Acterna

Mike Richardson was named director, North American sales at cable test instrument maker Acterna. He comes from Sunrise Communications, where he was a sales manager.

Cox

Kimberly Edmunds has been named vice president and general manager of Cox Communications Inc.'s Kansas operation. She had been VP of Cox's customer-care headquarters in Atlanta.

Charter

David G. Seykora has joined Charter Communications Inc. as vice president of government affairs and franchise relations for the Great Lakes operating division. Seykora had been VP of law and public policy at AT&T Broadband.

CHUM

CHUM Ltd., Toronto, elevated Denise Cooper to vice president, business and legal affairs to general counsel. She retains the VP title.

CN8

CN8: The Comcast Network named Tara Faccenda as assignment desk editor. She comes from WTXF-TV, Philadelphia, where she was planning editor.

Also, CN8 tapped Darryl Carver and Kyle Schmoyer as general-assignment reporters. Carver comes from WJLA-TV, Washington; Schmoyer had worked for WNEP-TV, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

CNET

CNET Networks added former Liberty Digital president and CEO Jarl Mohn and Macromedia Inc. executive VP, CFO and secretary Betsey Nelson to its board of directors.

Comcast

Comcast Corp.'s cable unit has elevated Mike Daves to vice president, general manager of the Savannah, Ga., system. He had worked as director, technical operations in Knoxville, Tenn.

Also, Tim Horn was upped to vice president, general manager in Knoxville, Tenn. He was previously director of marketing for the Knoxville system.

Fox Sports Net

Doug Sellars was elevated to senior vice president of production, executive producer at Fox Sports Net. He had been a coordinating producer.

Gemstar-TV Guide

Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. elevated Doug Macrae to president, TV Guide Consumer Electronics. He was formerly president of TV Guide On Screen, Gemstar's North American consumer-electronics unit.

Inpulse

Inpulse Digital TV Group elected the following company officers: Shirley Rohn-Saito, chairman; Sandra Staggs, CEO; Anne Aaronson, president; and Kimberly Wilson, president of production. The startup company, in Chatsworth, Calif., is developing an erotic pay channel aimed at women.

Muto

Sean Grace has joined Muto Communications, a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based marketing communications agency, as vice president of marketing services.

NDS

NDS Group plc tapped Nathan Gantcher, co-chairman and CEO of Alpha Investment Management LLC, as an independent director.

Renegade

Hunt Valley, Md.-based cable-marketing firm Renegade has named Christopher Beutler vice president, production. He most recently was president and co-owner of Beutler & Howard Inc.

Renegade also hired three additional production team members: Avid editor Mark Griesbauer, night editor Brian Stetson and copywriter Beth Williams.

Scripps

Scripps Networks has named John Lansing executive vice president. He was senior VP, television at parent E.W. Scripps Co.'s television group, responsible for the company's 10 broadcast-TV stations.

WICT

Women in Cable & Telecommunications has named the 2004 executive committee of its board of directors. They are: chairman, Robin Sangston, assistant general counsel at Cox Communications Inc.; vice chair, Susan Scott, senior VP, distribution, The Weather Channel; secretary, Melanie Penna, VP of human resources, Comcast Corp.; treasurer, Connie Zerden, general manager, Showtime Networks Inc.; immediate past chair, Nancy Murphy, VP of law and public policy, Adelphia Communications Corp., and chapter director, Laura Timoney, VP, MTV Networks.

Also appointed was MTV Networks senior VP, affiliate marketing, Jessica Heacock.