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Blair Corporation, Warren, PA, has appointed Warren E. Williams to the newly created position of vice president of corporate development. Williams’ responsibilities will include exploring and developing new external business opportunities for the apparel and home products cataloger and direct marketer.

List Technology Systems, New York, has promoted Jo-Ellen Beotsch to director of account services. In her new position with the database management and list brokerage firm, Beotsch’s duties will include overseeing all account executives and all LTS client accounts. Additionally, Ken Diamond was promoted to director of product development. His responsibilities include analysis conversion and audit control of data and list criteria for the database and list management properties.

Online direct marketing network FreeShop.comhas hired Dave Sharp to be senior vice president and promoted William Byrne to vice president, sales. Sharp joins the Seattle-based FreeShop from Bozell Worldwide, where he was a senior partner. Byrne had most recently been director of strategic sales.