IMVU hired Danny Wright as head of sales for its sales and sponsorship group.

DoubleVerify hired Miles Dennison as senior vice president of sales. Most recently, Dennison was vice president of sales at Tremor Media.

Unicast hired Daniel J. Berra as vice president of business intelligence. Most recently, Berra served as the vice president of the customer insight group at T3.

Chris Nilsen was promoted to manager of business development for Carmichael Lynch. In addition, Chelsea DeSousa is responsible for supporting new business for Carmichael Lynch Spong and leading overall agency communications. Lastly, Curtis Smith has added director of business development for the overall agency to his title.

Cheil USA hired Ian Baer as chief strategy officer. Most recently, Baer was president of Big Fuel Communications.

Digitalsmiths hired Josh Wiggins as vice president, business development, west coast; Greg Gambina as senior account manager; and Mike DeBrincat as senior solutions architect.

iNSPIRE! hired Marielle Lorenz as account director. In addition, Joel Hernandez was hired as an account supervisor for the agency's McDonald's account.

Kelliher Samets Volk promoted Alexandra Tursi to senior public relations associate.

Jennifer Byrd, formerly the public relations director at The Salvation Army's Golden State Division in San Francisco, was promoted to national public relations director.

Susan Treacy joined Leo Burnett USA as senior vice president/creative director. Most recently, Treacy served as executive creative director at 22squared in Atlanta, overseeing work for Caribou Coffee, Southeast Toyota and Florida's Natural Orange Juice.