Wunderman Chicago hired CARRIE BLUMENFELD as director of the office depot sales promotion/campaigns and POS teams. Her focus will include leading the integration of national promotional efforts across retail and external channels.

Direct Online Marketing has hired KATIE MCDONALD as search marketing associate, where she will work on client campaigns.

LAUREL ROSSI has been promoted to managing director of Hill Holliday’s New York office. Rossi will oversee the business and the office’s key accounts including Verizon Wireless, Smith Barney, AOL and Pitney-Bowes.

STEPHEN BERNER has joined Carat Fusion as vice president, director of business development, east coast. In addition, ANDREW KENNEDY has been promoted to vice president, director of business development, west coast. Kennedy most recently served as vice president, account director at Carat Fusion’s Los Angeles office.

ALLEN ROSENSHINE, chairman of BBDO Worldwide, will retire at the end of December, ending a 44-year career. Rosenshine will become chairman emeritus of BBDO. Rosenshine joined BBDO in 1965 after three years at a small business-to-business agency and came up through the ranks to become creative director of BBDO New York in 1975. He became Chief Executive Officer of BBDO Worldwide in 1985.

VICKI KING has joined Time Inc. Business and Finance Network as vice president, custom projects. King will oversee the group’s efforts in multi- and single-sponsored sections and advertorials, classified and recruitment advertising, editorial and advertorial reprints, and merchandise premiums. King joins the TIBFN from Forbes where she was the financial category director.

PETER A. COMPETELLO has joined dentsuAmerica as senior vice president, account director on the agency's Canon Imaging Systems Group business. Most recently, Competello was vice president, group account director at ML Rogers, where he was the lead on the Scotts Miracle-Gro account.

Optima has hired JEFF SYMON as vice president of sales and marketing and JENNIFER CUMISKEY as finance director.

ValueClick Media has promoted MATT SHERMAN to director, publisher development, up from manager of media. In addition, MATT KAYE was promoted to supervisor, publisher development from media development representative.

MALCOLM RUSSELL, director of communications strategy for MindShare North America, was named head of a newly expanded, distinct unit within the agency dubbed the Communications Planning Group.