In Memoriam...
Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., former head of New York researcher The Nielsen Company, died in October at age 92.
Norcross, Ga., research company The Marketing Workshop Inc. has promoted Stacy Nelson to account manager.
London research company BrainJuicer Group PLC has hired AJ Johnson as director, innovation technology, BrainJuicer Labs; and Tom Ewing as digital culture officer, BrainJuicer Labs.
New York research company EFG Worldwide has hired Kimberly A. White as director, business development.
C&C Market Research, Fort Smith, Ark., has appointed NancyAnne Canaletich as manager, national sales.
Los Angeles research company Added Value North America has named Valerie Poliakoff senior creative director and Scott Porter vice president, methods.
Steve Ingledew has joined YouGov Definitive Insights, a Portland, Ore., research company, as managing director, San Francisco. Ingledew will be based out of the company’s Palo Alto, Calif., office.
Ci Research, Cheshire, U.K., has promoted Gareth Hodgson to associate director. The company has also appointed Amy Roberts and Keziah Dorman as senior data executive; Neelam Bilal as graduate research executive; and Lewis Alberto Briffa as data administrator.
Scott Kirklin has been named research director of MarketVision Research, Cincinnati.
New York research company WorldOne has hired Gerald Wackert as managing director, Germany.
Thoroughbred Research Group, Louisville, Ky., has hired Brandon Curtis to its service bureau division.
Kevin Waters has been appointed president of The National Food Lab, a Livermore, Calif., research consultancy.
Surrey, U.K., research company EasyInsites has hired Sandra Jehoel as research manager.
Research Now, Plano, Texas, has appointed Valle Castro Bermejo as assistant manager, client development, Spain. She will be based in the company’s Madrid office.
Integrated Research Associates, Cincinnati, has promoted Pam Rosenacker to associate project manager and Nathan Black to account executive.
Robert Lightner has been named executive vice president, media and technology, of Los Angeles research company Ipsos OTX MediaCT. Lightner will be based in San Francisco and will also serve as the local company lead for the office. Ipsos has also promoted Ben Spergel to senior vice president, television insights.
Insight Research Group, New York, has named Perry Baldwin chief possibility officer and Dawn Henry senior vice president, insights and strategy.
Scott Buelter has joined Boulder, Colo., research company Leisure Trends Group as vice president, customer relationship marketing.
Ruth Japp has been appointed senior consultant, project management, of Nurago, a Hanover, Germany, research company.
Cincinnati research company Burke, Inc. has promoted Michael Laux to vice president, client services.
Giovanni Riggioni has joined Axen Research, Los Angeles, as managing director.
Sentient Decision Science Inc., a Portsmouth, N.H., research company, has appointed Faith James as vice president, strategic marketing.
Domino’s Pizza, Ann Arbor, Mich., has named Joe Jordan vice president, marketing innovation. Research will be among his responsibilities.
Alisha Kolski Snow has joined Johnson City, Tenn., research company Smarty Pants as insights sage.
The Market Research Society, London, has named Jane Frost chief executive.
Discovery Research Limited, London, has promoted Dani Verrall to research executive and Michael Webley to associate director.
Echo Research has hired Nicole Nelson as manager, business development, Echo Sonar.
Simon Kendrick has been appointed research manager, future media audiences, of the BBC, London.
Cincinnati research company ThinkVine has named Mark Battaglia CEO.
Vancouver, B.C., research company Vision Critical has hired Donna Braaten as CTO and Martin Grupe as director, business development, Germany.
New York marketing agency iCrossing has appointed Doug Bryan as vice president, analytics. Research will be among his responsibilities.
Monika Szyszko has been hired as manager, client development, U.K., of Shelton, Conn., research company SSI.
Starcom USA, a Chicago media company, has appointed Chad Maxwell as senior vice president, research intelligence director.
New York research company TNS has named Kristin Sharp COO of its qualitative business and Mark Kingsbury global head, marketing sciences.
KL Communications Inc., a Red Bank, N.J., research firm, has hired Ernesto Martinez as project manager for the company’s San Diego office.
Mary Cooper has joined Perception Research Services International, Fort Lee, N.J., as vice president, account management. Cooper will be based in Chicago.
Kate Norfolk has joined Opinium Research, London, as manager, client relations.
Westminster, Colo., research company Datalogix has hired Finnegan Faldi as COO.
IFF Research, London, has made five promotions: Katie Oldfield and Rob Irving to director and Peter Hall, Catherine Riley and Gill Stewart to project manager.