Facebook hires former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin

Facebook hired Kevin Martin, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as vice president for mobile and global access policy, as the social network continues to build its executive ranks with former government officials.

Martin, a Republican who led the FCC between 2005 and 2009, will oversee the company's initiatives on wireless and other broadband Internet policies. He has been a consultant for Facebook for the past two years.

The company also announced the promotion of chief privacy officer, Erin Egan, to vice president of U.S. public policy and the head of Facebook's growing Washington D.C. office. She has led the creation of Facebook's privacy policy, which has evolved over the years. She will lead the company's team of federal and state lobbying and policy staffers.