Broadcasting Board of Governors CEO and Director Andrew Lack departing; Director-Global Operations André Mendes named interim CEO and director ... Communications Systems promotes interim CEO Roger Lacey to that job permanently, and he remains vice chairman ... 21st Century Fox moves Vice President Michael Petrie to that job for investor relations, succeeding Joe Dorrego, previously promoted to senior vice president-chief financial officer, Fox Television Stations ... Returning to KMGH-TV Denver is Brad Remington, ex-KTVK Phoenix, hired by E.W. Scripps as KMGH vice president and general manager ... Center for Democracy & Technology adds to board Andy Pincus, Mayer Brown, and Erika Rottenberg, ex-LinkedIn ... National Treasury Employees Union National President Colleen Kelley retiring following union’s national convention in August.
Leosat hires Vern Fotheringham, ex-Kymeta, as CEO (see 1503040016) ... T-Mobile US hires Christine Kurth, ex-FCC Enforcement Bureau, as senior policy counsel ... Rook Security says FBI names the company's Tom Gorup as chief, Indiana InfraGard IT Sector, which works on cybersecurity and other issues ... World Teleport Association board elects James Trevelyan, Arqiva Satellite & Media, chairman, effective April 1 ... Among those named by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to Commerce Data Advisory Council: Danah Boyd, Microsoft; Daniel Castro, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; Chris DiBona, Google; Stan Humphries, Zillow; Heather Joseph, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition; Vadim Kutsyy, eBay; CJ Moses, Amazon Web Services; Colin Parris, GE Software; Brian Schimpf, Palantir; and Kim Stevenson, Intel ... Lobbyist registrations: Mutualink, interoperability firm, The National Group, effective Jan. 14 ... Palo Alto Networks, registering on behalf of itself, effective Jan. 16.
Frontier Communications promotes President and board member Daniel McCarthy to also be CEO, effective April 3, succeeding Maggie Wilderotter, named executive chairman ... Discovery Communications hires Marc Graboff, ex-Core Media Group, as president-global business & legal affairs, production management and studios, including digital platforms globally, effective in April, and promotes Lee Bartlett to president, studios group ... Irell & Manella starts Cyber Liability and Privacy Practice, which includes Marc Maister, insurance expert; Lindsay Kelly, ex-U.S. attorney's office, Eastern District of Virginia Cybercrime unit; and Andra Greene, head, class-action defense practice ... 21st Century Fox promotes Chad Copher to vice president-ad sales overseeing the Midwest region, Home Team Sports ... TeleCommunication Systems adds to board Don Bell, technology entrepreneur, and Michael Madon, cyber intelligence expert; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Richard Young resigns from board ... CrowdStrike adds to board Joe Sexton, AppDynamics.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hires Robert Thormeyer, leaving NARUC March 27, as strategic adviser to Commissioner Colette Honorable ... NTIA hires Linda Kinney, ex-MPAA, as senior adviser-Internet policy, and Derek Khlopin, ex-Nokia Solutions and Networks, as senior adviser-spectrum, and promotes Doug Kinkoph to associate administrator, Office of Telecom and Information Applications ... Samsung Electronics America promotes John Godfrey to senior vice president-public policy ... Entravision promotes Pulpo Media Chief Marketing Officer María Lopez-Knowles to that role companywide, new position ... Progressive Policy Institute hires Ed Gerwin, Trade Guru LLC, as senior fellow-trade and global opportunity ... Maxwell Technologies hires Michael Finger, ex-TT Electronics, as senior vice president-global sales.
C&D Technologies, maker of standby batteries for industries including telecom, hires Armand Lauzon, ex-Carlyle Group, as president-CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Christian Rheault ... DirecTV Sports Networks hires David Peart, ex-Pittsburgh Penguins, as general manager, AT&T and DirecTV's Root Sports Southwest ... Our American Revival PAC hires AshLee Strong, ex-aide to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., as national press secretary ... Vantiv promotes Chief Financial Officer Mark Heimbouch to also be chief operating officer ... Time Warner hires Maureen Taran, ex-New Wave Entertainment, as executive in charge-talent, truTV.
Arris promotes Jason Friedrich to vice president-U.S. government & regulatory affairs ... 21st Century Fox's Fox Networks Group names Joe Marchese, CEO of true[X] until it was acquired by 21st Century Fox (see 1502170061), president-advanced advertising products ... Wyless adds CEO title to President Mike Coffey EWTN Global Catholic Network hires Len Marino, advertising executive, as vice president-creative services, new position ... Phil Molyneux, ex-Sony Electronics president, named president-chief operating officer at i.am+, the company founded by pop star will.i.am "to create new products that combine fashion and technology in the evolving wearables segment" ... Optio Labs, mobile device security firm, hires Bryan Glancey, ex-CellTrust, as chief technology officer ... Lobbyist registration: Adobe, Cyrrus Analytics, effective Feb. 20.
Information Technology Industry Council hires Josh Kallmer, ex-Crowell & Moring, as senior vice president-global policy ... Syniverse promotes Steve Gray to permanent president-CEO ... Nexstar names Mark Overstreet, who was at Florida TV stations WTLV Jacksonville and WJXX Orange Park, as vice president-general manager, WZDX Huntsville, Alabama, and associated digital operations ... Telltale Games adds to board John Riccitiello, Unity Technologies, and Jon Feltheimer, Lionsgate, which also is investing in the company.
Wiley Rein hires Leo Fitzsimon, ex-Nokia, as consulting counsel, Communications Practice ... Copyright Office moves Catherine Rowland to senior adviser, register of copyrights ... American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers promotes John Johnson to senior vice president-licensing ... National Conference of State Legislatures hires Jon Adame, who graduated from University of Colorado's law school, as director, Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee ... Transaction Network Services hires Joe Lueckenhoff, ex-executive consultant, as executive vice president-general manager, running Telecommunication Services Division ... Starz promotes Alison Hoffman to executive vice president-marketing.
Copyright Office hires Ricardo Farraj-Feijoo, ex-Commerce Department, as director, Copyright Technology Office ... Disney promotes Bob Chapek to chairman, Disney Parks and Resorts, succeeding Thomas Staggs, recently promoted (see 1502050020) ... CBS and Lionsgate promote Brad Schwartz to president, Pop; David Wisnia stepping down as president-business operations, Pop, to pursue new opportunities ... Scripps Networks Interactive promotes Jon Steinlauf to president-national ad sales and marketing, succeeding Steve Gigliotti, promoted last week (see 1502190049).
Disney promotes Sean Cocchia to executive vice president-business operations, and general manager, Disney Channels Worldwide, and Robert Mills to senior vice president-alternative series, specials and late-night programming, ABC Entertainment ... iHeartMedia Miami/Fort Lauderdale hires Shari Gonzalez, ex-Beasley Broadcast, as vice president-sales ... Barry Cottle, ex-Zynga, joins Deluxe Entertainment Services Group as vice chairman-technology, and as senior vice president-technology at its parent company MacAndrews & Forbes ... Lobbyist registrations: AT&T, Capitol Counsel, effective Jan. 12 ... Comcast, Microsoft and T-Mobile, West Front Strategies, effective Jan. 1 ... Facebook, RIAA, Harbinger Strategies, effective Jan. 1.