Pivot Design has hired Craig Sender as vice president, client engagement to run its newly opened Boston office.

Cause+Effect added director/DP Duncan M. Sullivan to its roster.

Consumer Reports tapped Matt Anchin as vice president and chief communications officer.

LIDA is hiring Jonathan Goodman, who has been the managing director at the agency's London HQ since 2010, to run the direct and digital marketing agency's New York office. In his new role as founding partner, Goodman will be responsible for driving the agency's growth in the U.S. and further overseeing the acquisition of New York digital customer experience agency MCD Partners in March 2016, which bolstered its capabilities in experience design. The M&C Saatchi Group shop works with clients including Boots, MINI, Sportingbet, COI - Royal Air Force, HNS and Acas. The agency is projected to grow revenues by …

BBDO Atlanta hired Craig Miller as group creative director and Marc Calamia as head of integrated production. Both will report to chief creative officer Robin Fitzgerald and mark her first senior hires since she joined the agency last September. Miller joins BBDO following stints at Arnold Boston, VCCP London and CP+B Boulder, where he helped spearhead Domino's Pizza's "Pizza Turnaround" and "Oh Yes We Did" campaigns in 2010. His recent work includes "Harry's Last Call" web video for Budweiser, featuring the late Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray. Calamia joins the agency from R/GA New York where he served as executive …

Deutsch LA hired Jorge Calleja as executive vice president, executive creative director, leading creative work on the Uber account. Calleja will report to Pete Favat, chief creative officer of Deutsch North America. Most recently, Calleja was executive creative director at TBWA/Media Arts Lab. Prior to that, he spent more than four years at The Martin Agency in Richmond, Virginia, where he led creative for Stoli Vodka, Tic Tac and Mondelez's Chips Ahoy! and Ritz brands. While there, he and his team developed the "Wonderfilled" campaign that ran in more than 50 countries. Calleja also held creative roles at Sid Lee …

Craig Jelniker joined Cole & Weber as director of integrated production. Most recently, he was managing partner and executive producer at Middle Mile Productions in New York, working on Land Rover, Dell, Xerox, Goldman Sachs and Special Olympics. Prior to that, Jelniker worked at The Martin Agency, BooneEOakley and Young & Rubicam. "I could not be happier that Craig has joined us. We are thrilled to have someone of Craig's caliber at C&W," said Mike Doherty, president of Cole & Weber. "He is a world class creative producer with deep experience in all forms of media and a very innovative …

Havas Group named Peter Mears as chief operating officer for Havas' network of media agencies. Mears will oversee operations and strategy of all Havas media units. He will report to the CEO of the Havas media business, Alfonso Rodes, as well as to the Havas Media executive committee. Previously, he served as global chief operating officer at Initiative. Earlier in his career, he worked at Omnicom's PHD, where he was responsible for managing all global client relationships. "As Havas continues to build out their integrated model, I'm excited to join the Group and reinforce the organizational structure that's already in …

Carmichael Lynch elevated Julie Batliner to president. Batliner will continue in her current role as managing partner and president of PR firm, Carmichael Lynch Relate, and will report to Marcus Fisher, CEO of Carmichael Lynch. Under Batliner's leadership in 2016, Carmichael Lynch Relate revenue grew more than 47% and head count increased more than 50%, all while maintaining a less than 3% turnover rate. "I'm thrilled to have Julie as president of Carmichael Lynch. Julie's commitment to collaboration and evolving our offerings has been key to our success," said Fischer. "Her ability to orchestrate cross-discipline campaigns is unsurpassed, and she’s …

Geometry Global tapped Sarah Todd, currently CEO of Geometry Global UK, as global client leader and head of shopper marketing EMEA. As global client leader, she will drive strategic brand development and delivery for global clients across 56 markets. As head of shopper marketing EMEA, she will establish Geometry shopper marketing across the region. Todd will remain based in London. A marketing practitioner for 20 years, Todd has worked on brands like GSK, P&G, Danone, Philips, Heineken, Toyota, Microsoft and HP. Michelle Whelan, former managing director and founder of M&C Saatchi Shop, succeeds Todd as CEO of Geometry as UK. …