 Jamie Allen |
Didit hired Jamie Allen to be general manager of its automotive marketing division. Allen joins from Newsday Media Group, where he was most recently VP of major retail sales/automotive sales, print/digital. While at Newsday, he developed a multimedia automotive portal featuring search technology to connect buyers with franchise dealerships. “With an impressive range of capabilities, Jamie’s combined skillsets, business acumen and devotion to his work will allow him to serve as an integral leader in taking our auto marketing division to the next level,” said Dave Pasternack, Didit CEO.
 John Mahoney |
Hotwire named John Mahoney to the newly created position of chief client officer. Previously VP, client partner at Sapient Razorfish, Mahoney managed integrated communications and marketing campaigns for such global accounts as HP Enterprise and Visa. He will be part of Hotwire’s global leadership team. The agency has also promoted John Brown to group SVP for strategy and innovation and has moved Sahana Jayaraman up to the position of EVP and global head of Hotwire’s Digital Brand Lab.
 Jenna Brossman |
J. Walcher Communications promoted Jenna Brossman from senior account executive to integrated marketing communications manager, a new position at the agency. Brossman joined JWC in 2013, and has worked with clients in areas including retail, real estate, associations and nonprofits. Before joining the agency, she was an account executive at Cook + Schmid. At JWC, she manages a wide variety of full-service clients by collaborating with and overseeing staff and partners in implementing integrated marketing campaigns.
 Mark Scheets |
Mason, Inc. is bolstering its digital and interactive capabilities with the hiring of Mark Scheets, John Boison and Cliff Huzienga. Scheets is joining the firm as digital strategy and analytics manager. He comes to Mason from Basement Systems, Inc., where he was an SEO specialist. Boison, who was an IT team manager at ConnectiCon, is coming on as a search marketing analyst and Huzienga, who was creative director at Time to Save, joins the agency as a web developer.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
