Baton Rouge, La., newspaper The Advocate has named Charlene Robert marketing director. Research will be among her responsibilities.
Majestic MRSS, a Mumbai, India, research company, has hired Joseph Eapen as principal consultant and advisor; Salil Sabnis as director, health care; and Rashid Pattakal as director, client servicing, south.
Infotools, an Auckland, New Zealand, research company, has hired Maximiliano Kritz as client service executive in the company’s Latin America office in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Separately, Infotools has named Ian Murray managing director, Infotools Europe. Murray will be based in London.
Christine Goonan has joined the Brand Activation Association, New York, as membership director.
San Mateo, Calif., research technology company Drawbridge has hired Daryl McNutt as vice president, marketing.
Phoenix Marketing International, a Rhinebeck, N.Y., research company, has appointed Jaime Hodges as executive vice president, Phoenix Healthcare Group, and Dennis Syrkowski as president, Phoenix Automotive Group.
David Mitchell has been named CEO of Portland, Ore., research company Webtrends.
Kantar Media, a Princeton, N.J., research company, has appointed Andy Brown as CEO; Sarah Sanderson as managing director, custom research; and Mansoor Khan as director, MENA and South Asia, Kantar Media Audiences.
The MSR Group, an Omaha, Neb., research company, has hired Kellie Murphy as vice president, business development.
MRops, a Philadelphia research company, has named Wander Meijer global COO. Meijer will be based in Hong Kong.
New York media network Mindshare has appointed Bob Ivins as chief data officer.
Angela “Angie” Jeffrey has joined Salience Insight, a Dubai, United Arab Emirates, research company, as U.S. managing director.
Blueocean Market Intelligence, a Scottsdale, Ariz., research company, has hired Shannon McGuire as vice president, client development.
New York researcher The Nielsen Company’s Vice Chair Susan D. Whiting will retire at the end of the month.
Norcross, Ga., research company The Marketing Workshop has hired Stephanie Greene as marketing research manager and Lena Atanasova as marketing science analyst.
Curiosity Advertising, Cincinnati, has hired Bob Goodwin as vice president, business strategy and development, of its InsightStream research division.
Michel Richez has been named executive vice president, sales, at Optimum Solutions Corporation, a Lynbrook, N.Y., research company.
Gazelle Global Research Services, New York, has appointed Jim Whaley as general manager, insights and strategy.
Will Gordon has joined Kadence International, a Framingham, Mass., research company, as director, insight development.
Maritz Research, St. Louis, has named John Schulte senior director, sector sales/marketing, financial services research group.
Cincinnati research company Burke, Inc. has promoted Nick Lowry to vice president, client services.
Joanne Elliott has joined Stockholm, Sweden, research company Cint as account director in London. In its U.K. office, Cint has hired Joyti Raull as account manager; Florina Ianus as sales support supervisor; and Atalanta Tiley as sales support executive. Martin Singleton has been promoted to account manager.
Additionally, Cint has hired Bruno Miani as senior account manager, Spain and Latin America. Miani will be based in Barcelona, Spain.
Finally, in Cint’s Princeton, N.J., office, Christine Lazauskas has been appointed director; Kasey Gage business development manager, East Coast; and Steve Zawada sales executive.
New York research company Ipsos Loyalty has hired Trish Dorsey as senior vice president and leader, technology and telecommunications.
Lara Fordis has joined ThinkNow Research, Burbank, Calif., as head of the qualitative research division.
IModerate Research Technologies, Denver, has hired David Howlett as senior vice president, innovation, and Chris Smith as vice president, sales.
Richard Collins has been promoted to managing director of Decrypt, the London branch of Fresno, Calif., research company Decipher Inc.
OnePoint Global, a New York research company, has named Rob Huijboom chief commercial officer. The company has also appointed Alex Sänger as sales director in Germany and Rania Reda as sales director in Egypt.
Eric S. Levy has joined New York research company GfK as senior vice president, financial services, Consumer Experiences North America.
Chicago research company Cardinal Path has hired Nate Payne as senior data architect.
Cristian Ilie has joined Miami research company QualMetrix as CTO.
Artie Bulgrin of ESPN and Susie Thomas of Palisades Media Group have joined the Council for Research Excellence, New York.
London research company Verve has hired Richie Jones as director, digital communities, and Tim Martin and Lisa Chautard as associate director.
New York research company Millward Brown has appointed Benoît Tranzer as regional managing director, France, Germany, Italy and Netherlands; and Jean-Michel Janoueix as regional managing director, Central/Eastern Europe and the Nordics. Both will join the company’s European executive board and be based in Paris.
Chicago research company Mintel has appointed Mohamed Omer as global personal care analyst.
Dave Scott has been named CMO at ForeSee, an Ann Arbor, Mich., research company.
Gary Edwards has been named chief customer officer at Agoura Hills, Calif., research company Empathica.
Encino, Calif., research company uSamp has hired Andy Jolls as senior vice president, marketing.
C+R Research, Chicago, has hired Terrie Wendricks as vice president, ShopperEyes.
Worthington, Ohio, research software company Prosper Technologies has appointed Jim Follett as strategic advisor for its InsightCenter licensing initiatives.