Robert H. McGuckin III, director of economic research at the Conference Board since 1996, former chief of the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau, and a pioneer in economic research on U.S. job creation and destruction and productivity trends, died on March 12 at his home in Alexandria, Va. He was 63. The cause of death was neuroendocrine cancer. McGuckin established one of the first international databases providing country-by-country comparisons of productivity growth and living standards in more than 100 countries and oversaw the development of the U.S. Census Bureau/National Science Foundation Research Data Center network. He was an expert on worldwide productivity trends and their impact on living standards.
TNS Media Research, New York, has named Bud Breheney senior vice president, sales and affiliate relations.
Forrester Research, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has named Dennis van Lingen president, EMEA. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Van Lingen succeeds Robert W. Davidson, who will leave Forrester on June 30, 2006.
Larry Goldberger has joined Adelphi Research by Design in Doylestown, Pa., as chief methodologist to head the expansion of the advanced methods group.
G & S Research, Carmel, Ind., has named Terri Lutz analysis and report coordinator. Jill Gray has been named administrative assistant to the senior management team.
Baltimore Research, Inc. has formed a non-partisan public affairs-voter research division and named Gerry R. Patnode, Jr. as director.
London-based Synovate Healthcare has named Peter Goldberg senior research director.
FocusVision Worldwide, Stamford, Conn., has named Jack Campisi product manager, VideoMarker and Ruth Freedman senior account director, research partnerships.
Bellomy Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., has named Steven Trussell research manager and Rebecca Parker research associate.
Synovate has named Evelyn Jabiles managing director of its new office in Mexico City. Robert Philpott, CEO for Synovate Americas, has added the post of global chief operating officer to his current responsibilities. Jan H. Hofmeyr has been appointed global head of insights for Synovate Brand & Communications, the company’s newest practice. He will continue to be based in South Africa. Synovate also named Gavin Pommernelle global HR director.
Stamford, Conn., research firm InsightExpress has promoted Karen Edinger to marketing research manager and appointed Dana Haddox-Wright as senior marketing science analyst. The firm also named Erica DesRoches director of market research.
Nielsen Entertainment, Los Angeles, has promoted Kathy Benjamin and David Gilison to oversee Nielsen NRG’s home entertainment and interactive units, respectively.
Farmington Hills, Mich., research firm MORPACE International, Inc. has named Marianne Scullin vice president - business development. She is based in Birdsboro, Pa. Jason Mantel has been named research director on the automotive team, based in Farmington Hills.
Global Market Insite, Inc., Seattle, has named Barry Morsillo sales director for the southeast region of the U.S. He is based in Atlanta.
Research International has named Kathy Lubner client service account executive, Chicago.
At U.K.-based research firm Millward Brown, Nigel Hollis, previously executive vice president, global development, has been named executive vice president, chief global analyst.
Richard E. Cavanagh is stepping aside as president and CEO of the Conference Board. He expects to serve until the end of this year pending the appointment of his successor.
King of Prussia, Pa., research firm Psyma International, Inc. has named Cara L. Woodland and Daila Boufford to its customer behavior and insight division as division team leader and senior project manager, respectively.
Clear Channel Outdoor, Phoenix, has appointed Tony Jarvis as its first global research chief.
Survey Sampling International, Fairfield, Conn., has named Peter Milla chief information officer and tapped Michael Newman as vice president, business development.
ABI Research, Oyster Bay, N.Y., has named Clint Wheelock vice president of research.
Giant Food Stores, LLC, Carlisle, Pa., has promoted Sharon Eiswert to director of consumer research, and Jerry Griffin to director of customer relationship marketing.
Chicago-based Tampico Beverages has appointed Richard M. Ross vice president of marketing.
R. L. Polk & Co., Southfield, Mich., has named Walter Rothschild vice president, global marketing and product strategy.
New York-based Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has named Chad Waetzig senior vice president marketing for its Sheraton Hotels and Resorts unit.
Ted Hong has been promoted to vice president of marketing and product development at Los Angeles-based ticketing service Fandango.
St. Louis online brokerage Scottrade has named Chris X. Moloney as chief marketing officer. Marketing research will be among his responsibilities.
London-based TNS has named John Abraham head of strategic development and marketing.
Toni Holloway has joined Atlanta-based Polaris Marketing Research as a marketing research project manager.
Evansville, Ind., research firm the ARS Group (rsc) has promoted Jeffrey K. Cox to chief operating officer.
Boston research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey has named Jessica Templin director of qualitative research.
New York-based online media analysis firms BuzzMetrics and Intelliseek announced the appointment of key executive managers now that BuzzMetrics, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Intelliseek. New company officers include: Pete Blackshaw, chief marketing officer; Ori Levy, president of Israel operations; Richard Nelson, executive vice president, corporate strategy and general counsel; Jay Stockwell, senior vice president, sales; Jerry Needel, senior vice president, client services; Karthik Iyer, senior vice president, business development. In addition, Sundar Kadayam has been appointed chief technology officer and will lead a technology team including: Braxton Robbason, chief product officer; Jonathan Schler, vice president of research and development; Matthew Hurst, head of science and innovation; and Chris Connaughton, vice president of technology services.
Ryan Tew has joined AllPoints Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., as research analyst. In addition, Nick Polk has been named director of marketing research strategy and Jill Rogers has been named director of marketing research service.
New York media firm Ziff Davis has promoted Chris Stetson to vice president research and market intelligence.
U.K.-based research firm ESA has promoted Anne Broome to field executive and Rachel Crowe to human resources executive.
Robert “Cab” Callaway has joined Los Angeles research firm PhaseOne Communications as vice president operations. Joel Lowell has joined the firm as senior research manager.
Lightspeed Research has named David Day European chief executive officer.
Janet Hunt, special projects manager at ingather research, Golden, Colo., has received Professional Research Certification from the Marketing Research Association. She received certification at the expert skill level.
Tim Wragg has been appointed as the new U.K. head of client service for Millward Brown.
Los Angeles-based Virgin Entertainment Group, North America has promoted Dee McLaughlin to director of brand marketing and named Wayne Scholes director of strategic marketing.
Volker Kruger has joined J.D. Power and Associates, Frankfurt, Germany, as director of business development for automotive forecasting.
Research firm JRA, J. Reckner Associates, Inc., has announced staff additions. Meredith Falvo has been named manager of its White Plains, N.Y., product testing and focus group facility. Marianne Brooks, market research analyst and Melissa Andersch, moderator, have joined JRA’s full-service division in Montgomeryville, Pa.
Arlington, Va., customer research firm TARP Worldwide, has named George Harmon senior vice president.
Calgary-based Ipsos announced a number of new hires and promotions in its western business unit. Steve Mossop (Vancouver office) has been promoted to president, market research Canada west. Tim Olafson (Calgary office) has been promoted to president, Ipsos Observer. Majid Khoury (Vancouver office) has been promoted to senior vice president, Ipsos ASI. Tim Moro (Calgary office) has taken over the responsibilities of managing Ipsos’ market research business in Alberta, in addition to his current role as senior vice president, energy practice. Paul Lauzon (Calgary office) has been promoted to senior vice president and managing director, lottery and gaming practice. Dave Pierzchala (Vancouver office) has been promoted to vice president, travel and tourism practice. Jennifer Fleming (Calgary office) has been promoted to senior research manager, lottery and gaming practice. Catherine Gunther (Vancouver office) has been promoted to senior research manager, Ipsos Public Affairs.
Harris Interactive, Rochester, N.Y., has added Howard Lax as vice president, senior consultant in its customer loyalty management research practice.