Communications Personals
Kent Bressie, who remains at Harris Wiltshire, named International Cable Law Adviser for the International Cable Protection Committee ... Meredith names Gary Brown, ex-Napoli Management Group, vice president-news & marketing, Meredith Local Media Group, effective March 19 ... Sinclair Broadcast promotions: Justin Bray to vice president-treasurer; David Bochenek to senior vice president-chief accounting officer & corporate controller ... Raycom Media promotes Mark Mendenhall to vice president-general manager, WECT Wilmington, North Carolina ... David Porter to step down as executive director of The Walter Kaitz Foundation, effective April 13; his deputy, Michelle Ray, will be interim executive director ... World Wrestling Entertainment promotes Brian Flinn to chief marketing & communications officer ... Fletcher, Heald promotes Sekoia Rogers to associate in CommLaw Group. ATIS names Carroll Gray-Preston​, ex-Genband, principal technologist ... Wikimedia Foundation names Tony Sebro, ex-Software Freedom Conservancy, deputy general counsel.
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Discovery Communications appointments for the combined company after close of the transaction with Scripps Networks Interactive: Gunnar Wiedenfels, Discovery chief financial officer, to CFO of the combined company; Jean-Briac Perrette, president-CEO of Discovery Networks International, continues in that role; Bruce Campbell, Discovery chief development, distribution and legal officer, continues in that role; Discovery General Counsel Savalle Sims retains that role for the combined company; Adria Alpert Romm, Discovery chief human resources and global diversity officer, continues in that role; Jon Steinlauf, Scripps Networks president-national ad sales and marketing, becomes chief U.S. advertising sales officer; David Leavy, Discovery chief corporate operations and communications officer, continues in that role; Kathleen Finch, Scripps chief programming, content & brand officer, becomes chief lifestyle brands officer; Howard Lee, TLC executive vice president-development & production, becomes president-general manager, TLC and Discovery Life; TLC President Nancy Daniels becomes chief brand officer, Discovery & Factual; Rich Ross, Discovery Channel and Science Channel group president, to leave the company.