Lisa Kitei leaves post as VP of marketing and communications for the theatrical division at The Walt Disney Co. to join Cahners Business Information
as SVP corporate communications and PR in New York.
Celeste James succeeds Cheryle Robinson as VP communications at National Public Radio in D.C. She is promoted from director of communications/brand
management.
Antonio Cervone is appointed VP communications for the Chrysler Group at DaimlerChrysler AG. Cervone is a Chrysler veteran, but most recently worked for
General Motors.
The Arthur Page Society appoints Paul Basista as its new executive director in New York. He succeeds Bruce Harrison, who will focus his energies on
consulting. Basista comes to his new position after 14 years as head of the Graphic Artists Guild.
EDS names Keith Kuehn VP of online marketing and communications. He was manager of eMarketing strategy for Xerox.
Kirsten Hamling leaves position as VP investor relations for the ISP Earthlink to join Denver-based Teletech Holdings, Inc., a provider of b-to-b
infrastructure services, as VP, investor relations and corporate communications.
Eileen Naughton is appointed VP of IR at Time Warner. She was formerly president of Time Inc. Interactive.
Rob Argento leaves Middleberg + Associates to join the digital media/broadband production company <kpe> as VP corporate communications.
Estee Lauder Companies names Sally Susman SVP global communications. She was most recently VP, worldwide corporate affairs at American Express.
Media General, owner of The Tampa Tribune, and Richmond Times-Dispatch, hires Lou Anne Nabhan as VP/director corporate communications.
Nabhan, who previously was VP/director of corporate communications for Reynolds Metals Co., succeeds Bob Pendergast, who will retire at year's end.
Joe Kefauver and Shannon McAleavey both are named directors of government & community relations at Darden Restaurants, the Orlando, Fla.-based
owner of chains including Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
RightsMarket, Inc., a Calgary, Alberta-based business specializing in digital rights management, hires Kerk Hilton to fill a new position as director,
investor and public relations. He was most recently director of IR and communications for JAWS Technologies.
Daniel Sieger is named manager of media relations for the external affairs group at Toyota Motor North America. He was previously VP with the New York
strategic communications firm Robinson Lerer & Montgomery.
Casey Priest is promoted from PR/marketing supervisor to PR director at The Container Store, headquartered in Dallas.
Nintendo of America promotes Perrin Kaplan from director of corporate affairs to VP of corporate affairs.
Dial Corp. appoints Stephen Blum VP of IR. He was previously director of IR for J.C. Penney and SVP of corporate relations for the Quaker State
Co.
ServiceMagic.com, an online marketplace for local home services, hires Colleen Plummer as director of PR. She previously held various sales, marketing and
PR positions at Coors Brewing Co.
Jeffrey Landis is named manager, media relations of U.S. operations at Sun Life Financial, a Canadian financial services organization. He was formerly
publicity director for Element Books in Boston.
Agency Moves
Genna Keller, Patricia Nicholas, Dean Trevelino and Dawn Whaley are promoted from VP to SVP at the Atlanta office of Alexander Ogilvy PR.
APCO Worldwide hires Carol Bradford as VP in its corporate community strategies practice. She was formerly VP of the Henry Ford Health System and
managing director of Ogilvy & Mather's Malaysian and L.A. offices.
Keith Lindenburg vacates position as VP corporate communication at IBM to join the Weber Group as EVP and eastern region general manager.
Val Brown joins the Detroit office of Burson-Marsteller as director heading up media relations initiatives for automotive clients. He previously held
positions with Volkswagen of America and CarMax.
James Maxwell, partner and chief executive of Ketchum London, is named managing
director of the agency's European operations.
Mark Bonacci leaves Fleishman-Hillard to become senior partner in the New York office of National Public Relations, a Montreal-based firm.
The D.C. office of Shandwick Public Affairs promotes Rob Tappan to SVP, technology team... Mark Day is promoted to group VP, media relations.
Michael Roth jumps from VP, health sciences post at Makovsky & Co. to GCI Healthcare, where he becomes group VP and director of new business,
North America.
Timothy Schellhardt leaves The Wall Street Journal after 30 years to join Chicago-based Corporate Technology Communications as principal, editorial
services.
Cincinnati-based Northlich promotes Rick Miller from managing director of its PR unit to EVP, responsible for integrating the agency's PR, direct marketing,
interactive and media units.
Adam Day departs VP post at The Flannery Group in San Diego to join NCG Porter Novelli as VP handling public affairs.
Thomas Mackell joins The Kamber Group in D.C. as executive VP and senior counselor. He was a presidential appointee to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council to the secretary of labor.
Elizabeth Krupnick joins Manning Selvage & Lee New York as SVP/director of the U.S. corporate practice. She was previously president and partner at Farago + Partners...Michael Echter is hired as SVP in the firm's global health practice, following a stint as SVP at HealthCare 21, a division of PR21...Rob Shapiro is promoted from VP/deputy group director to SVP in the corporate practice.
