Erwin Penland hired Alex Lea as senior vice president/executive creative director. Lea will work out of the agency's New York office, relocating from Boulder, Colo. Lea joins Erwin Penland from CP+B, where most recently served as creative director. Prior to that, he was a creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi NY and Droga5. Lea has created work for clients including Microsoft Xbox, MIllerCoors, Kraft, General Mills and Puma. At Erwin Penland, Lea will handle creative for L.L.Bean and Denny's. In addition to creative responsibilities, he will work on new business efforts. Lea will report to Con Williamson, chief creative officer …

Droga5 New York promoted Susie Nam from general manager and head of accounts, to chief operating officer. In addition, Dan Gonda was elevated from group account director to head of account management. Nam joined Droga5 in 2009 as group account director, following stints at Fallon and Deutsch. She was promoted to head of account management after six months and general manager three years later in 2013. As COO, a new position at the agency, Nam will be responsible for overseeing all operations at Droga5 New York. Gonda joined the agency in 2013 as group account director after nearly three years …

WONGDOODY Seattle hired Adam Nowak as creative director for Amazon. Nowak joins the agency from FCB LA, where he served as senior vice president and group creative director. At FCB LA, Nowak helped lead a global brand overhaul for Levi's and helped drive Taco Bell's "Live Mas" rebranding inatiative. Prior to that, Nowak was a senior copywriter at TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles where he contributed to Gatorade's "Replay" campaign, among others. He began his career as a copywriter at DDB Chicago, working on global campaigns for McDonald's and Dell. "I've admired Tracy [Wong, Wongdoody's chariman and co-founder] and WONGDOODY for a …

Eric Mower + Associates named Amy Durbin as partner/executive media director. Durbin is charged with leading the entire media department across the agency's offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, New York City, Charlotte, Atlanta and Cincinnati. Her responsibilities include work on digital media strategy, digital consulting and media planning and buying. Durbin joined the agency from Spark, a Chicago-based media agency and division of Starcom Mediavest Group, where she was vice president and media director. While there, she was responsible for the digital media strategy and buying for clients like Kao Brands, REI and Starbucks. "Amy's experience and qualifications are …

Whistle Sports hired Bob Ciosek as chief creative officer.

Wibbitz hired Jonas Abney as director of sales and Yaron Bloch as head of product.

FileThis hired Gary Zuckerman as vice president of business development.

Scott Stemmermann has been named vice president, digital marketing, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution.

Susan Cantor joined Red Peak Branding as president.

Adaptly promoted Tim Page to vice president, revenue and hired Simon Eaton as sales director.