Sponsor (Oct-Dec 1964)

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT ADVERTISERS George P. Dinnerniun named eastern regional sales manager for the Lighter. LP Gas Products and Packaged Items Div., U.S. Domestic Sales of Ronson Corp. C. J. Hunt, vice president and manager of operations of Zenith Sales Corp. He has been associated with sales and merchandising of phonographs, radios and television receivers for more than 46 years. Donald M. Brown named manager of industrial sales in The Prestolite Co.'s original equipment sales department, Toledo, Ohio. Robert P. Adier elected president of the Waterman-Bic Pen Corp., Milford, Conn. James E. Burke appointed product relations director of Clairol. He was previously associated with Farley Manning Associates, public relations agency, and Proctor & Gamble. Francis R. Elliott, Harry L. Archer and Augustine R. Marusi elected president and vice presidents of the Borden Co. AGENCIES John F. Ammon joined the market development department of Compton Advertising, Inc. as a senior marketing executive. Miss Margaret (Peggy) McNamara joined the Chicago office of Foote, Cone & Belding as an assistant merchandising supervisor. R. Allen Gardner and Kennett C. Johnson named vice presidents of Gardner Advertising Co. Alice Hau.snian elected a vice president of Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles, Inc. Eugene Fahy elected a vice president of Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, Inc., New York. Gene D. Fairly, Robert E. Gernert and John T. Hancock elected vice presidents of Foote, Cone & Belding, New York. Frank M. Nolan named senior media buyer on special assignments, reporting directly to the vice president and media director of the Kudner Agency, Inc., New York. Robert Kurtzman joined the copy staff of the John W. Shaw Advertising Agency as copywriter. He previously wrote for Sears Roebuck & Co. Bertram B. Oxenberg joined the public relations organization of Arthur Pine Associates as account executive. Robert Draughon appointed production manager of White Advertising Agency, Tulsa, Okla. John E. Rowan appointed vice president in the copy department of Street & Finney, Inc. Stephen Potter joined Compton Advertising, Inc. as a copy group head. He was formerly on the creative staff of Benton & Bowles and before that, a copywriter at BBDO. Marge Flotron appointed media director of Reach, McClinton & Co., in their Chicago office. Miss Flotron, who has recently been a media consultant for several agencies, will be responsible for both space and time buying. John Slade Walter joined C. P. Hollingbery Co. in New York as account executive. Walter was previously with Compton Advertising as general assistant to the media supervisor. John J. Bresnahan joined PostKeyes-Gardner as an account executive. Bresnahan has been assigned to American Cyanimid Co.'s ACCO division account. Warren J. Michael joined KerkerPeterson, Inc. as associate creative director. He will supervise the agency's copy department and assist the creative director in directing all agency creative services. Donald B. Thorburn, a senior vice president and director of the J. Walter Thompson Co., New York, retires Jan. 1, 1965, at the end of his 25th year with the company. John E. Rhone joined the radiotelevision department of McCannErickson, Inc., Los Angeles. James B. Daly and Mrs. Elin C. Danien joined the advertising/marketing agency of S. E. Zubrow Co. Al Paul Lefton, Jr. elected president and chief executive officer of the Al Paul Lefton Co. Alvis Lee Tinnin joins Doyle Dane Bernbach as director of international marketing. ^A£ik James Burke Margaret McNamara Robert Draughon John Rowan Alvis Tinnin Al Paul Lefton, Jr. 58 SPONSOR