Comcast names Thomas Reid, from Davis Polk, senior executive vice president-general counsel-secretary, succeeding Art Block, retiring ... CBS' Lawrence Tu resigns as executive vice president-chief legal officer ... Alaska Gov. Michael Dunleavy (R) appoints former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan (R) to Regulatory Commission of Alaska for six-year term ... HBO Chairman-CEO Richard Plepler resigns ... Michael Best adds Campbell University patent law professor Lucas Osborn as of counsel ... State Senate confirms Dave Danner reappointment as chairman, Washington Utilities and Transportation.
Mimi Strobel, from office of Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., says she’s joining office of Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., as telecom policy legislative assistant. Jolokia online video service provider names Pete Mastin, ex-MulticastMedia, CEO, succeeding founder Mark Pace, who becomes chairman and remains president-chief technology officer; Mastin remains on board ... Comcast's FreeWheel adds Carl Kalapesi, ex-Oath, as chief operating officer ... IntSights appoints Jay Zimmet, ex-CA Technologies, chief revenue officer.
Chairman Ajit Pai moving Media Bureau front office Legal Adviser Alexander Sanjenis to his acting media advisor, succeeding Alison Nemeth Steger, departing FCC (see 1902140012) ... Software & Information Industry Association promotes Carl Schonander to senior vice president-global public policy and head, Public Policy and Advocacy Division, succeeding Senior Vice President-Public Policy Mark MacCarthy, retiring and doing research as planned (see this section of the Jan. 7 issue).
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board promotes Lynn Parker Dupree to executive director ... NTCA promotes to vice presidents April Irwin-member engagement, Jennifer Jushchuk-technology, talent and consulting services, and Laura Withers-strategic communications ... Internet Association names Colleen Daley, ex-Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, executive director of new Midwest regional office in Chicago.
Wireless ISP Association hires Mike Wendy, ex-MediaFreedom.org, as communications director ... Dish Network hires from House Commerce Committee Hamlin Wade as government affairs analyst, working on state and local affairs and outreach ... At Clear Channel Outdoor, Lynn Feldman moves to executive vice president-general counsel-corporate secretary when it separates from iHeartMedia as a stand-alone company, as iHeart's Brian Coleman becomes Clear Channel chief financial officer ... Twitter co-founder Evan Williams stepping down from board ... RiskSense names Christopher Smith, CenturyLink, to board.
FCC names Eduard Bartholme, from Call for Action, associate chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau ... ICANN appoints Cyrus Namazi, ex-Claro Concepts, senior vice president-global domains, new position ... Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., hires Patrick Bond, ex-office of Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., as communications director ... Zillow announces leadership changes for co-founders: Spencer Rascoff steps down as CEO, remains on board; Executive Chairman Rich Barton, ex-Glassdoor, becomes CEO; and President Lloyd Frink now executive chairman ... Equifax appoints Heather Wilson, L Brands, to board.
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, hires David Young as deputy director-public works; remains consultant to Lincoln, Nebraska ... Meredith announces Carol Campbell, ex-Hearst, vice president-shopper marketing, newly created role ... Entertainment Studios appoints Tom O’Brien, ex-Nexstar, president of The Weather Channel and executive vice president of Allen Media.
Silicon Flatirons names Harry Surden, Colorado Law School, interim executive director during search to replace Phil Weiser (see this section, Nov. 8) ... National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jacqueline Pata announces resignation, stays through transition ... National Cable Television Cooperative appoints Pam Gillies, ex-AlphaGraphics, vice president-marketing and communications ... FirstNet Authority hires Kim Coleman Madsen, ex-Colorado Broadband Office, as senior public safety adviser ... TechNet names Natalie Gillam McLaughlin, ex-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, director-communications.
Squire Patton Boggs adds former Reps. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y., and Bill Shuster, R-Pa., to global public policy practice ... Covington hires Jason Everett, ex-House Judiciary Committee, as special counsel-public policy practice ... International Legal Technology Association moves interim CEO Joy Heath Rush to permanent position ... Reichman Jorgensen announces patent trial lawyer Christine Lehman, ex-Finnegan Henderson, as managing partner new Washington office ... Hill Wallack names Jason DeFrancesco, ex-Baker and Rannells, partner-intellectual property and corporate ... Franklin Square Group taps as partner Troy Perry, from office of former Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y. ... trueDigital appoints Thomas Kim, ex-Bridgewater Associates, CEO and board member.
FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly hires Joel Miller, from office of Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., as chief of staff-press contact-media adviser ... Ex-telecom lobbyist Tom Wacker launches Strategique ... Baker Botts advances John Martin to managing partner, with tech focus.