DEBBIE RICHMAN, Director of National Television at the Media Agency OMD, was promoted to U.S. Director of National TV Buying. The position is a new one and assumes some of the duties of Dan
Rank, the OMD Managing Partner who oversaw all broadcast buying and who is leaving to run ad sales for USA Network and its sister channels. Richman joined OMD in 1997 and in her most recent post,
handled national TV buying for McDonald's, Clorox, Universal and Hershey, among other clients.