Ask.com hired MARY OSAKO as senior vice president of corporate communications. Osako is responsible for setting the global communications strategy for the company and driving all aspects of public relations. Most recently, Osako served as vice president of corporate communications for Yahoo!, managing International and Global Policy Communications.

NICK COLUCCI was appointed president and CEO of Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, replacing ED RADY. Rady has been named chairman of the company and will remain in that position through the end of the year.

Copywriter MIKE WARD returns to Fallon after two years as a copywriter at Y&R Chicago. While at Fallon from 2003 to 2005, Ward worked on the BMW “3 Series” launch, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism “Escape from Everyday Life” campaign, ArcaEx, and Citi.

pushtwentytwo named ERICA ORTLEIB as account manager. Ortleib comes to pushtwentytwo from JWT, where she was an account executive for the launch of the 2008 Ford Super Duty.

IAG Research named R. DANIEL DAHLEN as executive vice president of the firm's Restaurant Business Group. Dahlen will be responsible for strategic planning and growth of the firm’s newest division.

Jumpstart Automotive Media hired BRIAN LEDOUX as director of advertising operations. Most recently, Ledoux was director of online advertising operations at Universal McCann/MRM Partners.

KENDALL SMITH was named account director for Men’s Health magazine. Smith joins Men’s Health from Wired Magazine where he also served as account director, managing accounts such as GE and IBM.

STEVE BOLT and MATT FERA have joined Draftfcb Chicago as vice president, senior art director and vice president, senior copywriter, respectively. Bolt and Fera join the agency from Y&R Detroit, where they most recently served as vice presidents, associate creative directors.

The Art Directors Club named AMI BROPHY as its executive director, succeeding MYRNA DAVIS, who steps down after 14 years. She most recently served as the executive director of the Clio Awards.

PAUL RICHARDSON was named executive vice president of global human resources at Universal McCann. He most recently served as senior vice president of human resources for Paramount Pictures Corporation. Richardson will be responsible for managing similar functions on a global level for the agency.