Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, New York, has named Bob Seltzer its new CEO and president. Seltzer joins OA&R after 13 years at Porter Novelli, New York, where he served as general manager. (OA&R, 202/466-7590)
Vaughn Sink, chairman and CEO of Sullivan Higdon & Sink, Wichita, Kan., will retire at the end of June and named president and creative director Joe Norris as the new chairman and CEO.
Norris will continue as the agency's creative director. (Sullivan Higdon & Sink, 316/263-0124)
Paradigm Communications, Tampa, Fla., has hired Elizabeth Hardy as PR director. Hardy was an account supervisor of Public Communications, Inc., Tampa, Fla. (Paradigm, 813/287-0028)
Merrill Rose has been promoted from senior executive to director of Europe for Countrywide Porter Novelli, Brussels, Belgium, the agency's partner in the United Kingdom and Belgium. (Porter Novelli, 212/872-8244)
Christine Irvine has been promoted from senior account manager to account supervisor for CMF&Z Public Relations, Des Moines, Iowa. (CMF&Z, 515/246-3525)
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates Inc., New York, has appointed Mark Rose director of PR. Rose was president of Rose Public Relations, which is based in New York. (Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, 212/838-3777)
Karwoski & Courage Public Relations, Minneapolis, has named Jean Hill VP of client services. Hill was practice group supervisor of client services. (Karwoski & Courage Public Relations, 612/342-9766)
Joleen Schultz Batstone has been promoted from account supervisor to director of the life science and technology division at Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, Inc., San Diego. (Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, 619/236-1332)
Bader Rutter & Associates Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., has promoted Scott Silvestri from senior writer to account executive in the agency's public relations group. (Bader Rutter, 414/784-7200)
Mary Ellen Keating, an 18-year communications veteran and deputy general manager of Hill & Knowlton, New York, has been promoted to general manager. (Hill & Knowlton, 213/966-570)
Lages & Associates Inc., Irvine, Calif., has named Dan Chmielewski senior account manager. Chmielewski was public relations manager for Gradient Technologies in Marlboro, Mass.(Lages & Associates, 714/453-8080)
Tunheim Santrizos Co., Minneapolis, has appointed David Feider to the position of senior account executive. Feider was director of PR for The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, Minn. (Tunheim Santrizos, 612/851-7222)
Sue Diekman has been promoted from account executive to senior account executive at Tunheim Santrizos Co., Minneapolis. (Tunheim Santrizos, 612/851-7222)
Cormier Communicators, Vancouver, B.C., has appointed Nicole Goesseringer as a consultant.
Goesseringer was an account executive at Comspan Communications based in Santa Monica, Calif. (Cormier Communicators, 604/681-0060)
Steve Farella has been named senior VP and regional director for DMB&B/North America, New York. Farella was media director of Jordan, McGrath and Taylor, New York. (DMB&B, 212/468-3083)