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Euro RSCG MVBMS Partners has hired MARC BLANCHARD as an Interactive Director/Creative Director. Assigned to New York, Blanchard will lead an interactive team in the development of integrated online ad concepts and campaigns, primarily for the Intel account. Blanchard comes to the agency from Zendo Studios, a Bay Area-based online entertainment company that he co-founded in 1999.
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Yahoo Inc.'s Chief Product Officer TIM BRADY plans to retire from the company at the end of August. Brady's retirement marks the departure of another member of the company's original management team. A company spokeswoman said Geoff Ralston, who heads up the company's communications group, will assume many of Mr. Brady's responsibilities.
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It was announced this week that CHRIS ROHRS, President of the Television Bureau of Advertising will serve a second three-year term at the nonprofit group.
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CBS has promoted Manager of Broadcast Television Research MARIANNE O'LEARY to Director of Media Research. She will be headquartered in New York and report to Greg Kasparian, Vice President of Television Audience Measurement.
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Time veteran MARK GLATZHOFER has moved to Media Networks, where he will be the new Vice President/General Manager. Glatzhofer had been at Time since 1988, working most recently with the Fortune Group (including Fortune, Business 2.0 and FSB). Glatzhofer has also worked for Money and Life.
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Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is looking for a new vice president of advertising and marketing, a position that has been vacant since the departure of BOB MERZ one week ago. Merz left "to pursue other options," according to 7-Eleven representative Dana Manley.
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Former Cartoon Network President BETTY COHEN said Friday that she is leaving AOL Time Warner in one month to talk to investors about financing a project that she has been developing at the company for about a year. AOL Time Warner could no longer pursue the project, which Cohen described as multimedia programming for young adults.
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Playboy Enterprises Inc. promoted RANDY A. NICOLAU to President of Playboy.com Inc., replacing Lawrence R. Lux. Nicolau has been with Playboy.com since last year as Senior Vice President responsible for marketing, e-commerce and subscription services. Prior to joining Playboy, Nicolau served as Senior Vice President of Small World Media Inc., an online fantasy sports company.
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CBS Sports sales has promoted CHRIS SIMKO to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and BOB MALMGREN to Vice President. Simko will manage the NCAA Corporate Champion program in conjunction with the NCAA and Host Communications. Malmgren will be responsible for all aspects of inventory management of college football, NCAA basketball, golf and U.S. Open tennis.
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And lastly for new hires at DraftWorldwide: BRIAN PAGE joins the Chicago office as Account Director, Sports Marketing. Page has been a partner at S3/Sports & Sponsorship Solutions, Inc. for more than five years, working with clients and sports/entertainment properties ranging from NASCAR, Major League Soccer, MLBPA, several teams each in MLB, NFL, and NBA, and many venues and other properties across the country.