At Univision Communications, with Randy Falco retiring as president-CEO and remaining an adviser through 2018 (see 1803080022), board hires Vincent Sadusky, ex-Media General, as CEO, effective June 1, and he becomes a director ... Latham & Watkins hires Sy Damle, leaving the Copyright Office (see this section in the May 30 issue), as partner, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice, effective in September ... Daniel Sepulveda, ex-State Department, joined MediaMath as vice president-government relations.
Acting Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple promotes Regan Smith to general counsel-associate register of copyrights, Copyright Office, succeeding Sy Damle, leaving CO for private practice, new job not disclosed ... Sorenson Media promotes Pat Nola to CEO, succeeding Marcus Liassides, who moved on due to personal issues ... Gogo hires Will Davis, ex-EQT Infrastructure, as vice president-investor relations.
Telephone and Data Systems promotes John Toomey to vice president-treasurer, succeeding Peter Sereda, promoted to senior vice president-finance ... Entercom promotions include: Fred Bennett to senior vice president-Traffic Weather Information Network; JD Crowley to chief digital officer; Mike Dash to senior vice president-deputy general counsel; Liana Huth to senior vice president-programming innovation; Jen Morelli to senior vice president-events and experiences; Jenny Nelson to senior vice president-ad sales marketing; John Pacino to senior vice president-product and engineering; Sam Rogers to senior vice president-national sales; Jeff Sottolano to senior vice president-radio and Radio.com programming.
FCC names Debra Patkin alternate designated federal officer, Disability Advisory Committee ... Megan Corey, ex-Alliance for a Healthier Generation, joins National League of Cities as senior executive-digital engagement, marketing and communications ... Telephone and Data Systems names James Butman, CEO-TDS Telecom, to its board ... Correction: New Analog Devices executive Michael Clauser is ex-Fujitsu (see this section of the May 24 issue).
New York attorney general now is Barbara Underwood, OK'd 190-1 by legislature, spokesman tells us; Underwood had been acting AG after Eric Schneiderman resigned (see this section of this publication's May 9 issue) ... Analog Devices hires from FujitsuMichael Clauser to head government affairs ... Saban Capital Group taps from Exeter Property Greg Ivancich as chief financial officer, succeeding Fred Gluckman, resigns effective June 1.
CT Cellutions aftermarket supply chain mobile device manager in nonbinding agreement in principle to combine with Mobile Capital Management and be called Asset Cellutions; deal to close in June; CT CEO Charles Taylor will become CEO of combined company and MCM Partner Sandy Schwartz president; MCM Principal and board member Robb Hicks will be chairman ... Qurate Retail hires Jeff Yurcisin, ex-Amazon, as president-zulily, effective Aug. 15, when interim President Lori Twomey continues as chief merchant; Mary Campbell expands job to chief merchandising and interactive officer, Qurate; Aidan O'Meara, ex-VF, named president-Qurate Retail Group International, effective July 2; and from TMB Group Tom Bazzone becomes president-Frontgate.
Charter Communications, Comcast and Cox Communications, owners of NCC Media, hire Nicolle Pangis, ex-GroupM, as its president-CEO; NCC President-CEO Greg Schaefer retired (see this section of the April 5 issue) ... Kansas City Southern appointments include moving Adam Godderz to associate general counsel-corporate secretary ... With Inteliquent's Mike Donahue retiring, Ed O'Hara, ex-Sidera Networks and RCN, is named chief financial officer ... Viacom moves up Pamela Kaufman to president-Viacom/Nickelodeon global consumer products.
Charter Communications' Alex Hoehn-Saric, who has been senior vice president-government affairs, policy and external affairs, is leaving, he tells us ... American Cable Association hires Brian Hurley, ex-FCC Wireline Bureau Competition Policy Division, as vice president-regulatory affairs, new post, effective June 4, and audio and video production specialist and recent college graduate Matthew Maraist as manager-digital communications ... Georgetown University hires Amanda Levendowski, ending fellowship at NYU School of Law, as associate professor of law, starting in the 2019-20 academic year, to start an Intellectual Property Clinic.
In addition to FTC Chairman Joseph Simons' nominee from Covington & Burling Andrew Smith as director-Consumer Protection Bureau (see 1805170066) getting 3-2 approval, in 5-0 commissioner votes Bruce Hoffman named director-Competition Bureau, where he was acting director; Bruce Kobayashi from George Mason University Scalia Law School named director-Economics Bureau; and Alden Abbott, named acting general counsel by then-acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen (see the section of the April 3 issue of this publication), moves to general counsel.
House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., says Communications Subcommittee Chief Counsel David Goldman leaving for the private sector; next job not being announced now ... Secured Communications hires Jason Karp, ex-FirstNet, as chief legal counsel and board member ... Altice hires from JPMorgan Chase Michael Magdelinskas as director-government affairs and business affairs ... PdvWireless board promotes Robert Schwartz to president-chief operating officer.