow, LG Electronics, also rejoins, representing IEEE.
International Datacasting Corp. promotes Steven Archambault to chief financial officer, as outgoing CFO Rick Clements continues at company until Jan. 31, available to IDC on consulting basis afterwards, as Steeve Huin, ex-Irdeto, hired as vice president-products … CBS Radio hires Alan Blum, formerly at Re:Vision, as vice president-branded content solutions, new position, and promotes Jennifer Morelli to vice president-integrated marketing … Shaw Communications President Peter Bissonnette postpones retirement to December 2015, adds responsibility for regulatory and government affairs, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jay Mehr gets newly created role for operating and customer-facing elements and keeps responsibility for information technology and other areas, and Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer Steve Wilson expands duties to include responsibility for financial, legal, corporate development and ventures and strategic planning.
IDT founder Howard Jonas to step down as CEO when employment agreement expires Dec. 31, will remain chairman, as board elevates Shmuel Jonas to CEO.
Office of FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel hires Clint Odom, ex-office of Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., as policy director … XO Communications hires Christopher Ancell, ex-CoreSite Realty, as CEO, to be effective Monday … Datalink promotes Shawn O'Grady to chief operating officer, new position at data center infrastructure company … Danna MacKenzie, information systems expert for Cook County, Minn., named by Gov. Mark Dayton as executive director of new state Office of Broadband Development.
Sinclair hires Rebecca Hanson, ex-FCC Media Bureau, as senior vice president-strategy and policy, to oversee new Washington office, effective Jan. 2 … Cincinnati Bell promotes David Heimbach to chief operating officer … Equinix hires Karl Strohmeyer, ex-Level 3, as president, Americas … Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting board elects: Yvonne Shaheen, ex-Long Electric, chairwoman; Eric Gillispie, Mays Chemical, vice chairman; Lloyd Wright, WFYI Public Media, which the board oversees, president; Michael Heaton, Katz Sapper, treasurer; and Allen Wright, PNC Wealth Management, secretary.
Appointed to FCC positions by Chairman Tom Wheeler: Shannon Gilson, ex-White House, hired as communications director and head of Office of Media Relations; Jonathan Chambers promoted to Office of Strategic Planning chief, after holding job on acting basis; Gary Epstein, who remains Incentive Auctions Task force chairman, named special adviser to Wheeler on the auctions; and John Leibovitz, who remains deputy Wireless Bureau chief, named special adviser to Wheeler on spectrum policy … Office of FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn confirms hiring Adonis Hoffman, ex-management consultant and communications lawyer who remains adjunct professor at Georgetown University, as chief of staff and senior legal adviser-media.
Raycom’s Wayne Daugherty, executive vice president and chief operating officer, retiring, effective Dec. 31 … In realigning Advanced Solutions Organization in combining ForHealth and Public Sector teams into new Education team, AT&T expands responsibilities of Jim Bugel to run it as vice president-government, education and medical/public safety in AT&T Business Solutions … Calient Technologies promotes Jag Setlur to chief operating officer, new position at the optical circuit switching technology company, where he remains chief financial officer … Peak 10 in management realignment promotes Allen Skipper to chief commercial officer of data center company … Lobbyist registrations: Application Developers Alliance, Winn Strategies, effective Oct. 21 … Cyber Cities, Arent Fox, effective Oct. 2 … NAB, Gephardt Group Government Affairs, effective Oct. 21 … Disney, Clark Lytle, effective Oct. 1.
Cellular network extender technology firm 5BARz International elects as chairman Gil Amelio, who recently stepped down from AT&T board … National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates elects to one-year term: Lewis Mills, Missouri Public Counsel, president; Robert Nelson, Montana Consumer Counsel, vice president; Michelle Beck, Utah Office of Consumer Services, treasurer; and J.R. Kelly, Florida Public Counsel, secretary.