In his first major moves since joining Tribal DDB three months ago as General Manager of its New York headquarters, Robert Palmer has promoted Creative Director STEVE HICKS to Managing Director/CD, and elevated Group Account Director KRISTY GRIMES to Strategic Director. In his expanded role, Hicks will continue to oversee the eight-person creative department and will now help run the 26-staffer office with Palmer, to whom he reports. Grimes, a three-year Tribal DDB hand, will focus on how to best use the resources of DDB and other Omnicom companies. The i-shop has also brought on LAURA USER as an Account …

Pharma U.S. announced the appointment of MARK SALYER as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Salyer will be responsible for new product launches, market development, and strategic planning for the company as it brings its pipeline of respiratory and gastrointestinal products to market. Salyer comes to ALTANA Pharma U.S. after a 17-year career at GlaxoSmithKline, where he most recently served as Global Commercial Strategy Vice President for the company's respiratory products based in London.

Grokster.com, a provider of peer-to-peer file sharing programs has named SCOTT R. MOORE Vice President of New Media. Moore will oversee multiple initiatives that include launching a new department to develop an online sales strategy for online products, improving the design and delivery processes for interactive services, and implementing new methods that maximize Grokster's business goals and user experience. He will also be responsible for new product development. Prior to joining Grokster.com, Moore was Sales Director, New Media for Interplay Entertainment, a US video game publisher.

ERIN LOOP will be leaving Valueclick, Inc. and is moving to Vivendi's online unit in media sales. She was an Account Executive at Valueclick, Inc. and will be a Senior Account Executive at Vivendi.

Bob Schmetterer, Chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide, announced a new management team for Euro RSCG France. As part of this evolution, FRANCOIS TIGER, after having served as President of Euro RSCG France for three years, and overseeing the group's successful evolution and restructuring, has been named Senior Vice President of Euro RSCG Worldwide. He will report directly to Schmetterer and will be responsible for a variety of high-level strategic initiatives. STEPHANE FOUKS has been named CEO of Euro RSCG France. He will remain President of Euro RSCG C&O, and will continue to work closely with his current clients. …

Meredith Corporation announced that SUSAN UEDELHOFEN was promoted to Art Director of Country Home magazine. Uedelhofen most recently served as Associate Art Director of Country Home. Previously, she served as Associate Design Director for Meredith Integrated Marketing and Assistant Art Director for Better Homes and Gardens.

Cordiant announced that the Chairman, CHARLIE SCOTT has confirmed his intention to leave the company once a successor has been identified. Scott had agreed with the Board last year that he wanted to hand over his position during 2003, having spent 13 years working for the Group. The Board has asked Scott to lead the search for his replacement and that exercise is currently underway. Scott intends to step down once the current management transition at Cordiant is complete and a new Chairman has been appointed.

Interpublic Group of Cos.' DraftWorldwide reorganized its executive ranks in anticipation of President-Chief Operating Officer Jordan Rednor's move to an unspecified position at the holding company. DAVID FLORENCE, previously president of DraftWorldwide, New York, was promoted to International President in charge of Draft's offices in 30 countries outside the U.S. Succeeding Florence as President of the New York office is LAURENCE BOSCHETTO, previously General Manager of the 400-person shop. Boschetto became General Manager in 1997 when his agency, Adler Boschetto Peebles, was acquired by Draft.

ARTHUR SELKOWITZ, BCOM3 Group's Vice Chairman and Chief Client Officer, plans to retire at the end of the year, the company said. Selkowitz had been Chairman-CEO of D'Arcy Worldwide when he was named to his current post in 2000 following the merger of the MacManus Group and the Leo Group that formed what is now Bcom3 Group. He began his career with Benton & Bowles in 1971 and has been with the agency for all but seven years, when he ran his own shop, Penchina, Selkowitz, from 1983 to 1989. Selkowitz rejoined his former shop in 1990 after it had …

Direct Response Television industry leaders, GERALD BAGG, RENEE HILL, PETER SMAHA and BRUCE SOMERS announced the formation of Quigley-Simpson & Heppelwhite, Inc., a full-service direct response advertising agency specializing in media placement and production. The company opened its doors for business on September 3, 2002. Bagg, Hill, Smaha and Somers have each been associated with DRTV campaigns for more than fifteen years. Bagg heads the company as President while Renee Hill serves as Executive Vice President, overseeing company operations and client services. Peter Smaha and Bruce Somers head the creative side, functioning as Executive Creative Director and Executive Producer respectively.