SFGT has hired DAVID GERITY as group account director, responsible for logistics provider IFCO North America's Pallet, Crating, and Container System divisions, their marketing integration with European headquarters, and for new business development. Previously, Gerity was senior vice president/management representative on Verizon Wireless at McCann-Erickson, New York.

JUSTIN LOEBER has joined 5W Public Relations as senior vice president/media relations executive.

TIM SKENNION has joined Email Data Source as vice president of sales. Most recently, he led sales and strategic partnership efforts for the Customer Acquisitions Group at Return Path.

GREGORY C. ROGERS, formerly director, strategy & insights formediaedge:CIA, has been named vice president, strategic sales for TACODA, a new position.

New Media Strategies has hired JACK MACLEOD as vice president of sales. In this role, Macleod will oversee NMS’ global sales efforts.

CHRISTIAN DROBNYK has been named senior vice president, programming and development for The Learning Channel. Most recently, Drobnyk served as vice president of programming for TLC, developing strategy and implementing programming initiatives for all of the network’s dayparts.

Initiative Worldwide has launched an entertainment department to house the CBS and Showtime business. Dubbed Initiative Entertainment, it will be overseen by ALAN COHEN, executive vice president, managing director, Innovations and Entertainment. Cohen will continue to manage the Initiative Innovations group based in Los Angeles. In addition, JOHN NUZZI and GREG CASTRONUOVO have been named as senior vice president, group account director, and vice president, group account director, respectively.

Arnold has named MARY MAROUN as president and managing director of its New York office. Maroun replaces FRAN KELLY, who was promoted to president and CEO, Arnold Worldwide US. Maroun joins Arnold from Y&R New York, where she was a managing partner of North America.

WhitePages.com has promoted DEREK NETELENBOS to vice president, online advertising sales and operations. Netelenbos will oversee the day-to-day operations, as well as the long-term strategy and success of advertising sales, account management and media strategy for WhitePages.com.

Thomas Taber & Drazen has named PAUL IZENSTARK as senior vice president group account director and HEATHER ARKELL as account supervisor. Izenstark will head up the agency’s Einstein Bros Bagels, Great-West Healthcare and Colorado Farm Bureau Insurance accounts while Arkell will work on the Einstein account and Hach Homeland Security Technologies.