New York-based NetRatings, Inc., has named Iris Cumberbatch senior financial services analyst in the strategic analysis group.
John V. Colias has joined Decision Analyst, Arlington, Texas, as vice president and director of the advanced analytics group.
Randy Smith has joined the Chicago office of The NPD Group as group president. Smith will specifically manage NPD Foodworld, NPD Automotive, NPD Canada and the firm’s interests in Latin America.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Dallas, has named Kim Feil vice president and senior marketing officer. Marketing research will be among her new responsibilities.
Research International (RI) has announced a number of new hires. Marc Papanicola has joined Research International France as director of quantitative services. Catherine Connolly has joined Research International as group human resources director and she will become a member of the group board. She will be based at the group office in London. Yvette Wikstrom has been named vice president in the tracking division. Vassilis Bakopoulos has joined Research International USA as a senior vice president in the ad hoc, non-CPG division. Pamela Hampton has been named director of outsourced data collection in the operations division. Kathy Brewers has joined Research International in Minneapolis as research manager, ad-hoc CPG. Rebecca Tancredi has joined the RI HR team as talent development and training manager. She will be based in Chicago. Zarana Patel has joined RI’s Super Group as a senior research manager. Christine Turk has been promoted to client service director. At RI Qualitatif, Michael Chapman has been named senior research manager. In the Chicago office, Gregory Young has been named systems support technician and Candace Adams has been named vice president.
Bellomy Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., has named Gabbie Serang marketing sciences analyst. Ed Hardman has joined the company as director of marketing sciences.
Tim McDougall has been named chief marketing officer for the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets. Marketing research will be among his new responsibilities.
Global Market Insite, Seattle, has named Scott Weinberg sales director, Minneapolis; Ron Franscella sales director, Los Angeles; John Reid sales director, New York; and Jack Breeden sales director, Seattle.
NPD Techworld, Port Washington, N.Y., has named Clint Wheelock vice president-wireless research.
Millward Brown has announced a number of new hires and promotions. Promotions: Leila Buckley to associate account director, client service, Millward Brown UK; Ben Blake to associate account director, client service, Millward Brown UK; Dianne Borges to vice president, Millward Brown IntelliQuest. New hires: Burt Leiman has been named managing director of Greenfield Consulting Group, Westport, Conn.; Monica Garcia has been named head of the new business development unit, Millward Brown Mexico; Nitesh Lall has been named account director, Millward Brown Sydney, Australia; Anna Meadows has been named director, qualitative, Millward Brown Sydney, Australia.
J.D. Power and Associates, Westlake Village, Calif., has named Tom Donnelly executive director of automotive client services. Charlie Vogelheim has been named vice president of automotive development. And Steven D. Wood has been named senior vice president and general manager of the health care division, which is based in Mesa, Ariz.
Annie Weber, senior vice president, Roper Public Affairs, has been named to lead the firm’s new Washington, D.C., office.
Elizabeth Ellers has joined America Online, Inc., Dulles, Va., as senior vice president, heading the market research group.
Paul Mazzoni has been named to the newly created position of manager, marketing analytics at Catalina Health Resource, St. Petersburg, Fla., office.
Appointments at the new London office of research firm Ciao include Rob Staunton as U.K. head of e-commerce; Ally Miller as e-commerce team sales manager. At Ciao Online Surveys, Nicola Robertson has been named strategic account manager, Rob Perry has joined the online surveys team as sales manager, and Jo Knight has been added to the office’s finance and administration department.
Arbitron Inc., New York, has named Vaughan Scott Henry executive vice president and chief information officer. He will be based at Arbitron’s Research and Technology Center in Columbia, Md.
Debrah Harding has been promoted to the new dual role of director, policy and communication, and deputy director general Britain’s Market Research Society.
Jonathan Rabson has been named European director to head up the new London office of Melbourne, Australia-based research firm Insight Marketing Systems.
Joan E. Gerberding has been promoted to vice president, Arbitron Outdoor, New York. In addition, Arbitron Inc. has appointed Scott Musgrave to senior vice president, marketing, U.S. media client software, and named Carol Hanley senior vice president, sales, U.S. media services. And Michael Panebianco has been named to the newly-created position of senior account manager and digital media specialist, Arbitron Outdoor Solutions.
Minneapolis research firm Iconoculture has named Gene Raphaelian vice president, products and services.
DSS Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has promoted Michelle Dodd to director of client services.
New York-based Ipsos has named Douglas Cottings senior vice president and head of the financial services practice in the U.S. He will be based in Charlotte, N.C.
The Collaborative Group, a Baltimore research and consulting firm, has named Brad E. Fackler vice president.
New York research firm Ziment has announced several promotions in its full-service research division within its client service and multivariate services/analytics groups: Tim O’Rourke to senior methodologist; Cheryl Grosso and Chris Casazza to director of client service; Brett DiNatale to manager of client service. In addition, Steven Baruch has been promoted to controller of the Ziment Group, the holding entity that includes Ziment, WebSurveyResearch and imap Research. And Christopher Barreto has been named Ziment’s director of client service, based in Los Angeles.
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., Richmond, Va., has named Elizabeth D. Sharp vice president - product and services development. Market research and new product development are among her new responsibilities.
Karey Stiefer has joined Chicago Focus as managing director.
New York research firm Advanced Focus has named Andrea Michaels project director. Colleen Branigan has joined the firm as junior project director.
Indianapolis-based Walker Information has promoted the following associates in the marketing sciences and client services departments: Scott Lambert to statistical analyst II, Meg Sanders to program manager, Laura Hreno to senior program manager, and Melissa Walker to consultant.
Target Research Group Inc., Nanuet, N.Y., has named George E. Brown II vice president of client development.