Movers & Shakers

• August 23rd, 2012

Buzzmedia names Stephen Hansen as President, and in this role, he'll lead product and technology development, sales, marketing and management. He previously was the COO of TrueCar Inc., and has also held positions at Universal Studios, GeoCities, and WePlay, an online community he founded in a joint venture between Creative Artists Agency and Major League Baseball to promote active, healthy lifestyles for kids through sports. (Yahoo)

• August 14th, 2012

Dennis Camlek has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Turner Media Group. (MediaPost)

• August 14th, 2012

Anne Saunders becomes the new President of Redbox, effective at the end of August. She currently serves as Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer at education firm Knowledge Universe and has previously worked at Bank of America, Starbucks, and AT&T. (THR)

• August 13th, 2012

Darren Schillace has rejoined ABC as Senior VP of Marketing Strategy. He previously was VP of Consumer Marketing at OWN, and prior to that was a marketing executive at ABC for seven years. (Variety)

• August 11th, 2012

NBCUniversal International Television has hired Bruce Mitchell to oversee the LA-based international digital team for E! Entertainment and focus on growing NBCUniversal's TV networks online and across new media platforms. He previously worked at Bauer Radio as Digital Product and Innovation Director, where he was responsible for product development for the company’s web products and innovation across new media platforms. (THR)

• August 11th, 2012

Madison Square Garden Sports has hired Justin Johnson as Senior Vice President, Partnership Strategy. (MediaPost)

• August 11th, 2012

Skype has hired Elisa Steele, former Chief Marketing Officer of Yahoo, as the Corporate Vice President of Marketing. (MediaPost)

• August 11th, 2012

Random House announces two new hires as it launches a new arm, Random House Enterprises. Jo Edwards has been hired as Head of Licensing. She previously worked  as VP of International Consumer Products at Discovery Communications for 11 years where she developed licensing for toys, retail, clothing, electronics, live shows, and exhibitions. Chloe Johnson-Hill has joined RHE as Events Manager, and previously was the Publicity Director at Jonathan Cape and Bodley Head. (Kidscreen)

• August 11th, 2012

NASCAR has announced three new hires in an effort to appeal more towards youth and Hispanic fans. Greg Downey has been appointed Senior Director Brand and Consumer Marketing, David Zane will join as Director, Brand Marketing, and Joseph Machin is announced as Director, Multicultural Marketing, a newly created role. Downey previosuly was Group Director of Entertainment Marketing at Coca-Cola and had past roles as Vice President of Branded Entertainment at NBC Universal and Director of Entertainment Properties at United States Olympic Committee. Zane previously worked as Associate Director of Sports Marketing at ESPN where he led the development and implementation of marketing strategies for motorsports. Lastly, Machin has advised brands such as KFC Foods, Chevrolet, Nissan North American, and Terra Networks on their multicultural marketing efforts. (MediaPost)

• August 3rd, 2012

At Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Andrea Spooner has been promoted to Editorial Director, while Erin Stein moves up to Editorial Director, brand, licensed, and media tie-in publishing. (Publishers Lunch)

• August 3rd, 2012

Nickelodeon recently announced two new hires: David Steinberg as the SVP of Production at Nick Animation Studios and Jamie Drew as SVP of Strategy and Business Development for Nickelodeon Group. Steinberg, who formerally was studio head at Toronto's Starz Animation, wil lead all animation series production and digital initiatives, as wel as oversee studio operations. Drew, who's been with Nick for nine years, previously was VP of Strategy and Business Development, will support senior management in the development of strategy for Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TeenNick, Nick Jr., Nicktoons, and Nick's consumer products, digital and recreation businesses, as well as serve as the main liaison to Viacom. (Kidscreen)

• August 3rd, 2012

Peter Seymour is upped to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Disney-ABC Television Group. He previously served as Executive VP Strategy and Research for Disney Media Networks since 2008, and prior to that was Senior VP. (THR)