SoundExchange names Peter Karafotas, ex-chief of staff to then-Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., senior vice president-government relations and public policy, succeeding Linda Bloss-Baum, left for a position at American University ... BCE names Nielsen’s Sean Cohan Bell Media president, effective Nov. 1, succeeding retiring Wade Oosterman, remaining BCE vice chair until early January ... Intel names Sandra Rivera CEO of its Programmable Solutions Group (PSG), effective Jan. 1 when it becomes a stand-alone business; she remains head of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group until a replacement is found; Shannon Poulin becomes chief operating officer of PSG ... Digimarc taps HireVue’s Tom Benton, also ex-Oracle, Salesforce and Workmarket, as chief revenue officer ... Video production house Studio Sage promotes Kate Whalley to director.