American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers promotes Lynne Lummel to executive vice president, newly created Transformation Management Office ... Scripps Networks Interactive promotes Steve Gigliotti to chief revenue officer ... Giga Entertainment Media, over-the-top technology platform, hires Curt Weldon, ex-Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, as strategic adviser ... At Mozilla, Johnathan Nightingale steps down as full-time Mozillian, and Mark Mayo promoted to run now-combined cloud services and Firefox desktop and mobile browsers group.

PCIA hires Marissa Mitrovich, ex-Verizon, as vice president-program development, new position ... Willkie Farr promotes Michael Hurwitz to partner; he works on communications, media and privacy issues ... Broadcast Music Inc. hires Ann Sweeney, ex-Warner/Chappell Music, as senior vice president-global policy, new position, with the international portion effective in July, succeeding Ron Solleveld, now senior vice president-international, who said recently he'll retire from BMI in September ... Ciena hires Marcus Starke, ex-MicroStrategy, as senior vice president-chief marketing officer.

Retiring from Univision Communications is Andy Hobson as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer; named interim CFO is Peter Lori, executive vice president-finance and chief accounting officer ... Discovery Communications moves Senior Vice President Scott Lewers to that post in multi-platform strategy at TLC, new position ... SoundExchange hires Mark Eisenberg, ex-MixRadio, as senior vice president-strategic initiatives, and Jacqueline Peterson, ex-Live Nation Entertainment, as senior vice president-communications ... Bulk TV & Internet, which provides DirecTV services to hotels and hospitals, hires Craig Snelgrove, ex-Dish Network, as vice president-business development ... Lobbyist registrations: American Public Power Association, H Street Capitol Strategies, effective Jan. 22 ... Perceptive Software, builder of process and content management systems, The First Group, effective Jan. 1.

Windstream hires Kenny Gunderman, now at Stephens Inc., as president-CEO, Communications Sales & Leasing, the telco's planned real estate investment trust spinoff, effective March 2 ... Charter Communications hires Jason Wyrick, ex-Starz Entertainment, as vice president-application development, and Justin Colwell, ex-CableLabs, as vice president-wireless products, and promotes Peter Brown to vice president-user experience design ... Lobbyist registrations: 21st Century Fox, Clark Geduldig, effective Feb. 1 ... Amazon, Rich Feuer, effective Jan. 1 ... BSA/The Software Alliance, Clark Geduldig, effective Jan. 1 ... Electronic Signature and Records Association, registering on behalf of itself, effective Feb. 10 ... Tvidia, mobile device security firm, JM Burkman and Associates, effective Feb. 11.

NAB promotes Tanya Van Pool to vice president-research, heading NAB Research, succeeding Sharon Warden, who retired ... Brightstar hires Jaymin Patel, ex-GTech, as president-CEO, and adds him to board, effective by March 30; stepping down from board is Arturo Osorio, interim Brightstar head as president-chief operating officer after the departure in August of Marcelo Claure, now Sprint president-CEO ... Univision Communications promotes Sandra Smester to executive vice president-programming, Univision Network ... Emulex names David Williams, ex-BMC, vice president-product management and strategy, Network Visibility Products portfolio ... Disney's KABC-TV Los Angeles promotes Cheryl Fair to president-general manager, succeeding Arnie Kleiner, who retired.

ThreatTrack Security, cybersecurity firm, names John Lyons, ex-Tenable Network Security, president ... Newly hired at Strategy Analytics: Laura DiDio, ex-ITI Council, as director-IoT Systems; and Cliff Raskind, ex-Nokia, as director-mobility and firm's principal analyst on wearables.

National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications hires Daija Arias, ex-RCN International Distribution, as vice president-marketing and development ... Univision Communications promotes Kevin Conroy to chief strategy & data officer, and president-enterprise development, and Isaac Lee to president-news & digital, and CEO, Fusion ... Cognitive Networks hires Nick Chakalos, ex-Catch Media, as senior vice president-global distribution ... Tremor Video hires Mark Kalus, ex-Sizmek, to lead product strategy and implementation of demand-side platform ... Cybersecurity expert John McAfee to keynote NAB Show Technology Luncheon April 15, 12:30 p.m., Westgate Paradise North Ballroom, Las Vegas ... Lobbyist registrations: Google, S-3 Group, effective Feb. 1 ... Pandora, Forbes-Tate, effective Jan. 15 ... PCIA, Capitol Tax Partners, effective Jan. 15.

Viacom promotes Tom Gorke to executive vice president-sales and business development, Viacom Media Networks and BET Networks, new position ... 21st Century Fox promotes Missy Halperin to executive vice president-talent relations, Fox Broadcasting Co. ... McBee Strategic Consulting hires Clare Adams, ex-Intel Security, as director-advocacy group, working on cybersecurity ... Disney hires Kary McHoul, ex-consultant to Fine Bros., as senior vice president-programming & development unscripted, ABC Family, new position ... Kathleen Kirby, Wiley Rein, elected to American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law governing board ... FCC Intergovernmental Advisory Committee adds North Dakota State Rep. Blair Thoreson, a Republican, and Karen Jackson, Virginia secretary of technology.

Covington & Burling hires Reed Hundt, ex-FCC chairman, as consultant, practicing law in communications, technology, privacy and clean energy ... Madison Square Garden Co. names Gregg Seibert vice chairman, as does AMC Networks, and he continues in that job at Cablevision, which names President Brian Sweeney to also be chief financial officer, succeeding Seibert, effective March 1; the companies are affiliated ... Mesh Networks hires Joanne Luger, ex-Time Warner Cable, as vice president-sales.

Disney promotes Thomas Staggs to chief operating officer; continues to lead Parks and Resorts until a successor is named ... Future of Music Coalition promotes Casey Rae to CEO ... Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, hires Rachel Petri, leaving Senate Commerce Committee, as press secretary, effective Feb. 9 ... Windstream hires Joseph Harding, ex-Integra, as executive vice president-enterprise chief marketing officer ... Returning to Journal Communications is Trina Jashinsky, ex-Fiserv, as vice president-human resources ... T3Media, media and entertainment title management, delivery and monetization firm, hires Mark Pougnet, ex-Front Porch Digital, as chief operating officer and chief financial officer ... Catbird, software-defined security firm, hires Bart Vansevenant, ex-Verizon, as chief marketing officer.