National Association of Counties names Matthew Chase executive director, replacing Larry Naake, retiring, effective Sept. 17 … Viacom Media Networks hires Ross Cohen, ex-WorldNow, as senior vice president of digital inventory strategy, new position … Data center and cloud company ViaWest hires James Buie, ex-Comcast, as senior vice president of financial planning and analysis.
Jeff Joseph, ex-Biotechnology Industry Organization, rejoins CEA as senior vice president-communications and strategic relationships, effective Aug. 23 … Comcast Cable hires Thomas Wlodkowski, ex-AOL, as vice president of accessibility, new position … Application Developers Alliance board adds Alex Moazed, Applico … Turner Entertainment Networks’ TEN Sponsor Shop promotes to senior vice presidents: Nicole Priem for sponsorship solutions; and Matt Bunting for creative … Lobbyist registrations: Iridium Satellite, McBee Strategic Consulting, effective June 1 … Facebook, Peck, Madigan, Jones and Stewart, effective June 1 … Frontier Communications, Petrizzo Bond, effective, June 15.
AT&T Associate General Counsel Jack Zinman moves from working for legal group in Washington office to mobility group in Atlanta … Gregg Sayre, ex-Frontier Communications, sworn in last week as member of New York State Public Service Commission … Discovery Communications adds Carolina Lightcap, ex-Disney Channels Worldwide, as head of content for Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic and general manager for the Southern Cone, effective Aug. 13 … Lobbyist registrations: Cisco Systems, Glover Park Group, effective July 1 … Google, Stuart Murray Group, effective June 1 … Huawei, Doyce Boesch, effective July 1.
Changes at Connected Nation: Tom Ferree promoted to president as it realigns leadership to start 10/20 Digital, which is being directed by founder and former CEO Brian Mefford, who remains Connected Nation chairman … Harris Corp. moves Tania Hanna to vice president of government relations, succeeding Peter Challan, named vice president of industry-specific programs for the company’s Mission Critical Networks business … Huawei USA hires Andy Purdy, ex-Department of Homeland Security, as chief security officer.
Qualcomm elects Susan Hockfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to board … Lynne Beresford, ex-commissioner of trademarks at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, added to International Intellectual Property Institute board of advisers … Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing hires Todd Esenwein, ex-AB&T Telecom, as director-business services … Changes at TNT and TBS original programming group in reorganization: Lillah McCarthy shifts to senior vice president of TNT and TBS Original Productions, where Kathy Busby was named vice president; Brett Weitz promoted to senior vice president-scripted development for TNT and TBS.
Gene Kimmelman leaves Justice Department for Global Partners, where he’s named senior associate … ATIS elects Kris Rinne, AT&T Labs, chairman … Teletouch Communications hires Timmy Monico, ex-Datawind, as vice president of sales for PCI Wholesale … ValueVision Media hires Lee Goehring, ex-Target, as director of consumer electronics … Changes at Martha Stewart Living: Martha Stewart named chief creative officer, remains chairman, Lisa Gersh promoted to CEO … ECI Telecom hires Darryl Edwards, ex-Warburg Pincus, as president and CEO, effective Aug. 1 … Turner Broadcasting System hires David Eilenberg, ex-Mark Burnett Productions, as senior vice president of unscripted development for TBS and TNT, new position … Lobbyist Registrations: Comcast and NCTA, Capstone Counsel Group, effective April 1.
Michael McKenzie, deputy chief of FCC Wireless Bureau, leaving at end of July … Jennifer Manner, ex-Public Safety Bureau, moves to deputy chief Office of Engineering and Technology … Cox Media Group Orlando Vice President and General Manager Debbie Morel retiring later this summer … Xand Holdings data center and cloud services provider hires Keith Markley, ex-LAI Holdings, as chief operating officer.
Hired by NTIA: Uzoma Onyeije, ex-Onyeije Consulting, named senior adviser for public safety; Heather Phillips, ex-journalist, becomes press secretary … GlobeCast Australia CEO Mike Lattin retiring, will advise company, succeeded by Simon Farnsworth … CompTIA hires Randi Parker, ex-TechAmerica, as director-public advocacy … Telecommunications Industry Association elections of new officers for two-year terms: TR-8.8 Broadband Data Systems Subcommittee Chairman Alan Wilson, Harris Corp., and Vice Chairman Chris Wilson, Motorola Solutions; Vice Chairman Allen Woo, Plantronics, of TR-41.3 Analog and Digital Wireline Terminals Subcommittee.
NAB Radio Board adds Patrick Walsh, Emmis Communications, replacing Marc Morgan, Cox Media Group, who resigned … Alliance for Women in Media names Kay Olin, Local Focus Radio, as chairman … Mobile apps developer MEDL Mobile hires Christian Gray as vice president-business development.
Tellabs CEO Rob Pullen, 50, died Monday of colon cancer. He started his career in 1985 at the company as an engineer, became CEO in 2008 and is credited for helping transform Tellabs into a company active in optical routing, mobile backhaul and other newer products. Pullen at the time of his death was on the board of the Telecommunications Industry Association, where he was chairman in 2007 and 2008. He’s survived by wife, daughter and son (http://xrl.us/bndpp7).