Maritz Research, a marketing research firm, has named JIM STONE to the newly created position of Chief Research Officer. Stone joined Maritz in 1985 and served as Director of International Research and Development. Prior to joining Maritz, he worked for Chilton Research Services, and the New Jersey Department of Human Services.

The T&O Group, a leading Southern California advertising, interactive and public relations agency, and member of the Worldwide Partner network, announced the promotion of JOHN RUTLEDGE to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A veteran of more than 20 years in the advertising business, Rutledge began his career with the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche before joining the advertising agency Cochrane, Chase, Livingston & Co. where he rose through the ranks from controller to CFO and partner. He then joined Roberts Mealer & Co. in 1995, which was acquired by T&O in 1998. He became a partner of T&O …

Diametrics Medical, Inc. announced the appointment of healthcare and diagnostics industry veteran STEVEN EMERY as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Business Development. Emery has more than 26 years experience with Hewlett-Packard Medical Systems and most recently with Philips Medical Systems as the Director of Marketing in the Cardiac and Monitoring Systems' Point of Care Diagnostics group.

Skanska USA Building Inc., the U.S.-based construction services arm of the $15.9-billion Sweden-based Skanska AB, said today it has appointed THOMAS B. CRANE to the position of Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications. Prior to joining Skanska, he was serving as Director, Corporate Media Relations, for Honeywell International Inc.

HAKAN LINDSKOG, President and Chief Operating Officer of MediaBay, Inc., will also become Chief Executive Officer., replacing current Chief Executive Officer, Michael Herrick, who will remain as a member of the Board of Directors and will become a consultant to the Company. Lindskog joined the Company in June 2000 as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of its Audio Book Club division and became President of MediaBay in November 2001. Prior to joining MediaBay, Lindskog was Group Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of International Masters Publishers Group.

Titan Outdoor Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of outdoor advertising, announced that it has appointed DONALD R. ALLMAN as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Allman served as the President of Transportations Displays Outdoor, now Viacom Outdoor, where he spent sixteen years leading its business development and advertising sales efforts. Before joining TDI, Allman held key sales positions for Foster and Kleiser, now Clear Channel Outdoor, in Ohio and California. Most recently, Allman founded All Out Media, an organization that identifies and creates Outdoor Advertising sites for retailers as well as public and private real estate entities.

Macrovision Corporation, a leader in digital rights management and copy protection technologies, announced that ADAM SEXTON has joined Macrovision as Vice President of Marketing for the Audio group. Sexton was previously Chief Marketing Officer for Supertracks, a pioneering technology company focused on digital music and the Internet. Prior to Supertracks, he was Vice President of Product Management for Arista records, where he was responsible for the marketing of all of Arista's pop and rock artists, including Santana, Sarah McLachlan, Dido, and Whitney Houston, among many others.

BoostWorks, Inc. announced the appointment of WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE SMITH, JR. as Director of Marketing. Before joining BoostWorks, Smith worked as Vice President at Albrycht McClure & Partners, a "virtual" public relations and marketing communications firm, where he was responsible for all business development and marketing communications efforts.

OgilvyOne announced new roles for two of its most senior and long-standing executives. After six years as Chairman of OgilvyOne worldwide UK, during which time the office became the second largest within OgilvyOne, NIGEL HOWLETT takes on a new role as Executive Vice President of OgilvyOne's Global Consulting Practice. Previously Executive Vice President, International Development Director for the worldwide network, PAUL O'DONNELL becomes Chairman of OgilvyOne worldwide London. This appointment builds on Paul's extensive management experience, having previously run OgilvyOne's operations throughout the Asia/Pacific and Latin American regions.

National Cable Communications has announced the promotions of DEREK SMITH to Sales Manager in the Atlanta office and FRANK PRINCIPE to Manager, Research & Marketing, while SIMON DEUTSCH returns to NCC as a National Interconnect Manager with NCC's CableLink Interconnects division. A 10-year NCC veteran, Smith moves to NCC's Atlanta office from NCC's CableLink Interconnects division in Bloomfield, N.J., where he was a National Interconnect Manager. Smith joined NCC in February of 1993 as a Sales Assistant in NCC's Philadelphia office, and was promoted to Sales Coordinator after six months, a position he held for 1 1/2 years before being …