Comings and goings

Peter Norman, 43, to principal-senior producer from senior producer, Publicis Groupe's Publicis in MidAmerica, Chicago,. Martha Garnica, 32, to principal-associate media director, Publicis' Optimedia International, Chicago, from associate media director. Dave Berger to interim creative director, CMG Communications, New York. Mr. Berger had been creative director at CMG until 1999, when he left to work as freelancer. He will head the department until the company finds a successor to Vincent Tully, 31, who left to pursue other endeavors. Roy Getz, 37, to senior VP-marketing and product development from VP-marketing, Advantica Restaurant Group's Denny's, Spartanburg, S.C. John Henderson, 40, to VP, Sony Ad Sales Network, New York, from VP-sales, NBC's NBCi, New York. Sony Ad Sales Network is a unit of Sony Corp.'s Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment. Tom Burr to exec VP-chief operating officer, Hakuhodo Advertising America, New York, from managing director. Also: Steven DiManni to senior VP from VP-creative director. Dan Whitten, 44, to senior VP-business development, Incepta Group's Broad Street, New York, from VP-client services, Caribiner International. Larry Widrig to director of central region advertising sales, Rainbow Media Holdings' AMC Networks, Jericho, N.Y., from VP-network advertising, USA Networks. Mark Berlinsky, 36, to director, integrated sales, Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp., Jericho, N.Y., from ad sales manager, Cablevision's MetroChannels, a unit of Rainbow. Mark Schaeffer, 38, to president, Hoffman/Lewis, St. Louis, from VP, marketing, NMVP, Salt Lake City. Also: Cheryl Brenner, 36, to account director from account director, Schupp Co., St. Louis; Tyler Martin, 32, to media director from senior account executive, Primedia's About.com. Barbara Fraser, 51, to president, American Express Co.'s Traveler's Cheque Group Worldwide, New York, from managing director, Citibank International Investments Citibank. Ms. Fraser replaces Susan Kinder, who is retiring. Chris Mitchell to associate publisher-sales, Conde Nast's New Yorker, from publisher, ONE. Kym Blanchard to associate publisher-marketing, Essence, from marketing director, Real Simple.

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