Jumpstart Automotive Media promoted AARON NICHOLS from vice president, regional dealer groups to vice president west coast sales.

Pulse 360 named JEFFREY KAMIKOW as vice president of agency sales. Kamikow joined the company from World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was the east coast sales director for WWE.com.

CNBC.com named ALLEN WASTLER as managing editor. In this new role, Wastler will guide and oversee all editorial content for CNBC.com. Most recently, Wastler was managing editor of CNNMoney.com.

TIM LANE, former southwest regional director of sales for Eyeblaster, joins MySpace as southwest regional sales manager-consumer division.

JAVIER SARASOLA was named managing director of Mediaedge:cia Spain. Sarasola joins MEC from Spanish media owner Medipresse-Publiventas, where he was managing director.

JEFF MISENTI was named general manager and vice president for FOX News Digital and REFET KAPLAN has been named managing director at Foxnews.com.

GRETCHEN SEIPLE joined Centro as a northwest regional sales manager. Seiple previously served as an online account executive at Weatherbug.

Hunt Adkins hired JOSH SMERICK as account planner to handle Schwan's Home Service and other accounts. Previously, Smerick was director insight/brand strategy at GEM Group.

MediaCom promoted LARRY SWYER to the newly created position of managing partner, director of retail and tactical planning. In addition, BROOKE GOLDSTEIN was elevated to managing partner, director of client services. Swyer will be responsible for strategic leadership and development of best practices in planning across all of MediaCom's accounts. Swyer joined MediaCom in 1980, and has held various leadership positions, working with key clients in a broad range of categories. Goldstein will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and senior-level management for all MediaCom clients. Goldstein joined MediaCom in 1999, as a brand media manager.

R/GA launched a retail offering to be helmed by JOHN JONES as executive creative director. He previously served as technical creative director.