Solve tapped Sean Smith as executive creative director and partner.

Inneractive named Desiree Tunstall as vice president and general manager of North America.

TBWA Worldwide promoted Chris Garbutt to global chief creative officer. In his new role, Garbutt will spearhead creative direction and development for the the agency's roster of global clients, which includes adidas, Accenture, Apple, McDonald's, Michelin and Nissan. He previously as global creative president. With Garbutt's promotion, John Hunt becomes creative chairman of TBWA Worldwide, based in South Africa. Garbutt returned to TBWA in 2015 from Ogilvy & Mather East in New York, where he served as chief creative officer. Before that, he was chief creative officer of the network's Paris office. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, Garbutt …

Jack Morton Worldwide hired 6 in New York, San Francisco and Detroit. Cynthia Kuker was named vice president, senior creative director in New York. She has more than 20 years of experience as an industry consultant, having worked with brands like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Marriott, IBM and Grant Thornton. Daniel Macena, vice president, creative director, New York, joins the agency from McCann HumanCare, where he served as creative director for brands including Airborne, MegaRed, Digestive Advantage and Move Free. Prior to that, he worked on brands like Ford Motor Company, Colgate, Burger King, United States Marines Corps, GM, Verizon …

CP+B promoted Danielle Aldrich to president of CP+B West, which includes CP+B Boulder and CP+B LA. Aldrich most recently served as co-managing director of CP+B Boulder. As president of CP+B West, Danielle joins Vinicius Reis, who oversees CP+B Miami and CP+B Brazil; Richard Pinder, who oversees CP+B Europe; and Bamboo Yee, who oversees CP+B Beijing. Aldrich reports to Lori Senecal, Global CEO. In 2014, after 12 years of leading accounts at the agency, Aldrich was named managing director of CP+B Boulder. Under her leadership, the office won new business, including American Airlines and Hershey's. "Each of our 10 offices are …

R/GA New York hired Tim Maleeny as executive director, brand and marketing strategy. He will report to global chief strategy officer, Barry Wacksman. Maleeny joins the agency from Heat, where he was chief strategy officer and general manager of the New York office. Prior to that, he was both chief strategy officer of Havas Worldwide and co-managing partner of New York. "It is great to welcome Tim to our leadership team," said Sean Lyons, president, U.S. "His deep experience working with a range of brands across consulting, strategy, and creative development is a perfect fit for R/GA and our multi-disciplined …

HY Connect hired Kat McCourt as strategic planner. Most recently, McCourt was part of Leo Burnett’s in-house brand activation agency Arc Worldwide

TuneIn named Michael Hermalyn as head of partnerships. 

Tapad hired Lauren Laitman as senior vice president of people.

Crown Media Family Networks hired Patrick Van De Walle as director, distribution.