Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

FATES & FORTUNES Mr. Peace Broadcast Advertising • John Peace, first vp of William Esty Co., N.Y., elected president, succeeding James Houlahan who has been elected chairman of board. Mr. Peace, with Esty for 15 years, is member of board of directors and previously was media director. • James L. Isham, vp in charge of creative services, and Richard H. Needham, vp-personnel director, elected directors of Needham, Louis & Brorby, Chicago. Re-elected were: Maurice H. Needham, Melvin Brorby, Paul C. Harper Jr., Edmond C. Dollard, Vinton H. Hall, John F. Whalley, and James G. Cominos. • R. David Kaplan, executive vp and treasurer of Norman, Craig & Kummel, N.Y., to head agency's new International Service Div. which will act as coordinator for new companies being established in Europe. • Dr. John Tarini, research director of Edward H. Weiss & Co., Chicago, promoted to vp in charge of research services. Other appointments: Robert J. Wanamaker, assistant copy chief, to vp. Nathan Pinsof, manager of media department, to media director; Robert Fryml to senior art director and Evelyn Waldman, formerly with Coty Inc., (cosmetics), to marketing account executive. • Gene Taylor, copy chief of McCannMarschalk Inc., appointed vp and creative director in charge of operations. William Free, formerly partner and executive vp of Papert & Free Inc., and Richard Fry, creative director in M-E's Cleveland office, named associate creative directors. • Charles B. McCann, research and marketing director of MacFarland, Aveyard & Co., Chicago, named vp. • Alvin A. Achenbaum, director of research; Robert S. Zimmern and Aldon H. Sulger, both account supervisors, all elected vps of Grey Adv., N.Y. • Allen R. Memhard, Jr., formerly vp at N.W. Ayer & Son, appointed marketing supervisor at Leo Burnett Co., Chicago. He joined production department of Ayer in 1955, and became plans-marketing supervisor in BROADCASTING, February I, 1960 Mr. Taylor 1946, client service supervisor for Detroit office in 1947, director of plansmarketing department in Philadelphia in 1950, vp in 1952 and head of Ayer's Chicago office in 1955. • Howard Walpert, formerly vp, member of board and account executive for Arndt, Preston, Chapin, Lamb & Keen, Philadelphia advertising-pr firm, appointed vp in charge of marketing for Renuzit Home Products Co., that city. • Ralph C. Duke, formerly account executive with Barnes Adv., Milwaukee, promoted to vp. He joined agency in 1953 as radio-tv producer-director. • Kendall Foster, formerly head of own management appraisal firm, to Swan & Mason Adv., N.Y., as vp and member of ■fcppij^l^^ plans board, responsi H |iB ble for account devel w r. ' opment. He was vp Mr. Foster . , , . c in charge of tv tor William Esty Co. before opening own firm in 1954. • Robert J. Eck, copy supervisor for Foote, Cone & Belding, Chicago, named vp. • Raymond F. Gomber, formerly vp and manager of business and industrial division of Compton Adv., Chicago, appointed vp and account supervisor for Klau-Van Pietersom-Dunlop Inc., Milwaukee. • George E. Filipetti, formerly vp and creative director in merger of Arthur Grossman Adv., Chicago, with Donahue & Coe, and Keyes, Madden & Jones, to John W. Shaw Adv., that city, as vp, creative director and member of plans board. Other Shaw appointments: William C. Pullman, assistant to president, William A. Ries, account supervisor, and Joyce Turovlin, research director, all named vps. P.L.O. Smith, senior vp and account supervisor named treasurer and Sigmund T. Seaman, vp and account supervisor appointed secretary. • George E. Grant, formerly with Edward H. Weiss & Co., Chicago, to Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, that city, as account supervisor in media department. John F. Conrad, formerly in production supervision at Fletcher Richards, Calkins & Holden, to Weiss as production manager. Mr. Filipetti • T. Newton Weatherby, vp of Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles, N.Y., assumes additional duties of treasurer, filling vacancy created by death of M. Herbert King. • Raymond A. Robinson, vp and research director, Foote, Cone, & Belding, L.A., to Hixson & Jorgensen, that city, as research director. • Robert B. McKee, vp in charge of direct selling and distribution for Alcoa, appointed vp in charge of sales, succeeding Robert V. Davies who retires. F.J. Close, vp industry sales and sales development, named vp and general sales manager. William S. McChesney, manager of industry sales, promoted to general manager of market research and planning. George B.D. Peterson, manager of direct selling and distribution, succeeds Mr. McKee. Samuel J. Simmons Jr. named general manager of sales development and industry sales. • Allen McGinnis, copy chief of BBDO, Los Angeles, promoted to creative director. • Stanton Kramer, formerly director of publicity-promotion of ABC-TV Western Div., appointed publicity-pr director of Advertising Agencies Inc., Studio City, Calif. • Frank Reis, formerly project director of Alfred Politz Research, N.Y., to Lennen & Newell, that city, as account supervisor, research department. • Russell Z. Eller, advertising manager for Sunkist Growers (fresh fruits) for past 20 years, named "Advertising Citizen of 1959" by Western States Adv. Assn. He was awarded honor for outstanding contribution towards better understanding of advertising by public. He is creator of Smokey the Bear fire prevention campaign. • Ruth Simons, formerly media director of Doremus & Co., N.Y., joins Bennett & Northrop Inc., Boston, in similar capacity. • J. Douglas Stitt, formerly advertising and sales promotion assistant at Certified Grocers of California Ltd., to Erwin Wasey, Ruthrauff & Ryan, Los Angeles, as merchandising executive. • Florine Robinson and Carol Pauker join Mogul Williams & Saylor's copy staff. Mrs. Robinson, formerly 85 Mr. Eller