Stephen M. Lacy, president and COO of the Meredith Corp. has been elected as chairman of the board for the Direct Marketing Association for 2006. Lacy will succeed Ronald. L. Bliwas, president and CEO of A. Eicoff & Co., who will continue to serve as a board member.
Other newly elected board officers are Markus F. Wihelm, CEO of Bookspan; Donn Rappaport, chairman and CEO of American List Council Inc. and Kelly B. Browning, executive vice president and COO of the American Institute for Cancer Research.
In addition, nine new members have been elected to the DMA board: Steven Dapper, Christine Donohoo, Andrew Goldberg, Susan Goodman, Carla Hendra, Yuchun Lee, Matt Moog, Debra Taeschler and David Williams.