ALEX TAMAYO joined Beyond Interaction as senior partner, group account director. He will serve as the client lead for the Nokia, Canon and Advanced Micro Devices accounts. Most recently, Tamayo was senior vice president, group media director for DraftFCB in New York.

JULIE GOLDSTEIN and ERIN HARVEY were promoted to vice presidents at MediaVest.

Channel M named PETER LEE as chief technology officer and chief strategy officer. Lee was most recently vice president, business development new technology, at The Walt Disney Company.

Modernista! hired BOYD COYNER as executive creative director and managing partner of its European office in Amsterdam. Coyner was most recently creative director at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, where he ran the Nike Europe account.

Leapfrog Online hired MICHAEL LEFF as vice president and general manager of its Telecommunications vertical.

LinkedIn hired PATISHA ARRINGTON as advertising operations specialist, eastern region. Arrington previously served as advertising operations manager for The Wall Street Journal Online.

ALEX BOMBECK was promoted to president of Euro RSCG Discovery. Bombeck most recently served as president of digital, North America, for Euro RSCG 4D.

USA Today promoted NEIL FORD to director of online advertising, Midwest.

G2 Interactive named TOM CONTI as president of its Philadelphia operation.

SUSAN GIANINNO, chairman and CEO of Publicis USA was elected as chair of the Ad Council. She will serve in this position for one year.