New NAB board members, effective in June: Frank Flores, Spanish Broadcasting System; Joel Oxley, Citadel; Mike Grimsley, Regent; John Beck, Emmis; Roger Utnehmer, Nicolet; Eric Brown, KVRN(AM); Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting; Ron Davis, KBOW(AM); Joe Schwartz, Cherry Creek Radio; Don Benson, Lincoln Financial; David Barrett, Hearst; Lynn Beall, Gannett; Marci Burdick, Schurz; Chris Cornelius, Barrington; Sandy Schwartz, Cox; Doreen Wade, Freedom Broadcasting …
Andy Start, ex-BAE Systems, becomes Harris Corp. president, RF communications international business …
Tollgrade Communications names board member Edward Kennedy chairman … New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Chief of Staff Daniel Mayfield resigned Wednesday to seek a seat on the Santa Fe County Commission.
Former FCC Commissioner Tyrone Brown becomes Media Access Project president, effective April 1, succeeding Andrew Schwartzman, who will continue as senior vice president and policy director …
Mike Wendy, ex-Computing Technology Industry Association, becomes Progress & Freedom Foundation vice president, press and external affairs … Candace Anderson promoted by E.W. Scripps to TV division’s vice president of human resources … Leonard Moss, ex-ATK Systems, becomes Integral Systems vice president, security.
Jonas Mattsson, ex-SES New Skies, joins O3b as chief financial officer … Shirley Franklin, ex-mayor of Atlanta, becomes senior adviser to Alliance for Digital Equality …Talton Gibson, ex-American Women in Radio & Television, hired by Women in Cable Telecommunications as vice president of communications … Added to Arbitron Radio Advisory Council: Erik Hellum, Gap Broadcasting; Frank Osborn, Qantum Communications; Craig Jacobus, South Central Communications; Dan Savadove, Main Line Broadcasting; John Fullam, Greater Media; Deon Levingston, Inner City; Jeff Liberman, Entravision; Gary Stone, Univison Radio; Amy Vokes, Radio One; Deb Esayian, Emmis Interactive; David Landau, Dial-Global; and Bill Davis, Southern California Public Radio.
Marty Beard, Sybase 365, wins special election to CTIA board, replacing Raine Bergstrom, AOL, resigned … New Society of Satellite Professionals officers: Chairman Clayton Mowry, Arianespace; President Keith Buckley, ASC Signal; Vice President-Corporate Sponsorship Mark Quinn, Willis Inspace; Vice President-Education Chris Stott, Mansat …Scripps Networks moves Lisa Owens to senior vice president of digital media.
Mark Ellison, ex-National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, becomes partner at Patton Boggs …
Arnaud Perrier, ex-Harmonic, hired by Envivio as vice president of solutions, new position …
Comcast promotes Sena Fitzmaurice to vice president of government communications …