CenturyLink promotions to regional presidents after it completes purchase of Qwest: Todd Schafer for East; Duane Ring for Midwest; Kenny Wyatt for mountain region; Dana Chase for south; Terry Beeler for Southwest; and, from Qwest, Brian Stading for Northwest … Board members for Motorola Solutions spinoff: CEO Gregory Brown; Non-executive Chairman David Dorman; William Bratton, Altegrity; Michael Hayden, ex-CIA; Vincent Intrieri, Icahn Enterprises; Judy Lewent, ex-Merck; Samuel Scott, ex-Corn Products International; Douglas Warner, ex-J.P. Morgan Chase; and John White, University of Arkansas … KPN promotes Willem Offerhaus to CEO of iBasis, replacing John van Vianen, who becomes managing director of KPN’s Business Market division … 3Crowd Technologies content delivery company adds Jay Adelson, ex-Digg, to board … E.W. Scripps promotions: Julie McGehee adds title of corporate secretary, Dave Giles now also chief ethics officer.
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chairman Alan Schriber to retire Dec. 31 … New Rural Telecom Group officers: David Dengel, Copper Valley Wireless, president; Carl Turnley, PACE Cellular, vice president; Rick Vergin, Mosaic Mobile, secretary; George Woodward, GetLisa Information Services, treasurer.
John Ford, ex-Discovery, becomes Ion Media Networks president-programming … Martha Stewart Living promotes Sarah Gormley to senior vice president-communications and marketing.
Patrick Webre, ex-FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau associate chief, hired by Charter Communications as senior director and senior counsel of government affairs in Washington office … Nokia hires Jerri DeVard as executive vice president and chief marketing officer … Cincinnati Bell CBTS President John Burns resigns to pursue other interests; Ted Torbeck, Cincinnati Bell Communications president and general manager, to run the data center colocation, managed services and IT equipment provider … Meredith Corp.’s Local Media Group promotions to vice presidents of digital: Tom Cox for sales and Steve Schwaid for content … Brightpoint promotes Alex Paskoff to executive vice president of sales and marketing, North America … Intelsat promotions: Flavien Bachabi to head of Luxembourg headquarters office and vice president, business operations and intergovernmental initiatives; he’s replaced by Jon Osler as managing director of Intelsat’s Africa sales team.
Mark Seifert, ex-Commerce Department and House Commerce Committee, becomes partner at Brunswick Group consulting firm … Joseph Titlebaum, ex-XM Satellite, becomes Ion Media networks general counsel … Changes to Rainbow Media ad sales: Bill Rosolie moves to executive vice president-Rainbow National Services, new position; Executive Vice President Scott Collins adds responsibility for advertising sales for AMC … Kerry Johnson, Sinclair, adds responsibility as general manager, KGAN-TV Cedar Rapids … Weather Channel Cos. hires Nancy Mazzei, ex-Most & Co., as vice president of design.
Ron Garriques leaving Dell Jan. 28 as president of communications solutions … Rentrak eliminates position of President Ken Papagan, who becomes consultant to company … Fox Broadcasting promotes Toby Byrne to president of sales … Brad Shaw promoted to Shaw Communications CEO effective immediately and earlier than planned, succeeding Jim Shaw, who remains vice chairman and a director.
Ronald Sugar, ex-Northrop Grumman, joins Apple board … QuadrantOne Web ad sales joint venture of Tribune, Gannett, Hearst and New York Times Co. promotes Mario Diez to CEO … Mallun Yen, ex-Cisco, becomes executive vice president of patent firm RPX … SkyCross names Ben Naskar, ex-Atheros Communications, CEO and chairman, succeeding Dennis McKenna, who had announced retirement plans … Wireless machine-to-machine company Digi International elects Steven Snyder, ex-Gearworks, senior vice president and chief financial officer … Also elected at NARUC: David Wright, North Carolina PSC, first vice president; Phil Jones, Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission, second vice president … Beasley Broadcast Group promotes Denyse Smith Mesnik to newly created position of vice president of corporate communications … Changes at Westwood One’s Metro Television: Fred Bennett promoted to president and general manager, replacing Jonathan Marshall, leaving to return to entertainment industry; Mike Haake upped to executive vice-president of radio and TV affiliate sales.
FCC promotes Gregory Hlibok to chief of Disability Rights Office … Corporation for Public Broadcasting election: Bruce Ramer, Gang Tyre, chairman; Former Sen. David Pryor, vice chair … Neustar board elects James Cullen as chairman and elects CEO Lisa Hook to fill board seat vacated by outgoing chairman Jeff Ganek … Gary Stone to retire as chief operating officer of Univision Radio at year-end … Cricket Communications names Alphonso King, ex-MetroPCS, vice president-Midwest sales … SeaChange accepts resignation of ReiJane Huai … CableReady promotes Tatiania Figueiredo to director of sales.
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark, ex-state Republican Party president, has been elected president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners at the NARUC annual meeting, replacing David Coen, Vermont Public Service Board … Barry Ohlson, ex-Wilkinson Barker, becomes Cox Enterprises chief policy counsel … CompTel names Alan Hill, ex-XO Communications, vice president-government relations … Clear Channel confirms it hired Robert Pittman, Pilot Group, as chairman of media and entertainment … Brightpoint names Larry Paulson, ex-Nokia, executive vice president-chief marketing officer … Paul Saleh, ex-Menza Partners, hired by Gannett as senior vice president and chief financial officer; Gracia Martore gives up CFO title, remains president, chief operating officer.
FCC promotes Sarah Whitesell to deputy chief, Media Bureau … Luis Silberwasser promoted to executive vice president-chief content officer, Discovery Networks International … Among the new board members at Alliance for Community Media: Mark Monk; Barry Verrill; Colin Rhinesmith; Barbara Chisholm; and Erik Mollberg … New Harmonic vice presidents, from its acquisition of Omneon: Geoff Stedman for marketing communications; David Price for business development; Mark Carrington for sales; and Ron Howe for service and support.