Production Companies

A Band Apart Commercials has added Eric Bonniot as executive producer. Bonniot comes to the Los Angeles production house from Santa Monica-based 525 Studios, where he served as president and CEO.

Bicoastal Anonymous Content has added directors John Dolan and David Denneen to its pool of directing talent.

LA-based Calico World Entertainment has hired James Livolsi as executive producer. Livolsi was previously visual effects producer at LA-based companies Cinesite and Rhythm and Hues.

Bicoastal Crossroads Films has signed former TBWA/Chiat/Day creative team Chuck Bennett and Clay Williams for spot directing representation.

Giraldi Suarez, New York, has appointed Carol Case as partner and director of sales of GSP4. Case was most recently managing director of Original Films, New York.

Bicoastal HSI Productions has signed new director Warren Kushner. Kushner was director/cameraman Paul Giraud's assistant cameraman before signing to shoot spots on his own.

Helen Langridge Associates (HLA), London, UK has signed directors Othmar Sweers and Stuart Rideout. Sweers is repped in the US by New York Office, New York.

Palomar Pictures, Los Angeles, CA, has signed director Joseph Kahn, most recently repped by LA-based Holiday.

RSA's West Coast office has appointed Jules Daly as managing director, replacing outgoing Linda Ross. Marcus Nispel, who also left RSA is now directing spots out of Los Angeles-based Morton Jankel Zander.

Post / Animation / AUDIO

525 Studios, Santa Monica, CA, has hired Telecine and Henry producer Christopher Reichel. Reichel was most recently executive producer at ScheerFX, Los Angeles, CA.

Miami-based BVI Production Group has hired Ada Pozo Sheerin as creative producer/director. Sheerin comes to Broadcast Video after several years at Venture

Productions where she served as producer/ writer/director.

Dallas, TX-based Easyway Editorial has added editor Roger Gill, previously with Post Op, Dallas, TX.

San Rafael, CA-based Industrial Light & Magic has appointed Matt J. Britton as art department manager. Britton had previously been GM of the Jim Henson Company's Creature Shop in LA.

Manhattan Transfer, New York, has named Samara Melanson account executive. Melanson was most recently with Optix Digital Post & F/X, Toronto, Canada.

Hollywood, CA-based Megatrax Production Music has named Marrsha Sill vice-president, music licensing. Prior to joining Megatrax, Sill was an account executive with Associated Production Music (APM).

Phoenix Editorial, San Francisco, CA, has hired editor Robbie Proctor, who most recently cut for San Francisco-based Rocket Post.

New York's Sideshow Post has placed Jie Shen, formerly of Fox News, at the helm of its new studio, Sideshow Motion Design.

New York's Cyclotron has added designer and compositing artist Tera Petersen. Previously, Petersen worked as a freelance artist with agencies including BBDO and TBWA/ Chiat/Day.

Ad Agencies

Bromley Communications, San Antonio, TX, has added creative director Pablo Buffagni and associate creative directors Daniel Runo and Luis Felipe Elizalde.

DDB Chicago has hired Christopher Bing as executive producer. Kevin James and Darryl Manuel also join DDB Chicago as senior producers.

FCB Chicago has named Mike Leary senior vice-president, director of broadcast production. Leary replaces Flo Babbitt, who went to Hal Riney, San Francisco.

Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos has announced a reorganization of the company following a merger with Goldberg Moser O'Neill. In the Boston office, June Blocklin has been named president, with Michael Sheehan as chief creative officer. Ruth Ayres, formerly worldwide marketing director of TBWA/Chiat/ Day, New York, is now executive vice-president and chief marketing officer.

TBWA Worldwide, New York has fortified its New York operation, placing Brent Hodgins and Tim Nicholls in new roles. Hodgins becomes director of marketing and communications, while Nicholls becomes new business director of global clients.

Young & Rubicam, Toronto, Canada has named John Farquhar its president and chief creative officer. Farquar will continue his creative partnership with executive vice-president and co-creative director, David Adams.

GSD&M, Austin, TX has hired Lou Flores as associate creative director. Flores comes from Campbell Mithun Esty, Minneapolis where he held the same title.