R/GA is opening a San Francisco office, and hired MAURO CAVALLETTI as executive creative director.

Hanson Dodge Creative named JEFF LESWING as vice president of global interactive and WALTER BLOCH as director of project management.

Davidandgoliath named JOHN KIESELHORST as design director. Kieselhorst will primarily work on the Kia Motors business and oversee design direction on a variety of the agency's other accounts. Most recently, he was vice president, creative director of the Volvo and Timberland accounts at Arnold, Boston.

MARTY ORZIO is leaving his position as chief creative officer at Energy BBDO to return to New York.

Zoom Media & Marketing named DAN LEVI to the position of senor vice president, digital media and strategic partnerships. Previously, he was chief marketing officer of Monster.com's Internet advertising division.

YuMe added GIAN LOMBARDI, JIM CRUTCHFIELD and THOM HOGE to its video ad sales team. Lombardi, previously vice president of sales at PointRoll, joins as vice president Eastern sales and Crutchfield, previously an account executive at Fox News Channel, joins as sales director. Hoge, previously vice president of Automotive and Agency Partnerships at Viewpoint, joins as vice president western sales.

SS+K promoted NOELLE WEAVER to senior director, business development.

CARINA LIEBEKNECHT joined createthe group as director of client services. Carina previously held the role of group account director at Atmosphere BBDO. MELISSA GRILLO has been named director of online marketing at createthe group. She was previously a retail group account director at Avenue A/Razorfish.

R&R Partners has promoted ARNIE DIGEORGE to the position of group creative director, overseeing the agency's creative teams in the Las Vegas and Phoenix offices.

BILL HEWSON was named president of Catapult Interactive. Hewson joined the company from Carat, where he was vice president -director of account services for digital services.