Exponential tapped Jessica Batt as global marketing director.

Hotwire PR named Greg Mondshein as senior vice president, NYC and Laura Macdonald as vice president, SF.

Brand and design consultancy Collins has hired Teemu Suviala as executive creative director. 

KenwoodX hired Kumi Croom and Dean Moussalli as account directors. In addition, Tim O'Malley was named senior art director and Jen Pond as account Manager.

SuperHeroes, an Amsterdam-based creative agency, named Rob Zuurbier, former group account director at 360i, as managing partner of its New York office.

Stun Creative is launching StunSpots, a commercial production unit with a roster of directors for consumer and entertainment brand commercial spots. The unit will be led by Jared Christensen, Stun Creative's vice president, head of production.

Taylor James is launching the Taylor James Automotive Group, a division offering automotive clients the skills of dedicated creative leads and senior artists from all disciplines. Keith Jeffery will oversee the division across all global markets.

Mindshare North America named Jennifer Napolitano as senior partner, director of business development. Napolitano will lead the agency's new business team, driving business development and growth for the agency across North America. Based in New York, she will report to Colin Kinsella, CEO, Mindshare North America. Napolitano joins the agency from OMD, where she led all new business efforts across the U.S. She grew the agency's business development department, driving numerous client wins such as Hasbro, Cigna, Walgreens, Luxottica and Realogy. Prior to OMD, she worked on the business development team at MEC, and before that, in the international media …

Steve Clarke joined CP+B Boulder as executive creative director to lead the agency's global Infiniti account. In addition, Bo Deng joined CP+B Hong Kong as creative director to support the Infiniti account. Clarke joins the agency from Blue Hive London where he led European creative for Ford as deputy executive creative director/acting chief creative officer, Europe. Clarke previously worked at Ogilvy & Mather, DDB, JWT, TBWA, Publicis and 4-Creative, with stints in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Detroit. Deng joins CP+B from Ogilvy's Asian headquarters in Hong Kong. A native of China, though raised in southern California, Deng has agency experience …

Laura Maness was named president of Havas Worldwide New York, beginning March 1. Maness will be responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the New York office, including managing key accounts, working to deliver integrated client solutions, and driving growth initiatives. She will report to Andrew Benett, Global CEO, Havas Worldwide and Havas Creative Group. Currently, Maness serves as chief growth Officer of Havas Worldwide North America and managing director of the Chicago office. She has helped Havas Worldwide Chicago achieve recent growth, with new business wins including Sears's Craftsman, DieHard and Kenmore brands, Kmart, Ragu, DISH Network and Moen. …