Burke, Inc., Cincinnati, has promoted Tara Perigo Marotti to vice president. At the firm’s Boston office, Andrew Bernard has been named senior account executive.

Portland, Ore., research firm Bardsley & Neidhart has named William J. Hruby director - consumer research. In addition, Amanda Olson has been named senior project manager - technology research.

Danvers, Mass., consulting firm The Hale Group, Ltd. has named Bruce Yergler principal. He wi!l specialize in assisting agribusiness clients with strategy development, channel management and marketing/research strategies.

Qualitative Insights, Sherman Oaks, Calif., has named Linda Giniewicz director of operations. In addition, Jennifer Von Schneidau has been named vice president, account services. The firm also announced three promotions: Sonia Felix to project manager in training; Arthur Mntsakanian to manager, telephone recruiting facility; and Eric Kaplan to full-time database manager.

Foxboro, Mass.-based Invensys has named Amy Burns vice president of marketing for the company’s manufacturing and process solutions business unit. She will be responsible for overseeing strategic marketing, business planning, marketing research, training and competitive analysis.

As part of a reorganization of its U.S. Media Services division, New York-based Arbitron Inc. has promoted Brad Feldhaus to the new position of vice president of radio product management and client services. Additionally, Ed Cohen, vice president of domestic radio research, will now report to Owen Charlebois, president, U.S. Media Services. Pat Duggan, manager of client services, retired in March. Separately, the firm promoted Linda Dupree to the new position of senior vice president, Portable People Meter.

Strategic Marketing Corporation, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has promoted Christine Corner to managing director of its London Office. In addition, Kathryn Gallant has been promoted to director of the firm’s Qualitative Institute and Alice Liftin has been promoted to senior vice president.

Scott Layne has joined Bellomy Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., as president.

John L. Graham has been named president of the Newspaper Association of America’s Research Federation for 2003. This federation represents the interests of more than 450 newspaper researchers across the U.S. and Canada who are members of NAA. Graham currently works as manager of marketing and research services for Paddock Publications in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Greenfield Online, Wilton, Conn., has named Andrew (Andy) Ellis vice president, client development.

Tanya Koshechkina and Nick North have been named directors of GfK Media Ltd., the newly-launched U.K. media research arm of Germany-based GfK Group.

New York research firm Ziment has named Tim O’Rourke director of multivariate services.

NFO WorldGroup, Greenwich, Conn., has named Larry Kinitsky president of NFO Financial Services, its financial sector research company.

Millward Brown North America has appointed Chuck Chakrapani to the newly created position of chief executive officer of Millward Brown Goldfarb, the company’s Canadian division. In joining Millward Brown Goldfarb, Chakrapani wil! merge his consultancy practice, Standard Research Systems, into the MillwardBrown Group.

Separately, Tamas Geczi has been named deputy managing director, Millward Brown Mainland Europe, in addition to his current position as managing director, Millward Brown Germany. Andrea Bielli, managing director of Millward Brown Mainland Europe, has taken on the additional role of chief client officer. At Millward Brown UK, Joint Managing Director Sharon Potter has taken on the additional role of director, global operations and has been appointed to the main board.

TNS Intersearch, Horsham, Pa., has named Susan Sabanos vice president.

Chicago-based IRI has appointed Mark Tims as group president, international operations. He will succeed Tim Bowles, who has headed IRI’s International business since 1995, and will retire in May. Bowles will remain as chairman of IRI’s international operations board (IOB) through his retirement, at which time he will become a non-executive director of the IOB. Dave Barrett, currently commercial director, will succeed Tims as managing director of information resources in the U.K. In addition, Philippe Chouvou, currently operations director, Europe, has accepted the post of director general of France, effective immediately.