Kolb to COO of WorldGroup's Momentum

McCann-Erickson WorldGroup CEO Jim Heekin has promoted Bill Kolb to chief operating officer of Momentum, WorldGroup’s global promotional-marketing company, the agency confirmed.

Kolb, 39, most recently was CEO of WorldGroup’s In-Store Marketing Services Group, which became part of Momentum in late 2001. He will lead the shop, replacing Momentum CEO Harlan Stone, who left the position two weeks ago to join Veloc ity Sport and Entertainment in Greenwich, Conn.

Kolb’s role is more of an operational one in which he will seek to better manage Momentum’s expanded integration capabilities, according to a WorldGroup representative.