MediaPost People on the Move

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - MediaPost People on the Move
 
Every Tuesday MediaPost brings you the scoop on who's doing what and where in the advertising media world. If you know of someone in the field who has recently changed jobs, or would like to recommend a colleague for a MediaPost spotlight, please email us at people@mediapost.com.
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Steve Mykolyn
TAXI Europe
Steve Mykolyn was appointed chief creative officer of TAXI Europe. Mykolyn is currently chief creative officer of TAXI North America.
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Thierry Dumoulin and Janet Rose
Saatchi & Saatchi X
Saatchi & Saatchi X hired Thierry Dumoulin as executive vice president, managing director of the New York office and Janet Rose as vice president, planning director of the Fayetteville office.
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Jay Lenstrom and Stewart Devlin
The Red Peak Group
Jay Lenstrom was named CEO of The Red Peak Group, a recently launched global marketing services company. In addition, Stewart Devlin joined the company as chief creative officer.
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James Beriker and Eran Shir
Dapper
James Beriker has been named president & chief executive officer and appointed to the board of directors of Dapper. Eran Shir, co-founder and former president & CEO, has been appointed chief technical officer and will continue to be responsible for Dapper's product and engineering organization.
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Aaron Starkman
Zig
Zig promoted Aaron Starkman to chief creative officer and partner. Starkman previously served as a creative director and writer.
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Melissa Hudson
The Visionaire Group
The Visionaire Group is expanding to the East Coast and named Melissa Hudson as senior engagement director in this newly created position. Previously, Hudson was director of digital media marketing at A&E Television Network.
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Volker Helm
Initiative
Initiative appointed Volker Helm chief executive officer of Initiative Germany. Helm joins Initiative from Wunderman Germany, where he was managing director.
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Kevin Brady
Y&R
Y&R named Kevin Brady as global creative director for Dell. Most recently, Brady worked at Droga5 as creative director on NET10, The PUMA Index, Rhapsody and Method, among others.
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Caroline Giegerich and Tiffany Wagner
Initiative
Initiative hired Caroline Giegerich as director of its Innovations team and promoted Tiffany Wagner from project manager to director.
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Fabien Pichler and Steve McGinnis
Gotham
Gotham hired Fabien Pichler as senior executive producer, heading up all digital production for the agency. In addition, Steve McGinnis joined the agency as lead flash animator.
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Jerry Fragetti
Max Media
Jerry Fragetti joined Max Media as president/CEO.
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Jackie Stasi
Mediaedge:cia
Jackie Stasi joined Mediaedge:cia to lead the Paramount Theatrical digital team. Stasi joins MEC from OMD, where she was digital group director for clients that included CBS, The CW and Smashbox.
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Brian Berner
Centro
Centro hired Brian Berner as vice president of Midwest sales.
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Matt Rednor
Cunning
Cunning hired Matt Rednor as "Strategic Bloke" for the New York office. Rednor joins the agency from BBDO New York where he was account supervisor on brands such as Gillette, Procter & Gamble and Pizza Hut.
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Tom Weeks
Starcom
Tom Weeks, senior vice president /entertainment director at Starcom, has been named the new head of the agency's branded entertainment and content development discipline. Weeks replaces executive vice president/entertainment director Laura Caraccioli-Davis, who joined Electus in Los Angeles.
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Adrienne Scordato
T3
T3 hired Adrienne Scordato as vice president, communications director. Scordato previously served as vice president, director of corporate communications for Aegis Media North America, where she led all communications efforts for AMNA and many of its company units.
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Euan Jarvie
MediaCom
Euan Jarvie, formerly chief client officer for MediaCom, was elevated to the newly created position of chief operating officer.
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Solange Claudio
Draftfcb New York
Draftfcb New York hired Solange Claudio as senior vice president, director of its Project Management Office. Prior to Draftfcb, Claudio served as vice president, director of Integrated Operations at McCann Worldgroup San Francisco.
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Jon Werther
Simulmedia
Jon Werther joined Simulmedia as chief revenue officer. Most recently, he served as executive vice president, integrated operations at AOL.
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Jed Alpert
ContextWeb
Jed Alpert joined ContextWeb as vice president of marketing.
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Quinn Jalli
Epsilon
Quinn Jalli joined Epsilon as vice president, deliverability and ISP relations. Jalli joins Epsilon from Datran Media where he served as chief privacy officer and senior vice president of list management.
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Nacho Zuccarino
Draftfcb Mexico
Nacho Zuccarino joined Draftfcb Mexico as creative executive vice president. Previously, Zuccarino was executive creative director at JWT Mexico, leading creative teams on both national and global efforts for clients such as Coca-Cola, Ford, Sunsilk and Unilever.
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