PHIL DUSENBERRY will be retiring after 40 years in the industry, at the end of May. BBDO chairman will turn over full responsibility for BBDO's worldwide creative product to current vice chairman, chief creative officer of North America and New York, TED SANN.

RICH PERSON, a member of Poindexter Systems’ board of directors, will soon be officially joining the management team as interim CEO.

ELLEN ABRAMOWITZ has been appointed publisher of Seventeen magazine, and will oversee all aspects of advertising sales and marketing. Abramowitz was most recently the publisher of Teen magazine.

GEORGE LANZARO, former Vice President of Sales at LastMinuteTravel.com, was recently named Vice President of Sales Distribution at RCI Holiday Network.

PIC-TV, a company specializing in promotional television advertising spots, announced the hiring of two account executives, MARC R. GOODMAN and EUGENIA KOUDANIS. Prior to joining PIC-TV, Goodman served as Senior Vice President, Sales at Pearson Television, while Koudanis was an Account Executive at United Television Sales.

LISA BENNETT is leaving Leo Burnett USA. Bennett, executive vice president and creative director, has led creative for several Burnett clients, most recently Heinz, the U.S. Postal Service and Delta Air Lines.

KEVIN GENTZEL has been appointed Group Advertising Director West of Forbes Magazine Group. Gentzel joined Forbes in May 1999 as an Ad Sales Representative, and in November 2000 he was promoted to New York Regional Director.

DON HALL has been named Regional Vice President of Sales, Dallas, TX, at PlanetJam Media Group.

DOUG A. NEIMAN has been promoted to Southwest Regional Sales Manager for Ask Jeeves, Inc. He comes from Excite@Home, where he was the Southwest Regional Sales Manager since 2000.

National Cable Communications has announced the promotion of four to Account Executives. Elevated to Account Executive are BOB ALLEN of the Detroit sales office, PATRICIA AGUIRRE of the Dallas sales office, JOHN CESA of the Chicago sales office, and ALEXANDER FISKE of the Atlanta sales office.