Turner Broadcasting System promoted Susan Nathan to corporate vice president, Media Currency & Research Support Systems and Nancy Lucas to senior vice president, Strategic Research & Audience Analysis.

Discovery Communications announced that chief operating officer Peter Liguori has decided to depart the company at the end of the year. With Liguori’s departure, the role of chief operating officer will be eliminated going forward.

Manolo (Manny) Almagro was named vice president of digital shopper marketing at TPN.

Wunderman Toronto named Nancy Mitchell to the newly created post of executive vice president, general manager.

IPG Mediabrands launched IPG Media Lab in New York.

Leo Burnett promoted Tina Stanton to director of external communications.

Saint-Jacques Vallée MEC is changing its name to MEC Montreal. Sylvie La Salle, vice president and general manager will lead the agency.

Compass Labs hired Molly Glover Gallatin and Ananth Nagarajan as vice president, marketing and vice president, engineering, respectively. In addition, Kevin Weafer was promoted to vice president, sales.

Baldwin&, Raleigh, hired Paul Tuorto as assistant art director on the agency’s BMW Golf, Burt’s Bees and March Networks accounts. Titles at Baldwin& are self-assigned and Tuorto’s will be “renaissance man.”

Utopic has signed three new directors for commercial representation: Alex Beh, Kevin Banna and Al Wyatt.

Undertone promoted Natalie Olson-Elm to senior account executive in Atlanta and hired Parker Bohlen and Matt Schuster as senior account executives in New York.

República hired Stephane Cantarel as senior director of client services.

Adam Hauck joined Trailer Park as executive producer of Interactive TV, Menus and Content.

Interbrand named Michael Rocha as global director of brand valuation.

Gyro hired Keith Loell as executive creative director for its New York office. He joins the agency from Grey New York where he was senior vice president, creative director and led the global Panadol team.

Gardner Nelson + Partners has hired creative team Jeremy Chin as copywriter and Marcio Kelmanson as art director.

SocialVolt named Joe Cox as director of marketing.

Deutsch New York promoted Brent Vartan to executive vice president, director of strategic planning, and Dawn Gaughran to vice president, planning director.

Scott MacLeod joined VIA as director of analytics and insights, a newly created position. MacLeod comes to VIA from R/GA in New York where he was group director of analytics and accountability.

MAUDEhired David Muldoon as creative director.