Leslie Picard was named senior vice president of sales and branded solutions for CNN Ad Sales. In her new role, Picard will have oversight of the CNN Ad Sales national offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles.

Dentsu Aegis Network named Haresh Nayak as regional director for out-of-home agency, Posterscope, in Asia Pacific.

Ntropic added Kathrin Lausch as executive producer to the company’s New York City office. 

Bitly hired Rob Platzer as chief technology officer and Melissa Wallace as vice president of marketing.

Creative studio SPLICE added Troy Hermes as sound designer/mixer.

Mintz + Hoke elevated Ron Perine to president and hired Grant Sanders as creative director.

Fanscape hired Caroline Conroy as account manager and Nick Cernoch as community manager.

Intent Media hired Noreen Henry as vice president of business development.

Specific Media hired Todd Scallen and Brian Fisher as east coast sales directors.

AKQApromoted Matthew Bain, Geoff Northcott and Giles McCormack to international managing directors. They will report to AKQA's founder and CEO, Ajaz Ahmed. Bain joined AKQA in 2005, and has been running the Amsterdam office for the past six years. In his new role, he will be responsible for teams in the London, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin offices. Northcott and McCormack have worked at AKQA for more than six years and will be responsible for developing client relations throughout Asia. The pair helped launch AKQA's Tokyo office and helped grow the agency's office in Portland, Ore.