G2 Direct & Digital appointed CATHY CLIFT to lead its Strategic Planning function. Most recently, she spent the last seven years at Rapp Collins Worldwide as chief planning officer for its US operations, supporting clients including Toyota, DirecTV, and Best Buy.

MARC REBUCCI was named advertising director of Country Homemagazine. Replacing Rebucci as eastern sales manager at Better Homes and Gardensare DANTE GAUDIO and BILL SHANER. Gaudio and Shaner will jointly oversee the New York Sales operations while continuing to maintain their own sales responsibilities.

Rapp Collins promoted PAM BEVILACQUE to group account director, up from vice president account director, on Mercedes.

TOM TALBERT was promoted to executive vice president, director of media services at Campbell-Ewald.

Avenue A | Razorfish promoted BARBARA WARD THALL from client partner to vice president & client partner; DAVID WISH from senior account director to client partner; and ANDY FISHER from principal consultant to analytics director.

WONGDOODY hired ROB OSLER as director of brand strategy and research, a newly created position. Prior to WONGDOODY, Osler was principal of Modus Branding, a Seattle-based brand strategy and naming firm.

The Republik hired RYAN CUTHRIELL as interactive director. Previously, Cuthriell was a designer at interactive design agency Ulanguzi Creative Strategies.

Sundance Channel promoted TIMOTHY BOELL to senior vice president of affiliate sales. In addition, former EVP affiliate sales GRETCHEN BEIDL was promoted to EVP, business development.

Wieden+Kennedy hired TYLER WHISNAND as co-creative director for the Nike team based in Portland, Oregon. Whisnand replaces STEVE LUKER, who was promoted in January as co-creative director for the Portland office. Most recently, Whisnand served as creative director and partner at KesselsKramer, a communications company located in Amsterdam.

ANDREI IVANOFF joined la comunidad, Miami as director of interactive. He joins the agency from SiboneyUSA, where he led interactive and design planning.