In Memoriam...
William J. (Bill) Callahan Jr., who helped found the MRA in 1957, died on January 25 in Delray Beach, Fla. He also founded Callahan Research in 1970, which merged with E.J. Wolf Associates to form Wolf/Altschul/Callahan Inc. (WAC). Upon his retirement from WAC, he created William Callahan Research. He was an honorary lifetime member of the MRA and held many positions within the organization, including president, board of directors, vice president and others.
Oak Park, Ill., research agency Halverson Group has hired Brad Bane as a managing director.
Fort Washington, Pa., firm M3 Global Research has hired the following: Adam Wallace as director, strategic audience recruitment; Dan Lockwood and Jason Cammarata as VP market research; Keri Mills and Jamie Galligan as bid specialists; Melina Garcia as a solutions analyst; Mayumi Kennedy as quantitative project manager; Nicolae Bacon as senior quantitative project manager; Jeremy Haring, Abigail Parker and Anna Eibach as qualitative project manager; Marta Dinares and Gabriel Da Costa as marketing and panel administrators and Tiffany Cornes as account manager.
In New York, Linda Lee has been appointed president, global solutions for Ipsos InnoQuest.
Isaac Rogers, CIO for Nashville, Tenn., firm 20|20 Research, has been named CEO of the company’s tech subsidiary, 20|20 Technology.
Des Moines, Iowa, researcher Quester has appointed David Guenthner as vice president of client services.
Oslo, Norway, data collector Norstat has appointed Andrea Arnaud as business developer executive for Norstat Italy.
Netherlands-based data collection software firm Nebu has appointed Otto van Linden as managing director.
Data analytics firm GuestMetrics LLC has hired Brendan Reilly as CEO and Marco Buchbinder as president and COO. Reilly has also been appointed as GuestMetrics’ chairman of the board and Buchbinder has been named as a member of the board. The firm has also opened its new headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
Jodie Chamberlain has joined U.K. researcher Verve North as research manager. The following have also been promoted: Warren Lister to research director, qualitative; Vasiliki Georgiou and Lucy Dixon to research manager, qualitative; Diana Harvey and Chermayne Hiew to community manager; Roxana Postolachi to Iasi team leader; Olly Robinson to research director; Laurence Taylor to design manager; Ana Garcia to director, marketing and team; Helen Fricker to research manager; Bianca Stan to senior executive, data processing and Eva Bodok to Web designer.
Twitter, San Francisco, has named Leslie Berland as the new CMO.
Anna Bjorkman has been promoted to senior research director for Stamford, Conn., firm RTi Research.
Philadelphia-based researcher Focus Pointe Global has appointed Amy Webb as national sales manager.
In London, insight and strategy consultancy Firefish has appointed Lisa Hill as managing director for its U.K. qualitative business.
In New York, Claudia Malley has been named chief marketing and brand officer for National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox. She will head brand marketing, membership and market research. John Campbell has been appointed senior vice president, global media, National Geographic Partners.
New York researcher SHC Universal has appointed Lisa Valerio as global health care community manager. Additionally, SHC’s communities now include Switzerland and Austria.
Burke Inc., Cincinnati, has promoted Michael Laux to vice president, client services manager.
Full Circle Research, Potomac, Md., has added Rafael B. Gonzalez as regional sales director.
In New York, Matt O’Grady has been named CEO of Nielsen Catalina Solutions.
Lighthouse Guild International, a not-for-profit vision and health care organization based in New York, has appointed Karen A. Wish as CMO.
Tue Meier-Poulsen has been appointed managing director of data services firm Norstat Denmark.
Jimmy Jellinek has joined Turner Broadcasting System Inc., Atlanta, as vice president of content marketing and digital innovation for TBS and TNT. He is based in Los Angeles.
Matt Campion has been appointed executive vice president, Schlesinger Interactive for Iselin, N.J., firm Schlesinger Associates. Additionally, Jade Landfried has been promoted to COO.
King Brown Partners Inc., a Sausalito, Calif., consultancy of business strategy researchers, has appointed Paul Peterson as its new CEO and chairman, effective immediately. Retiring founder and former CEO Haldane King will continue to serve as strategic advisor and member of the company’s board of directors.
London-based research tech firm ZappiStore has appointed Christophe Ovaere as CMO.
Irvine, Calif., firm MFour Mobile Research has hired Christopher Tyau as project manager. The firm has also added Farshid Hamidi as Web developer, Annie Nguyen as executive administrator and Jacob Sabatino as solutions development representative.
