Abernathy MacGregor Frank appointed Ian Campbell EVP and director of the firm's new Los Angeles office; was senior VP, corporate communications at Great Western Financial Corp., Los Angeles.
APCO Associates Inc., Washington, D.C., appointed Mark L. Gerchick senior VP and director of aviation services; was deputy assistant secretary of transportation for aviation and international affairs for the Dept. of Transportation.
Buck & Pulleyn, Rochester, N.Y., named Jim Kordenbrock management supervisor; was international marketing manager at Canandaigua Wine Company, Canandaigua, N.Y.
Chaloner Associates, Boston, hired Anne Potts as PR manager; was account manager at The Weber Group, Cambridge, Mass.
Collaborative Communications Inc., Cambridge, Mass., appointed Ellenann Haughey VP; previously VP and director of consumer products and services for Hill and Knowlton, New York.
Corporate Branding Partnership, LLC, Stamford, Conn., named P.J. Taylor as brand director; previously director of creative development at American Express, New York.
Diversified Investment Advisors, Purchase, N.Y., hired Catherine A. Cardaci as VP of investment communications; was VP and director of institutional marketing for AIG Global Investment Corp., New York.
Fallon McElligott, Minneapolis, appointed Alix Salyers director of media relations; was senior VP and director of the media services group at Edelman PR Worldwide, Chicago.
The Fearey Group, Seattle, hired Tim Alban as senior VP; was VP of Southwest for Mathews & Clark Communications, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C., named Gene Grabowski VP of communications; was a director at Burson-Marsteller, Washington, D.C.
Hill and Knowlton, Houston, hired Sarah Peterson as GM; previously VP of PR at Columbia Healthcare, Houston.
Hill and Knowlton, New York, appointed Juan-Carlos Cappello president and managing partner of the firm's newly established region - Latin America; was senior VP and director of corporate relations of ITT Corporation, White Plains, N.Y.
Levenson Public Relations, Dallas, named Gordon Cole EVP and GM; was director at Hedge & Company, Detroit.
The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, Washington, D.C., appointed George Shelton dir. of media and communications; was a media relations and public affairs consultant for Hill and Knowlton, Washington, D.C.
Pulte Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., named James P. Zeumer VP of corporate communications; was VP of strategic communications for PLY GEM Industries, New York.
Realty Information Group, Washington, D.C., appointed H. Keith Poston director of marketing and PR; was account supervisor for the corporate team at Ketchum Public Relations, Washington, D.C.
The Seattle Times, Seattle, appointed Kerry Coughlin PR manager; was community affairs director at the YWCA of Seattle and King and Snohomish counties.
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, named Susan H. Coulter VP of university relations; previously VP for university advancement at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.
Z Communications, Arlington, Va., appointed Ben Zingman, Ph. D., senior VP and GM; was VP of communications at the Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C.
Marcia Austin, from managing director to senior managing director at Hill and Knowlton, Tampa, Fla.
Carla Brock, from senior group manager to VP at Selz/Seabolt Communications, Chicago.
Bernie Charland and Leslie Schreiber, from account supervisors to managing directors at Hill and Knowlton, Chicago;
Gayle Conran and Renee Yosco, from account supervisors to managing directors at Hill and Knowlton, New York; and Kristi Ledford, from account supervisor to managing director at Hill and Knowlton, Atlanta.
Beth Gorny, from senior account executive to PR director at The Brownstein Group, Philadelphia.
Nan Johnson, from senior account executive to senior VP at Edelmann Scott Inc., Richmond, Va.
Robert A. Kornecki was named president, central region at Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, Chicago; previously EVP and GM of the corporate business unit and co-managing director of the business-to-business marketing practice worldwide.
Christoper P. Krese, from director of communications to VP of communications at the American Frozen Food Institute, McLean, Va.
Lidj Lewis, from radio services manager to VP of media relations and audience development at Medialink, New York.
Brenda Lynch and Deborah Stearn Pollack, from VPs to senior VPs at Manning, Selvage & Lee, Los Angeles.
Marybeth Morsberger, from account supervisor to VP at Eisner, Petrou & Associates, Baltimore.
Patrick O'Reilly, from senior account executive to general manager of Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, Inland Empire, Calif.
Bryan E. Simmons, from director of PR to VP of corporate communications at Lotus Development Corp., Cambridge, Mass.
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