Lear Corp. appoints Andrea Puchalsky as director-corporate communications. She was previously a business reporter for Bloomberg News in Southfield, Mich. Karen
Stewart-Spica is promoted to director-technology communications. Malene Pickles becomes manager-public relations for Europe.
Ken Kerrigan, APR, joins Ernst & Young LLP in New York as associate director, public relations. He was previously a managing director in media relations with Hill & Knowlton.
Mary Ann Maryn leaves Rubenstein Associates and joins MediaMap as manager of special projects.
The CIT Group promotes Joan Russo from assistant VP to VP-new media and PR.
Wellpoint Health Networks appoints Ken Ferber staff VP of corporate communications. He previously directed public affairs and media relations for the Los Angeles
Police Commission.
Patrick Taylor leaves Rodale to join Time Inc. as director of communications for the Personal Finance Magazine Group, which includes Money and Mutual Funds
magazines.
Douglas Kotlove leaves Burson-Marsteller's Washington office to join USLaw.com, a legal Web site for consumers and small business owners, as PR director.
Aon Corp. appoints Jeffrey Smith to the newly created position of VP public relations. Smith was previously director of media relations for a multinational food and
apparel company.
Patricia Canary is named VP for the Latin America business of PR Newswire Americas.
Emerald City Media appoints Brian Snerson as VP marketing and corporate affairs. He was most recently VP of event marketing for The Chase Manhattan Bank.
Deborah Leonard joins Certified Angus Beef, LLC as director of PR.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles hires Richard Klein as senior PR executive. He was previously a staff reporter for Daily Variety, and managed
trade press relations for Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
Vibe/Spin Ventures Inc. names Nikkena Cruz Crawford director of PR for VIBE magazine and promotes Cara Donatto to PR manager for sister publication BLAZE.
The New York Times Co. promotes Catherine J. Mathis from director of investor relations to VP corporate communications. She replaces Nancy Nielsen, who left to join
Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions.
Gary Miller leaves his position as head of broadcast PR for the New York Stock Exchange and joins Medialink as VP, marketing communications.
Agency Moves
Miller/Shandwick Technologies hires Arthur Dimond as VP. Dimond previously headed his own firm, serving high tech clients.
Ronald Parham leaves his post as investor relations director for NIKE to join Pondel/Wilkinson Parham (a new affiliate of Pondel/Wilkinson Group) as
managing director.
Edelman Chicago promotes Craig Keller to senior VP and Chuck Kaiser to VP in its reputation management practice. Bob Williams joins the firm as senior VP, investor
relations. He was previously with St. Paul Bancorp.
Alison Wertheim is promoted from deputy general manager to general manager of Edelman San Francisco.
Victoria Feldman is promoted from executive VP to president of KWE Associates. Founder Karen Weiner Escalera becomes chairman and CEO. Maria Andriano (formerly with Rubenstein Associates) joins the firm as VP.
APCO Worldwide's global trade practice hires Rachel Thompson, a former senior policy analyst with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Trade and competition expert Harry Leff also joins the firm. Longtime TV journalist Kent Jarrell comes on board as senior VP in the firm's public affairs practice.
Forrest International appoints Jeffrey Schultz as managing director of its Singapore operations. He was previously managing director - corporate and financial
communications at Burson-Marsteller in Hong Kong.
Phil Piemonte leaves Shandwick (formerly Powell Tate) to join the new Reston, Va. offices of Hill & Knowlton as managing director.
Derwin Johnson leaves his associate professor post at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism to become managing director of the media training practice at Hill
& Knowlton NewYork.
Ketchum names partner Paul McKeon to the post of chief eBusiness officer. He was previously director of the agency's technology practices in Atlanta and Dallas.
CMF&Z appoints Jim Stephens as senior VP/managing director.
Greg Spector leaves GCI to head up the San Francisco office of Blanc & Otis.
Debbie Capuano is promoted to VP in the technology division of Landis Communications in San Francisco.
Judith Grossman leaves Edelman PR to join Stanton Crenshaw Communications as executive VP.
The Los Angeles office of Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger names Jack Brumfield executive VP/general manager. Bob Morales is appointed senior VP/assistant general
manager. Andrew Poat is named VP in charge of the firm's San Diego public affairs practice.
GCI Group promotes Sam Singer to managing director of its San Francisco operation. Bill Marks becomes managing director of the agency's newly formed telecommunications
& technology practice. Dianne Gleason is promoted to executive VP.
