The Gate Worldwide hired SHARON SHER as director of business development and PAULETTE STONE as account director.

JULIE COULTON joined Mullen as senior vice president, director of digital media in the agency's mediaHUB unit. Previously, Coulton served as senior vice president, media director for 22squared.

Dragon Rouge USA appointed CINDY HSIAO as director of brand strategy, a new position.

Brunner elevated named SCOTT MORGAN, MARY KAY MODAFFARI, and PETRA ARBUTINA to partners at the agency.

ICON International promoted ANTHONY MEOLA to junior media buyer.

SmithGifford named SUSAN KEARNEY to the newly created post of executive vice president. Most recently, Kearney was vice president of marketing at Voxant.

KIRBY THORNTON joined Empower MediaMarketing as a director in the agency's Knowledge, Information and Invention research division. Thornton most recently served as director of market assessment for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications tapped ROBIN SCHWARTZ as president for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Schwartz is currently president of Regency Television in Los Angeles.

e-Miles named JOSH DAVIDSON as director of sales, western region. Most recently, Davidson was director of sales at Adify.

ORLANDO REECE was named senior vice president, broadcast sales at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. He joins MSLO from Yahoo, where he served as executive director, sales strategy.