PEOPLE.(various hirings and promotions in Pittsburgh area)

ACCOUNTING

Freed Maxick ABL Services Inc., Green Tree, hired Scott Zahner as a field examiner. Michael Lauer was promoted to manager of the Pittsburgh office.

ADVERTISING/PR/MARKETING

Ketchum/Pittsburgh, Downtown, hired Jeffrey Cohen as vice president and group manager of its technology public relations practice. Mr. Cohen has returned to the Pittsburgh area after spending 13 years in Washington, D.C. He has ten years of public relations experience and was director of strategic communications for Infotech Strategies.

Dymun + Co., Downtown, hired the following: Aaron Borchert as management supervisor; Kelley Denny as public relations account director; and Michael Kelly as an accountant.

Blattner Brunner Inc., Downtown, hired the following new managers: Kimberly Tarasi as traffic manager; Richard Wagner as project manager; and Rich Oprison and Adam Greco as senior strategists.

Bozell Kamstra, Downtown, promoted the following: Amy Meyers to media director; Michelle McMurdy to media planner/buyer; Tammy Elbert and Kiera Alderette to associate creative directors; Melinda Lowers to management supervisor; Scott Henry to account manager; …