Corporate Moves
- Resort Sports Network Inc., a source for mountain sports lifestyle information, names Drew Simmons director of communications and marketing manager.
- Spin magazine names Adrienne D'Amato public relations director.
- SoftAware Networks adds Barry Sulpor to its management team as marketing communications director. He joins SoftAware from Xerox Corp., where he served as marcom manager.
- Tasty Baking Co. names Kathleen Grim director, corporate communications. She joined the Philadelphia-based company in 1976 as a sales rep.
- Monica Glass Thornton is hired as director of community and press relations for CBS Atlanta/WGNX television, owned by Meredith Corp. Thornton was formerly director of public relations at
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. - The Fund for Peace appoints Anne Bader VP, development and communications.
- Lisa Carparelli, manager of public relations for The New York Times Co., has been promoted to director of communications for New York Times Digital, the company's Internet division.
- Interim Services Inc., a human resources management company, names Liza Fiore Palermo as the company's VP of corporate communications.
- The Limited Inc. appoints Pamela Stein Seidman as director of public relations and communications for Express. She will lead the fashion public relations and special events team.
- Move.com, a subsidiary of Cendant Corp., names Ted Deutsch director of corporate communications. Move.com is a relocation, real estate and home-related services portal.
- Ramada Franchise Systems names Gwendolyn Wright public relations manager. She replaces Doug Anderson, who is promoted to director of marketing and communications for Ramada.
- Mark Nelson joins Rainmaker Interactive, an Internet services company, as executive VP of the company's marketing and public relations practice.
- Caravelle Wine Selections appoints Lorraine Raguseo as its first director of communications.
Agency Moves
- MWW/Savitt appoints Tom Calcagni and Tricia Chan senior VPs. Calcagni will head the firm's b-to-b communications team and Chan will direct the new economy leadership team.
- The Goltz Seering Agency Inc., a firm serving national consumer packaged goods and services industries, names Laural Virtues Wauters president. She has been with the agency for eight years.
- ACG Communications promotes Pennie Wilfong to president. Chairman and CEO Mike Martorella made the appointment so he can focus more on the agency's global communications network.
- Lages & Associates, a high-tech firm in Irvine, Calif., hires Kerry Schneider as senior communications strategist. The firm also promotes Paula Brici to the newly created position of VP of
client services. - Glenn Wiener joins the New York office of PR 21 as VP, investor relations.
- Goddard Claussen Porter Novelli names Gene Wise senior VP. He will serve as creative strategist and writer/director in the firm's Malibu office.
- The Hawthorn Group names Thomas Goodwin executive VP. He most recently was a senior VP at Porter Novelli.
- The SheaHedges Group appoints Juli Klyce account director. She joins the firm from Internet startup Away.com.
- San Francisco-based Fineman Associates Public Relations names Gary Quackenbush VP.
- Ketchum appoints Kelley Skoloda and Bob Butter as associate director's of the company's global brand marketing and global corporate practices, respectively. Both are senior VPs at Ketchum
Pittsburgh. - Bill Fuesz is named partner and technology practice chair at Minneapolis-based Carmichael Lynch Spong.
- MediaMap, an information and technology provider for the PR industry, names Susan Bonacci VP, content.
- Dan Igoe is named president of Barnhart/CMI Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations. He replaces Terry Barnhart, who moves to a new role as CEO.
- Kathleen Henson joins Dome Communications as a senior consultant, with responsibilities for account management, new business development and general agency management.
- Terence Wynne joins epb.communications as director of corporate public relations, a new post.
- CBR Public Relations promotes Dori Madison to VP, overseeing retail/consumer, real estate services and technology.
- Jim King joins Edward Howard & Co. as VP in the agency's investor relations practice.
- George Ross joins Cerrell Associates Inc. as a VP. Most recently he was manager of state and local government relations for the Atlantic Richfield Co.
- The David K. Burnap Agency names Jamie Kenny VP of David K. Burnap Public Relations.
- Cairns & Associates promotes Barbra Kagan to VP, health and beauty division.
- Jo Ann LeSage is promoted to VP at Sawchuk, Brown Associates.
- Film and celebrity publicist Peter Haas joins Anna Samuel & Associates as VP.