NEWS BRIEFS

NEW YORK: Ogilvy PR has announced two new senior appointments at its New York headquarters: Damian Pezzano as chief technology officer and Joan Colten as recruitment director. Prior to joining Ogilvy, Pezzano was an independent IT consultant for BBDO advertising, and from 1996 to 1997 he served as EVP and managing director of IT for ad agency Ammirati Puris Lintas. Colten was most recently a VP at Baines Gwinner, a London-based search firm. She will oversee recruitment of senior-level executive talent across the agency network