AKQA's JASON WHITING will assume the role of managing director, east, overseeing both New York and Washington, D.C. offices as GUY WIEYNK returns to AKQA's London office to assume the role of managing director, Europe. Additionally, STUART SPROULE will assume the role of managing director, west, overseeing AKQA's Shanghai office in addition to San Francisco.

Deutsch New York hired ABBY GROZENSKI as creative services manager. She previously served as creative manager at Energy BBDO in Chicago.

Planetwide Media appointed PHILIPPE BENOLIEL as chief executive officer of Planetwide Media and MashON.com.

RedClay Corporation hired MATT LONGLEY as creative director. Longley joins the agency from MRM Worldwide in Seattle, where he most recently served as senior art director.

ANDREW KASPRZYCKI joined Energy BBDO as senior vice president, managing director, to lead the expansion of the agency's digital offering. He joins the agency from Tribal DDB.

Discovery Communications named CRAIG FELENSTEIN senior vice president of investor relations. He joins Discovery from News Corporation, where he most recently served as vice president of investor relations.

Madison Square Garden promoted JOEL FISHER to executive vice president, MSG Sports and Arena Renovation.

Hill Holliday named JAY HISELMAN as senior vice president and group media director for the agency Boston's office. LENORA CUSHING joined the agency's Boston office as senior vice president and director of broadcast business affairs. Lastly, ERIC CHAO was named associate creative director, interactive.

Playboy Enterprises named DAN SMITH senior vice president of marketing, digital media.

ALISON ADLER MATZ has been named publisher ofBrides. Most recently, Matz was associate publisher at Glamour.