MICHELE COLOMBO joined the OgilvyAction team in New York as executive vice president and managing director.

SMG Search promoted managing director STEVE GOVERNALE from vice president to senior vice president.

DAVID ADELMAN was named chief marketing officer of MindShare North America. He joined the agency from Johnson & Johnson, where he most recently served as media director for its Global Marketing Group. While there, he was responsible for increasing the company's digital marketing efforts and introducing communications planning processes to the marketer's OTC medicines, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices businesses.

ERIC M. GOULD was named president of IAG Research. He will be responsible for IAG's data quality and integrity, as well as its technological innovation.

Radarworks promoted media director, JULIE FOSTER to vice president.

NICHOLAS GRAHAM joined Ask.com as vice president of corporate communications. Graham most recently served as press secretary and spokesperson for the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors.

ANTHONY RISICATO joined SEMDirector as vice president of display analytics and general manager of International.

Carat named LAURA DAVIS as an account executive. She joins the agency from MaintainNet in Boston where she managed the Dunkin Brands and Playskool accounts.

MARIANNE GAROFALO joined Strategis as a marketing strategist.

CRAIG STEVENS joined VGS Creative as director of business development.