Tue, Jun 6, 2006

  • Targetbase has tapped KIMBERLY WALSH as executive creative director. Walsh was previously senior vice president, creative director at MacLaren McCann Direct & Interactive, where she led a team of art directors, designers and writers.

  • ANNE HUNTER has been promoted to vice president, data & analytics, a new position, at TACODA. Hunter has been vice president, revenue operations since 2005. She now oversees a newly created group.

  • BENJAMIN TATTA has been named senior vice president of business development for Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation. Tatta will be responsible for developing business opportunities for all RASCO advertising sales businesses.

  • TIM WINDSOR has joined Nero as general manager of the Nero Digital business line. Windsor's duties will include overseeing the development of the technology, marketing support, and business opportunities.

  • St. John & Partners added CAROLINE EDDINGS as management supervisor at its Jacksonville headquarters office. She will oversee the day-to-day management of the firm's Clearwire account team. She comes to the agency from Crispin, Porter + Bogusky in Miami where she served as account supervisor on the Volkswagen of America and MINI USA account.

  • JOHN VINCENT has been named chief executive officer at EyeWonder. Vincent co-founded EyeWonder in 1999 with DAVID BRECKLING, the company’s former CEO.

  • LINDA FISK has been named vice president of marketing for IFILM. In this position, she will also be responsible for building marketing campaigns that capitalize on the company's position in the online video industry. Most recently, Fisk was the vice president of online marketing and analytics for Scripps Network.

  • TOM HICKEY has been promoted to media director at McKinney. Hickey joined the agency in 2005 as group media head on Audi. Prior to that, he served as vice president / group communications director at Universal McCann in San Francisco.

  • MPG North America has hired JODY SUTTER as senior vice president-director of business development. Sutter joins the agency following a stint as director of business development for OMD's eastern region, based in New York. Prior to that, Sutter worked at R/GA Digital Studios and iVillage.

  • MINDSHARE North America has hired TYLER SCHAEFFER as senior partner-worldwide strategic planning director, heading up the agency's American Express account. He joins MindShare from Foote Cone & Belding, where he worked for 25 years in the agency's media department most recently serving as senior vice president-director of media brand planning.

  • imc² has named MIKE LAVEY as vice president of finance.

  • ANDREW MATARASO and STACEY NEWMAN WELDON were named account directors for WebMD the Magazine.

  • DIANE MYER was named director of DailyVista at The List.

  • ELEANOR MARTINO, former advertising executive for Worth and Departures Magazines, has been appointed advertising director of Avenue Magazine.

  • Critical Mass has promoted DIANNE WILKINS, formerly chief operating officer, to chief executive officer. JERRY JOHNSTON, previously chief executive officer, assumes the role of chairman.

  • JANET FITZPATRICK has joined Initiative Worldwide as chief strategic officer. Most recently, she was vice president, director of global marketing at Motorola Inc.

  • Dedicated Networks has hired TOM ALEXANDER as senior account executive. He joins the company from ClickShift, where he was director of sales. DIRK MCGREGOR was promoted to media director, up from senior media buyer, and will oversee the company's lead generation and co-registration operations.

  • DALE EVERETT was named creative director of Troika Design Group.

  • LYN ANDREWS has been named chief revenue officer, responsible for all sales and ad product development at The HealthCentral Network. BOB CECERE, former executive vice president of sales, was named executive vice president of strategic sales and product development and ALEX BALDWIN was named vice president and general counsel.

  • GENE TURNER has been promoted to associate managing director of the Direct Marketing group, up from associate director of Direct Response Planning at Horizon Media. Turner joined the agency in 2003 from Wunderman.

  • AdBrite has named IGNACIO ("IGGY") FANLO, most recently the president of Shopping.com, as its CEO. Founder and chairman PHILIP J. KAPLAN will remain chairman and assume the newly created position of chief product officer.

  • ELLEN COMLEY, managing director of MPG's Boston office, has added EVP to her title, and LISA DELIO, formerly local broadcast director, has been promoted to EVP, managing director local broadcast.

  • Platinum Studios has named WILLIAM WIDMAIER as president of new media, charged with expanding Platinum’s presence online.

  • HARRY LIN has been appointed senior vice president and general manager at Evite. Previously, Lin was vice president of ABC.com, leading new initiatives in e-commerce and digital distribution over IP and wireless networks.

  • Microsoft has hired JEFF BELL as corporate vice president of global marketing for the interactive entertainment business, which includes the Xbox and Games for Windows businesses. Bell joins Microsoft from DaimlerChrysler, where most recently he served as vice president of product strategy for the Chrysler Group.

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