Research automation platform PureSpectrum has expanded to the Asia-Pacific region and has appointed James Rogers as managing director for APAC.
Data and analytics provider IRI has named former Google exec Kirk Perry as president and CEO and a member of its board of directors, effective May 17. Perry succeeds Andrew Appel, who remains an advisor to the company and member of the board of directors.
Consumer insights platform Suzy has appointed Laima Widmer as director.
Media measurement company Comscore has appointed Michael Vinson as chief research officer.
Data collection agency Rep Data has promoted Adam El-Khazindar to executive director of operations.
Overstock has appointed former Amazon exec Elizabeth Solomon as its chief marketing officer.
Insights solutions company Toluna has expanded its team with six new hires: Julanne Schiffer as VP, streaming entertainment and TV; Jeremy Carreno as senior director of client development within the media and entertainment team; Jordan Bloom as VP, client director; Vince Latone as VP, client director; Nora Hao as senior client director; and Brandy Hecke as senior account director.
London-headquartered Truth Consulting has appointed Katherine Thew as director and Massimo Bufi as head of analytics.
Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, has appointed John Brauer as vice president, insights and analytics.
Marketing research and innovation firm Burke, Inc. has promoted Benton Smith to senior vice president, client services.
Analytics platform Upwave has added Lynn Girotto to its board of directors.
Newly merged research technology companies Confirmit and FocusVision have finalized the executive leadership team with the appointment of Henry Harbury as chief product officer, Torbjörn Andersson as managing director of the quantitative business and Peter Myklebust as chief technology officer.
Shopper intelligence company Catalina has hired Joy Linsday and Kanako Takano to oversee human resources in the U.S. and Japan, respectively.
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has added Alice Saje as executive vice president of operations.
Cincinnati-headquartered marketing research firm MarketVision Research has made a series of promotions, including Mary Ellen Motyl to senior research director; Tricia Shepard and Michelle Taylor to senior research director, client services; and Nicole Haffey to research associate.
Marketing research and strategic consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Emily Arbour as research manager and “insights guru.”
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has appointed Doug Campbell as chief strategy officer.
GBK Collective, a marketing strategy, consumer behavior and analytics consultancy, has appointed Dominique Hanssens to its advisory board.
Data Axle, a data and business intelligence solutions provider, has promoted Niely Shams to president of its nonprofit solutions division.
Data and insights platform Dynata announced that Hugh Davis and Keith Price, who joined Dynata after the acquisition of Reimagine Holdings, will step back from day-to-day involvement at the company.
Data, marketing research and advisory company Savanta has hired three new employees as part of its expansion in the U.S. and Canada. Eric Koivisto joins the company as vice president in its New York office along with Kelsie Schroeder, who has been hired as a research consultant. For the Toronto office, Gustavo Pageu becomes research operations manager.
Brand and experience marketing business Opus Agency has appointed Mitch Barns as CEO.
Samba TV, a provider of omniscreen advertising and analytics, has appointed former Roku exec Tim Natividad as senior vice president of agency and brand solutions.
Marketing research and analytics agency DVJ Insights has appointed Bethan Palmer as client consultant on its U.K. team.
Heartland Dental has hired Stacy DeWalt as the organization's chief marketing officer.
The Market Research Institute International, a nonprofit educational institute for marketing research professionals, has appointed Stephen Kraus as executive director.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has expanded into Asia, servicing clients in the region from its hubs in Singapore and Shanghai. Nichole Gu heads the group as managing director, Asia, while Melvin Ng joins as vice president, market development.
Community panel and digital research specialist Verve has appointed Adrian Sanger as innovation director.
Targetable, a brand marketing platform for small businesses, has acquired ShopAdvisor, a provider of mobile proximity marketing and analytic solutions. ShopAdvisor CEO Jeff Papows will continue to work with the company in an advisory capacity.
Canvs AI, a customer insights platform for text analytics, has promoted Lisa Leung to director of sales.
Marketing research and innovation firm Burke, Inc. has added Chuck White as vice president in client services.
Insights consultancy Firefish UK has hired Hannah Robbins as senior cultural strategist for its London team.
Insights solutions company Toluna has made two new hires, adding Kelly Albada Jelgersma as vice president global head of sales operations and Houston Itzen as the global head of pricing.
Online survey software company IntelliSurvey has named Barry Kiernan as vice president, practice development.
Liz Granahan, co-founder and partner at translation and transcription company SyncScript, was named a 40Under40 honoree on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2021 list. The annual list recognizes young professionals in the Philadelphia area for their achievement in career or other civic commitments.
Bioscience company ChromaDex Corp. has appointed Fadi Karam as chief marketing officer.
Media measurement company Nielsen has added Stephanie Plaines as a member of the company's board of directors as well as the board's audit committee.
NBCUniversal has appointed Kelly Abcarian as executive vice president, measurement and impact, for the advertising and partnerships division.
Marketing research firm Drive Research has hired Ashley Reynolds as a recruitment manager and has promoted Emily Taylor to project manager.
Alida, a customer experience management and insights company, has appointed Vikki Kolbe to its board of directors.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has expanded its EU team with the addition of Adeline Adam as vice president, market development, based in Geneva.
Research technology company Feedback Loop has appointed Marco Pasqualina as vice president of sales.
Marketing research platform Suzy has added Amy YaWen Chiu as director of research strategy.
Pharmaceutical vendor management company Zensights has appointed Elaine Oussoren as chief marketing officer.
Data, insights and consulting company Kantar announced that its CEO Alexis Nasard will step down from the role. Ian Griffiths, deputy CEO, will lead the company until a new CEO is appointed.
Measure Protocol, a person-based data marketplace, has hired two new team members. Sabrina Trinquetel (Qureshi) has joined as U.K. sales director and Josh Adeniyi becomes the company’s operations manager.
Cincinnati-based MarketVision Research has promoted Carla Essen to vice president of qualitative research.
Visual insights platform QualSights has added Smita Kamath as head of marketing.
The Pineapple Lounge, Firefish Group’s specialist consultancy in emerging generations and modern family life, has promoted Riwanon Gestin and Dee Cahill to managing directors of strategy and operations, respectively. Additionally, The Pineapple Lounge’s founder Emma Worrollo will transition away from the business.
Pet food company Canidae has appointed Dana Paris as chief marketing officer and Jacopo D'Alessandris as chief customer officer.
Online marketing research company Full Circle Research has added Reem Ganim as its business unit leader.
Edelman Data & Intelligence has named Karima Zmerli as the global head of performance and predictive intelligence.
EMI Research Solutions, a provider of online sample for quantitative research, has expanded its business development and client services departments. Amy Huynh becomes client success executive while Matthew Alexander, Renee Valerius and Jimmy Dietz have been named associate directors of business development.
Location data provider Geoscape Australia has appointed Dean Capobianco as CEO.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Matyson “Maty” Nelson as an analyst level “insights whiz.”