Keith McCracken named executive vice president and general manager for the Minneapolis office of Dugan Valva Contess, Morristown, NJ (see story on page 83). Also at the agency, Joseph Epner named senior vp-business development.

Brad Esty named president of Alcone U.S. operations at Alcone Marketing Group, Irvine, CA.

Steve Greifer named president of PS Promotions, Inc., Chicago. Founder Paul Stanley remains creative director, and heads up a new PS Properties business.

Frankel & Co., Chicago, named four new vice presidents: Susie Geffen and Erin Kociela as vp-group creative directors, Kim Lloyd vp-account director, and Scott Small vp-creative director.

John Kocis named strategic planner, director of client services at TLP, Inc., Wilton, CT.

David Perry named director of account services at The Marketing Continuum, Dallas.

Mark Kapsky and Kathleen Riker named group account directors at Einson Freeman, Inc., Paramus, NJ. Also at the agency, Greg Cuccinello named account director for Einson Display.

John Harris named group account director for interactive database services at Integer Denver, The Integer Group. Also at the Integer Group, Cheryl Sturgon named account director.

Tom Cook named chief financial officer of Wunderman Cato Johnson Chicago and WCJ Toronto.

Jeremy Mutschler, a former vp with Don Jagoda Associates, Melville, NY, has formed Promotion Associates, Inc., East Northport, NY, where he is president.

Thomas McCann named to head Phoenix Promotions, a new Stamford, CT-based full service agency and a division of Phoenix Display, West Deptford, NJ.

Jim Cadwell named account supervisor in the promotions division at DDB Needham, Los Angeles.

Elise Wilfinger named vp at Ryan Partnership's Ryan Direct, Westport, CT.

Sharon Wagner named managing director for direct response at Gage Marketing Support Services' consumer fulfillment unit, Minneapolis.

Doug Fitz Gibbons and Amie Wilkening named account supervisors at Highway One, San Francisco.

Brad Epstein named creative director at i-traffic, New York City.

Jim Beatty named creative director at Integrated Marketing Solutions, Chicago.

Liz Brohan named to head Express Lane, a direct response and promotional marketing division of Lighton Colman, Inc., Chicago.

Cindy Williams named vendor development coordinator at Cyrk, Inc., Gloucester, MA.

Mitchell Kurz, recently retired from Young & Rubicam, Inc., was elected to the board of directors at Equity Marketing, Inc., Los Angeles.

Mike Wilhelm named account manager heading the new Atlanta office of The Waylon Co., St. Louis, MO.

Parmalat's North American Bakery Division, Toronto, named The Glennon Co., St. Louis, as a consultant for its new products line.

Gevalia Kaffe, the Tarrytown, NY-based mail order coffee and tea business of Kraft Foods, named Ryan Partnership's Ryan Direct, Westport, CT, as its member retention marketing agency.

TLP, Inc., Dallas, gained field marketing duties and spot media assignments with 40 additional Pizza Hut franchise co-ops.

GHI Marketing, a Katonah, NY-based division of the Amplaco Group, Inc., signed a licensing pact with Countdown Entertainment, New York City, to sell licensed Times Square 2000 merchandise.

Toysmart.com, Waltham, MA, tapped Boston-based Snyder Communication subsidiary Arnold Communications to develop an integrated marketing program.