Keller Crescent Company has promoted LISA DODDRIDGE to assistant media buyer in the media department. In addition, HALEY WARREN has been added as media coordinator in the media department. In her new position, Warren is responsible for the coordination of all daily activities with a variety of national and regional consumer clients, along with assisting business-to-business accounts.

MARY HENSLEE has joined The Point Group as vice president of customer retention and loyalty. Henslee will lead the agency’s practice area to provide strategic counsel and initiatives that enable clients to proactively maintain and grow their customer relationships.

Reckitt Benckiser, the U.K. based consumer products company, has named DIANE MCGRATH to the newly created position of head of global licensing. McGrath started her career with Procter & Gamble in Europe, moving on to Disney Consumer Products in France and Sesame Workshop in New York City. In her new capacity, she is responsible for building brand equity and creating revenue streams that incorporate the heritage of such Reckitt Benckiser brands as Lysol, Dettol, Woolite, Calgon, Veet, Vanish, and Air Wick, amongst others, through strategic licensing partnerships.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has named JAVIER BENITO executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the company. In his new role, Benito will be responsible for all aspects of marketing worldwide. Most recently, he was the U.S. retail division president and chief marketing officer for Coca-Cola North America, where he led a number of successful product launches, including Diet Coke with Lime and Coca-Cola C2. He joined Coke in 1994, and served in a variety of global positions, including division marketing director for central and Eastern Europe, senior vice president of marketing and operations for Brazil, and …

Reuters has appointed JANET SCARDINO to executive vice president and global head of marketing for its Media business. She will be responsible for driving the Reuters brand among consumers and news agencies throughout the world. Prior to joining Reuters, she was senior vice president, international marketing for AOL, responsible for all brand and acquisition marketing for AOL's services in 16 countries. Before AOL, Scardino spent three years at the Walt Disney Company as managing director of the Disney Channel in Italy, based in Milan.

CMD has hired BRAD DUNSHEE as an account supervisor in the account services department. Dunshee will be responsible for supervising one of CMD’s technology accounts. His duties will include directing creative projects and contributing to client strategies.

iMedia Communications has added NEIL PERRY as vice president of Market Intelligence. Perry will oversee iMedia Reports, a series of studies on subjects relevant to the interactive marketing world. In addition, he will develop the new iMedia Video Magazine, a television-quality news series released on DVD that explore topics of critical importance to marketers. Prior to joining iMedia, Perry was president of Neil Perry Associates Inc., a marketing consulting firm.

Ryan Partnership has promoted MAURA PRIEM to vice president in the agency’s Chicago office. Priem works on the agency’s S.C. Johnson business. She joined Ryan in 2002 and most recently held the position of managing director. In addition, the agency promoted KEVIN WEISBERG to managing director in the agency’s Chicago office. Weisberg joined Ryan in 2003 as an account director, working on Dove. 

The Golf Channel has made a series of changes to its sales organization. JOHN DONNELLY has been named regional vice president of Eastern sales, responsible for spearheading the network’s non-endemic sponsorship efforts in the Northeast United States. JEFF FOSTER was named to manager director of Golf Sponsorship, giving him added responsibilities of managing accounts with golf equipment manufacturers, travel and tourism organizations, and new media sales for golf sponsorships. Joining the Orlando sales team is THERESA MCCANN who will serve as director of strategic partnerships, focusing specifically on the travel industry. Lastly, DAVID DESMOND has been named to director …

PRIMEDIA Enterprises has promoted JACK WESTERKAMP from senior manager to director, product development.