Princeton, N.J., has named John Ferrari director of Intemet technologies at its wholly-owned subsidiary Blinke, Inc., an e-commerce firm.
Elaine Madansky has been promoted to associate manager, marketing research, at Abbott Laboratories Diagnostics Division, North Chicago, Ill.
Ed Guerrera has joined Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch, a Horsham, Pa., research firm, as vice president.
Christine Lopez has been named account executive at SNAP Software, New York.
Tessie Marks has been promoted to qualitative manager in the Atlanta office of Eagle Research. At the firm’s Denver office, Michael Montoya has been named facilities coordinator and Rachel Webster has been named marketing coordinator.
Patrick Johnston has joined Lincolnshire, Ill.-based Hewitt Associates in the firm’s communications practice. He will help direct data processing and project management work in Hewitt’s survey research group.
Terri L. Bunofsky, previously corporate marketing research director, Playboy Enterprises, Inc., New York, has been named vice president, marketing services in the firm’s publishing group.
Porchey Research, St. Louis, has promoted Chris Watkins to senior manager of research and technology, and Emily Holcomb to research manager.
Paul Metz, former senior research manager for the Quaker Oats Company, has joined C&R Research Services, Chicago, as a senior research analyst.
Kim Donovan has been promoted to senior partner, strategic planning and research at the Chicago office of Bozell.
Mazda North American Operations, Irvine, CaliL, has appointed Kristen Simmons group manager for brand strategy and communications. Her responsibilities within the company’s Marketing Operations Division will include advertising, creative, media spending, relationship marketing and marketing research.
U30 Group, a Knoxville, Tenn., research firm, has named Melissa English director of marketing research. Also, Susannah Iacovino and Laura Smith have been named panel manager; Katherine McFarlin and Theresa Joseph have been named management assistants. Mike Smithers has also joined the firm.
Jeffrey Whittle has been named go.up president, North America, at NFO Worldwide, Greenwich, Conn.
William Moult has been named president of the Marketing Science Institute, Cambridge, Mass.
Maritz Marketing Research Inc., St Louis, has named Mark Kochert account manager for the Great Lakes/Northeast Region. He will work from his office in Columbia, Md.
Jack Taddeo, regional vice president of programming for Clear Channel Radio, and Wayne Leland, COO of Spring Broadcasting, have been named to the Arbitron Radio Advisoty Council. Separately, Bob Michaels has been promoted to vice president of programming services at Arbitron.