Michael Shrader has joined King of Prussia, PA-based TeleSpectrum as president and CEO. He was previously senior vice president at Capital One, McLean, VA.
Allstate Insurance Company, North Brook, IL, has appointed Joseph V. Tripodi senior vice president and chief marketing officer. He joins Allstate from The Bank of New York, where he was chief marketing officer.
Kelly Brooks joined Hoboken, NJ-based Direct Network as a senior account manager. Her clients include Garden State Life Insurance. Previously, for 10 years she was with Ellentuck & Springer, a Princeton, NJ-based DR agency, where she was most recently vice president of media.
The Professional Insurance Marketing Association hired Ralph M. Gill as communications director. Prior to joining PIMA, he was director of corporate communications for CBCA Inc.