Carmine Russo rises to President of the International Division ofJakks. He joined the company in 2002, most recently serving as EVP of Jakks International. (Via Toy New Online)
Peter Bohan has been promoted to Associate Director of Marketing for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Book Group. He was previously Senior Marketing Manager there. (Via Publishers Weekly)
The Wildflower Group announces new appointments and promotions to its executive team: Christina Nix Lynch becomes Executive Sales Director; she previously worked for 13-years at Peanuts Worldwide, most recently as Executive Director. Rory Flynn becomes Licensing Coordinator, joining the agency following internships at CBS Sports Network and Wicked Cow Entertainment. Jeanne Perry is promoted to EVP/Business Affairs and will lead the company’s operations, including overseeing finances, contract negotiations, and human resources responsibilities. Cheryl Chua rises to VP/Creative Services and will spearhead all aspects of creative and product development for the company’s clients, including product approvals, style guides and other assets. (Via Cynopsis)
Richard Loomis assumes the newly created position of SVP and CMO for Disney Channels Worldwide. He was most recently SVP of Marketing and Creative for the company. In the new role, he will be responsible for leading the marketing vision for the kid and family skewing Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior channels and brands worldwide. (Via Kidscreen)
Erin Medley is named Senior Producer, Music and Events, at VH1.com. She had been Senior Manager, Programming and Editorial Content, at Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. (Via Mediabistro)
Janet Hsu rises to COO of Sanrio, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Sanrio, Co., which owns the Hello Kitty brand. She is the company’s first female COO; she had been President there. (Via Cynopsis)
Colleen Fitzpatrick has been named VP Music for the Nickelodeon. She previously ran Collective Songs, the licensing and publishing division of Collective. (Via Variety, reg required)
Philippe Guelton becomes the first President of Thrillist Media Group. He will be responsible for overseeing content strategy across the organization and managing the editorial, marketing, front-end technology, and product-development teams. He most recently was EVP/COO of HFMUS (previously Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.), where he handled all digital operations. (Via Ad Age, reg required)
Brian Flinn becomes SVP Marketing for WWE. He was previously SVP Marketing for the National Basketball Association. (Via MediaPost)
Paul Sciarra, co-founder of Pinterest, has left the company to join VC firm Andreessen Horowitz as Entrepreneur-in-Residence. (Via Tech Crunch)
Luis DeAnda takes on the new role of Managing Director of TBWA Media Arts Lab, the unit dedicated to Apple. He’ll lead MAL’s international network of offices and help grow the agency’s Apple business worldwide. He was formerly COO for TBWA Hakuhodo. (Via Ad Age, reg required)
Timothy Travaglini joins Open Road as Director of Children’s Acquisitions. He was formerly Senior Editor at G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers. (Via Publishers Lunch)
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