Lewis Finch, co-founder and co-president of MarketSmart Advertising in Raleigh, has been promoted to president of the advertising division of MarketSmart's corporate parent.

The advertising division of Florida-based Think Partnership posted $7 million in revenue in the third quarter, about the same as a year ago. The division consists of MarketSmart Advertising and Web Diversity, an Internet marketing company based in the United Kingdom. MarketSmart Advertising has 60 employees after the recent addition of the nine remaining staffers from MarketSmart Interactive, a search-engine marketing company based in Morrisville that was absorbed by the ad agency after a series of layoffs.

"Lewis has played a critical leadership role in building the advertising agency over the past 15 years," Think Partnership's chief operating officer, Stan Antonuk, said in a prepared statement. "He is an excellent operator and his expertise in client services and enterprise account relations make him the perfect candidate to head up this division."

In other moves ...

William P. Janzen has been named president and chief operating officer at Amphora Discovery, a biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park.

James E. "Jim" Baker was named president of Charleston Homes, a Raleigh-based home builder.

A. Thomas High Jr. joined The Halifax Group as accounting manager. The Halifax Group is an equity investment company with offices in Raleigh, Dallas and Washington, D.C.

Michael Brown was appointed regional director of Spherion staffing services for the mid-Atlantic region. He is responsible for the North Carolina and Virginia markets and will be based in Durham.

Ronald E. Keeney was named vice president of pediatric product development at INC Research, a clinical research organization in Raleigh.

Susin Seow was hired as development officer for corporate outreach at Triangle Community Foundation, which manages nearly 570 funds for the benefit of Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.

Daniel B. Finch has been made a partner at Raleigh law firm Pinna, Johnston & Burwell.

Jack Finley joined Grant Thornton's Raleigh office as an assurance partner. Grant Thornton is an accounting, tax and business advisory firm.

Don Esposito was hired as corporate general counsel for Raleigh hospital system Rex Healthcare. Mary L. Powell was promoted to senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer.

Tess Witt was hired as operations manager at BrightStar Communications, a Raleigh telecommunications company.

Marc Christopher was promoted to principal at Phillips Architecture in Raleigh. Angela deJong was hired as financial manager.

Lauren Nash joined The Executive Staffing Group as an account executive. The Executive Staffing Group specializes in staffing, human resources, payroll services and training.

Susan E. Ferguson was named director of meeting planning solutions at The Solution Center, a Durham facility that provides conference space for corporate meetings.

Stephanie Powell was hired as special counsel in the Research Triangle Park office of law firm Kennedy Covington. She will focus her work on all phases of real estate development.

Greg Suazo was named direct marketing manager at The King Partnership, a marketing communications agency in Cary.

Marshall Wheeler has been named director of risk management and Lauren Rutherford was elected assistant vice president of Community Bank Services, a subsidiary of the N.C. Bankers Association. Janice Royster has been named assistant to the executive vice president, and Mary K. Crane has been named manager of risk management services. Blair Wicker has been named assistant meetings director of the association.

Matt Daniels was named call center supervisor at Capital Bank's headquarters in Raleigh.

On the boards ...

Jane R. Brown, manager of GMP compliance for GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park, was named chairman of the board for the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology.

Mark J. Prak, a partner with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, has been appointed to the American Judicature Society's National Advisory Council.