Senate Homeland Security Counsel and Senior Cybersecurity Adviser Jeff Ratner hired by Homeland Security Department as deputy chief of staff to Rand Beers, undersecretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate.
CBS promotes to executive vice presidents of communications : Dana McClintock and Chris Ender … Cox Enterprises promotes to vice president: Shauna Muhl, also named general counsel and corporate secretary; Cody Partin for real estate and strategic investments; and Bill Stephens for corporate services and travel … Emily Barr, Washington Post Co.’s TV unit, named to ABC affiliate board seat on NAB’s TV board, replacing Alan Frank, who recently retired from the Post Co. … Sandvine adds Dermot O'Carroll, ex-Rogers Cable Communications, to board … Lobbyist registrations: Microsoft, Bose Public Affairs Group, effective Nov. 1.
Young Broadcasting gives President Deborah McDermott added title of CEO … Participant Media hires for cable network to start this summer and target millenials: Kent Rees, ex-Bedrocket Media Ventures, named executive vice president-marketing, scheduling and operations; and, as senior vice presidents, Ben McLean, ex-Netflix, for business affairs; and Belisa Balaban, ex-TV producer, for unscripted programming … Hearst Television promotes Vice President-News Barbara Maushard to run corporate news, including online and on mobile platforms, succeeding Brian Bracco, who had been hired by Scripps as general manager of that company’s Kansas City, Mo., TV stations.
Good Technology Corp. hires Christy Wyatt, ex-Citigroup, as president and CEO; Ex-CEO King Lee is executive chairman … Nexstar hires Richard Doutre Jones, ex-Jones Broadcast Group, as vice president/general manager-Utah TV stations KTVX Salt Lake City and KUCW Ogden … Application Developers Alliance board adds: Nicole Glaros, TechStars; Hod Greeley, Samsung Media Solution Center America; Michael Prichard, WillowTree Apps; Lynda Smith, Twilio; Simon Walker, Dolby Labs.
Jordan Usdan will step down as FCC acting director of public-private initiatives this month; Rebecca Hanson of the Media Bureau will become acting director of public-private initiatives … Joe Waz returns to Comcast as senior strategic advisor-public policy and external affairs … Fletcher Heald hires Cheng-Yi Liu, ex-Thomas Crowe’s law firm, as associate attorney … Harmonic Senior Vice President-Worldwide Sales Mark Carrington stepping down.
Diane Strahan, ex-Neustar, named MPAA chief operating officer … Lobbyist registrations: Schurz Communications, Fritz Group, effective Dec. 17.
EchoStar Corp. names Derek de Bastos, ex-Sirius XM, chief technology officer … Dish Network hires Martin Lenoir, ex-New York Life, as direct marketing vice president.
Wiley Rein promotions to partner: Claire Evans in Communications, Appellate and Intellectual Property Practices, and Brian Pandya in Intellectual Property and Litigation Practices;
Bill Baer, ex-Arnold & Porter, confirmed as assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division at the Justice Department … Peter Murphy resigns from Fisher Communications board to join board of Tribune Co. as it emerges from bankruptcy, to ensure continued compliance with FCC’s media ownership rules; Incoming Tribune board members: Bruce Karsh, Ken Liang, Peter Murphy, Ross Levinsohn, Craig Jacobson, Peter Liguori, and Eddy Hartenstein; Outgoing board members: Sam Zell, William Osborn, Betsy Holden, William Pate, Mark Shapiro, Margaret Wilderotter, Frank Wood, Brian Greenspun.
Dan Brenner, ex-Hogan Lovells, appointed by California Gov. Jerry Brown as Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, expected to be sworn in this week … MagicJack VocalTec names Gerald Vento president and CEO, succeeding CEO Daniel Borislow and President Andrew MacInnes; and board member Donald Burns replaces Vento as chairman, effective Jan. 1.