STUART BLOOMBERG, resigned as co-chairman of ABC Entertainment Television Group. The departure of the 22-year ABC veteran leaves LLOYD BRAUN, who was co-chairman with Bloomberg, as sole chairman of the group, which encompasses the network's prime-time division and its production studio, Touchstone Television. SUSAN LYNE, the founding editor-in-chief of Premiere magazine, was promoted from ABC executive vice president of movies and mini-series to the post of president of ABC Entertainment.

DALE ERQUIAGA has been promoted to Vice President of Brand Services at R&R Partners. In this capacity, he will oversee four of the agency’s key service areas, including public relations, advertising, media and interactive. Previously, Erquiaga was Corporate Director of Public Relations. Also at R&R Partners, CINDY DREIBELBIS has been promoted to the new position of vice president of operations. Dreibelbis was promoted to corporate director of operations one year ago, and served as managing director of the Las Vegas office for four years. Last but not least, JILL BLANCHETTE has been promoted to the new position of director of …

BUDDY TEASTER is the new president of ClickPatrol, the provider of pay-per-performance bid management services. Teaster arrives after co-founding e-learning company KnowledgeBuilder and serving three years as the COO at Young Presidents’ Organization.

WAYNE EADIE has been named Senior Vice President/Research for Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). Eadie had been Vice President of Global Advertising Research for Reader's Digest since December 1998.

VERNON E. ALTMAN has been named to the board of directors at Roxio, Inc., The Digital Media Company. Altman is a director and global senior partner of Bain & Company, an international consulting firm.

The Ad Council announced today that KELLY APOSTOLIDIS has been promoted to Director of National Media Outreach. As director, Apostolidis will be responsible for developing and strengthening the Ad Council's partnership with the national media.

LARRY BRAITMAN, former Flycast co-founder, and ESTHER DYSON, chairman of edventure holdings, have joined the Board of Directors at ZEDO, a Third Generation Ad Serving company.

JOHN J. LEWIS, research and management veteran, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer at Knowledge Networks. Most recently he was CEO of SMS Technology, a venture-backed startup that supplied the consumer packaged goods industry with new technology.

MARY ELLEN (MEL) STEVENS, a 25-year advertising and marketing veteran, has joined The Motta Company, Los Angeles and Phoenix, as vice president, director of media and marketing services.

Cline, Davis & Mann, Inc. (CDM), a healthcare advertising unit of Omnicom Group Inc., announced key changes in the agency's leadership. JACK SLONAKER has been named to succeed Morgan E. Cline as Chairman at CDM. Slonaker was formerly EVP/Director of Operations. He will become Chairman/COO. EDWARD V. WISE will succeed Clyde P. Davis as President. He was previously EVP, Creative Director and now will become President/CEO.