LEIGH GALLAGHER was named senior editor of FORTUNE Magazine. Gallagher was previously a senior editor at Smart Money.

PSM: Independent PlayStation Magazinenamed ROB SMITH as editor in chief. He was most recently associate publisher of Future US publications PC Gamer and Maximum PC.

The McRae Agency promoted BRIDGET PALITZ to vice president.

WILL ZNIDARIC was promoted to editor from assistant editor at Mad River Post.

Dow Jones Online promoted MARINELLE CARINO to account manager and EMILY FITZGERALD to account executive.

JOHN PATERSON was named New York account director at Meredith Interactive. He previously served as director, marketing innovation at Meredith Corporate Sales.

U.S. News & World Reporteditor BRIAN DUFFY is stepping down to complete a book and to pursue other writing projects. BRIAN KELLY, executive editor of U.S. News, will now manage all editorial functions.

Ad Infuse named BRIAN COWLEY as president and chief executive officer. Cowley will replace founder IAN JOHNSON, who will now serve as executive vice president, business development. Most recently, Cowley served as vice president of mobile advertising at Infospace.

NOMI ERNST LEIDNER was named director of development at Sundance Channel. Most recently she was supervising producer on Style Network’s “Try My Life.”

Program Partners promoted DAVID HUTCHINSON to senior vice president, program operations and new media, and CHAD MACDONALD to executive director, TV research, regional sales manager.