OLSON named BOB BRIHN as group creative director. Brihn joins the agency from TM Advertising where he served as group creative director, senior vice president.

JOSE PAGAN-ORTIZ joined accentmarketing as senior vice president, group account director. Pagan-Ortiz will be leading the Chevrolet Brand and Retail account team.

Greenspun Media Group named CAROL SKERLICH retail sales manager of the Home News.

NICK BEIL, CEO of Performics, has been named managing director of the VivaKi Nerve Center across North America, in addition to retaining his current Performics title. FRED JOSEPH, CEO of ZED Digital, has added the role of managing director/VivaKi Nerve Center …

MARIO MATEUS was promoted from chief executive officer, Initiative Portugal to president, Initiative Europe, Middle East and Africa. In Asia Pacific, ROGER CAMPLISSON was named regional representative. In Latin America, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE PETIT has been promoted from president, Initiative Latin America to …

Specific Media hired JEFF VALENTE as director of east coast sales; JOHN SZUMOWSKI as director of sales in southeast region; and LYDIA GOMEZ, JACKIE GURETZ, ALEXANDRA MASTERSON and STEVE DYBSKY as senior account executives.

DOUG CHAVEZ joined Del Monte Foods, as head of digital marketing. Chavez was most recently director of ad solutions at Yahoo.

Stein Rogan + Partners promoted TED KOHNEN to vice president of interactive marketing.

MICHAEL SUMMERS was named senior director of usability for gsi interactive.

DENISE SILVERBERG has been named executive director of jewelry and luxury goods for Martha StewartWeddings.