Roku hires Stephen Kay, ex-Hogan Lovells, as senior vice president-general counsel … Comcast moves Robert Victor to senior vice president-finance and business operations, Comcast Business, succeeding Gary Rostick, named chief financial officer, Comcast Spectacor, and promotes Stephen Perez to vice president-financial planning and operations, Comcast Business … CBS promotes Elizabeth Tumulty to president-affiliate relations, CBS Television Network … Clear Channel hires Mark Adams, ex-CBS Radio, as vice president-programming, Portland, Ore., stations.
Wilson Sonsini promotes to partners, effective Feb. 1, Dale Bish, litigation involving technology companies, Paul Jin and Andrea Agathoklis Murino, both for antitrust, and Dan Koeppen, for corporate & securities including tech sector … Vubiquity multiplatform video services provider hires Darcy Antonellis, leaving Warner Bros. Entertainment, as CEO and board member, effective Jan. 2, replacing Ramu Potarazu, who stepped down as CEO in March and now is vice chairman … TV Guide Network hires David Mandell, ex-Mandalay Digital Group, as executive vice president-general counsel … Alaska Communications hires Linda Leary, ex-Carlile Transportation Systems, as senior vice president-sales … ITV Studios America promotes Jane Yusim to vice president-development.
Time Warner Cable promotes Christian Lee to senior vice president-mergers and acquisitions, effective Dec. 31, following retirement of Satish Adige … In 21st Century Fox reorganization of Fox Sports management, David Nathanson gets new responsibilities as general manager and chief operating officer, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, new position, while Executive Vice President Bill Wanger now has purview over programming, research and content strategy, Scott Ackerson becomes executive vice president-news and George Greenberg is executive vice president-content integration & presentation … Public-safety network company Bratton Technologies promotes Dave Riker to CEO to succeed Bill Bratton, leaving to run New York Police Department … Lobbyist Registrations: NAB, Shockey Scofield Solutions, effective Nov. 1 … Next-generation 911 company Synergem Technologies, JM Burkman and Associates, effective Nov. 18.
Comptel hires former Rep. Chip Pickering, leaving Capitol Resources, as CEO, effective Jan. 2, as CEO Jerry James plans to pursue new ventures in the telecom private sector … Nielsen hires Karen Kornbluh, ex-U.S. ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and previously at the FCC, as executive vice president-external affairs … Klein Law Group hires telecom lawyer Philip Macres, ex-Bingham McCutchen, as principal; he will continue representing competitive wireline and wireless providers … Crowell & Moring hires Terry Stanek Rea, ex-U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting director, as partner, Intellectual Property Group and director, C&M International, the international trade and investment consulting firm affiliated with the law firm where she used to work … American Antitrust Institute President Bert Foer to retire around Dec. 31, 2014, and work part-time for at least two more years as senior fellow after he’s succeeded … Comcast hires Todd Porch, ex-Yahoo, as vice president and general manager, Comcast Wholesale’s AdDelivery service … Time Warner Cable hires Dinni Jain, formerly of Insight Communications which the operator acquired last year, as chief operating officer, effective Jan. 13, as on Jan. 1 President and COO Rob Marcus becomes chairman and CEO … Cox Enterprises promotes Alex Taylor to executive vice president, effective Jan. 1 … Sheppard Mullin hires David Powers, ex-WilmerHale, as associate, Communications and Business Trial practices … WWE promotions include Michelle Wilson to chief revenue and marketing officer, George Barrios to chief strategy and financial officer, and Stephanie McMahon to chief brand officer … Hearst Television promotes Brian Sather to president and general manager, KCCI Des Moines, Iowa.
Florida Public Service Commission elects Commissioner Art Graham as chairman for two-year term starting Jan. 2, succeeding Ronald Brise, who will be a commissioner in term ending Jan. 1, 2018 … News Corp. hires Jim Kennedy, ex-Sony Corp. of America, as chief communications officer, to be effective Monday … Outdoor Channel promotes Jason Brist to executive vice president-advertising sales … In Viacom combination of Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment Ad Sales to have one group dealing with TV, digital and mobile sales, former senior vice presidents-digital ad sales take new roles while remaining SVPs, with Melanie Dimemmo for digital video sales, Sarah Iooss, partnerships and client strategy, and Sharon Silverstein, multiplatform studio ad sales … Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions elects Stephen Bye, Sprint, chairman of board, and Marian Croak, AT&T Labs, first vice chairwoman.
Tribune Co. hires David Giambruno, ex-Revlon, as senior vice president-chief information officer … Delivery Agent hires Michael Novelly, ex-Discover Books, as chief financial officer of interactive TV firm … Advanced Television Systems Committee elections include John Godfrey, Samsung, rejoining for three-year term starting in January after an earlier term ended a year ago, and Wayne Luplow, LG Electronics, also rejoins, representing IEEE.
International Datacasting Corp. promotes Steven Archambault to chief financial officer, as outgoing CFO Rick Clements continues at company until Jan. 31, available to IDC on consulting basis afterwards, as Steeve Huin, ex-Irdeto, hired as vice president-products … CBS Radio hires Alan Blum, formerly at Re:Vision, as vice president-branded content solutions, new position, and promotes Jennifer Morelli to vice president-integrated marketing … Shaw Communications President Peter Bissonnette postpones retirement to December 2015, adds responsibility for regulatory and government affairs, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jay Mehr gets newly created role for operating and customer-facing elements and keeps responsibility for information technology and other areas, and Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer Steve Wilson expands duties to include responsibility for financial, legal, corporate development and ventures and strategic planning.
IDT founder Howard Jonas to step down as CEO when employment agreement expires Dec. 31, will remain chairman, as board elevates Shmuel Jonas to CEO.
Office of FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel hires Clint Odom, ex-office of Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., as policy director … XO Communications hires Christopher Ancell, ex-CoreSite Realty, as CEO, to be effective Monday … Datalink promotes Shawn O'Grady to chief operating officer, new position at data center infrastructure company … Danna MacKenzie, information systems expert for Cook County, Minn., named by Gov. Mark Dayton as executive director of new state Office of Broadband Development.
Sinclair hires Rebecca Hanson, ex-FCC Media Bureau, as senior vice president-strategy and policy, to oversee new Washington office, effective Jan. 2 … Cincinnati Bell promotes David Heimbach to chief operating officer … Equinix hires Karl Strohmeyer, ex-Level 3, as president, Americas … Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting board elects: Yvonne Shaheen, ex-Long Electric, chairwoman; Eric Gillispie, Mays Chemical, vice chairman; Lloyd Wright, WFYI Public Media, which the board oversees, president; Michael Heaton, Katz Sapper, treasurer; and Allen Wright, PNC Wealth Management, secretary.