Iconoculture, a consumer trend research and advisory services company, adds GENE RAPHAELIAN to the executive management team as vice president, products and services. Raphaelian directs the research, advisory, and consulting organizations and leads the strategic development of Iconoculture products and services. Raphaelian spent more than 14 years at Gartner Group in various executive roles including vice president and research director of Gartner’s IT executive programs.

Justice Magazine has hired FOSTER TENNANT as sales director. Tennant previously worked at Esquire, New York Magazine, and Playboy Enterprises. Additionally, MICHAEL CAPLAN has been named advertising coordinator for the magazine.

W3 Data has named PATRICK KIRTLAND as vice president, W3 Data Solutions. Kirtland will oversee the strategic direction of the company's Data Solutions division.

Starcom USA has named strategy director LARA KAZANDJIAN a senior vice president of the agency. Kazandjian is responsible for overseeing all media communications strategy for Walt Disney Co.’s Buena Vista Studios Theatrical account. Kazandjian joined Starcom in 2002.

JAYNE COOPERMAN has been named vice president of planning for PARADE Publications. Cooperman will be involved in strategic planning and brand development efforts. Cooperman joins the company from MediaCom, where she was vice president/group director, print services, responsible for negotiation and placement of all print media and related programs for clients including ConAgra Foods, The Dannon Company Inc., Diageo, The J.M. Smucker Co., and Remington.

CRAIG DAVIS has been promoted to chief creative officer worldwide at JWT. Davis was hired 10 months ago as chief creative officer for JWT Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Before joining JWT, he was regional executive creative director for Saatchi & Saatchi Asia/Africa.

Kilgannon McReynolds has hired DAVE CAPANO as senior vice president, media director. He joins the agency from Adair-Greene Advertising in Atlanta where he served as vice president, director of media and interactive services on accounts such as BellSouth, CIBA Vision, and Georgia-Pacific Building Products.

SAMUEL ALBIS has been named creative director of ViVA Partnership, a full service, integrated U.S. Hispanic marketing and advertising firm. He formerly held the position of associate creative director at del Rivero Messianu Advertising/DDB.

Omnicom Group named MICHAEL BIRKIN as president and chief executive officer of Omnicom Asia-Pacific, effective April 1. He will also hold the title of vice-chairman, Omnicom Group. Since 1999, Birkin has served as worldwide president of DAS, Omnicom’s largest network.

JULIETTE ROBINSON TROTTMAN has joined the Newspaper Association of America as director of retail advertising. She is responsible for NAA initiatives aimed at helping newspapers increase retail advertising revenue. Prior to joining NAA, she worked for 15 years at The Miami Herald.