DANIELLE PERISSI was named vice president communications for the Time Inc. Business and Finance Network. She will be responsible for all communication and public relations activities for FORTUNE, Money, Business 2.0, FORTUNE Small Business and CNNMoney.com.
YUMI MORIGUCHI joined dentsuAmerica as an account executive on various accounts, including Canon, Ajinomoto and NEC. Most recently, Moriguchi was a sales and marketing assistant manager at IIJ America.
Ad Infuse named BRENT WALL as sales manager.
Zillow.com named GREG SCHWARTZ as vice president of sales. Schwartz, who previously led ad sales at CNNMoney.com, will be responsible for heading Zillow’s national advertising sales team.
Tribune Publishing named TIMOTHY (TIM) RYAN as president, publisher and chief executive officer of The Baltimore Sun Company, succeeding RONDRA MATTHEWS, who is stepping down for personal reasons.
International Data Group promoted COLIN CRAWFORD to president & CEO of PC World Communications and Mac Publishing.
Scripps Networks hired DEANNA BROWN as president of its Interactive Group. Most recently, Brown served as the general manager of Yahoo! Media Group’s Lifestyles business unit.
MIKE BILLINGSLEY joined Return Path’s Authentic Response division as the vice president of sales. Billingsley most recently worked for Global Market Insite as managing director of sales and managing director of panels.
Medio Systems named GARY BEMBRIDGE, the former National Sales Director of MSN Sales, to the newly created position of head of US advertising sales. Bembridge will lead and grow an advertising sales team for Medio’s newly launched MobileNow Ad Network.
Hill and Knowlton USA hired CLAUDINE MOORE as US director, business development and marketing. Moore joins H&K from G2 where she was responsible for the corporate communications for G2 Branding and Design and G2 Promotional Marketing.
DANNY SEARLE was named chairman and chief creative officer of BBDO in Singapore. Searle is currently creative director at Clemenger BBDO Sydney.
BRUCECAMPBELL was named president, digital media, emerging networks and business development for Discovery Communications. Campbell will oversee worldwide business development activities for Discovery Communications including acquisitions, joint ventures and all major business transactions. Campbell is currently executive vice president of business development, NBC Universal.
VICTORIA QUOSS wasnamed executive vice president of programming, network strategy for the Tennis Channel and ROBYN MILLER was named senior vice president of marketing.
The Week promoted SIMON DAVIES from advertising director to associate publisher.
DAVID BLAIR EPSTEIN was named vice president, digital strategy at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Since 2006, Epstein has served as director of interactive for the division's entertainment newsmagazine "Access Hollywood" and AccessHollywood.com.
R/GA named TARAS WAYNER executive creative director. He will lead the creative direction across the Verizon account. He joins the agency from Berlin Cameron United.
BRANDON REA was promoted to Midwest online manager for the Hachette automotive Web sites CarandDriver.com and RoadandTrack.com.
TBA Global named BRIAN MURPHY senior vice president, branded entertainment and CHRISTINA HULL was named executive producer.
The Active Network promoted MATT CODLING to director, online media sales for the West Coast and MATT BECKMAN to director, online media sales for the Southeast, overseeing ad sales for Active.com and four other properties in the network.
GLENN OAKLEY was named senior vice president of global operations and business development for VOOM HD Networks. Oakley was formerly the senior vice president of business development for Rainbow Media.
Campbell Mithun promoted STEVE WEHRENBERG to chief operating officer, up from executive vice president, director of strategic planning and integration. In addition, LANCE SAUNDERS was named executive vice president and director of strategic planning.
LIME public relations + promotion elevated GABE BANNER from account supervisor to account director.
MovieTickets.com promoted JOEL COHEN to executive vice president & general manager and WALT BORCHERS to senior vice president, sales and marketing.
Films Media Group named VINCENT VEZZA senior vice president, sales and direct marketing. Most recently, he was vice president of sales, marketing and professional development for Failure Free Reading.
Moroch Partners named AARON HUTCHINS as account supervisor in the Raleigh, NC, office; DAN SOKOLIK was named account supervisor for the St. Louis office; ALICE LAUSSADE joins the Dallas office as a copywriter; and ASHLEY MOVOLD serves as assistant account executive for the Mrs. Baird's brand.
