High Voltage Interactive has announced the Director-level hiring of their New Media Buyer, SABRINA MEHROK, as well as the opening of a new office in New York City.

Initiative Media North America named former Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide Media Director FRED WRAY Executive Vice President, Managing Director of Initiative Media, Central Region. Wray will be based in Chicago and oversee the Interpublic Group of Cos. media network's operations in Chicago, Cleveland and Dallas. Wray spent 20 years at FCB, rising to run the agency's $8 billion global media operation.

AdSpace Networks, Inc., a builder of digital place-based media networks for advertising and promotion in public spaces, has hired TOM KIERNAN as Vice President of Advertising Sales and Business Development. He brings to AdSpace more than 12 years' experience in media, marketing, sales, and global business development. Most recently he served as EVP of Sales and Marketing for Streaming Media Corporation.

T.M.I.-MultiMedia, an advertising agency for the transportation industry located in Brentwood, TN, announced the promotion of KELLEY WALKUP to Vice President & General Manager of T.M.I.-MultiMedia Recruiting. Walkup started with T.M.I.-MultiMedia in March 1999 and in 2001 assumed the position of Director of Advertising.

Euro RSCG Impact, a division of Euro RSCG Worldwide, announced its company's growth and expansion with new hires including the promotion of R.J. NELSON to President. In addition, CRISTIN DAVIS, JONATHAN AGIN, and CHUCK BURGE have been named to the New Business Development Team, TOM JACOBS was appointed Vice President of Sports and Entertainment Marketing, and BILL MEYER is the new Managing Director of the Euro RSCG Impact Chicago office.

Executive Director, Marketing Services at Vogue, PRIYA NARANG has been promoted to associate publisher, marketing at Vogue. Narang was the Senior VP, Media Planning Director at Dewitt Media prior to joining Vogue in 2000.

Promotions at the American Town Network following the departure of Michael Kelly to head AOL’s cross-media ad sales: Executive Vice President SUSAN PANIAN has been upped to CEO, filling Kelly’s position, while fellow EVP DENNIS BLANKMichael Kelly, was the CEO of Whispering Pines, a catalog retailer, before joining ATN full time this May.

JEFF DUNETZ, formerly Publisher of Nickelodeon Magazine from 1999-2001, leading the magazine to its first ever appearance on the Adweek Hottest List, is returning to the magazine world as the Director of Advertising for Marvel Enterprises after spending the last 10 months as a freelance writer for aish.com.

Rosenbluth International, a business-to-business travel management company, announced that GORDON LOCKE has been promoted to the position of Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development for North America. Locke's previous position was with Rosenbluth as Director of Marketing and Strategy.

AOL Time Warner Inc.'s America Online Inc. is making a series of upper-level management changes, and plans to eliminate the company's Chief Operating Officer and President posts, while giving recently appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Jon Miller a more direct role in overseeing the company's key units. As part of the restructuring, J. MICHAEL KELLY was named Chairman and Chief Executive of the International Division, current AOL President RAY OGLETHORPE will retire after serving as a senior adviser during a transition period, and Vice Chairman and Chief Marketing Officer JAN BRANDT will step down from those posts and take on …