U.K. research firm Research International has named Kirk Ward global product development leader, Paul Edwards CEO, Julian Bond chairman, Andrew Wish worldwide infrastructure and operations director and John McHarry CIO. Separately, in the U.S., Bridget Armstrong has joined Research International as CEO and a member of the worldwide board of directors.
Worthington, Ohio-based BIGresearch LLC has appointed Kim Rayburn as senior vice president, global solutions.
Jon Berry has returned to New York research consulting firm GfK Roper Consulting as vice president.
New York research firm the Medefield Group has added Tina Reevers as senior account director of Medefield America and Antony Hughes as an account director of Medefield Europe.
Wayne A. Marks has joined Portland, Ore., research company GCR Custom Research as president.
Cincinatti research firm Burke Inc. has hired Steve Perkins as a senior consultant, decision sciences and promoted Tara Marotti to senior vice president, client services.
Ceri Thomas has been named executive vice president of global accounts for London research company TNS Healthcare.
New York research firm Echo Research Inc. has appointed Dan Soulas as executive vice president and director of its new primary research unit.
MarketResearch.com, a Rockville, Md.-based market research distributor and publisher, has named Patrick W. AllenCTO.
London-based market research company Synovate has named Jerome Vadot as managing director of Synovate Saudi Arabia and Simon Duval-Kieffer managing director for the Czech Republic.
Peter B. Tilles has been named president of Dresher, Pa., research company TVG Marketing Research & Consulting.
Separately, TVG’s Scott Lauder has been named director of the Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group’s education committee.
New York marketing research company Ziment Inc. has promoted John Tapper to CEO of Ziment Custom, the group’s strategic primary marketing research and consulting company.
Marjon de Bruin has joined Fairfield, Conn., research firm Survey Sampling International as director of European client services and delivery, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
London-based research group TNS has appointed Robert I. Tomei as president, areas of expertise and marketing for the U.S. custom research business; Kimberly Bastoni as senior vice president, U.S. custom marketing and development; and Trixie Cartwright as regional director for interactive research for Latin America, based in Buenos Aires.
The Week has named Danielle Yuen marketing director.
Amy Shea has joined New York research company Brand Keys Inc. as executive vice president, global director of brand development practice.
Austin, Texas, advertising firm GSD&M Idea City has named Jim Wilkerson senior research analyst in the agency’s accountability and analytics department.
New York-based market research firm Interpret LLC has appointed Christina Costa as European research director for its newly-opened London office.
Waltham, Mass., research company Observant LLC has appointed John Hartman as vice president and Jennifer Potter as director.
New York pharma research company P\S\L Group has appointed Paul Barnes to the new position of group president in charge of its recently-restructured research division.
Anton Timergaliev has joined London-based Synovate Healthcare in its Moscow offices as head of Synovate Healthcare Russia.
U.K.-based research agency Ipsos Health has named Fred Lamanna senior vice president in the U.S.
Separately, Ipsos Interactive Services in North America, New York, has promoted Jean Davis to division president.
New York research company Arbitron Inc. has appointed Tom O’Sullivan to the new position of vice president, diary market development.
Dallas research firm e-Rewards Inc. has promoted Craig Stevens to the position of executive vice president, sales. Kurt Knapton is also transitioning to become a founding member of the e-Rewards’ board of advisors.
Siobhan Treacy has been named operations manager by London-based research company Cognicient .
Linda Tholstrup-Smith has been hired as senior research manager of Bellomy Research Inc ., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Horsham, Pa., research company LRA Worldwide Inc. has added Jeff Ganis to its practice as a senior research consultant.
Dallas-based Common Knowledge Research Services has hired Dale Todd as business development director for the firm’s Northeast office in New York City. Common Knowledge has also added several new staff members from the Seattle office of Informa, which recently closed: Laura Arendall, project manager; Betsy Roberts, senior client services manager; and Krys Postma , account manager.
Research Now, London, has appointed Peter Blansjaar to lead operations, project delivery and quality assurance systems in the Asia-Pacific region. It also named Phil Rance to the new position of U.K. commercial director.
M/A/R/C Research, Irving, Texas has promoted Gwen Amador, Lisa Smith, Jonathan Hook and Frank Wyman to vice president.
Little Falls, N.J., research firm Kline & Company Inc. has hired Gianluca Gallori as a director in its management consulting practice.
Market Research International, London, has named Jean Black regional director.
Jupiter, Fla., Quick Test/Heakin Research Inc. has promoted Iris Blaine to director, 3Q research solutions.
Camm Epstein has been hired as vice president, market research, for health care co mmunications company MediMedia , Yardley, Pa.
Dallas research company Common Knowledge has appointed Joe Phair as business development director for the firm’s Western sales territory and Dale Todd as business development director for the firm’s northeast office in New York.