Eastman Kodak Company announced that ESSIE L. CALHOUN has been named Director of Multicultural Marketing, a worldwide post dedicated to generating more business among the rising population of seniors, people with disabilities, and those of varied sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds. Calhoun's new responsibilities include working with Kodak's consumer and commercial businesses, and their advertising agencies, to generate research and advertising in support of multicultural marketing efforts. She also will work with Kodak's brand and presence marketing team to reach multicultural audiences at the Olympics and other international events sponsored by Kodak. All these efforts are geared at expanding Kodak's …

Jack Morton Worldwide, the brand communications and event marketing agency, today announced the appointment of veteran creative director and producer STEVE MOONEY to become General Manager of its Boston office, effective immediately. Mooney officially assumes the senior leadership post of one of Jack Morton's largest U.S. markets, with major clients including Gillette, John Hancock Financial Services and Compaq, having been appointed Acting General Manager in December 2001.

The Newspaper National Network has hired KEVIN CARR as sales executive for the West Coast region. Carr comes to the NNN from Foote, Cone & Belding in San Francisco, where he was group media director. Prior to joining FCB in 2000, Carr was manager, advertising and communications at Fireman's Fund Insurance. From 1991-1998, he was manager, advertising and media at Nestle USA in Glendale, Calif.

MICHAEL S. McQUARY resigned as president and a member of the board of Internet-service provider EarthLink Inc., citing "personal reasons." Chief Executive CHARLES G. BETTY will assume Mr. McQuary's day-to-day responsibilities. McQuary had served as EarthLink's president and as a board member since February 2000 , when EarthLink Network merged with Atlanta -based MindSpring Enterprises. At MindSpring, McQuary had been president, chief operating officer and a member of the board.

MARY LOU QUINLAN has joined the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Board of Directors. Quinlan is founder and CEO of Just Ask A Woman, a New York based marketing consulting firm dedicated to building business with women. Prior to founding Just Ask A Woman, Quinlan was CEO of N.W. Ayer and Partners, a New York ad agency, a position she held from 1995 through 1998.

STUART PREBBLE, Chief Executive of ITV, has decided to step down later this month. In response to Prebble's resignation, ITV's major shareholders have confirmed that two of their most senior broadcasting executives, Mick Desmond, Managing Director Granada Broadcasting & Enterprises and Clive Jones, Chief Executive of Carlton Channels, will become joint Managing Directors of ITV.

HAROLD ITZKOWITZ has been named group publisher of Fairchild's classified advertising department. He will be responsible for developing and implementing classified advertising strategies and revenue growth for Women's Wear Daily and Fairchild's B-to-B publications. He last served as classified publisher/director of special project sales for 11 years at VNU's Adweek Magazines.

Wieden & Kennedy veteran JOHN RUSSELL has left the agency for another Portland, Ore., shop, Leopold Ketel & Partners, where he will serve as president and partner. At W&K, Russell was group account director for HomeGrocer.com and the Coca-Cola Co. account. At Leopold, managing director JAMIE LEOPOLD becomes CEO.

Agency.com laid off 20% of its U.S. staff this week, or about 90 staffers, as part of a major restructuring. The cuts were concentrated in Agency.com's East Coast offices, including New York, Boston and Woodbridge, N.J. DON SCALES, formerly president of the Western Region, has been promoted to the new post of CEO of Agency.com North America. In addition, EBEN LENDERKING, president of Agency.com Europe, was named to the new post of CEO Agency.com Europe.

MICHAEL LAUR has assumed the post of Vice President of Western Sales for ValueClick Media. Laur spearheaded ValueClick's International Operations in Europe and Asia.