In Memoriam…
Beta Research Inc. and Erdos & Morgan announced the passing of Beta Research Chief Operating Officer Jason Gorelkin. Gorelkin joined Beta Research in 1996 as vice president of operations and assumed day-to-day management from late founder Jerry Kossoff in 2003. As COO, he worked to transform methodologies and harness new technologies and in 2016 oversaw development of Beta’s new headquarters. CEO Amy Kossoff-Gorelkin, who has been with the firm since 1995, will now also take on COO responsibilities.
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Cognitiv, a neural network platform for marketers, has named Frank Guzzardo as its senior vice president of sales.
MetrixLab, a Netherlands-based market researcher, has appointed Vincent Blaney as managing director of its Sydney, Australia, office.
London-based researcher Verve has appointed Sarah Penny as talent manager.
Research and data firm Savanta has added Marni Hirschorn to the Americas team as vice president of account management. Joining Hirschorn in New York is recent addition Gregory Spears, who joins the commercial team. Additionally, Savanta’s Toronto office has added Amit Sahni as senior consultant; Mohamed Hasoun as senior project manager; and Ankur Jain as project manager.
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SiriusXM announced that Denise Karkos has joined the company as chief marketing officer. Karkos will be responsible for brand and digital marketing of both the SiriusXM and Pandora brands.
Paris-headquartered MindSpark Research International added two new research colleagues; Alicia Dornadic joins the company as design anthropologist and Elvin Tuygan joins as senior design anthropologist.
Chicago-headquartered Reach3 Insights appointed Diego Rodriguez as senior vice president, media and entertainment.
Irvine, Calif.-headquartered Rauxa has hired Alberto Botero as senior vice president, data intelligence.
B2B marketing communications agency Fifth Ring has made several new appointments. Four staff have joined the Aberdeen, Scotland, headquarters: Andy Groundwater as head of PR; Stevie Brown as business manager; and Amy Davys and Claire Smith as senior business executive. Additionally, Fifth Ring’s Houston office has appointed Chris Wolf as business development manager and Steph Colello as account executive. Jolyn Lim joins as account executive in the company’s Singapore office.
Advertising and brand research firm Phoenix Marketing International has added Caryn Brouwer as senior vice president, client services.
The Canadian Research Insights Council has added Margaret Brigley and Rob Berger to its board of directors.
Data-driven marketing agency Marketsmith Inc. has expanded its digital and client performance teams, tapping Jo Maggiore as creative director; Samantha Foy as senior director, digital media; and Rachel Schulties as vice president, client performance.
adMarketplace, a consumer search technology company, has named Jeff Ratner as senior vice president of agency partnerships.
Market research consultancy Alter Agents has added Devora Rogers as chief strategy officer.
Magid has tapped former HBO Domestic Television Distribution President Scott Carlin as EVP, global media and entertainment.
London-headquartered research consultancy Firefish has promoted Daniel Rose to managing director, U.K.
Researcher MarketVision has added Zach Meyer as a research associate on its online communities team. Additionally, the company announced the promotion of several team members: Kelsey Amerson, Aaron Baker, Melissa Barford and Deborah Nell as research associate; Janice Gennaria as research manager; and Jean Nickels as vice president of qualitative research.