DAVID JAYE was named senior vice president, marketing for Digitas Boston. He joins the agency from Wunderman in London, where he co-founded Wunderman Interactive UK.Agency.com hired MICHAEL RIVERA as vice president executive creative director and Jeff Cole as vice president of media in the Chicago office. Rivera joins the agency from MARC USA and Cole comes to Agency.com from MindShare INTERACTION where he was previously a partner/group media director.
Eyeblaster named SARIT FIRON as chief financial officer, responsible for all financial and administrative functions. Prior to Eyeblaster, Firon served as chief financial officer and vice president of finance at Olive Software.
EDWARD M. (TED) PRINCE was named executive vice president, operations, for National Geographic Global Media. He will continue as chief operating officer for National Geographic Ventures, where he oversees various divisions including television, film, home entertainment, digital media, music and maps.
JIM NICHOLS joined Catalyst as partner, strategist. Most recently, Nichols was vice president, strategic services for Real Branding.
JOSHUA SPANIER was promoted to director of communication strategy at Goodby, Silvertsein & Partners. He previously served as group communication strategist.
Upshot promoted LYNN RANDALL to vice president of planning.
MayoSeitz Media hired MEGAN LAWLESS as an assistant communications planner.
Gemstar-TV Guide International named TUCKER SNEDEKER to the newly created position of executive director, mobile entertainment group. He will help drive TV Guide Mobile's overall growth initiatives, as well as manage and service key partner and customer relationships.
Linkstorm hired SCOTT WAXENBERG as vice president of sales and promoted SCOTT KOLBER from vice president of sales to senior vice president of business development.
Critical Mass appointed SCOTT SHAMBERG as senior vice president of its recently consolidated marketing and media division.
OurChart hired FREDA LONDON and MEGAN KEEGAN to its advertising team.
90octane hired SEAN VOORHIES as marketing coordinator.
TBWA/Chiat/Day promoted ANH-THU LE, MICHELLE BURKE and GUIA IACOMIN from senior producers to executive producers.
RPA promoted PETE IMWALLE, the former senior vice president, general manager, interactive to svp, director of brand integration. BRETT BENDER, vice president, management supervisor, was elevated to lead the Honda account as senior vice president, account director.GM Planworks hired LINDA BOCAGE as vice president/multicultural investment director.
CHRISTIEN LOUVIERE joined Ambient Planet as the southeast regional account manager. Most recently, Louviere was the Midwest account executive for Prime Point Media. In addition, JACKIE UVA was named an account executive for the Midwest. Previously, Uva was a media strategist at The Media Kitchen working on the Mohegan Sun Casino account.
MARC USA hired AL HAZEN as a creative director to work on Rite Aid and the Pennsylvania Lottery. In addition, FRANCIS CLEETUS joined the agency as an associate creative director to work on Moen, Mohawk, Alouette Cheese and the Pittsburgh Zoo.
Current named PAUL HOLLERBACH as chief financial officer. He most recently served as vice president of finance and investor relations at Yahoo.
WE tv expanded its marketing department, hiring JENNIFER KRANZ as vice president of advertising and branding, JENNIFER MCGUIGAN as vice president of trade marketing and KEREN UNRAD as director of advertising and branding.
ANTHONY WHITE was promoted to senior vice president, marketing, up from vice president, for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.
Looney Advertising hired KRISTINA DRYMALSKI as account director. She was most recently vice president, group strategy director at SMG United and associate director at The Media Kitchen.Pro-Creative and the Synergy Media Group hired AMY OLIVER as a media buyer/planner.
Bridges Media Group promoted JOHN POLK to chief executive officer and CHRISTOPHER DILILLO to chief operating officer.
Revver hired DAMIAN AMITIN as director of sales, eastern region. He joined Revver from Weather.com, where he served as account manager.
Firstborn named MICHAEL JANIAK and MATHIEU BADIMON art director and senior flash developer, respectively.
