St. Louis-based Maritz Research has named Michael Brereton president, following the appointment of Tim Rogers to the position of president for the Maritz Automotive Group.

WeeKeng Lee and Su Liu will head the new Shanghai office of Reston, Va.-based WirthlinWorldwide. Vincent J. Breglio, managing director of WirthlinWorldwide Asia, will assist in sales and client service.

Bart Gamble has joined Cincinnati-based Market Vision Research as vice president, with responsibility for managing and developing research business.
 
Jeanne Wintz has joined Gilmore Research Group, Seatde, as senior vice president.

Lorna Walters has joined Research International as CEO of the United States business unit. Though her time will be divided among the firm’s network of U.S. offices, she will be based in Research International’s Stamford, Conn., office.

Seattle-based Q2 Brand Intelligence has named Brad Bortner to run the firm’s northeast regional office in Cambridge, Mass. The firm has also named Bruce Bortner senior consultant. He will be based in Atlantic City, N.J. In addition, Lynn Reed has been promoted to president.

Research International, Chicago, has announced senior leadership changes. Jon Wilkinson, who has led the Research International Group as chairman and CEO since 1995, will retire in June 2004. In his place, Roger Banks, currendy CEO Mainland Europe, will become group CEO. Colin Buckingham will take on a new role as CEO, global business. And Mark Penn will become non-executive chairman of the group.

Steve Smith has joined Murphy Marketing Research/TRENDTOWN, Milwaukee, as vice president/research director. In addition, Amy Kendziorski has been named research analyst.

Andrew Cutler has been promoted to senior project director at Integrated Marketing Associates, a Bryn Mawr, Pa., research firm.

Teresa Newberry has rejoined Marketing Research Services Inc., Cincinnati, as senior research analyst. The firm also announced three new hires: Sheilah Wagner, director, analytical services; Kevin Steuart, account manager; and Dave Stewart, senior project director.

Paul Kirch has joined Harris Interactive Service Bureau as director, client development. He will be based in Seattle.

New York consulting firm Interbrand has named Gary Singer chief strategy officer for North America.

Braintree, Mass.-based research firm Perseus Development Corporation has named Carl Henning vice president of international operations.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Crescent Real Estate Equities Company has named Jeanette Rice vice president, market research.

New York-based Simmons Market Research Bureau has named Ken Wollenberg executive vice president and general manager of the Simmons Integrated Marketing Solutions unit.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based research firm Itracks has named three new account executives: Brad Hogan, Andrea Hansen and Henok Ghebremicael.

U.K. health care market research company Isis Research has named Debbie Coming director of oncology syndicated services. She will be based in Princeton, N.J.
 
Global research firm Synovate has named Rick Carbone CFO. Sara Vickers has joined Millward Brown in Sydney as account director from the U.K.

Beth Daush and Brook Fagley have been named vice president of client services at the new Dallas office of Cincinnati-based Directions Research, Inc.

WirthlinWorldwide
, a Reston,Va., research firm, has reorganized some senior management responsibilities, naming Dee Allsop chairman of the board, in addidon to his current role as CEO, and expanding the role of President Dave Richardson to include the fide of chairman of the global business planning committee, which was recendy formed to concentrate on WirthlinWorldwide’s global strategy and strengthen collaboration, coordination and planning between the firm’s offices around the world. Richard Wirthlin, who began the firm in 1964, will assume the title of founder.