JILL S. DAVISON has joined American Express Publishing Corporation as vice president/corporate communications. She oversees the public relations strategy and execution for American Express Publishing, whose titles include Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, Departures, Travel + Leisure Golf, Travel + Leisure Family, and Executive Travel. Most recently, Davison was senior director, corporate communications at Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.

CHARLES NORDLANDER has been named vice president, primetime programming development for the Food Network. Nordlander will oversee Food Network’s primetime pilot development and will executive produce certain specials and projects. Nordlander joins Food Network from A&E, where he served as director of lifestyle.

Discovery Networks has promoted AMY BAKER to senior vice president, Discovery Solutions, the division dedicated to large-scale, cross-platform advertising sales partnerships. Baker previously served as vice president for the division.

Media Planning Group (MPG) has appointed MARK CRAZE to work alongside current UK CEO MARC MENDOZA in an effort to propel the agency’s growth in the UK. Each will take on the newly created title of managing partner. Mendoza will concentrate on operations, client services, and existing clients, while Craze will focus on strategy, implementing the development plan, and new business and services.

davidandgoliath (dng) has hired JILL POOL as its creative services manager. She joins dng from Y&R’s Irvine, CA office, where she held the same post.

ipsh!, a mobile marketing provider, has hired LISA FIELDS as vice president of sales. Fields will be responsible for managing the Southwest region. Most recently, she was the director of sales for go2 Directory Systems.

The Médi Group, Ltd. has named J.T. HARDING as vice president of marketing.

R/GA has named MAT ZUCKER as its newest creative director. Most recently, Zucker was senior partner and group creative director at OgilvyOne in New York. While there, Zucker led all interactive and direct marketing creative for Cisco Systems and Enfamil and interactive-focused creative for Ameritrade and American Express.

Modem Media has promoted TIM CUNNINGHAM, JODI MANNING and RICH MCCARTHY to senior vice presidents and ALEC BOKMAN, NORMAN DE GREVE, and JEFF FLEMMINGS have been promotedto senior vice presidentsat Digitas.

TNS has named DR. PAT PELLEGRINI as senior vice president of TNS Media Research. Dr. Pellegrini will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of TNS Media Research's methods and procedures, as well as the development of new applications in the field of audience measurement.