Canoe Ventures named Gerard Broussard as vice president, research and analytics. Broussard joins the company from MediaLab, where he served as managing partner.

Atmosphere Proximity has hired former Chopping Block creative director Tim McKee to fill its creative director spot and promoted Stewart Krull to executive creative director.

Wahlstrom named Kathleen DeCaire-Aden as chief executive officer.

Jim Hord joined JWT New York as an executive creative director on Microsoft. Hord joins JWT from R/GA, where he served as creative director on Nike, overseeing projects on Nike +, Nikewomen, Nike Basketball, NikeID and the Nike brand platform.

Wieden+Kennedy promoted Neal Arthur to managing director of W+K New York. Arthur replaces longtime managing director Buz Sawyer, who left the agency last month, and will partner with executive creative director Kevin Proudfoot to lead the office.

Moxie promoted Nicola Smith to director, emerging trends and insights. In addition, Dan Cho was named associate media director, social media.

Barbara Biancalana joined Young & Laramore as group account director. Prior to joining Y&L, Biancalana served as a San Francisco-based marketing consultant, working with brands such as Kraft and Bel Brands cheeses, Amazon Advertising and Premier Retail Networks.

David Wharton and Grant Theron joined Wunderman Seattle as group account directors on the Microsoft account.

McCann Erickson hired Audra Tan as a senior writer at the agency's San Francisco office. Most recently, Tan was freelancing as a senior writer in San Francisco for agencies including Cutwater, AKQA and Eleven, working on projects for Apple, Banana Republic, Hyatt and TRESemmé, among others.

Havas Worldwide announced that Leo Olper and Mauricio Galvan have joined the global agency network to launch a new Hispanic marketing offering that will include Euro RSCG Latino. Olper will assume the role of CEO while Galvan will serve as CCO. Olper joins Euro RSCG from Lapiz, Leo Burnett's Hispanic marketing agency, where he served as chief operating officer. Galvan joins the agency from The Vidal Partnership, where he served as managing partner, executive creative director.