RON DAVID WALTER has been appointed executive creative director at Conductor, a brand storytelling company. Walter will be responsible for Conductor's creative output for all new and existing clients utilizing original content development and distribution across all channels. Most recently, Walter was a partner and creative director of Banjo.

MIKE TUNNICLIFFE, chief strategic officer, Initiative North America, has been appointed to the newly created position of global client and network development director. Tunnicliffe will be responsible for developing new business opportunities in the multi-regional and global categories, and for creating and implementing a new business plan. He joined Initiative's London office in 2000, and was appointed executive vice president, Initiative Worldwide, managing client assignments and relationships with the Initiative teams across 48 markets. Prior to joining Initiative, Tunnicliffe was managing director of Western International Media in London.

MIVA has promoted CHRYSI PHILALITHES to the newly created role of vice president, global marketing & communications. She will relocate from MIVA’s London office to its New York office. In her new role, Philalithes will lead marketing and communications across MIVA’s network of European and North American offices.

Consumer Networks, developer of the boodle online grocery coupon marketplace, has hired JENESE TESAR to the newly created position of vice president of newspaper sales. Tesar comes to Consumer Networks from PowerOne Media where she was regional general manager.

WARREN SHOULBERG has rejoined HFN as editor in chief. Shoulberg was editor of the publication from 2000 to 2005 and most recently consulted for several companies in the home furnishings industry. He succeeds ARNOLD J. KARR, who left the company.

Vendare Media has opened a San Francisco office and appointed JOHN ENGHAUSER as sales manager for Northern California. Enghauser previously served as director of sales for Vendare’s Traffic Marketplace brand.

Winstar Interactive has hired LAUREN KINNUCAN for the newly created position of vice president, midwest and JEFFREY COHEN as account manager covering NYC and the mid Atlantic territory.

Setanta Sports North America has named CHRIS LOW to the new position of director, marketing and public relations. Low will oversee all trade and consumer marketing for the Setanta Sports TV network. She will also handle marketing for Setanta Broadband, the newly launched online service that offers fans live and archived soccer and rugby.

LinkShare Corporation has named STEVEN R. DENTON as president following the resignations of STEPHEN D. MESSER and HEIDI S. MESSER. Denton joined LinkShare in 2000 and served most recently as senior vice president of client development and distribution services.

MATT SCHECKNER, president and CEO of Empire Sports & Entertainment, joined Yahoo! to lead various trade marketing initiatives including events, sponsorships and advertising. Scheckner also will continue in his role as executive director of Advertising Week 2006. He will be responsible for execution of the third annual Advertising Week.