Hotwire PR launched a global Health Tech practice to be led by chief development officer, Andy West.

Ferrara & Company named Joe McCarthy as president and chief client officer.

Omelet promoted Dena Gonzalez to partner and head of business planning and delivery, a new position. Gonzalez previously served as vice president of project management and will continue to oversee that department. Before Omelet, Gonzalez served as head of production at Animax Entertainment, where she created animation, digital content development and production services for clients including Disney, Ty Inc., AOL, ESPN, MTV and Nickelodeon. "Dena has been a rock for Omelet since she joined more than five years ago. She has a rare combination of strategic, analytic, creative and digital expertise," said Don Kurz, chairman and CEO of Omelet. "She …

Curiosity Advertising named Yvonne Starkey-Posey as vice president of media services, charged with overseeing the development, management and supervision of the agency's media department. Most recently, she was director of client leadership at Empower MediaMarketing, where she developed and executed campaigns for brands such as Bush Brothers & Company, Meijer, The Biltmore, C&H Sugar, Fruit2O, Drees Homes, Lane Bryant and Preen. "Yvonne is a highly respected and dynamic media leader in the industry," said Matt Fischer, president and chief creative officer of Curiosity. "Her diverse media experience allows her to deliver plans that are media neutral and seamlessly integrated. We're …

Mindshare North America tapped Jason Smith as senior partner, managing director, digital investment. He will lead the agency's Digital Investment Group in Chicago, driving digital trading and investment for clients. He will report to Jonathan Hsia, managing partner, head of digital investment, Mindshare NA. Smith joins Mindshare NA from Horizon Media, where he served as vice president of digital media activation, leading the agency's digital strategy, partnership development and training/education initiatives. While there, he also led digital planning and integration for brands including GEICO, Capital One, Sleep Number, BBC America, Sands Casino and Boar's Head. "Jason has a fantastic track …

Zimmerman Advertising promoted Michael Angelovich to chief strategy officer and Danika Kirvin to vice president, director of integrated media planning. Angelovich leads the Red Light Project, Zimmerman's "heretical retail research engine," while Kirvin helps drive client growth and played a role in expanding Zimmerman's integrated media department. "Michael has broadened both our talent base and our ability to use strategic intelligence to drive more business.," said Michael Goldberg, CEO of Zimmerman. "Danika's remit is not just to integrate media platforms with each other, but rather to integrate the agency's full service, go-to-market offering with our client's retail growth goals," continued …

After two years in France, Havas is launching a global network focused on connecting brands and consumers across everyday life, including out-of-home and local cross media communications. Adcity was first launched in December 2014 in France, where it has more than 100 employees across six local offices. The agency delivers solutions for brands, including cross media and programmatic, to drive both consumer impact and engagement. The global roll-out will see additional offices opening in Europe, US and Asia. Matthieu Habra will lead the new network. Prior to working as managing director of Havas Media France, Habra led Posterscope, the OOH …

Unruly added Jeff Minsky as senior vice president of agency & client development, Steven Sottile as senior vice president of sales, US and Seho Lee as vice president, programmatic sales, US.

Women's Marketing named Kathryn Pleines as director of social strategy. She joins the agency from Match Marketing Group where she served as associate director, social media marketing.

Turner named Michael Harwayne as vice president, strategy.