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 People Moves

BLITZ hires David Maharaj as VP of technology

April 30, 2012

David Maharaj has been hired as digital service agency BLITZ's VP of technology, a recently-created position, said Ivan Todorov, the company's CEO.
 

BrightWave hires its first director of strategic services

April 18, 2012

BrightWave Marketing, a digital agency focused on email marketing, has hired Jay Jhun to become its first director of strategic services, said company CEO Simms Jenkins.
 

Ogilvy PR hires Markson to integrate PR with direct, social marketing

April 12, 2012

Ogilvy Public Relations (PR) has appointed Mitch Markson as president of global consumer marketing and CCO for its "purpose branding initiative", confirmed Rachel Ufer, senior VP of business development and external relations, Ogilvy PR.
 

Merkle names Tom Quinn VP, chief digital revenue officer

April 10, 2012

Merkle, a customer relationship marketing (CRM) firm, has hired Tom Quinn as its new VP and chief digital revenue officer for its digital marketing services practice, said Quinn. Quinn, who officially began in March, reports to Dave Paulus, EVP of business development, and Patrick Hounsell, chief digital officer.
 

Joe Frick named VP of Marketing and Social Media at Adrea Rubin Media, Inc.

April 04, 2012

Adrea Rubin Media, Inc. has promoted Joe Frick to VP of Marketing and Social Media, the company announced April 4.
 

MeritDirect names SVP of Customer Acquisition and Retention

March 28, 2012

MeritDirect has promoted Steve Bonafide SVP of customer acquisition and retention, said the company in a release.
 

Salesforce vet named president of Buddy Media

March 08, 2012

Susan St. Ledger, former Salesforce industry vertical SVP, has been named president of social media technology provider Buddy Media, confirmed Joe Ciarallo, Buddy Media VP of communications on March 8.
 

DRTV vet Ron Bliwas steps down from CEO role at A. Eicoff & Co.

March 01, 2012

Ron Bliwas has stepped down after 32 years as CEO of DRTV agency A. Eicoff & Company, the company said on March 1. Longtime employee Bill McCabe will succeed him in the role, becoming the company's third leader in its 57-year history.
 

Initiative's Worldwide CEO to resign

March 01, 2012

Richard Beaven, global CEO of IPG Mediabrands company Initiative, will step down from his role in order to pursue a career in documentary photography, confirmed Chris Jones, Initiative's director of corporate communications on March 1.
 

Reach Marketing names partner

February 14, 2012

Greg Grdodian has been named partner by Reach Marketing, the company said Feb. 14.
 

MRM makes several senior leadership changes

February 13, 2012

Direct marketing agency MRM Worldwide named five senior leadership appointments on Feb. 13, a move MRM CEO Bill Kolb told Direct Marketing News will help the company "manage the growth and multinational nature" of its client base.
 

Epsilon names new president, chief client officer

February 07, 2012

Andrew Frawley has been named president of marketing services firm Epsilon, the company said on Feb. 7. Epsilon said it has also named Catherine Lang as its new chief client officer.
 

Facebook hires first CMO

February 06, 2012

Facebook has hired Rebecca Van Dyck, SVP and CMO at Levi's to join the social network as its first head of global marketing, according to reports.
 

Sony to replace CEO with insider

February 01, 2012

Sony Corp. appointed Kazuo Hirai as its new president and CEO, replacing CEO Howard Stringer, effective April 1. Pending approval of the company's board of directors, Stringer will become chairman of the board in June.
 

Mindshare CEO named president of GroupM

January 26, 2012

Dominic Proctor has been named president of GroupM, parent company of Mindshare Worldwide, GroupM confirmed on Jan. 26.
 

The Weather Channel hires direct marketing veteran as CEO

January 24, 2012

The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) has hired direct marketing veteran David Kenny as its new chairman and CEO, effective immediately, the company said.
 

New RIM CEO appointed following executive shuffle

January 23, 2012

Company insider Thorsten Heins has been named president and CEO of Research In Motion, Inc. (RIM), the company that markets the Blackberry, said Paul Carpino, RIM's VP of investor relations, on Jan. 23 in a conference call. Heins said RIM is currently in the process of recruiting a new CMO.
 

Old Navy president resigns

January 20, 2012

John Thomson (Tom) Wyatt, president of Gap Inc.'s Old Navy brand, resigned his position in order to become CEO of Portland-based global education company Knowledge Universe-U.S., said John Fread, director of PR at Knowledge Universe.
 

MediaCom names U.S. CEO

January 19, 2012

WPP-owned media agency MediaCom hired Sasha Savic as its U.S. CEO, a newly created position, the company confirmed on Jan. 19.
 

News International marketer Dawe to leave newsprint for HarperCollins

Arif Durrani, Reporter, Marketing January 17, 2012

Barnaby Dawe, the marketing communications director at News International, is leaving the newspaper industry to become the chief marketing officer for book publisher HarperCollins.
 

Draftfcb chief growth officer resigns

January 11, 2012

Draftfcb chief growth officer Nick Paul has resigned from the agency, said Draftfcb EVP and chief communications officer Wally Petersen. Recently appointed global chief of staff Peter Drakoulias will take on Paul's business development responsibilities, effective immediately.
 

EDO Interactive taps new VP of brands and marketing development

January 10, 2012

Interactive marketing services company EDO Interactive has hired Sears Holding Corp. and PepsiCo Inc. veteran Jeffrey Fagel as its new VP of brands and marketing development effective immediately, Fagel told Direct Marketing News on Jan. 10.
 

Genome tech company names CMO

January 09, 2012

Cambridge, Mass.-based human genome interpretation company Knome Inc. named Jonas Lee its chief marketing officer and head of consumer genomics, Lee told Direct Marketing News Jan. 9.
 

McKinney exec named director of retail and shopper marketing

January 09, 2012

North Carolina-based marketing agency McKinney named VP/account director Jim Reath its director of retail and shopper marketing, an expansion of his current role. He was also promoted to EVP and will have a seat on McKinney's board of directors.
 

The Marketing Arm hires new digital strategy VP

, Sara Holland January 05, 2012

Marketing and promotions agency The Marketing Arm tapped Tom Edwards to be its new VP of digital strategy, effective immediately, said The Marketing Arm PR representative Chris Anderson.
 

Ogilvy names new worldwide CMO

January 04, 2012

Global marketing agency Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide has named Lauren Crampsie worldwide CMO, effective immediately, said Toni Lee, director of public relations at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide.
 

OgilvyOne names insider regional director

December 20, 2011

OgilvyOne North America has named Harvey Kipnis regional director, said Toni Lee, director of public relations at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Kipnis, formerly managing director of OgilvyOne New York, will be replaced in that role by Dimitri Maex, former managing director of OgilvyOne New York's consulting and analytics group.
 

Infogroup CMO to leave firm

December 14, 2011

Infogroup CMO Slade Kobran will be leaving the firm, according to an Infogroup source. The source said Kobran would be leaving because "Infogroup is decentralizing marketing."
 

DMA hires information delivery specialist

December 12, 2011

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) appointed David Evans to the newly created position of SVP, content and experience. The position was created to better package and deliver information to the marketing community, said DMA CEO Lawrence Kimmel.
 

Wholesaler hires college basketball coach as marketing VP

August 31, 2011

Welcome to the marketing world, Bruce Pearl. Grocery wholesaler HT Hackney Co. said this week that it will hire the former University of Tennessee men's basketball coach as its VP of marketing, effective September 1.