People on the Move
Tuesday, March 4, 2008

  • BARBARA KITTRIDGE joined Spark Communications as managing director. Kittridge joins Spark from L'Oreal USA in New York where she served as vp/integrated marketing communications for L'Oreal's Maybelline and Garnier divisions, overseeing integrated marketing strategy and communication channel planning across all media.


  • AOL promoted ANGELA TAYLOR to account manager in its Atlanta regional sales office.


  • OMD USA named JON RAJ as chief U.S. digital officer, replacing SCOTT HAGEDORN, who was appointed managing director of OMD's east coast region. He joins the company from Visa, where he served as vice president of advertising and emerging media platforms, responsible for online and new media communication efforts for the Visa brand and products.


  • Icon Media Direct promoted SEAN LINDSAY to senior account executive and hired SANDRA DIBBLE as senior account executive and media planner.


  • Agency.com named JOAN ZULAWSKI as managing partner in its New York Office. Most recently, she served as svp, group management director at Draftfcb, New York, leading key accounts such as Eli Lilly.


  • StoreBoard Media promoted MELISSA GERARD to senior account director.

  • Organic promoted JAMES HEUGHENS from executive director of project management to senior vice president and general manager of the Detroit and Chicago offices. JOE DIMEGLIO was also promoted from group director of engagement management, servicing the Dodge account, to vice president of engagement management overseeing the Chrysler LLC account, including the Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep brands.


  • Rodale named KAREN RINALDI as svp, general manager and publishing director, Rodale Books. Rinaldi was previously at Bloomsbury USA, where she served as publisher and managing director.


  • NetShelter Technology Media hired ERIC KAZANJIAN as vice president, east coast sales; MICHAEL LAMATTINA as regional sales director for northeast and southeast; and JAMES LOZA as director of San Francisco bay area and northwest sales.


  • WINNIE SO joined RJ Palmer as an assistant media buyer.


  • Atomic Playpen Interactive + M. J. Kretsinger Advertising hired JIM SILBURN as vice president, director of account services. Silburn joins the agencies from Carmichael Lynch where he was group account director, partner.


  • Internet Broadcasting named JEFF KIMBALL as chief operating officer and TONY DUNAIF as gm/local media network.


  • Draftfcb named EDUARDO DEHESA-CONDE, CHRISTINE STUDZINSKI and LINDA TINOLY senior vice presidents, spanning various agency departments.


  • THOMAS R. BOGNER JR., KATHLEEN A. CAROLLO, DAVID M. COLUCCI, JENNIFER A. GRASSO, DAVID B. SPENCER and DARIN SWAN have been named vice presidents at Campbell-Ewald.


  • Sigma Group hired TERENCE REILLY as senior account director; TODD DANIELS as media supervisor, Panasonic Toughbook; LISA MARIE VALENTINSSON as junior account executive, Panasonic Toughbook; CHRISTIE MCPARTLAN as junior art director; DANIEL BERENSON as junior copywriter; REBECCA ULLMAN as junior copywriter; MATTHEW DBARTOLOMEO as media coordinator; and TINA BRIGINO as media coordinator.


  • TargetCom hired ESTEBAN GONZALEZ as senior vice president, brand planning and digital, and BILL GENTRY as vice president, digital strategy and business development.


  • InvestorPlace Media hired JEFF KAPLAN as director of ad sales and REAGAN BROWN as vice president of business development.

  • MTV Networks Music & Logo Group appointed CHRISTINA GLORIOSO to the newly created position of vice president of sales and marketing partnerships for program enterprises. Prior to her new role, Glorioso worked at MTVN Brand Solutions.


  • ContextWeb hired ETHAN SIMBLIST as director of business development.


  • McCann Erickson promoted JONATHAN SHIPMAN to head of production. He served as acting head of production for the past three months.


  • CHRISTIE GRINER and JAMIE SCHMIDT joined Wunderman New York as account executives. KATHY KIM was hired as senior data analyst.


  • Nielsen Business Media created an Entertainment Group and tapped GERRY BYRNE, previously senior vice president, Entertainment Group for Nielsen Business Media, to lead the new division.


  • Resolution Media named MICHAEL MARCHESE as managing director of the Midwest & West. Most recently, Marchese worked at Leapfrog Online as vice president of market development.


  • JEREMY GREENFIELD was named editor of Story Worldwide's Post-Advertising Media Channel. Greenfield joins the company from Access Intelligence, where he served as editor of min's b2b, minonline.com and theminsider.com, and co-editor of min magazine.


  • DANA DESANTO was promoted to director of consumer & affiliate marketing at VERSUS.


  • STEVEN STEIN, manager of northwest advertising sales at TACODA, was promoted to northwest director of ad sales. Stein replaces CHRIS LITTLE who joined Podshow.


  • Castle Advertising hired DRU KELLY as interactive designer.

  • Opt-Intelligence named STEPHANIE KO as marketing manager, responsible for marketing, promotions and public relations. Ko most recently was marketing coordinator for HBO sports.


  • Draftfcb Chicago named MARY DOHERTY, MARTIN MURPHY and JENNIFER ROSEN senior vice presidents, group management directors, on various accounts.


  • ION Media Networks hired TODD ACKLEY as vice president, national long form sales. Most recently, he served as paid program team leader for CBS Television Sales.