Marcus Thomas, Cleveland hired Todd Morgano as senior vice president, director of public relations, replacing retiring Marcus Thomas partner Beth Hallisy as head of the agency's public relations group.

As part of Lowe and Partners ongoing growth plans, it was announced that Monica Ruffo will succeed Geoffrey Roche as CEO of Lowe Roche and that Montreal-based creative boutique Amuse joins the global network's North American anchor, Deutsch Inc., A Lowe and Partners Company.

Deep Focus hired Amy Eagle as managing director and promoted Ken Kraemer to serve as the agency's first executive creative director.

Denise Conroy-Galley has joined HGTV as senior vice president of marketing and creative services. Conroy-Galley most recently worked for Outdoor Channel, where she served as executive vice president of marketing & research.

TouchStorm hired Stacey Ross as group director, business development.

M Booth named Shira Zackai as broadcast director.

Urbanspoon hired Aaron D. Shapiro to be the head of global audience monetization overseeing global advertising sales on Urbanspoon.com and Urbanspoon Mobile.

Fathom promoted Bob Raczka and Mark Wiegard to co-creative directors of the agency's Chicago office.

Engauge hired Sam Hosokawa and Jason Rockman as senior vice president, senior client partners in its Atlanta, Georgia office.

Eileen LeMonda was promoted to senior vice president, sales strategy, planning and operations - multi-platform for The CW.