Go Daddy named Blake Irving, formerly chief product officer of Yahoo! Incorporated as CEO. Irving will succeed Scott Wagner, who has been serving as interim CEO since July.
SHIFT Communications hired Christopher Penn as vice president of marketing technologies.
Deutsch LA hired Gavin Lester, former creative director at 180 LA, as a group creative director.
Suzanne Grimes was named president and chief operating officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas.
Digett tapped Jeff Lamboy as its strategic marketing and communications director.
Networked Insights hired Thomas Hartman as senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Translation hired Tiffany Coletti Titolo as managing director.
Horizon Media hired Kirk Olson as director of TrendSights of its WHY group.
Lincoln Lopez joined Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. as vice president of social media strategy and innovation for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies.
Director Ariel Kleiman is joining Stink for worldwide representation.
Yvonne Chavez joined MeringCarson as marketing director.
MEC hired John Baker as managing partner, regional media director, Latin America and Jill Brady as media & engagement planning director, North America.
Emailvision hired Dean Mansfield as president of worldwide field operations and Jim Beach as chief financial officer.
We Are Social hired Layla Revis as senior director and Erin Dorr as account director.
BIGSMACK hired Kevin Lahr as executive producer/director of production.
DDB New York hired James Tucker as associate creative director.
High Point Solutions hired Tina Zhang as a solutions architect.
Janrain hired Lewis Barr as vice president of legal and privacy.
Lucky Post signed editor Wes Williams to its roster.
Draftfcb Chicago hired Dr. Janet Rose as senior vice president/group director of retail marketing strategic planning. Rose most recently served as vice president of strategy & planning at Saatchi & Saatchi X.
Hearst Corporation promoted Steven R. Swartz, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to president and COO.
aWHITELABELproduct signed directing team Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing for U.S. representation.