People on the Move
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

  • Draftfcb Chicago hired STEVE CONNER as senior vice president, group creative director. He will co-lead efforts for the Kraft account.

  • Gotham hired SADIE MARCELLO as group account director. She joins the agency from BBDO where she was senior vice president, integration director. In addition, ALAN SNITOW was named partner and group strategist. Previously, Snitow worked at BBH as group planning director, where he oversaw the Miller Lite business.

  • AMY BALLIS joined MediaVest as senior vice president, connections director. Most recently, she served as vice president, general manager, Starcom Worldwide-Guangzhou, China.

  • Revenue Science named DANIELLE STONE as senior sales executive.

  • STEVE MYKOLYN, executive creative director of TAXI Calgary and Toronto, has been promoted to chief creative officer, assuming a role that was held by agency co-founder PAUL LAVOIE. Lavoie will retain his title as chairman.


  • WebVisible named KEVIN M. RYAN chief marketing officer. He was formerly global content director for Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies.


  • David&Goliath named RICK SCHMITZ digital group director. He replaces TESA ARAGONES, who left the agency last year to work at Nike. Most recently, Schmitz was a digital account director at Team One Advertising.

  • Brunner promoted JEFF MAGGS to the newly created position of chief client officer, overseeing all accounts, across all agency offices.


  • CBS Interactive named SIMON WHITCOMBE vice president for the company's Games, Music and Sports division.


  • Toth Brand Imaging named YVONNE BARRIGA senior producer.


  • Cramer-Krasselt Milwaukee hired MICHAEL FAZENDE as creative director.


  • The Titan Agency hired MICHAEL EWING as chief creative officer.


  • Redscout hired JENNIFER LANDERS as reputation director and promoted JASON CHA to business development director.


  • LINDA YACCARINO was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Turner Entertainment Ad Sales/ Marketing and Acquisitions. Yaccarino previously served as executive vice president and general manager of Turner Entertainment Ad Sales.

  • DENISE FAULKNER was hired by 180 Promotions Agency in Chicago as vice president of media and new business.


  • LINAS PAULIUS was hired by Univision Interactive Media as senior account executive in Chicago.


  • Twelve Horses promoted AMY SCHEMENAUER to senior project manager of the strategic services department.


  • MICHAEL JORDAN was named editor of Thrillist.com Atlanta.


  • ContextWebpromoted JOHN RUVOLO from director of sales, eastern region to vice president of sales, US and hired KEN LAUHER as director of marketing.