William C. Lyddan, Jr., president of Brouillard Communications, New York, will become president and CEO of the agency effective July 1 as announced by chairman James H. Foster, who has been CEO since 1984.
Lyddan joined Brouillard as president in June 1996 from Campbell Mithun Esty in Minneapolis, where he was executive VP and director of new business. (Brouillard, 212/210-8616)
Stephen Acken has been promoted from account executive to account supervisor at Environics Communications, Stamford, Conn. (Environics, 203/325-8772)
M. Silver Associates, New York has promoted two account executives to VP positions: They are Alice Diaz and Elisabeth R. Elman. (M. Silver Associates, 212/754-6500)
Barbara Paynter has joined Edward Howard & Co., Akron, Ohio, as senior account executive. Paynter was director of university relations for Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. (Edward Howard & Co., 216/781-2400)
Paul M. Rand has joined Ruder Finn Inc., New York, as executive VP/managing director. Rand was executive VP at Golin/Harris Communications, Chicago. (Ruder Finn, 212/593-6303)
Jennifer Harding has joined NIMA International, Washington, D.C., as PR manager. Harding worked at Hill & Knowlton's Washington, D.C. office as PR manager. (NIMA, 202/289-6462)
McQuertergroup, San Diego, has hired Beth Walsh as advertising account supervisor. Walsh was the corporate communications and marketing communication director for The National Dispatch Center, San Diego. (McQuertergroup, 619/450-0030)
Jeanne Miller Matheis has been promoted from senior account executive to account manager in agribusiness at Colle & McVoy Inc., Minneapolis. (Colle & McVoy, 612/897-7653)
W. Knox Richardson has joined Phase Two Strategies, San Francisco, as director. Most recently, Richardson was director of PR at Borland International, San Francisco. (Phase Two Strategies, 415/772-8417)
Grant/Jacoby Inc., Chicago, has hired Catherine Pagni as management director. Pagni was a management supervisor at Noble and Associates, Chicago. (Grant/Jacoby, 312/664-2055)
Michael Petruzzello has been named president and managing director of Shandwick Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. Petruzzello was a partner at Bozell Sawyer Miller Group, Washington, D.C. (Shandwick, 212/972-8080)
INFOCUS Inc., Princeton, N.J., has appointed Marianne Sarcich as senior account executive. Sarcich worked at Burson-Marsteller, New York, as a senior associate. (INFOCUS, 609/683-4035)
At Golin/Harris Communications, Chicago, Robert Pflieger has been promoted from VP to senior VP of public affairs. He will be working out of the company's Washington D.C.office where he will be the ranking senior officer. (Golin/Harris, 312/836-7282)
Hill and Knowlton, New York, has hired John McCook as managing director in the travel and leisure area of the marketing communications group.
Before joining Hill and Knowlton, McCook was senior VP at Rubenstein Public Relations in New York. (Hill and Knowlton, 212/885-0300)
Robert J. Dye has been promoted from director of investor relations to VP, investor relations at Apache Corp., Houston. (Apache, 713/296-6000)
