Companies
Promotions: Universal Pictures, Universal City, Calif., reorganized its marketing creative operations, naming Scott Abraham vp-creative advertising; Jeff Hutchinson and Jonathan Q. Kern each vp-post-production; and Stan Scoggins vp-worldwide digital assets.
They report to Daniel Wolfe, svp-marketing creative operations. Abraham will handle in-house ad materials for Universal Pictures domestic and international theatrical releases, and home video releases... Spirit Cruises, Norfolk, Va., upped Elizabeth Pond from marketing mgr to corporate marketing mgr.
Coming/going: Newly named at state tourism marketer Visit Florida, Tallahassee: Dale Brill, svp-marketing, from General Motors; Vanessa Welter, dir-pr, from the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau... Linda Osher appointed vp-content licensing at Konami Digital Entertainment, Los Angeles. She was at her own firm, LJO Music Consulting... Fred Fields to head New York office of the Taproot Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that solicits business professionals for pro bono service. He was at Organic Inc... Evan Messinger rejoined Turner Broadcasting System, N.Y., in the newly created post of svp/strategic integration sales manager–news. He was at Univision.
Associations
Coming/going: Karla Gonye named natl dir of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Assn, Fairfield, N.J., a new post focusing on corporate relations. She founded and is immediate past president of the HBA Boston chapter.
Agencies
Promotions: Tom Cunningham from mngmnt suprvr to dir-new business development at Connelly Partners, Boston... Kim Hsieh to svp at Promotional Management Group, Chicago... Rising up to acct exec level at the Integer Group, Denver: Emily Baron, Christine Eubanks, Kim Friedkin, Josh Lenz, Carley Piper and Stacie Schreiner... Toronto office president Anne Marie Pagliacci added title as Anthem Group's global evp.
Coming/going: Bill Eaton, former U.S. Army translator/interrogator, joined Pavone, Harrisburg, Pa., as acct coord... Thielen and Associates, Fresno, Calif., hired Jim Stiles as dir-mktg. He's worked for MetLife HMO, John Alden, Foundation Health/HealthNet and Firstplus Financial... FKQ, Clearwater, Fla., appointed Eileen Rinkus as sr acct exec. She was at JWT.