William E. Maritz, chairman of Maritz Inc., a St. Louis firm that also includes Maritz Marketing Research,
passed away on February 26 due to complications from prostate cancer. He was 72.
Kmart Corporation, Troy, Mich., has named Robert P. Woodard vice president, consumer and market research.
Bonnie Southwick has joined EagleResearch, Atlanta, as a human resources generalist. Carly Johnson has joined the firm as project director.
Mark Nielson has joined Sorensen Associates lnc., a Portland, Ore., research firm, as senior project director.
Columbia, S.C., energy firm Scana Corporation has named Daniel Siculan manager of marketing research.
As part of a reorganization effort, Wilton, Conn., research firm Greenfield Online has named a fivemember operating committee consisting of: Bob Bies, chief financial officer; Rick Allen, senior vice president for global client development; Susan Rosovsky, senior vice president for research operations; Hugh Davis, chief technology officer; Mark Hardy, senior vice president for portfolio development. In addition, Terry Erickson has joined Greenfield Online’s San Francisco office as vice president-client development, West Region. Robert Buchanan has been named vice president for enterprise sales. The following promotions were also announced: Hugh Davis to chief technology officer; Mark Hardy to senior vice president portfolio development; Bob Ferro to vice president business development; Gail Janensch to vice president, corporate communications; Paul Kuriakose to vice president, technology; and Susan Murtha to vice president, research operations.
Michael Mermelstein has been named vice president of corporate development at Field Facts Worldwide, Bethesda, Md.
Ronn Kirkwood has been named senior vice president, executive director of the brand planning department at the Milwaukee office of the Cramer-Krasselt advertising agency. In addition, Susan Northey has been named vice president, managing director.
Debbie Bertram has been named president and COO of Decision Insight, a Kansas City research firm. The firm’s founder, Betsy Stewart, will remain as CEO. In addition, Brian DiVita has been named vice president, client services; Doug Clark has been namedsenior research director; and Judy Deines has been named senior project manager.
Samuel Weinstein has been promoted to president and COO of C.A. Walker and Associates, a Los Angeles research firm. Ken Anderson has been named executive vice president. Charles Walker will remain CEO and board chairman.
Mark Quarry has been named client services manager of Cooper Research, Inc., Cincinnati.
Wirthlin Worldwide, a McLean, Va., research firm, has promoted Anne Aldrich and Justin Greeves to vice president, senior research executive. At Wirthlin Worldwide Asia, Elizabeth Kehler has been promoted to deputy managing director of the Singapore office. And Su Liu has been named deputy managing director in the Hong Kong office of Worthlin Worldwide Asia.
Chris Olliff has been named manager of the new Competitive Teardown/Clinic Services division of Providata Automotive, an Ann Arbor, Mich., management consulting and market intelligence firm.
NFO WorldGroup has announced that Jonathan Leeds has rejoined the San Francisco marketing group as a client services manager. In addition, Rob Martin has been promoted to account executive in the Toledo Marketing Group.
John Fava has been promoted to manager, customer data and research, for QVC, Inc., an electronic television and e-commerce retailer based in West Chester, Pa.
Chicago-based Research International USA, Inc., the U.S. member of the Research International network, has named Bob Peterson director of workfiow, at the RI USA Cambridge office, Cambridge, Mass.
Austin, Texas research firm Millward Brown lntelliQuest has named Marco Vriens senior vice president, chief research officer, and Dominic Ricchetti as vice president, market and brand analysis.
Calabasas, Calif.-based Informa Research Services, lnc., has named Renee Arends human resource manager.