Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry

Adams & Knight, Hartford, hired two employees and named a longtime employee to a new post. The newcomers are Jill Memery, senior copywriter, and Ken St. Onge, financial services writer. Also, Karen Belletsky, who has worked at the agency for 16 years as an account executive and senior copywriter, was named to a new post, content marketing officer.

Adcraft Club of Detroit plans to induct 10 people into its Hall of Fame for 2013, including Ed Rossman, age 100, who was for many years advertising manager and creative director at Highland Appliance and began his career in 1929 selling ads for the Yellow Pages. The other inductees are Marcie Brogan, Brogan & Partners and Ignite Social Media; Michael Browner, General Motors; Peter Dow, Campbell Ewald; Richard Hartle, Hartle & Associates and Hartle & Heth; James Michelson, SMZ; Richard Monley, D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles; Ted Pearse, WDIV-TV; Ron Rose, Ron Rose Productions; and Jack Ryan, Leo Burnett. They are to be honored at an event in Detroit next Monday. )

Allure magazine, New York, part of the Condé Nast division of Advance Publications, promoted an executive and hired another. Stacy Bettman, advertising director, was promoted to associate publisher. And Stacy Nathan joined Allure as advertising director, succeeding Ms. Bettman. Ms. Nathan had been advertising director at Marie Claire magazine, New York, part of the Hearst Magazines division of the Hearst Corporation.

Colin Bettam joined Kobo, Toronto, in a new post, chief marketing officer. He had been vice president for marketing at LG Electronics Canada, part of the LG Corporation.

Tamara Bousquet joined Digitas, Boston, part of the Publicis Groupe, in a new post, senior vice president for media. She had most recently been managing director at Piston, San Diego.

Earthbound Farm, part of Earthbound Organic, San Juan Bautista, Calif., named Haberman, Minneapolis, as its agency for public relations and social engagement as well as digital agency of record. Billings were not disclosed. The assignments had previously been handled by Fresh Ideas, Boulder, Colo.

Lauryn Flynn joined Azione PR, New York, as vice president for public relations. She had been a consultant and designer, working on her own jewelry line, Knight$ of New York, and before that worked for companies that included Burberry and Calvin Klein.

Hearst Magazines Digital Media, New York, part of the Hearst Magazines unit of the Hearst Corporation, hired an executive and promoted another. Mike Smith joins in a new post, vice president for revenue platforms and operations; he had been chief digital officer at Forbes Media. And Mike Dushane, vice president of product development for caranddriver.com, was promoted to a new post, vice president of product development for Hearst Magazines Digital Media.

Robert HoSang joined the New York office of Latinum Network in a new post, director for business development. He had been a vice president and account director at Havas Media, part of Havas.

Nick Hunt and Jen Sokol joined Frank Unlimited, Seattle. Mr. Hunt becomes director for client services, succeeding Dave Abrass, who takes a new post, director for business development. Mr. Hunt had been client partner at the Seattle office of Razorfish, part of the Publicis Group. Ms. Sokol joins in a new post, senior project manager, as well as an account executive; she had been senior integrated project manager at the Seattle office of DraftFCB, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.

Evan Krauss joined GetGlue, New York, in a new post, president. He had most recently been executive vice president for global advertising sales at Shazam.

Iveliesse Malavé joined Univision Communications, Miami, in a new post, vice president for consumer and entertainment public relations. She had been senior vice president in the Miami office of FleishmanHillard, part of the Omnicom Group.

Bradley Matthews joined the MSLGroup, New York, part of the Publicis Groupe, as a vice president for consumer marketing, working on Procter & Gamble brands like Mr. Clean and Swiffer. He had been an account director at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, New York, part of the Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide division of WPP.

MobAff, Fort Myers, Fla., a mobile affiliate network, was acquired by the Matomy Media Group, New York and Tel Aviv. Financial terms were not disclosed. MobAff will become part of MediaWhiz, which Matomy acquired this year, and the MobAff staff members will relocate to the MediaWhiz headquarters in New York.

Nikki Muntz and Eileen O’Brien joined Rosetta, Princeton, N.J., part of the Publicis Groupe, in new posts that are part of the senior management of what the agency calls its health care vertical. Ms. Muntz becomes partner for health care business development; she had worked for companies that included Shaw Science and Cell Division. Ms. O’Brien becomes associate partner for paid, owned and earned media; she had been director for search and innovation at Siren Interactive, Philadelphia and Oak Park, Ill.

Prashanth Pappu and Chuck Parker joined Unicorn Media, Tempe, Ariz., in new posts. Mr. Pappu becomes senior vice president for product management; he had been head of product marketing at Conviva. Mr. Parker becomes chief revenue officer; he had been chairman of the 2nd Screen Society and before that spent 15 years in senior posts at Technicolor.

Shantanu Rana and Tim Scholler joined the New York office of Erwin Penland, part of the Hill Holliday division of the Interpublic Group of Companies, in new posts. Mr. Rana becomes senior vice president and group account director; he had most recently been a partner at Rosetta, part of the Publicis Groupe. Mr. Scholler becomes senior vice president and director for shopper experience; he had worked at agencies like R/GA, also part of Interpublic, as well as at Mercer Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Kim Smither joined the Wasserman Media Group, Los Angeles, in a new post, senior vice president for consulting. She had been senior vice president at the London office of Octagon, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.

Charles Wright joined Lippincott as a senior partner in the London office. He had most recently been managing director at Wolff Olins, part of the Omnicom Group, in the office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Lippincott is part of the Oliver Wyman division of the Marsh & McLennan Companies.

Dave Yoo joined PPC Associates, San Mateo, Calif., in a new post, chief operating officer. He had most recently been general manager and vice president for performance marketing at Sugar Inc.