Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) appoints Public Service Commission member Summer Strand to succeed Rebecca Cameron Valcq as chairperson; Valcq is leaving the Evers administration, effective Feb. 2 ... Cisco hires Evan Viau, ex-House Commerce Committee, as senior manager-government affairs … Hotwire, global communications and marketing consultancy, promotes Ute Hildebrandt to CEO-continental Europe and Martin Opercan to managing director-Germany ... BCN Telecom promotes Ryan Kelly to executive vice president-sales ... News Corp announces Disney’s Arthur Bochner as its next executive vice president-chief communications officer to replace Jim Kennedy when he retires later this year.