Tue, Jan 29, 2008

  • ALEX BOGUSKY has been named co-chairman of Crispin Porter + Bogusky and will lead the agency along with current chairman CHUCK PORTER. ANDREW KELLER and ROB REILLY were both named partner/co-executive creative director. Together they will manage and oversee the day-to-day creative operations of the agency. Additionally, STEVE ERICH was named partner/group account director and ERIC LEAR was named partner/COO at the firm.

  • Red Door Interactive hired LAUREN DOUGHERTY as senior business manager. Most recently, Dougherty was an account supervisor with The Marketing Partners.

  • The Week magazine appointed DANIELLE YUEN as marketing director, responsible for overseeing marketing operations, including promotional/collateral materials and merchandising, as well as signature events and research. Yuen previously served as creative services director at SELF magazine.

  • Boelter + Lincoln promoted WENDY APPELBAUM to director of financial services.

  • Deep Focus promoted ERIC DRUCKENMILLER to vice president, media and CHRISTIAN BORGES to vice president, publicity.

  • Initiative's Atlanta office promoted JENNIE PRICE and ROB HAMMERSMITH to junior buyers.

  • TNS Healthcare appointed CERI THOMAS to the new position of executive vice president of global accounts. Thomas joins TNS Healthcare after an 18-year career at Pfizer, most recently as director team leader, European brand analytics.

  • JANE DEERY was named equity partner and chief operating officer of PGR Media.

  • Crackle, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, has named MARY RAY vice president of marketing. Ray joins Crackle from Sonopia, where she served as head of partnership marketing.

  • SocialMedia Networks named RICHARD FRANKEL as chief operating officer. Frankel will be responsible for driving the overall growth and development of SocialMedia Networks. He previously served as senior director of product marketing at Yahoo.

  • MSG Media promoted JERRY PASSARO to the newly created role of senior vice president, network operations and distribution. Passaro was most recently senior vice president of distribution and development for MSG Media.

  • BRAD GRANT was hired as director of Video On Demand for Turner Network Sales. Grant most recently worked at The Weather Channel as VOD director, where he developed and launched their VOD product.

  • WILLIAM H. MASTERSON III joined Media Rights Capital as executive vice president, digital content partnerships.

  • Digitas Health named GRAHAM MILLS and JACK NOLAN as senior vice president, executive creative director and vice president, group creative director, respectively.

  • Vibrant Media hired SEAN FINNEGAN, most recently CEO of Omnicom Media Group Digital, as its chief media officer.

  • MATTHEW BEATON, most recently franchise sales manager at Sports Illustrated, was named senior account executive at NBCU for NBCOlympics.com. JEFFREY TOMBACK went from franchise sales manager at Sports Illustrated, to senior account executive at NBCU for NBCSports.com.

  • MRM Worldwide hired OREN I. FRANK as worldwide chief creative officer and promoted MARINA SPECHT to regional director, EMEA.

  • Q Interactive promoted AREND HENDERSON to chief analytics officer.

  • CHRIS BASKIN was named Midwest account manager for Men's Health and MensHealth.com. Baskin was previously a sales development manager at AOL in Chicago.

  • Comcast Spotlight South Florida promoted ELYSE MASSA from interconnect manager Ft. Lauderdale, to director of interconnect sales for the entire South Florida Market.

  • MARY OLIVER-IGLESIAS and ANGIE KAO have joined LinkedIn as account managers. Oliver-Iglesias joins most recently from The Wall Street Journal Digital, and Kao joins from IAC.

  • ZenithOptimedia Direct launched Zenith Optimedia Direct Long Form Group, a new division created to respond to marketers increasing use of long form television advertising. STACEY KAUFMAN senior vice president, director of long form marketing, will lead the new division. Kaufman joins the agency from Universal Music Group, where she was head of in-house media.

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