Company Town : Paramount Pictures Appoints Worldwide Publicity Executive

Paramount Pictures promoted Cheryl Boone Isaacs to executive vice president of worldwide publicity for the studio’s motion picture group.

Isaacs is in charge of Paramount’s theatrical motion picture publicity. She continues to report to Arthur I. Cohen, president of worldwide marketing.

Isaacs, an 11-year Paramount veteran, formerly worked at Ladd Co., Melvin Simon Productions and Columbia Pictures.

* Time Warner named former Ford Motor executive Frederick C. Yeager vice president of finance and development.

* Ira L. Kurgan has been appointed executive vice president of network business operations at Fox Broadcasting Co.

* Jack Wakshlag has joined WB Television Network as head of research.

* Dana Baxter is the new senior manager of corporate communications for PolyGram Holding Inc.

* Claudia Sloan has joined MCA/Universal Home Video as director of programming for “Wee Sing,” a recently acquired children’s series.

* Saban Entertainment has promoted Elie Dekel to senior vice president of entertainment marketing and promotions.

* Patrick Crowley has been named senior vice president of physical production at New Regency Productions.

* Trimark Pictures has appointed Andrew Scott Reimer vice president of domestic television.

* Nadia S. Pidhajecky is the new vice president and general manager in charge of Time Buying Services’ Los Angeles office.

* MTM Worldwide Distribution has named Lisa Auerbach director of creative services.

* Tele-TV Media, a division of Tele-TV, has appointed David Grant chief operating officer.

* Douglas Lowell has joined Trimark Holdings in the newly created position of director of business development and corporate relations.

* Lynn Feldman has joined American Movie Classics as West Coast director of public relations.

* Entertainment publicist Karen Dick has joined Norman Winter as an associate.

* Marcia Tabler has been appointed vice president of direct marketing for the Studio Store division of Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

* Spanish-language television station KMEX-TV has named Carl Friedlander director of finance.

* Bridget Potter, senior vice president of HBO original programming for the last 12 years, announced that she will be leaving the pay-TV network.

* Leonard B. Johnson has been named director of artists and repertory at Krasnow Entertainment.

* Dennis Higgins has been promoted to senior vice president of publicity for Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Cos.

* Warner Media Manufacturing & Distribution announced that Michael J. White has been named to the newly created position of senior vice president of administration and general counsel.

* Pamela Soper was promoted to manager of creative affairs at Viacom Productions.

* Uni Distribution Corp. has promoted Jeff Murphy to vice president of its western division.

* Matthew Baer has joined Brillstein-Grey’s motion picture division as senior vice president.

* Jeffrey Levine has been named vice president of production for Castle Rock Pictures.

* Atlantic Records has promoted Diane Gilmour to vice president of media relations at its New York headquarters.

* Jenno Topping has been named vice president of HBO Pictures.

* Paramount Television Group announced the appointment of Dennis Emerson to senior vice president of network sales manager for the domestic television division.

* Alissa David has joined the Permanent Charities of the Entertainment Industries as director of allocations and community affairs.