The New York Times Company has tapped MICHAEL GOLDEN as publisher of the International Herald Tribune. Golden, the NYT Company's vice chairman and senior vice president, will oversee the paper's journalistic and business operations.

Kurani Multimedia, an interactive agency specializing in web development, online advertising, and multimedia marketing programs, has appointed JOSEPH FALCONE to the position of vice president of client relations. Falcone will be responsible for overseeing client interaction in the firm’s production process. This includes coordinating the production team, media planning and buying, and integration of third party services.

CSTV: College Sports Television has named ANDREW GOLDMAN executive vice president, sales, responsible for the development and implementation of all CSTV sales efforts. Most recently, Goldman had been senior vice president and general sales manager, for Warner Bros. Domestic Television. While at Warner Bros., Goldman created and implemented sales and sponsorship strategies for programs such as "Friends," "Will & Grace," "West Wing," "ER," and "Drew Carey."

DVC HealthCare, a division of DVC Worldwide, has appointed RHEA OGAWA as senior manager, account services. Ogawa will provide client service support and account management for DVC HealthCare clients.

Hill, Holliday, New York announced the appointment of LISA DILLER as senior vice president, creative director. Diller will oversee creative output on the Verizon Wireless account. Diller previously worked at OgilvyOne, the direct marketing arm of Ogilvy & Mather, where she was senior partner/group creative director on IBM.

William C. Weiss, chairman, CEO and founder of The Promar Group, has been appointed a senior fellow of The Media Center at the American Press Institute. Weiss will assist The Media Center in strategic planning, industry outreach, and leveraging the intersection of media and technology.

Traffic Vendors has promoted senior account executive LINDA MONTOYA to west coast director of sales. LOURDES GARCIA has been promoted from director to vice president of operations and CHRIS KARANASTASIS has been promoted from director of marketing to vice president of business development.

MICHAEL MELLON has been promoted to senior vice president of research for the ABC Television Network from executive vice president for Paramount Worldwide Television Distribution.

CHRIS GAGEN, director of strategic media initiatives-worldwide media and alliances at Coca-Cola, is leaving the company to take a senior management position at Carat North America.

The Anderson Group announced that DONNA I. HARRIS has joined the agency as account executive. She will work with National Penn Bank, as well as new clients from a variety of industries. Harris was previously senior account executive at Niemczyk Hoffmann Group, where she managed more than 30 clients. Prior to that, she was director and vice president of marketing at Leesport Bank, and was responsible for advertising, marketing, new product development, and sales training.