FORGE Worldwide hired Jim Bell as a senior copywriter.

Kathleen Barnes joined Kelliher Samets Volk as public relations and social media associate.

Ntropic hired Jim Riche as executive producer.

Mark Pavia joins Starcom USA as executive vice president/digital managing director. Pavia joins the agency from The Martin Agency, where he served as senior vice president/director of innovation.

LevLane promoted Dave Koromaus to vice president.

Cramer-Krasselt named Dan Verakis senior vice president, director of public relations for its Chicago office.

Questus hired Katie Youtsos and Richard Elmore as account supervisors; Jessica Levine as account executive and Bethany Diggins as art director.

quadrantONE hired Mark Dillon as senior vice president of national sales.

HUGE New York hired Randy Rubino as vice president of finance. Rubino was previously finance director at Razorfish in New York.

Dan Streety joined MARS Advertising as executive creative director. Most recently, he was executive creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi X, leading the P&G WALMART/SAM'S Club Global Customer Team.