Qualcomm elects Susan Hockfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to board … Lynne Beresford, ex-commissioner of trademarks at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, added to International Intellectual Property Institute board of advisers … Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing hires Todd Esenwein, ex-AB&T Telecom, as director-business services … Changes at TNT and TBS original programming group in reorganization: Lillah McCarthy shifts to senior vice president of TNT and TBS Original Productions, where Kathy Busby was named vice president; Brett Weitz promoted to senior vice president-scripted development for TNT and TBS.
Gene Kimmelman leaves Justice Department for Global Partners, where he’s named senior associate … ATIS elects Kris Rinne, AT&T Labs, chairman … Teletouch Communications hires Timmy Monico, ex-Datawind, as vice president of sales for PCI Wholesale … ValueVision Media hires Lee Goehring, ex-Target, as director of consumer electronics … Changes at Martha Stewart Living: Martha Stewart named chief creative officer, remains chairman, Lisa Gersh promoted to CEO … ECI Telecom hires Darryl Edwards, ex-Warburg Pincus, as president and CEO, effective Aug. 1 … Turner Broadcasting System hires David Eilenberg, ex-Mark Burnett Productions, as senior vice president of unscripted development for TBS and TNT, new position … Lobbyist Registrations: Comcast and NCTA, Capstone Counsel Group, effective April 1.
Michael McKenzie, deputy chief of FCC Wireless Bureau, leaving at end of July … Jennifer Manner, ex-Public Safety Bureau, moves to deputy chief Office of Engineering and Technology … Cox Media Group Orlando Vice President and General Manager Debbie Morel retiring later this summer … Xand Holdings data center and cloud services provider hires Keith Markley, ex-LAI Holdings, as chief operating officer.
Hired by NTIA: Uzoma Onyeije, ex-Onyeije Consulting, named senior adviser for public safety; Heather Phillips, ex-journalist, becomes press secretary … GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin retiring, will advise company, succeeded by Simon Farnsworth … CompTIA hires Randi Parker, ex-TechAmerica, as director-public advocacy … Telecommunications Industry Association elections of new officers for two-year terms: TR-8.8 Broadband Data Systems Subcommittee Chairman Alan Wilson, Harris Corp., and Vice Chairman Chris Wilson, Motorola Solutions; Vice Chairman Allen Woo, Plantronics, of TR-41.3 Analog and Digital Wireline Terminals Subcommittee.
NAB Radio Board adds Patrick Walsh, Emmis Communications, replacing Marc Morgan, Cox Media Group, who resigned … Alliance for Women in Media names Kay Olin, Local Focus Radio, as chairman … Mobile apps developer MEDL Mobile hires Christian Gray as vice president-business development.
Tellabs CEO Rob Pullen, 50, died Monday of colon cancer. He started his career in 1985 at the company as an engineer, became CEO in 2008 and is credited for helping transform Tellabs into a company active in optical routing, mobile backhaul and other newer products. Pullen at the time of his death was on the board of the Telecommunications Industry Association, where he was chairman in 2007 and 2008. He’s survived by wife, daughter and son (http://xrl.us/bndpp7).
Xata Corp. hires Bruce McPheeters, ex-Lawson Software, as general counsel … Tim Doyle departs CEA to join communications consulting firm Glover Park Group as director, to work on technology and environmental issues … Cbeyond hires Paul Carmody, ex-Broadlane, as chief marketing officer … Discovery Communications and Hasbro’s Hub Television Network names Dena Kaplan, ex-NFL Network, chief marketing officer … Viacom promotes Teri Weiss to executive vice president-production and development, Nickelodeon Preschool … Changes as part of Media General streamlining: James Conschafter and John Cottingham elected corporate vice presidents, and each will run one of two new geographic regions; John Schauss, vice president-market operations, retiring and won’t be replaced … Discovery Communications adds Kristen Hilbert, ex-Current TV, as vice president, national accounts, domestic distribution … Radio Disney hires Ivan Heredia, ex-D'Exposito & Partners, as vice president-marketing … Elected to Texas Cable Association board: Jon Gary Herrera, chairman, and Lana Glover, secretary, both from Time Warner Cable; Craig D'Agostini, Comcast, vice chairman; Dave Gilles, Suddenlink, treasurer.
Yahoo hires for media network: Rich Cusick, ex-Match.com, as vice president of entertainment and women’s lifestyles; John Buchanan, ex-Electronic Arts, will run consumer marketing team; Scott Bushman, ex-Wasserman Media Group, returns to company to help run Media Network in the Americas; Ken Fuchs expands job to overseeing sports and games media businesses … Qwilt video caching company hires Greg Callanan, ex-BroadSoft, as vice president-Americas sales … Media Financial Management Association’s BCCA hires Cindy Laser, ex-NAA Leads, as sales executive.
Global Telecom & Technology promotes Michael Bauer to chief financial officer … Qualcomm promotes at its QCT semiconductor business Cristiano Amon and Murthy Renduchintala to co-presidents of mobile and computing products … Lemko Corp. names Robert Condon, ex-Comcast’s BroadNet, as president of Lemko Europe … Recording Academy’s New York chapter elects to board Richard Stumpf, Imagem Music USA … Lobbyist Registrations: Beach TV, Balch and Bingham, effective May 14.
Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners elects Ben Hall, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, president, succeeding Susan Ackerman, Oregon Public Utilities Commission … Mirror Image Internet hires Charles White, ex-PermissionTV, as chief revenue officer … VoD company Espial hires Philip Poulidis, ex-Morega Systems, as vice president of Smart TV … Lobbyist Registrations: Aereo, Bingham McCutchen, effective May 14.