Walter Barie has joined InterActive Research Corp., Atlanta, as senior vice president of research services. J. Edward Brunson, Jr., as also joined the firm as vice president, client services.
Aaron Grossman, a senior vice president and partner at Newman-Stein, has been elected president of the New York American Marketing Association for 1997-98.
H. Grace Fuller, president of Fuller Research Services, Inc., has been elected to the Marketing Research Association’s 14-member board of directors.
Chris Crouch has been named vice president of information systems at Decision Analyst, Inc., Arlington, Texas. Crouch has also been appointed to the company’s board of directors. In addition, Sue Chang has been named vice president, director of econometrics, and Elisa Sylvester and Jamie Winters have been named account executive.
Interviewing Service of America, Van Nuys, Calif., has added Jim Nyland to its New York office as director of data processing services. In addition Lopy Williams has been named manager and Kelly Simmons associate manager of the company’s new telephone facility in Alhambra, Calif.
DataStar, Inc., Waltham, Mass., has added Barbara Contardo as director of sales and marketing.
Aragon Consulting Group, St. Louis, has named Sharon Thompson new business development coordinator and Lynn Moore manager of new business development. In addition, Cynthia Joyner has been promoted to senior research analyst and Kris Dunn has been promoted to project manager. Marcela Williams, a senior at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, is interning at the firm.
Walker Information, Indianapolis, has announced the following promotions: Kimberly Graham Lee to group vice president, global marketing and sales; Randy Shoemaker to goup vice president, operations; Stephanie Young-Helou to vice president, marketing sciences; Kathy McCarty to group vice president, business innovation team; B.J. Kyzr-Sheeley to group vice president, North American client service. In addition, Brian Kovaes has been named vice president, information technology, and Bill Easton has been named vice president, business innovation.
The Matrix Group, Lexington, Ky., has added three new staff members: Rob Hanak has been named data services coordinator; Tanya Johnson has been named human resource coordinator; and Ted Willis has been named research analyst.
Nancy Deck has been named president of Claritas Inc., Arlington, Va.
Robert Kaiser has been named vice president, client & analytical services, at The Research Spectrum, San Francisco.
John Cucka has joined the Chicago office of Atlanta-based Elrick & Lavidge as manager, marketing sciences. In addition, at the Atlanta office, Tom Welander has been named marketing sciences analyst and Mike Lange has been named vice president -technology development.
C.J. Olson Market Research, Inc. has named Charles Stanek data processing manager. In addition, Gina Baas has been named data collection manager. Lynn Hibben has joined Quality Controlled Services as a branch manager in the QCS Dallas office.
Several new staff members have joined Gantz Wiley Research, Minneapolis: Carmen Barker Lemay has been named consultant; Doreen Caruth, project coordinator; Jack Smrekar, research technician/computer services; Lori Johnson, research technician; Gail Randle, production assistant; Kristi Russo, office manager and administrative assistant to the president; and Curt Stang, controller.
Wirthlin Worldwide, McLean, Va., has named David Richardson as executive vice president, U.S. Teams; Richard Kennedy executive vice President, marketing director; and John Kennedy senior vice president and team leader of the firm’s New York Team.
Karen Avery has been named senior vice president at Icon & Landis.
American Opinion Research, Inc., Princeton, N.J., has appointed Stephanie Foye as director of research.
Stephen Elson has been named president and chief executive officer of Pine Company. Santa Monica, Calif.
Pat Sabena was reelected to a third one-year term as president of the Qualitative Research Consultants Association.
Alice Rodgers, Suzette deVogelaere and Maryanne Pflug were elected as vice president, secretary and treasurer, respectively. Other newly elected or reelected board members include Pierre Belisle, Lynn Greenberg, Judith Langer, Gina Thorne and Bill Weylock.
John Minett has joined The Quantime Corporation as a sales executive in the New York office.
The Brady Company, Menomonee Falls, Wis., has named Kathleen Wall vice president of its research and database services group.
Mark Perline has been named vice president of BAIGlobal, Tarrytown, N.Y. In addition, Eileen Kalminson has been named assistant vice president of quantitative research; Barbara Meyer was promoted to assistant vice president, worldwide services division; and Roxanne Rossi was promoted to director of the firm’s syndicated services division.
Robert Nascenzi has been named president of National Decision Systems, San Diego.
The Cramer-Krasselt agency, Milwaukee, Wis., has named David Brazier associate research director.
Diane Gamble has joined Chilton Research Services, Radnor, Pa., as vice president and group manager for its Information Technology, Computers and Transportation Group. In addition, the firm has promoted Sheri Lambert, Sharon Williams, Richard Luker and Edythe Twer to the position of vice president.
Market Segment Research, Miami, has been reorganized into a new business model, under a new name, The MSR Group. As part of the reorganization, the firm has added several new staff members. The MSR Group has named Victoria Champion director of client services, Elcid Choi director of marketing, Marilse Rojas client service manager. Market Segment Research has named Raul Gonzalez and Miguel Martinez project manager and Maritza Mendoza senior research analyst. MSR Consulting has named Laurence Velcoff vice president. And Arlene Wong has been promoted to executive assistant to the president.
Angelina Villarreal has been named executive vice president and director of research at Hispanic Market Connections, Los Altos, Calif.
Burke Inc., Cincinnati, has named Ron Zussman account executive. In addition, the firm has promoted D. Randall Brandt to senior vice president, director of consulting services.
Karen Dysart has been appointed national sales manager at FocusVision Network, Stamford, Conn. In addition, Ruth Freedman and Kimberly Reardon have been promoted to senior account director.
CDB Research & Consulting, New York, has named Ann Middleman vice president, director of client services.
Alana Fishman has been named director of marketing research at Eastbridge Consulting Group, Inc., Avon, Conn.
John Robertson, chairman of Market Facts of Canada, has retired. Richard Bennett was named president and CEO upon Robertson’s retirement.
James Ryan has been named president of Ruf Strategic Solutions, Olathe, Kan.
Rockwood Research, St. Paul, has added Steve Blom as director of sales and Tia Karelson as project director.