Delahaye Medialink promotes Mark Weiner, EVP, to chief executive. Weiner replaces Katharine Delahaye Paine, who is leaving the company (PRN, Jan. 14). Weiner will continue
to run the day-to-day operations of the research group.
PRSA proclaims February "Ethics Month," underscoring the Society's revised Member Code of Ethics and encouraging members to support ethical behavior. Meanwhile, Jack O'Dwyer,
author of O'Dwyer's PR Daily, launches a scathing tirade against the PRSA for its own ethics offenses, including uneven treatment of members and officers in the '70s and '80s. A
spokeswoman for PRSA says, "Most of what he is reporting took place many years ago."
We're betting H-P's IR department is putting in some serious overtime as the company lobbies investors to vote "yes" on its planned acquisition of Compaq. Walter Hewlett, son
of Hewlett-Packard founder Bill Hewlett and member of the board, has launched a mailing campaign to investors discouraging them from voting for the deal.
Brian Tierney becomes chairman of Tierney Communica-tions. Until now, Tierney had served as president and CEO of the agency. Tierney promotes Scott Franks, formerly EVP, to
CEO. Mary Stengel Austen, also a former EVP, will become president.
