Conversation promoted Myles Kellam to chief strategy officer and Mimi Lin as managing director.

Initiative hired Ted Ellet as senior vice president, group business director. Ellet was most recently senior vice president, group media director at DraftFCB.

BFG Communications hired Matt Nadler as creative director.

Eleven Inc. hired Anastacia Maggioncalda as executive producer.

Nelson Schmidt hired Corey Wernlund as direct marketing manager and Evan Berns as an assistant account executive.

Stephanie Sladkus was elevated to publisher of People StyleWatch, up from associate publisher.

Bryan Duffy was named executive vice president of sales and marketing for MKTG INC and Lindsay Rowe was named director, sales and marketing.

Comcast Ventures named Tina Warner as head of communications based in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Wieden+Kennedy made two new hires at the Portland office: Pierre Wendling as director of interactive production and Matt O’Rourke as interactive creative director.

Compass Labs promoted Kevin Weafer to vice president national sales director.