Starcom MediaVest Group has added DAVID MEAD as Managing Director of Halogen Chicago. Mead will work on Disney, Phillip Morris, and Gateway accounts and assist in new business development. He comes to Starcom from mdigital, a division of MindShare Media, based in Ireland, where he was managing director.

Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI) has promoted several senior executives in its sales department and expanded their responsibilities. MIKE DRANKWALTER has been promoted from Vice-President, Electronic Media, to Senior Vice-President, Media Sales. In his new role, Drankwalter will be responsible for all of MRI's Magazine and Electronic Media clients. SCOTT TURNER, who has been Senior Vice-President of Midwest and Western Sales, becomes Senior Vice-President of Agency Sales. Turner will continue his leadership of MRI sales activities outside the New York area while adding responsibility for agency sales countrywide. GEORGE KRONHEIMER, formerly Vice-President of Magazine Sales, has been promoted to Vice-President, Advertiser …

Cossette Post has appointed LANCE SMITH President and Chief Operating Officer of the agency. He will be responsible for the agency's total operations. Smith was most recently President of D'Arcy New York and served as Global Client Managing Director for Procter & Gamble.

SUSANA WILLIAMS has been named Western Sales Director of Interevco. In this newly created position, Williams will oversee all advertising sales and marketing efforts throughout the western region on behalf of Interevco's online client roster. Williams, who was most recently Western Manager for Interevco, will also supervise Interevco's San Francisco office. Prior to Interevco, Williams served as strategic alliance manager for Classmates.com.

The Wall Street Journal announced that DAVID FORGIONE will join the publication as Eastern regional advertising sales manager. Forgione will oversee advertising sales for the entire Eastern region. Forgione was previously a group publisher at Primedia for Motor Trend and Automobile magazines.

RON GALOTTI, vp/publisher of GQ, has left Conde Nast. Succeeding Galotti at GQ will be PETE HUNSINGER, president of Conde Nast's bridal group.

FRANK CINA has joined the sales team at Archaeology Magazine as an advertising account manager. Cina will be responsible for a range of diverse accounts that include financial services, cameras and liquor. Previously, he worked as an account manager at McCalls and helped launch Rosie Magazine.

KEN BANKS has joined SinoFresh HealthCare as the company's Vice President of Marketing. During his career, Banks spent more than 21 years as the head of marketing for Eckerd Drugs, Circuit City stores and PetsMart.

Eyeblaster has hired SAMANTHA VOISIN as Business Development Manager for the Western Region. In this role, Voisin will be responsible for managing Eyeblaster's agency, publisher and marketer relationships, as well as fostering new business. Previously, Voisin served in various capacities at Initiative Media including IT Director and most recently Vice President, Account Director for the West Coast FastBridge division.

Meredith Corporation announced that MARILYNN G. JACOBS has been named Associate Publisher/Marketing of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Most recently, Jacobs was part of the senior management team responsible for launching O, The Oprah Magazine and served as Director of Marketing since the magazine’s 1999 inception.