Movers & shakers

Independence, OH-based auto supplies merchant Stylin' Concepts has hired George Woodward as vice president of marketing. Woodward was formerly vice president of database marketing at Vantage Travel.

Ed Bjorncrantz has joined East Texas, PA-based Day-Timers, a manufacturer/marketer of agendas and other productivity tools, as vice president, direct marketing. During the past four years he was partner/president of consultancy The Callahan Group; previously he was a senior manager at multichannel merchants J.C. Whitney and Quill Corp.

South Deerfield, MA-based manufacturer/marketer Yankee Candle Co. has promoted Harlan M. Kent from president to president/chief operating officer.

Cedar Knolls, NJ-based MediaBay, which sells spoken-word audio entertainment, has hired Gui Karyo as chief technology officer. Karyo was previously chief information officer, president of publishing, and executive vice president of operations at Marvel Entertainment.

IAC/Interactive Corp., the New York-based parent of the Home Shopping Network and the Cornerstone Brands catalogs, has named Doug Lebda president/chief operating officer. Lebda, previously CEO of IAC Financial Services and Real Estate, is the founder of LendingTree.

Robert Young was appointed president of Montreal-based Transcontinental Direct in the U.S. Young, previously president of Commercial Envelope for Cenveo, will lead Transcontinental's U.S. direct marketing activities from Warminster, PA.

Chicago-based membership services firm Exotic Car Share has appointed George Kiebala president/CEO of its new division, Curvy Road. Kiebala had been managing vice president of emerging markets for Experian Marketing Services.