The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation names Joe Cerrell director of public affairs. Previously, he served as a VP at APCO Worldwide and as assistant press secretary to
Al Gore.
Corporate Moves
Ziff Davis names veteran publishing exec Diane M. Silberstein as Publisher for Yahoo! Internet Life magazine. Her career in magazine publishing includes stints at The New
Yorker, Elle, Allure, Vogue, and Glamour.
Bravo Networks promotes Kim Becker to VP, Public Relations. He directs all consumer and trade PR and leads the company's 10-person PR staff.
Snapple Beverage Group appoints Michael Sands chief marketing officer, responsible for the entire beverage portfolio, including Mistic, Snapple and Stewart's. Previously
served as chief marketing officer with Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.
Agency Moves
APCO hires Myron Marlin, former chief spokesman and director of public affairs for the U.S. Department of Justice, as VP and senior strategist to focus primarily on
litigation and crisis communications.
Bob Miller, former governor of Nebraska, joins KPB&M, a state government relations shop, as a partner.
Burson-Marsteller names Judi Frost Mackey chairperson of its U.S. corporate/financial practice, the second largest practice group in the agency. Mackey formerly served as
EVP and general manager for Edelman's New York corporate affairs and global practice for reputation management.
Burson-Marsteller NY also adds Chris Chaimes, previously with American Airlines, and Matt Triaca, formerly of United Airlines, as managing director and manager,
respectively, of its aviation, transportation and tourism group.
Widmeyer Communications hires Tim Tinker as VP, Healthcare practice, former chief of communications and research at Centers for Disease Control/Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry Section.
William Orr is promoted to managing director, Manning, Selvage & Lee San Francisco.
Ogilvy promotes Brian Tjugum to VP, Research, responsible for direction and management of primary research projects.
Joe Snodgrass is promoted to VP in Ogilvy's corporate practice, where he oversees crisis communications and corporate reputation accounts. Janet Peterson climbs to VP,
providing strategic counsel and media support to the practice's larger pharmaceutical clients.
Bailey/Gardiner, a San Diego-based integrated marketing firm, hires Peter DeLauzon to direct its business and technology division. He comes to BGI from the San Francisco
office of Morgen-Walke, a financial public relations and investor relations firm.
