Ex-Rep. Susan Molinari, R-N.Y., joins Google Washington office as vice president of public policy and government relations for the Americas … Comcast promotes William Strahan to executive vice president-human resources, Comcast Cable … New positions at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: Gael Towey becomes chief integration and creative director; Kerry Tucker promoted to senior vice president-partner marketing … Nexstar Broadcasting names Arika Zink, ex-Four Points Media Group, vice president-general manager of WEHT-TV Evansville, Ind., and Mission Broadcasting’s WTVW-TV, replacing Mike Smith, retiring.
Discovery Fit & Health names Laura Giacalone, ex-Planet Green, vice president-marketing.
Discovery names Courtney Menzel, ex-MTV, senior vice president-domestic distribution … New MobiTV board members: Steven Goodbarn, Secure64 Software, and William Morrow, Clearwire.
Gina Bianchini, Mighty Software, joins Scripps Networks Interactive board … Lobbyist Registrations: Sony, Brownstein Hyatt, effective Jan. 1 … TVG Network, Clark Lytle, effective Feb. 13.
Comcast promotes Cathy Avgiris to executive vice president-general manager, data and communications services … AMC Networks promotions: Meg Bogdan to vice president-legal and business affairs; Aileen Brophy to vice president-legal and affiliate sales; Madhu Goel to vice president-legal and business affairs … New at MPAA: Ex-consultant Alex Swartsel, director-global policy; Brian Cohen, ex-Immigration & Customs Enforcement, director-external state government affairs; Lauren Pastarnack, ex-Senate Judiciary Committee staffer, director-government affairs; Kate Bedingfield, ex-White House, director-strategic communications … John Grabner, ex-Cisco, becomes Exalt Communications vice president-engineering.
Sal Maniaci, ex-TV Land, becomes Nickelodeon Group senior vice president-event and original programming … LIN TV promotes Michael Kelly to vice president-sales … Mark Burdett, ex-Baltimore Ravens, named president-general manager, WUSA-TV Washington, D.C.
ESPN promotes Jamie Horowitz to vice president-original programming and production … Bravo Media promotes Maria Laino DeLuca to vice president-trade marketing.
News Corp. consolidating global government affairs operations: Michael Regan promoted to executive vice president-government affairs; Frederic Michel promoted to the newly-created role of senior vice president-government affairs and public policy for Europe; Joe Welch, senior vice president of government affairs for Asia, to report to Regan … NBCUniversal promotes Krishan Bhatia to executive vice president-digital strategy and operations … CompTIA names Ann Batko, ex-CDW, senior vice president-marketing and communications … International Datacasting board member James Hall moves up to chairman, replacing Adam Adamou, who remains on board.
IEEE names Rodney Spady, ex-Johnson and Johnson, senior director-digital marketing and communications … Dow Lohnes communications lawyer Scott Patrick leaving to join FCC as attorney-adviser in Mobility Division of Wireless Bureau … Lobbyist Registrations: Microsoft, Blank Rome Government Relations, effective Feb. 1.
Advertising lawyers Randal Shaheen and Amy Mudge move to Venable from Arnold & Porter … Paul Bermester becomes MobiTV senior vice president-general manager, Europe, Middle East & Africa … Bronwen O'Keefe promoted to newly created position of senior vice president-Nickelodeon’s Nickmom … Beth Arnholt, ex-BDC Consulting, becomes Comcast vice president-integrated talent management.