People on the Move
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

  • R/GA promoted RICHARD MARKS to vice president, managing director, client services.

  • Tribal DDB Canada named JOSH FEHR as creative director. Most recently, he was with Blast Radius in Vancouver as creative director on the Electronic Arts business.

  • MTV Networks International named BRUCE GILLMER as senior vice president of talent and music for MTVNI. Most recently, Gillmer served as senior vice president of music/music programming for MTV Networks in the U.S.

  • CHRISTOPHER COMPTON joined Yardbarker Network as senior director of west coast sales. Most recently, Compton was senior director, business development for Real Branding.


  • CHRIS HENDERSON returned to OLSON as creative director.


  • TODD RILEY joined Doner as senior vice president, digital media and integrated strategy. Riley joins the agency GM Planworks where he served as senior vice president, managing director of digital.


  • Draftfcb Chicago hired SIMON EL HAGE as senior vice president, group management director, multicultural marketing. Most recently, he served as the director of strategic marketing and client services for Lopez Negrete Communications.


  • Modernista! named MATT HOWELL and MICHAEL TABTABAI as director of interactive production and interactive associate creative director, respectively.


  • MATT JARVIS joined 72andSunny as managing director. He was formerly executive vice president and director of account planning for Deutsch/LA.


  • Q Interactive promoted BOB GIROLAMO to regional vice president of west coast sales and RYAN MAHER to regional vice president of east coast sales.


  • CNN Advertising Sales promoted KATRINA CUKAJ to senior vice president of advertising sales and marketing.


  • Draftfcb Chicago named STACY DILLING, KARYN KERNER and SEAN MCGRATH senior vice presidents at the agency.


  • R/GA promoted LUANE KOHNKE to svp, managing director, analytics & accountability.

  • Molecular promoted MELANIE LOWE to vice president and managing director of the San Francisco office.


  • Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications named WES MEADOR as associate media director. Meador most recently served as media strategist at Chandler Ehrlich.


  • Buzznet hired JEFF LEEDS, former New York Times music reporter, as its new Editor-in-Chief. In addition, former Alternative Press magazine managing editor LESLIE SIMON has joined the company as senior editor.


  • SUMEET KANWAR joined OMD in a dual role as global account director and director of strategic services. Prior to joining OMD, he worked at Sears Holdings, leading customer strategy and managing the Kenmore brand and strategy for home appliances.

  • MATT TIMBERLAKE joined Federated Media as an account executive.

  • Perfect Fools hired TIM O’KENNEDY as its first non-executive director. Most recently, O’Kennedy was managing director at Wieden+ Kennedy in Amsterdam.


  • JOHN SHARRY joined Sprague Nelson as an account manager.


  • Palisades MediaGroup named MIKE MCLAUGHLIN as media director for Palisades Interactive. Most recently, he managed all digital media efforts for 20th Century Fox Film Corporation as media director at Moxie Interactive.


  • Starcom MediaVest Group formed a Global Leadership Team consisting of MARSTON ALLEN, global director of business development and marketing; BERNARD BEDON, PHD, global director, talent and innovation; MATT BLACKBORN, global director, technology accounts; DAN MATTEI, global brand chief financial officer; SASA SAVIC, global director of P&G; and KATE SIRKIN, evp/director of SMG’s global research.


  • DEI Worldwide promoted TYLER STARRINE to vice president, campaign development.


  • Air America Media named MICHAEL BASSIK as chief digital officer. Most recently, Bassik served as the vice president of interactive marketing at MSHC Partners.