360 Youth, an Alloy Company, has hired DEANNE HOLZER as manager, business development. In her role, Deanne will oversee strategic business efforts and handle account management for 360 Youth's recruitment services. Prior to joining the company, Deanne was national account executive at Newsday and regional sales manager at IDG.

National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) has appointed SHANNON HEBERT to vice president, integrated marketing. Hebert will manage all marketing and sponsorship sales activities within NGT&F, including campaigns in support of National Geographic Specials, kids' programming and production, giant-screen and feature films. Most recently, Hebert was regional vice president of marketing and sales for Feld Entertainment, producers of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Disney on Ice.

MATT WASSERLAUF, formerly VP sales of the FeedRoom, has formed Broadband Enterprises, LLC and will serve as its president and CEO. For its clients, Broadband Enterprises will buy, produce and distribute advertiser's programming across the growing broadband networks that capture more than 50 million viewers.

RACHEL RAPAPORT has joined Digitas as a vice president/associate director for American Express Charge Cards. Previously she was a partner/management supervisor at OgilvyOne.

Hill, Holliday has named ALON SHOVAL executive vice president, creative director in the agency’s New York office. Most recently, he worked at Price McNabb, Charlotte, N.C., where he was executive creative director on Starbucks, Lowes, and Bojangles, among other accounts. Prior to this, Shoval spent two years at The Martin Agency.

Starcom MediaVest Group has named PATRICK WALSHE as chief executive officer for their Canadian operations. Most recently, Walshe was COO of Carat Canada. Walshe is replacing PAUL MAHER, who is leaving SMG to return to New Zealand to take over the management of the recently launched Starcom New Zealand office. Additionally, Starcom USA has named media director and director of television research SAM ARMANDO and media director SAM SUSSMAN as vice presidents of the company. Armando gauges the spectrum of national TV viewing activity, including programming, ratings, viewer engagement and complete analysis of marketplace conditions. Sussman serves as the agency's …

MarketWatch.com has promoted DAN SILMORE to vice president of marketing. Silmore joined MarketWatch as director of marketing & public relations in 2000. He is responsible for public relations, corporate and consumer marketing, research, and promotion for MarketWatch Web properties and related online publications. Prior to joining MarketWatch, Silmore was director of consumer marketing at Medscape, Inc. (now part of WebMD), where he was responsible for marketing communications for CBS HealthWatch.

BILL SHAPIRO is joining the LIFE development team. He has been managing editor of Time Inc. Custom Publishing since joining the company in 2001. Shapiro came to Time Inc. from Jungle Interactive Media where he was editorial director. Earlier in his career, Shapiro served as executive editor of Details and Maxim.

Meredith Corporation has promoted GARY WENSTRUP to Midwest sales director of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Wenstrup joined the magazine in 2001.

The Anne McBride Company, Inc, an international financial communications firm, named BRANDI PIACENTE as managing director of account management and business development. Prior to joining Anne McBride, Piacente worked as a senior account executive for Financial Relations Board. She has also served as corporate development manager for Ambassadors Enterprise Services (formerly Bluedot Software) and as investor relations manager for Evolve Software.