Schwartz Consulting Partners, a Tampa, Fla., research company, has hired Lorin Drake as director, quantitative research.
Research International, Chicago, has named Keith Sutherland vice president, client services.
Rochester, N.Y., research company Harris Interactive has made several appointments: Berkeley Scott, senior vice president, global accounts and business development; Frank Forkin, president, client services, North America; and Robert J. Cox, executive vice president, CFO and treasurer.
Dallas research company e-Rewards Inc. has hired Alexander Hagmeister as managing director of the German region and Alki Manias as senior vice president, sales and business development, of e-Rewards Europe.
Sameh A.M. Lutfi has joined Maktoob Research, Dubai, U.A.E., as director, business development.
Rick Wilson has been named COO of The Dohring Company, a Glendale, Calif., research company. Thyra Lees-Smith has been named vice president, business development.
Columbia, Md., research company Arbitron Inc. has elected Philip Guarascio as nonexecutive chairman of the board. Additionally, Deirdre Blackwood has joined Arbitron as senior vice president, corporate communications.
Vertis Communications, a Baltimore marketing company, has appointed Carmen Allen as senior vice president, human resources.
Steve Fleischmann has been named senior vice president, client strategies, of New Hope, Pa., research company Roger Green and Associates Inc.
Elizabeth Woerly has been promoted to senior analyst of G&S Research, Indianapolis.
Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami, has hired Maria Miller as senior vice president, marketing. Research will be among her responsibilities.
M/A/R/C Research, Irving, Texas, has promoted Betsy Sutherland to general manager of the Greensboro, N.C., office.
London research company E-Tabs has made the following appointments: Paul Williams, director, sales and business development; Chuck Bende, vice president, U.S.; Bill Billington, software developer; and Sam Waugh, marketing assistant.
EasyInsites, a London research company, has appointed Simon Chadwick, Laurent Florès and Ramona Cappello to its advisory board. Additionally, Chadwick has stepped down from his role as interim CEO of San Francisco research company Peanut Labs.
Ted D’Amico, senior vice president at Ipsos Mendelsohn, a New York division of Paris research company Ipsos, has taken on an additional role as chief research officer.
The Modellers, a Salt Lake City research company, has made the following appointments: Matt Madden, vice president, analytics; Eleanor Feit, vice president, Detroit; Katy Haberkern-Mogal, senior vice president, client service, San Francisco; Afton Bolz, research director, San Francisco; David Guell, senior vice president, software engineering, Minneapolis.
Curt Stenger has joined ThinkVine, a Cincinnati research company, as vice president, analytic services.
The Universal Survey Center, New York, has appointed Brendan Sammon as vice president, client services.
The Dallas Morning News has named Fran Wills senior vice president, interactive. Research will be among her responsibilities.
Cint USA, the U.S. division of Stockholm, Sweden, research company Cint, has named Lindsay Veling senior sales director in Toronto. Additionally, Marc McDonough has joined Cint USA’s sales team. McDonough will be the inaugural member of Cint’s Indiana office.
Evan Goldfarb has been hired as business director, entertainment division, of The NPD Group, a Port Washington, N.Y., research company.
InsightExpress, a Stamford, Conn., research company, has promoted Elise Neel to national sales director for its digital media measurement team.
David Day has been named global CEO of Lightspeed Research, Princeton, N.J.
Rentrak Corporation, a Portland, Ore., research company, has hired Bill Livek as CEO and director.
Discovery Channel, Silver Spring, Md., has hired Steve McGowan as senior vice president, research.
Jason Scott, senior vice president, EMI Surveys, has been elected to his second term as a membership chair on the board of directors for the Great Lakes Chapter of the Market Research Association, Glastonbury, Conn.
Survey Technology and Research Center, Allentown, Pa., has hired Lisa Guest as assistant supervisor; Traci Fletcher as project manager; Yvonne Shands as survey support manager; Dan Schmitt as vice president, sales and marketing; and Derrick Lacey as programmer.
Kristopher Bober has joined Polaris Marketing Research Inc., Atlanta, as project manager.
New York researcher The Nielsen Company has appointed James M. Kilts as chairman of its supervisory board of directors.
Research Now, London, has made three additions to its U.K. sales organization: Emel Mohammadally, director, client development, and Steve Groom and Tony Glover as associate directors.
Jay Guyther has joined Los Angeles research company ROI Media Solutions Inc. to develop custom management plans for radio broadcast groups.
SmartRevenue, a Stamford, Conn., research company has named Candace Adams president, global retail strategy.
The National Centre for Social Research, London, has appointed Penny Young as the new chief executive, following the retirement of Norman Glass.