LISA KETTMAN-KERVINEN joined Worldwide Partners as director of European operations.

ROB ABEYTA, JR. joined 72andSunny as art director. Previously, Abeyta was an art director at Nike, where he supervised the design of six seasons of footwear and apparel for a new streetwear line introduced in 2006.

Concrete Pictures has named KEVIN LAHR as producer. Lahr will be responsible for managing new projects and maintaining client relationships.

VNU Business Media has named JOE FLYNN vice president, sports and DAVID KORSE vice president/general manager, merchandise.

GEERT LINNEBANK, editor-in-chief of Reuters, will be moving to a new and broadened role in January 2007. DAVID SCHLESINGER, global managing editor and Linnebank’s deputy, will succeed him.

Ellis Entertainment has appointed SONIA ORMAECHEA as sales director responsible for territories including The Americas and Australasia. Ormaechea most recently served as head of sales and acquisitions at Parapiti Entertainment.

MARCY BLOOM was promoted to associate publisher of GQ magazine, up from advertising director.

BRIAN O’SHEA, formerly at Deutsch Los Angeles, has joined Texture Media and Crispin Porter + Bogusky as an account director in their Boulder, Colorado offices.

ERIK SCHROEDER joined PUSH as director of marketing, from Lowe Worldwide.

GREG DIAZ was named director of sales for Spanish Broadcasting System’s new media division, SBS Interactive.