Frank N. Magid, founder of Marion, Iowa, research company Frank N. Magid Associates Inc., died on February 5, 2010, at age 78.
CRG Global Inc., an Ormond Beach, Fla., research company, has hired Michael P. Cook as president, consumer and sensory services (CSS/datatelligence).
Gongos Research, Auburn Hills, Mich., has named Bob Yazbeck vice president, community methodologies; Sarah Corp director, transportation and technology; and Greg Heist vice president, research innovation and technology.
Vancouver, B.C., research company Vision Critical has appointed Rob Berger as senior vice president, U.S. sales, Springboard America. Berger will be based in Toronto.
SurveyWriter, a Chicago research technology company, has named David Nager vice president, client relations.
The Marketing Research Association, Glastonbury, Conn., has named COO Kristen Darby interim CEO.
Boulder, Colo., research company Leisure Trends Group has reorganized its management team, naming Charlie Cooper vice president and general manager; Julia Day vice president, sales and marketing; and Bill Thomas, vice president, information technology. President Jim Spring will assume the additional role of chief creative officer.
Jack Geiger has joined Gilmore Research Group, Seattle, as vice president, senior research consultant.
Chicago research company Synovate has named Jim Quilty vice president, travel and leisure, U.S.
Simon Wyld has been named vice president of London research company BrainJuicer Group PLC. Wyld will be based in Los Angeles. Additionally, Alex Batchelor has been named COO.
Cincinnati research company MarketVision has hired Renu Dalal as research director, health care and pharmaceutical.
Marc Ryan, senior vice president, chief research officer at Stamford, Conn., research company InsightExpress, has been appointed to the firm’s executive committee.
Ipsos Loyalty, a New York research company, has appointed Bruce Corner as senior vice president. Corner will be based in Seattle.
Frank Lagana and Salvatore D. Brucculeri have joined Quick Test/Heakin Research Inc., Jupiter, Fla., as manager.
Reston, Va., research company comScore Inc. has hired Chris Nicotra as chief technology officer and Daizo Nishitani as vice president, sales, Japan. Nishitani will be based in Tokyo.
Universal Survey Center, a New York research company, has hired Larry Schneider as chief strategy officer; Jeane Watley as manager, client service; Daniel Schiff as project manager; and Tansa Langley as senior programmer.
Roger Green and Associates Inc., a New Hope, Pa., research company, has appointed Colin DiBenedetto as associate director, research.
Adam Jolley has been promoted to director, client services, of EMI - Online Research Solutions, Cincinnati.
The Melior Group, a Philadelphia research company, has hired Elisa Foster as marketing coordinator.
San Francisco research company MarketTools Inc. has named Lynn Christensen chief development officer.
Lauren Lanzi has joined New York research company LogicLab as director, account management.
Travis Research Associates, Westlake Village, Calif., has hired Gary Martin as vice president.
Rochester, N.Y., research company Harris Interactive has hired Jeni Lee Chapman as executive vice president, global brand and communication consulting.
Paris research company Ipsos has appointed Yannick Carriou as managing director, France.
Nicole Ndoumbe-Myers has been appointed head of Ipsos-ASI for Ipsos South Africa, a Randburg, South Africa research company, and the sub-Saharan region.
Medimix International, a Miami research company, has appointed Joao Saraiva as managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Saraiva will be based in London.
Sandy Casey has joined Stockholm, Sweden, research company Cint to lead the global panel operations and recruitment. Casey will be based in California. Additionally, Cint’s U.K. office has named Clare McHatten associate director; Richard Thornton director, global sales; and Valérie Lejeune project management services leader.
AlphaDetail, a San Mateo, Calif., research company, has appointed Rishi Varma president and CEO.
Jack Breeden has joined Denver research company iModerate as vice president, business development.
Milwaukee research company Market Probe Inc. has appointed Roger Thomas as managing director, Asia-Pacific operations, and Saji Kumar senior vice president, Asia-Pacific operations. Both Thomas and Kumar will be based in Singapore.
Alex Grist has joined eDigitalResearch, Hampshire, U.K., as research manager, commercial. The company has also promoted Kat Hounsell to associate director, technology and media; Steve Brockway to associate director, retail; Lloyd Viney to associate director, commercial; and Duncan Grist to associate director, technical.
Marc Papanicola has been appointed managing director of Synovate France, a Paris research company.
Los Angeles research company OTX has hired Betsy Rella as senior vice president, client development.
New York researcher The Nielsen Company has appointed Amit Adarkar as vice president, Nielsen BASES. Adarkar will be based in Mumbai, India.
Jean Fasching has joined the business development team of Atlanta research company CMI. Fasching will be based in Minnesota.