The Republik, Durham, has hired DAVE AVIS as art director/designer on Triumph Boats, Fayetteville Tourism and Consolidated Shoes. Previously, Avis was a designer at EM2 Design, Atlanta.

Active Athlete Media has named ROBERT WALTERS, formerly of Imaira Digital Media & eLearning, as chief technology officer.

Interactive agency Springbox has named WENDY WHATLEY as an art director; CHRIS DAVIS as a copywriter; and ESA VAN DUSEN joined the account services department.

TODD RUSSELL has been named vice president, director of client services at Mintz & Hoke, charged with heading up the account service team. Previously, Russell was associate director, account services at AGA Marketing and Design, where he was responsible for client services on accounts such as Mercedes-Benz USA and TUMI.

The VIA Group has promoted DAVID BURFEIND to chief knowledge officer.Burfeind joined VIA in 2000 as a senior marketing strategist.

The Wall Street Journal has appointed TOM GASKIN account executive, Detroit advertising sales. Gaskin will be managing the General Motors and DaimlerChrysler accounts for the Journal. Most recently, Gaskin served as an account manager at Turner Broadcasting.

Renegade Marketing Group has named MELISSA SEYFRIED online account director; SABRA GOFFIN as account director; and JASON ENGLISH as copywriter.

JOHN WOLFE has joined MindShare North America as partner, corporate communications manager for North America, a new position. Wolfe will be responsible for MindShare’s communications outreach to the press, clients, and within the agency itself. Most recently, Wolfe served as executive editor at MediaPost (publisher of People on the Move) and continues to pen the company’s MarketingDaily newsletter.

ABC Radio Networks has promoted BELIA JIMENEZ to director, multicultural research, and named MARALYNN MONTES as associate manager, sales development research.

Jack Morton Worldwide has named DAVID LEVINE as creative director; DAVID PERLS as director of brand strategy; and JON REINER as vice president/senior creative strategist.