Chief Marketer Staff

• Quad/Graphics Founder Drowns

  Harry V. Quadracci, founder and CEO of Quad/Graphics, was found dead in a lake near his home in Chenequa, WI on Monday. The cause of death was accidental

• VP Merchandising Departs The Bombay Co.

  Steve Woodward, senior vice president of merchandising at The Bombay Co. Inc., has resigned effective immediately to become president of Illuminations.

• Quebecor World Profits Stalled by Weak Ad Market

  Quebecor World Inc. has reported net earnings of $64.2 million for the second quarter compared to $63.2 million on year ago. The stall in profits, although

• DIRECT Listline

  Dutch Gardens This file has been updated to include 41,428 12-month buyers, 14,597 six-month buyers and 7,685 three-month buyers. Dutch Gardens offers

• MaxWorldwide Appoints William Mitchell as CFO

  MaxWorldwide Inc. has named William H. Mitchell as its CFO. Mitchell, who most recently was CFO of Tally Systems Corp., will coordinate with the newly

• Four Agencies Win Reed Exhibitions $10 Million Account

  After a lengthy review, Reed Exhibitions has consolidated more than a dozen advertising and design agencies that market its exhibition and conference business into four agencies of record.

• Negative Feedback Prompts iVillage to Kill Pop-Up Ads

  iVillage Inc., in response to feedback from its visitors, plans to eliminate pop-up advertisements on its network of sites by the end of the third quarter

• Short Cuts

  Tim Taylor has been promoted to director of interactive for True North Inc. Other personnel changes at the New York direct and interactive agency are

• Bigfoot Interactive Enters Japanese Market

  E-mail company Bigfoot Interactive has formed a licensing agreement with Fujitsu Limited, a giant Tokyo-based information-technology company. Bigfoot

• Catalina Marketing Repurchases More Company Stock

  The board of Catalina Marketing Corp. has authorized $100 million of funds to be available for the repurchase of the company’s common stock. This authorization