Figliulo&Partners named Ted Alcarez as executive director, people & culture, a new position at the agency. Based in New York, Alcarez will be responsible for directing human resources, employee relations, operations and agency culture and report to Richard Tan, partner and COO/CFO. Alcarez has 15 years of experience working in various human resources and employee relations roles. Most recently, Alcarez worked at LBi/MRY where he was the executive director of human resources and led all employee relations efforts. Prior to that, he was the senior vice president, director of human resources at Universal McCann/Mediabrands and director of human resources at …

MEC hired Renato de Paula as regional CEO for Latin America. He replaces Michael Jones, who after 19 years with MEC, is retiring from the industry. de Paula was previously at Havas Worldwide, where he held a dual role as CEO of the offices in Mexico and Colombia and as the regional director of Havas Worldwide Digital across Latin America. He will be based in Miami and also joins MEC's global executive committee. de Paula began his career in 1988 at Ogilvy Sao Paulo and between 1991 and 1997 he worked at Wunderman. During his 15 years with Ogilvy and …

The Martin Agency promoted Jorge Calleja to executive creative director, up from group creative director. Calleja joined the agency in 2012 and was instrumental in bringing in the OREO business with the creation of the Wonderfilled campaign. Calleja will remain the lead on the OREO account in the U.S. and globally. In addition, he will continue to play a big role in new business. His guidance helped Martin win Chips Ahoy! and Stolichnaya vodka. He will continue to work with these two accounts in his new role. "Jorge is a world-class combination of talent, brains and passion," said Joe Alexander, …

Lowe Campbell Ewald promoted Kevin Wertz to president, up from managing director. Wertz will be responsible for the leadership of the agency's Detroit (non-automotive) and San Antonio-based accounts. In addition, Wertz will oversee Lowe Campbell Ewald's media, strategic planning, analytics, digital strategy and social media capabilities. He will divide his time between Lowe Campbell Ewald's Detroit and San Antonio offices, reporting directly to CEO Jim Palmer. Prior to Lowe Campbell Ewald, Wertz served as vice president, account director at Doner. Throughout his career he has worked with clients such as Food Network, AAA, Expedia, Progressive insurance and La-Z-Boy. In addition, …

Time Inc.'s PEOPLE has named Will Lee editor of PEOPLE.com.

B-Reel added Fran McGivern as executive producer for commercials.

Adaptly London hired Meagan Lopez as client strategy director, EMEA.

TracyLocke hired Hugh Boyle as chief executive officer. Prior to joining TracyLocke, he served as global chief digital officer of Geometry Global in London and most recently, Chicago.

Michael Speciale was named media buyer at Las Vegas-based marketing agency, Quillin Advertising, Public Relations & Social Media.

Spark promoted Shaun Killeen to senior vice president; Lindsay DelMedico to vice president; Allison Shaffron to vice president; Kate Galecki to vice president; and Stephen Paez to vice president.