In London, movement intelligence firm Movvo has appointed Alexandra Petit as its customer experience officer.
Atlanta research and consulting firm CMI has appointed Wyndy Greene Smelser as senior vice president of the CMI health care and life sciences practice.
Columbia, Md., data management platform Lotame has appointed Doron Wesly to senior vice president and CMO. He will be based out of the firm’s New York office.
Winter Park, Fla., digital media and brand response TV agency Kre8 Media has named Jonathan Beazley as director of marketing analytics.
Columbus, Ohio, software and services company Signet Accel has appointed Kimberly Ferguson as executive vice president of sales and marketing. She will be based in California.
Lombard, Ill., firm The Carlson Group has hired Ilicia Manger to its sales team as account director, strategic partnerships.
Santa Clara, Calif., social analytics firm NetBase has appointed Paige Leidig as CMO and Dave Pefley as CFO.
Shyama Friedenson has joined Burbank, Calif., media company STX Entertainment as executive vice president of international marketing.
Reno, Nev., firm LP Insurance Services Inc. has appointed Lindsay Minor as CMO.
Dallas integrated marketing agency Calise Partners has appointed Heather Hendershott as marketing supervisor.
Israel-based consumer insights firm Treato has appointed Greg Gallo as the company’s new chief commercial officer.
Costa Mesa, Calif., digital marketing agency Rauxa has promoted Gina Alshuler from president to CEO. Alshuler succeeds Jill Gwaltney, the firm’s founder and previous CEO. In addition, the agency has opened a new office in Seattle.
David Salkowski has joined Detroit research and consulting firm Morpace Inc. as its new CFO.
The Detroit Lions NFL team has promoted Emily Griffin to vice president of marketing.
Canada-based research and polling firm Leger has appointed Rocco Vernacchio as vice president, Leger Analytics. He will be based in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
Baldwinsville, N.Y., firm Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. (RMS) has appointed Mike Brant and Jeff Emmi as practice transformation specialists for the RMS health care team.
In Washington, D.C., eye-tracking research solutions firm Tobii Pro has hired John Traynor as vice president of Tobii Pro Insight Research Services in North America.
Ben Leet has joined Berlin firm Dalia Research as chief commercial officer, a newly created role.
U.K. research agency Marketing Sciences Unlimited has appointed Scott Harwood-Ramsay to head up its qualitative research team.
In New York, music services company Kobalt Music Group has appointed Ryan Wright as CMO, a newly created position.
In Boston, research and intelligence firm Phronesis Partners has appointed Susan Miedema as director of health care research. She will be based out of New Jersey.
Mary Hunter has been hired to serve as the director of client services for San Diego-based strategic consulting firm ResearchWorks.
P2Sample, an Alpharetta, Ga., sample provider, has engaged research industry consultant Kristin Luck in an advisory role to help the firm evaluate its current and future product and service offerings.
Payal Kondisetty has joined the U.S. team of Canada-based research firm Leger in Fort Washington, Pa.
Damian Eade has returned to London-based health care research firm Cello Health Insight to take up the new role of global head of digital.
San Antonio marketing services company Harte Hanks has appointed Shirish Lal as its executive vice president, COO and chief technology officer.
Illumination Research, a Mason, Ohio, research and consulting firm, has hired Janelle Zurek as VP quantitative insights.
U.K. media company The Drum has hired Phil Buxton as its first CMO.
In Santa Clara, Calif., Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. has named Ann Monroe as vice president of marketing and a member of the executive team.
New York-based data analytics firm Spreemo has appointed Mike Lundberg as its new chief sales and marketing officer.
Lincolnshire, Ill., firm Zebra Technologies Corporation has appointed Jeff Schmitz as senior vice president and CMO.
Cincinnati research and decision support company Burke Inc. has promoted John Thomas to senior vice president and managing director, Burke Healthcare.
CMI, an Atlanta-based research and consulting firm, has added Andrea Burns as senior research manager for its client services team.
Albuquerque, N.M., advertising and brand research agency Ameritest has named Tom Palmer as president. Palmer takes over the position from Ameritest founder Chuck Young, who will continue in his role as CEO. Palmer will be based in the Chicago office.
Rebecca Jones has joined Honeoye Falls, N.Y., research firm KJT Group as associate director. She will support the global team headquartered in Amsterdam.