Carmichael Lynch Spong promotes Batliner

MINNEAPOLIS: Carmichael Lynch Spong has promoted Julie Batliner to the role of managing director, effective immediately. In this role, she will oversee the day-to-day operations of the firm's clients and staff across its six offices. Batliner, former chief client relations officer, reports to Doug Spong, founder of CLS and president of the firm's parent agency, Carmichael Lynch. This is a new position and is part of an overall management restructuring that has been in progress for the past 18 months.