The Honey Partnership has opened its first US office in San Francisco under its social creative agency brand, Honni, which will be managed by client director, Ella Roche.

DEG hired John Stauffer as managing director of strategic planning and channel strategy.

BerlinRosen named Andre Banks as executive vice president of its Social Impact and Philanthropy Practice.

PMK•BNC added Karen Marines as an LA-based publicist within the agency's entertainment division.

Sublime Skinz hired Andrew Buckman, former managing director at OpenX, as EMEA managing director.

Michael Saperstein joined Tenor as head of sales, US.

Feelter opened a North American headquarters and tapped Sean Gately as vice president of sales.

RSA Films & Black Dog added executive producer Chris Clavadetscher and director Yoni Lappin.

Paradigm hires Dave Curtin as senior vice president of licensing & branded content and Zoe King as senior vice president of brand partnerships & development.

Y&R announced it is creating the BAV Group to consolidate the BrandAsset Valuator (BAV) study along with its two business arms, BAVLabs and BAV Consulting. The consolidated group will be led by Michael Sussman as CEO.