Botway Joins OMD as Managing Director

NEW YORK Jill Botway has left Interpublic Group’s Initiative Media North America to join Omnicom Group’s OMD USA as managing director for OMD East.

Botway, 47, was evp and director of marketing at Initiative since 2000. She now assumes the title and responsibilities previously held by Mike Drake, who retired in December 2002. Botway will oversee all of OMD’s planning capabilities at its Eastern office as well as several of OMD’s specialist units, including the print strategy group.