BRIAN WALLUNAS has joined Empower MediaMarketing, Cincinnati, as digital marketing analyst, responsible for helping to develop digital marketing strategies for Empower clients, along with assisting in media planning, campaign development and ROI analysis. Wallunas joins Empower from Nielsen BuzzMetrics, where he was an account manager and senior research analyst.

WhitePages.com has named JOHN JORDAN vice president, business development. Previously, Jordan served as director, business development at MSN where he was responsible for planning and executing strategic partnerships that included MSN services distribution via PC manufacturers including Hewlett Packard and interactive content distribution in MSN Messenger.

United Online has hired JEREMY HELFAND as executive vice president and chief sales officer, a newly created position. Helfand most recently was the senior vice president and general manager of Advertising.com.

Scripps Networks has promoted MARIANNE WHITTEMORE to vice president, event marketing and CHARLOTTE COFFER to manager, event marketing.

JOSÉ ALEX GÓMEZ has joined La Opinión as director of marketing. Most recently, he was account director at Ethnic Marketing Group, where he led the Hispanic integrated marketing efforts for ConAgra Foods.

ReelzChannel has tapped cable ad sales veteran AYMON DEMAURO to lead its ad sales department as senior vice president, advertising sales. DeMauro most recently served as vice president, advertising sales at ESPN/ABC sports customer marketing and sales.

SFGT has named JEDD DAVIS director, media strategies. He will focus on the integration of traditional and online media strategies, and on the qualitative and quantitative analysis of emerging media platforms. Previously, Davis was group director, analytics and productivity at OMD, Los Angeles, on the Nissan and Infiniti accounts.

DAVID MORGAN has been namedpresident, Asia Pacific (APAC) at Universal McCann. Morgan joins the agency from Mediaedge:cia, where he was CEO Asia Pacific. Morgan began his career in London, where he first worked at BBJ Media. In 1995, he joined J Walter Thompson in Shanghai as media director, moving to MindShare as general manager, Hong Kong and Japan, until 2000.

IAG Research has named TERESE HERBIG as senior vice president, consumer packaged-goods. Herbig will be responsible for growing and developing IAG's relationships among key consumer packaged-goods manufacturers and spearheading the company's Chicago office. Most recently, she was chief marketing officer for Information Resources.

MARK CANON has been named chief product officer at Autobytel. Canon previously served as vice president of product development for AOL Search where he was responsible for overall product strategy and development of products.