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.
New America Foundation President Steve Coll to step down later this year when a successor is named, will be senior fellow position with foundation’s National Security Studies Program; David Bradley, Atlantic Media Co., leading board committee that’s looking for new president … Mobility Ventures hires Lothar Pauly, ex-Siemens Communications and Deutsche Telekom, as managing partner-Europe … National Cable Television Cooperative hires Shannon Sommers, ex-Starz Entertainment, as senior director—programming analysis, new position … International Datacasting Corp. board adds Del Lippert, ex-Med-Eng Systems, and Georges Ata, Intelcan Technosystems.
WNYC Radio hires Jim Schachter, ex-New York Times, as vice president-news, new position.
Gannett hires Victoria Harker, ex-AES Corp., as chief financial officer, effective July 23, succeeding Paul Saleh, who left in May (CD May 15) … Univision Communications adds Keith Norman, ex-CQ Roll Call Group, vice president-political advocacy and government sales … NBCUniversal promotes Puja Vohra to Oxygen Media senior vice president-marketing, new position … Named to Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Advertising Technology Council: Jonathan Bellack, Google, and Jay Sears, Rubicon Project, co-chairs; and among other advisory board members Dennis Buchheim and Bill Nielsen, both of Microsoft Advertising; Dan Foehner, Facebook; David Jacobs, AOL; Joshua Koran, AT&T AdWorks; and Susan Pierce, Google … Cloud communications company Momentum hires Matthew Conroy, ex-Octavian Advisors, as chief financial officer; and Jamie Minner, ex-MHO Networks, as sales vice president.
Amy Levine, who recently left FCC (CD March 15 p12), has been hired by ESPN, where she’s associate principal counsel in the legal department … Changes at USA Mobility Inc.’s Amcom Software unit: Leaving are President Christopher Heim and Chief Operating Officer Daniel Mayleben, both for another opportunity and effective June 30, with Heim remaining on USA Mobility board; Katherine Bolseth promoted to COO at Amcom, where Sean Collins is promoted to executive vice president of selling and marketing; James Boso elevated to president of USA Mobility Wireless, effective July 1, when the other promotions take effect … Disney hires Lynn Stepanian, ex-TV Guide Network, as ABC Family senior vice president-acquisitions and scheduling … Current TV hires Ashok Sinha, ex-Oxygen Media, as vice president-corporate communications.
Hogan Lovells hires Harriet Pearson, ex-IBM, as partner in privacy and information management practice, effective Aug. 1 … Cloud phone company CallFire hires Ron Burr, ex-NetZero, as chief revenue officer … Inmarsat hires Miranda Mills, ex-Astrium, as vice president of aerospace for Global Xpress … American Public Television hires David Rubinsohn, ex-DLT Entertainment, as director of syndication and pledge programming … Cable Center board adds to three-year terms: Robert Gessner, Massillon Cable; Kenneth Lowe, Scripps Networks Interactive; and Robert Stanzione, Arris.
Ivan Seidenberg, ex-Verizon, named an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg Partners … Carolina Rossini, ex-Berkman Center, joins Electronic Frontier Foundation as international intellectual property director.