Trafficmac, a provider of ad operations software, technology, and outsourcing services, announced that SARAH CHAPMAN has joined the company as global vice president and client services. In this role, Chapman will be responsible for managing and growing Trafficmac’s multinational accounts, such as MSN, The Wall Street Journal, CondeNet and others. She will also be responsible for managing the company’s teams in satellite offices around the world.

Tacoda Systems, a behavioral targeting and audience management company, named WILLIAM C. JARIS as director and East Coast publisher of sales. For the past year, Jaris has been senior director/publisher services at Advertising.com in New York where he initiated successful programs with a number of major media companies. Before that, from 2001 to 2003, he was senior vice president and director of sales LightningCast Inc., also in New York.

PERRY GAA has been named vice president of strategic sales for PARADE Publications. In his new role, Gaa will focus on creating new business opportunities and enhancing existing advertiser relationships. Gaa was previously category director/consumer health care for PARADE. He will continue to oversee the magazine's pharmaceutical business. He joined the company in 2002 as a sales representative.

BRENDA ROSS joined Deutsch Los Angeles as executive vice president and director of client services. Ross was most recently a group account director with TBWA\Chiat\Day L.A. Prior to that she held a variety of international marketing positions within The Virgin Group, working across Europe, The United Kingdom, United States, Africa and the Middle East. Ross joined TBWA\Chiat\Day L.A. in January 2003 to set up their brand content strategy division, and was then responsible for Masterfoods U.S.A.

AKQA has named SHANE GINSBERG to the post of managing director, San Francisco. In this role, Ginsberg will oversee all operations and delivery of the San Francisco office with a focus on business development. Previously, Ginsberg was the co-founder of Razorfish San Francisco, an agency that combined with SBI in 2002 to become SBI.Razorfish.

Brand integration company Inside Entertainment Ventures announces the appointment of MICHAEL NICASSIO as senior vice president of business development. Prior to joining Inside Entertainment, Nicassio founded Channel Island Broadcasting, where he served as president.

Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) named RENETTA MCCANN chief executive officer of Starcom The Americas, a region that includes Canada, the United States and Latin America. In her new role, McCann will work to oversee the company’s most expansive region and four media brands: Starcom, MediaVest, GM Planworks and StarLink. Since 2000, McCann has been chief executive of Starcom North America, one of the largest consumer contact organizations in the world.

Advertising.com has opened a Los Angeles sales office. JACK MACLEOD has been promoted to senior sales director and will be tasked with leading the Los Angeles-based team in the Southern California market.

Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles announced new members to the consumer communications department. JASON JORDHAMO was named interactive and emerging technologies media director and JIM LORDEN was named media director of Toyota business. BRUCE MCDERMOTT takes on role of brand integration director. Jordhamo oversees all interactive media planning and integrated sponsorships for Toyota. He comes to Saatchi from Doner Advertising in Newport Beach, where he was associate media director on the Mazda, PacifiCare, PacSun, and Black & Decker accounts. Lorden is responsible for setting offline media strategy for Toyota’s car segment, parts and service, and Toyota Certified Used Vehicles and …