17 Nov 2004
Chris Humphrey has been named director of interactive marketing for AOL Europe. He will be responsible for building interest in AOL's European properties among advertisers. Humphrey joins from OMD International, where he oversaw online business development for Sony, Nissan, Hertz, Yahoo! and Reuters.
17 Nov 2004
Tim Stemp is taking the new post of sponsorship manager at Samsung-owned agency Cheil Communications, where he will handle sports marketing. The principal focus of Stemp's role will be the expansion of Samsung's European sponsorship strategy, including finding properties in the UK. Stemp joins from...
17 Nov 2004
Gabriel Cappelletti has been promoted to the new position of head of commercial solutions at Visa Europe. He will be responsible for developing and marketing Visa's range of commercial payment solutions for business-to-business customers across the region. His target is to double commercial sales every...
17 Nov 2004
Michael Bradley has been hired to the new position of sales and marketing manager for customer publisher River Publishing. Bradley, who joins from direct marketing agency SMP, will be responsible for raising advertising and other revenues for clients including Holland Barrett, Superdrug and The Sunday...
17 Nov 2004
Claire McKinnon has been hired as national sales manager of Mondial Assistance's corporate and travel division. McKinnon previously worked at the travel insurance and assistance organisation as head of sales and marketing until 1997, when she left to start a family. She will oversee a team of business...
17 Nov 2004
John Burk has been promoted to brands director at Bacardi Global. He moves from Bacardi-Martini UK, where he was director of spirits marketing, with responsibility for brands including Bacardi and Bombay Sapphire. Burk will be replaced by Andrew Carter, who joins from Australian brewer Lion Nathan,...
17 Nov 2004
David Cunningham has joined Moet Hennessy UK as marketing director. Cunningham will oversee all marketing activity for the company's portfolio of brands, which include Veuve Clicquot, Moet Chandon and Hennessy. He joins from Diageo, where he was global brand director for Jose Cuervo tequila, and replaces...
10 Nov 2004
Jerome Mercier, the former director of sales and marketing of Egg France, has been hired by Yahoo! Europe to fill the new role of vice-president of marketing. He will be responsible for devising and driving marketing strategy across Europe.
10 Nov 2004
Simon Vincent has been named chief executive of Opodo, the online travel service. His past roles have included chief executive at Red Letter Days. He replaces David Scowscill, who left in July without a job to go to.
10 Nov 2004
Deborah Beckett has been handed the new role of managing director of travel operator Holidaybreak's Eurocamp brand. Beckett, who was previously group brand manager at US holiday firm Cendant, will oversee pan-European sales and marketing.