Mortar hired Mark Lawson as creative director and named Tim Spry as new partner.

Cate Downes was promoted to group account director at Doremus New York.

VantagePoint Marketing added John Flynn as copywriter and Ben Kammer as web developer.

Maven Communications hired Veronica Mikitka as senior account executive.

Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide hired April Carlisle as senior vice president, director of strategy for its Global Shopper Marketing Practice. Carlisle will oversee shopper and customer marketing initiatives for various clients within the agency, including Allstate, Fifth Third Bank, Firestone, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Sprint and Samsung, among others.

Arnold Worldwide hired Sergio Flores as senior vice president, creative director, to lead the Sanofi business in the New York office.

Margret Dora Ragnarsdottir joined Mad*Pow as a senior experience designer.

Evolution Bureau named Paige Kobert as director of project management. Prior to EVB, she was a senior interactive producer and executive producer for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

Omar Carrion, the former president of the Mexican Association of Advertising Agencies, will become the new president & CEO of Cheil Mexico.

TM Advertising hired Blake Froehlich as senior vice president of digital innovation and Steve Bullock as senior vice president of strategy.