Newcast, the branded entertainment division of ZenithOptimedia, named Anthony Azzaro and Kim Iadevaia as directors of branded entertainment.

T3 hired Mark Durein as group account director. Prior to coming to T3, Durein served as global account director for Young & Rubicam, where he led consumer marketing for Blue Shield of California.

MPG hired Peter Sedlarcik as senior vice president, director of insights and analytics. Sedlarcik was most recently senior vice president, director of insights and analytics at Targetcast.

Kristen Overland joined Ames Scullin O'Haire as a senior account executive.

Mintz & Hoke Communications Group has promoted Amy Thompson to senior account executive, up from account executive.

Phillips Design Group hired Doug Fox as vice president of brand development.

Gravity, the recently re-launched and rebranded company formerly known as Rhino, hired Bob Samuel as chief marketing officer and executive producer for the company's Commercials group.

BBDO New York hired Dean Hacohen, as an executive creative director. He was most recently executive creative director at Cramer-Krasselt in Chicago.

Click Here, the digital division of The Richards Group, hired Mike Duckworth as a senior writer and digital brand creative, and added Toby Adams and Jeff Cummings to its digital brand management team.

Tim Scollick joined the Toronto office of Lollipop as director of technology, after working for the company on a freelance basis.