Chad Ackley joined Doner, Southfield, Mich., part of MDC Partners, as executive vice president and executive creative director. He succeeds Murray White, who left, the agency said, to return to his hometown of Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Ackley had most recently been group creative director at the San Francisco office of DDB West, part of the DDB Worldwide division of the Omnicom Group. Also at Doner, Karen Cathel and Sam Sefton, creative directors, were promoted to senior vice presidents and group creative directors.

BBDO New York, part of the BBDO Worldwide division of the Omnicom Group, was awarded two creative accounts. One, to serve as agency of record in North America for Emirates Airlines, will be handled with a sibling, Atmosphere Proximity, which already handles global duties for Emirates in digital and social media. The previous North American creative agency for Emirates was ISM, Boston, and spending was estimated at more than $30 million. The other creative account awarded to BBDO New York was a new assignment from the New York Road Runners, to help generate awareness of and participation in the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 3; the marathon last year was called off after Hurricane Sandy.

David Berkowitz joined MRY, New York, part of the Publicis Groupe, in a new post, chief marketing officer. He had been vice president for emerging media at 360i, New York, part of Dentsu.

Richard Bertodatti Jr. joined Condé Nast Entertainment, New York, part of the Condé Nast unit of Advance Publications, in a new post, senior executive director for digital video ad sales. He had been a YouTube video specialist at Google.

Brand Activation Assocation, New York, formerly the Promotion Marketing Association, has formed a Licensing Council, to be led by Russ Brown as chairman.

Sara Fahim joined the Los Angeles office of SelectNY in a new post, director for strategy. She had most recently been a strategist at Phenomenon Inc.

Richard Ferguson joined Engajer, Mountain View, Calif., in a new post, director for sales. He had been senior manager for the Midwest region and the Europe/Middle East/Africa region at YouSendIt, Campbell, Calif.

Group SJR, New York and Los Angeles, was acquired by Hill Knowlton Strategies, New York, part of WPP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Alexander Jutkowitz, managing partner at Group SJR, will also be vice chairman and chief global strategist at Hill Knowlton Strategies.

Suzan Gursoy, who had been serving since February as acting publisher at Adweek, New York, part of Guggenheim Digital Media, was named publisher. Ms. Gursoy had been director for integrated advertising before being named acting publisher upon the departure of the publisher, Erica Bartman, as part of a reorganization.

Jim Jackson joined Periscope, Minneapolis, in a new post, vice president and design director for retail and packaging. He had been a managing partner and creative director at BoomIsland, Minneapolis.

Jonathan Kreissman joined Robin Leedy Associates, Mount Kisco, in a new post, vice president for client services. He had most recently been vice president and head of consumer products and lifestyle at Bullfrog Baum, New York.

Luxury Retreats, Montreal, which rents villas, hired Sid Lee, Montreal, as its first global marketing agency to handle duties that had been handled internally and by various agencies on a project basis. Billings were not disclosed.

Patrick Moore joined YP, Atlanta, part of Cerberus Capital Management, in a new post, chief strategy and corporate development officer. He had been a partner in the consumer practice at McKinsey Company.

Courtney Pascual joined MeringCarson, Sacramento, Calif., as a senior project manager. She had been an account supervisor at Runyon Saltzman Einhorn, Sacramento.

Marci Piasecki, chief executive at the McCann Torre Lazur Group, part of the McCann Health North America unit of McCann Health, was promoted to handle new responsibilities as regional director of McCann Health North America, overseeing the McCann Torre Lazur Group and other units that include McCann Regan Campbell. Bill McEllen, who had been president at McCann Echo Torre Lazur, becomes president at the McCann Torre Lazur Group. Sonja Foster-Storch, managing director at CMD Princeton, succeeds Mr. McEllen as president at McCann Echo Torre Lazur.

Morgan Rosin joined ID Media, New York, part of the Mediabrands division of the Interpublic Group of Companies, as senior vice president and director for marketing. She succeeds Diana Bald, who joined TargetCast TCM, New York, part of the Maxxcom Global Media division of MDC Partners, as executive vice president and director for marketing and business development. Ms. Rosin had most recently been an associate in the corporate strategy and development department at Time Inc., New York, part of Time Warner.

San Francisco 49ers chose Hub Strategy, San Francisco, as advertising agency of record, handling duties that include brand strategy; creating television, print and outdoor advertising; Web development and design; and social media. Spending was not disclosed. The team had previously worked with Engine Company One, San Francisco.

Chip Scovic joined TubeMogul, Emeryville, Calif., as chief revenue officer. He succeeds Paul Joachim, who was promoted to chief operating officer and chief financial officer. Mr. Scovic had been head of the media platform business at Google.

Larry Strumwasser joined the New York office of WorldLink in a new post, executive vice president for broadcast sales and business development. He had previously worked for companies that included MediaFactor, Pollcast, MMT Sales and TeleRep.

Valley Honda Dealers Association, which is composed of eight Honda dealers in the Phoenix area, chose two agencies to handle the duties on its account, which had been handled by Real World Marketing, Scottsdale, Ariz. Spending last year was estimated at $3.5 million. The creative part of the account will be handled by Secret Weapon Marketing, Santa Monica, Calif., which already creates campaigns for the Southern California Honda Dealers Association, known as SoCal Honda Dealers. And the media part of the account will be handled by the Los Angeles office of Horizon Media, which also handles media duties for the SoCal Honda Dealers.

Correction: An item here on June 10 rendered incorrectly part of the name of the executive who joined GetGlue as executive vice president for sales. She is Shelby Huston Haro, not Shelby Houston Haro.

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