Planning Group International, a full-service marketing agency, has appointed MICHELLE PUJOL as director of account services. Pujol will manage the interactive account service's team and serve as the client liaison for clients such as Citibank, Celebrity Cruise Lines, MasterCard, and CompuCredit. Pujol joins the firm from CompuCredit, where she was senior marketing manager of interactive media at CompuCredit, where she oversaw three credit card brands.

Erwin-Penland has promoted PETER COLES to vice president. A 10-year veteran of the agency, Coles has served on the account management team for clients such as Cafe Enterprises, Greenville Tech, Regent Medical, ScanSource, and ScheerSports. In 2002, Coles was named director of agency operations, with responsibilities including the overall planning and management of agency services, building operations, equipment maintenance, and human resources.

Interep has appointed SHEILA F. KIRBY to the position of senior vice president/Interep Innovations to drive group sales and revenue development efforts on behalf of Interep’s client radio stations. In her new role, Kirby will oversee the Interep Marketing Group and Promotion/Marketing.

Sharpe Partners has promoted JAMISON JONES, formerly a senior art director, to creative director. Jones joined Sharpe Partners in February of 2001 as an art director working on the Simply Orange Juice account.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has elected new members to its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Board members serve a three-year term and Executive Committee members serve a one-year term. STEVE WADSWORTH, president, Walt Disney Internet Group, has been elected Chairman of the IAB for 2004. The IAB Executive Committee for 2004 includes STEVE WADSWORTH, Walt Disney Internet Group; JIM SPANFELLER, Forbes.com; DAVE MOORE, 24/7 Real Media; JOANNE BRADFORD, MSN; WENDA HARRIS MILLARD, Yahoo!; GREG STUART, IAB; SHELBY BONNIE, CNET and RICH LEFURGY, Archer Advisors. The new members elected to the IAB Board of Directors for 2004 are PAT …

BBDO New York announced that ERIC SILVER has joined the agency as an executive vice president and executive creative director. Silver was most recently creative director for Cliff Freeman and Partners and had been there since 1997.

Forbes.com has promoted RICHARD J. KOSINSKI to east coast sales director, based in New York. Kosinski joined Forbes.com in 2002 as New York regional sales manager from CNET Networks, where he was vice president, news sales. Previously he worked at The Asian Wall Street Journal as ad director, based in Hong Kong.

Complex Magazine has named SEAN MCCUSKER as marketing director. Prior to joining the magazine, McCusker served for four years as creative services manager/copywriter for FHM magazine. He was previously promotion manager/copywriter for Rolling Stone, US, and Men's Journal magazines.

ValueClick has successfully completed its acquisition of Commission Junction. ValueClick will combine Commission Junction with its Be Free affiliate marketing subsidiary. JEFF PULLEN, president and chief executive officer of Commission Junction, has been named as the general manager of the combined Be Free/Commission Junction subsidiary. Pullen has held chief financial officer and senior executive operations positions at companies such as ChemConnect, Inc. and IMEX Exchange.

CARLOS ROSSI, former COO of Lumina Americas USA, and former president and CEO of Conill Advertising, has joined RodríguezMejer Advertising. Rossi will serve as the agency's partner, chief marketing officer.