People on the Move
Tuesday, October 28, 2003

  • DENISE GONZÁLEZ has been named director of Universal McCann Puerto Rico, the agency’s arm devoted to media planning, research and buying. González will manage a group of collaborators including media planners, buyers, and analysts. At the agency, she has worked as media buyer, media planner, group media director, and most recently, general director.

  • Levenson & Hill announced the promotion of SAIRA HALEEM-HILL and JENNIFER PEREIRA as associate media directors. Haleem-Hill joined Levenson & Hill in January 2001. She previous held the positions of senior broadcast buyer and broadcast buying supervisor with the agency, working on accounts including Gordon’s Jewelers, Warner Bros., and Artisan Pictures. Pereira joined Levenson & Hill in May 1998. Her latest position with the agency was as media planning supervisor, managing accounts that included Papa John’s, Church’s Chicken, Gordon’s, Disney, and Bailey Banks & Biddle Fine Jewelers.

  • KELLY MADSON has joined Pinstripe Marketing and Interactive as partner and media director. Most recently, Madson was business development director for CMR Studios.

  • Bennett Kuhn Varner (BKV) has promoted LARRY GUERRERO from associate media director to vice president, media director. He is responsible for managing a media department of 10 planners and buyers at the agency. Prior to joining BKV in 1997 as an account executive, Guerrero was a media planner for Turner Broadcasting and worked on accounts such as Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Braves, Cartoon Network, and CNN International.

  • Crispin Porter + Bogusky announced the hiring of HEATHER FAUNCE as management supervisor. Faunce joins the agency from Leagas Delaney. She will be working on Shimano, Telluride, and Virgin Atlantic Airways accounts at CP+B.

  • Eyeblaster, a rich media delivery and management company, recently opened a San Francisco office. KEVIN WILK, formerly of Microsoft’s MSN network, has been hired to head the new office. As business development manager, Wilk will foster Eyeblaster’s relationships in the region and service new clients.

  • IAG, the TV measurement company, has named MATTHEW SPIELMAN as vice president, account management. Prior to joining IAG, Spielman was the vice president of marketing and sales at Threshold Sports. In that role, he oversaw all sales and sponsorship efforts for the company and its nationwide Pro Cycling Tour.

  • KEVIN HANLON has been hired as senior account manager for Travel + Leisure magazine. Hanlon will be responsible for the mid-Atlantic territory, with a category focus on consumer electronics. Prior to joining Travel + Leisure, Hanlon worked as an account director at Screenvision Cinema Network, handling spot time for movie screens in Texas, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

  • Conill Advertising announced the appointments of CARLOS MARTINEZ-CORTINES to general manager of the L.A. office, SEAN PATRICK to group account director and CARLA POUMIAN-RUIZ to account director. Martinez-Cortines previously served as vice president, group client director of Badillo-Nazca in Puerto Rico. As group account director, Patrick will oversee all Procter & Gamble businesses including Tide, Pampers, Crest, Sunny Delight, and Head & Shoulders. Poumian-Ruiz moves over to Conill from the Vidal Partnership where she managed U.S. Hispanic advertising efforts for Schering-Plough, MasterCard, and Wendy’s. Her new responsibilities include overseeing the healthcare businesses at Conill, including Tylenol, Pepcid, Mylanta, and Motrin.

  • Centric announced that JULIE ALLEY has joined the agency as account director. Alley’s main responsibility will be to help grow the agency through new business acquisitions. Alley started her career on the client side and worked for companies such as Wells Fargo Bank, Hiram Walker, and Toyota Motor Sales. On the agency side, she has worked with Team One Advertising, Saatchi & Saatchi, Jump Communications, and Impact Marketing & Promotions.

  • National Geographic announced that CHRIS MCANDREWS has been named senior vice president of advertising sales and general manager of Nationalgeographic.com. In this newly created position, McAndrews will be responsible for overall management of National Geographic’s website, including advertising sales, daily content development, and site operations. McAndrews comes to National Geographic from Travelocity, where he was senior vice president of leisure travel and partner marketing and general manager of the company’s San Francisco operations.

  • THOMAS MATTHEWS has joined PARADEas an advertising sales account executive in the magazine's Los Angeles office. Matthews came to PARADE from Investor's Business Daily, where he was southwest regional manager. Prior to that, he was president of Matthews & Associates, the radio promotion agency he founded in 1997.

  • Meredith Corporation has named CHRISTINE GUILFOYLE as national sales manager of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. In her new position, Guilfoyle will oversee all advertising sales functions in Meredith's New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta offices. Most recently, Guilfoyle served as the New York division manager of People.

  • IRIT SPITALNIK (pictured) joins Hotbar.com as vice president of advertising sales & operations. Most recently, Spitalnik was VP sales & network development at AmpiraMedia/Fortunecity.com. Also at Hotbar.com, ERIN MADORSKY was promoted to director of sales from account director.

  • TIFFAN CLARK has joined Optiem as a senior account executive. In her new position Clark will be a member of the account team for a number of Optiem's clients, including International Steel Group, Max And Erma's, and the City of Cleveland. Most recently, Clark was e-commerce marketing manager for Groove Networks in Beverly, Mass.

  • CHICKIE BUCCO has been named president of Katz Television Group direct marketing. In this position, Bucco oversees direct response and program time sales on behalf of more than 350 of Katz Television Group’s client stations and supervises departments located in New York and Los Angeles.

  • ANDREW B. DAVIS, director of innovation and business development for the Media Management Center at Northwestern University, will take the role of president and executive director of the American Press Institute on December 1. At the Media Management Center, Davis was responsible for industry-specific seminars for magazine, broadcast television, and cable executives.