Michael J. Hothorn has been appointed managing director of Focus First America, Stamford, CT.

The board of directors of Chicago-based Information Resources, Inc. has named Gian Fulgoni as chairman of the board, a post vacant since the resignation of John Malec in October, 1990.

Luanne Cattuna has been named deputy director, worldwide market research for the Motion Picture Association of America, New York.

Barry D. Davis has joined the Dallas office of Elrick & Lavidge, Inc. as vice president.

Gail L. Jackman has been named vice president of Bethesda, MD-based Shugoll Research.

Irving Roshwalb, technical director of Audits & Surveys, Inc., New York, has been promoted to executive vice president. He had been senior vice president.

The Heller Research Group, Port Washington, NY, has promoted Alan Levine to executive vice president, director of marketing, and Arnold Diamond to executive vice president, director of research.

The Dallas office of Bozell, Inc. has named John D'Acierno senior research analyst, and Dyane Okland research assistant.
 
Bill Sidwell has been promoted to planning and research supervisor for Ogilvy & Mother, Houston.
 
Elaine Herron Cravens has been named executive vice president and manager of the Tampa, FL office of Herron Associates, Inc.

Maritz Marketing Research has named Julia Tyler Nufer senior account manager at its full service division in Artesia, CA. Previously, she was with Clorox, Inc.

Market Strategies, Inc. has added three new staff members: Rob Klein, research director; Carol Hurwitz, research director, and Angela Blandina, research assistant.