Ikanos Communications Chairman Diosdado Banatao becomes interim CEO, replacing...

Ikanos Communications Chairman Diosdado Banatao becomes interim CEO, replacing Michael Gulett, resigned … South Dakota Public Utilities Commission candidate Doyle Karpen has his party’s official nod but still will face competition from fellow Democrat John Zaks when state Democrats convene in June … Clear Channel Radio hires Bob Michaels to new position of executive vice president of research … CBS promotes Zander Lurie to senior vice president of strategic development … Discovery promotes Glenn Oakley to executive vice president of media technology, production and operations, replacing John Honeycutt, who moved to head of international business operations for Discovery Networks International … Laura Kuhn promoted to senior vice president-strategic sales insights, ABC Family … Verizon Wireless promotes Mark Frazier to president of its Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region.