PROMOTIONS/NEW JOBS

AGENCY

  • Kathleen Buczko, former director of public relations for Epson America Inc., Torrance, Calif., joins Base One Markting, Torrance, Calif., as VP and general manager. (Base One, 213/462-0900)
  • Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, New York, has named Bernard J. Cummings as managing director of the firm's Los Angeles office. Cummings was deputy general manager of Porter Noveli's Los Angeles office. (Ogilvy Adams & Rinehard, 212/880-5200)
  • Martha Griffin has been promoted from director of PR to vice president and director of PR for Marquardt & Roche, a marcom agency in Stamford, Conn. (M&R, 203.325-0125)
  • Marti Dee, senior vice president of the Corporate Communications Practice of Edelman/Chicago, joins Edelman's Atlanta office as head of corporate communications and business-to-business marketing for Atlanta and throughout the Southeast. (Edelman, 312/240-2716)
  • Dun & Bradstreet, a credit and marketing information company in Murray Hill, N.J., has named Frank Fitzsimmons senior vice president. Ftizsimmons was the company's vice president, electronic commerce. (D&B, 980/665-5105)
  • Peter Fleisher, a former VP at Rich Products, Buffalo, N.Y., joins the Chicago office of Ketchum Public Relations Worldwide as senior vice president and director of the office. (Ketchum, 212/878-4600)
  • MWW/Strategic Communications Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., has brought Albert Gallardo on board as vice president. He was VP for the NYC School Construction Authority and will work from two locations -- the New Jersey office and the firm's Manhattan location. (MWW, 201/507-9500)

CORPORATE

  • Frances Emerson became vice president of communications at Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 1. Previous, Emerson was director of communications. (Honeywell, 612/951-0070)
  • PanEnergy Corp., Houston, Texas, named Vicki Guennewig director of public relations and marketing communciations. Guennewig formerly worked with Union Pacific Resources, Fort Worth. (Pan Energy, 713/627-4072)
  • Richard A. Quinn was named manager of public relations for Kodak's Office Imaging Unit. Previously, Quinn was worldwide market planning manager for Office Imaging. (Kodak, 716/726-6675)
  • Cotton Inc., New York, named Elsie Pontoriero manager of PR. She was an account supervisor with Kahn Communcations in New York. (Cotton, 212/586-1070)