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Avon Products Inc., New York, has named William Susetka to its top marketing post, filling a post that has been vacant since November 2000, when former marketing chief Lynn Emmolo resigned. Susetka will be responsible for all of Avon’s global marketing functions, including research and development and advertising, as well as marketing research and strategy for global direct selling of Avon brands.

Nanuet, N.Y.-based Target Research Group Inc. has announced a new executive management structure. Ron Silver, founder and coleader of the company for the past 15 years has retired. Steve Cook has been promoted to president and CEO. Joe Jesuele assumes the title of chairman and will continue to be actively involved in the company. Gayle Hazard has been promoted to senior vice president of operations.

On November 28, 2001, Target Research Group, Inc. acquired certain assets of the former Dennis & Company (DAC). Joining Target from the Stamford, Conn., office (now closed) are Steve Campana, executive vice president, and Pat Peterson, group director. The Winston-Salem office of the former Dennis & Company has been kept intact and is now part Of Target Research. Lynn Bowden is executive vice president and general manager of Target Research, Winston-Salem. Her staff includes Tara Bennett, senior project director, and Amy Moses, assistant project director.

Sigma Research Management Group, Ltd., Cincinnati, has named Stacey Horton senior analyst and online services coordinator.

Burke Customer Satisfaction Associates, Cincinnati, has named Yvette Wikstrom senior account executive and senior consultant. In addition, Tom Myers has been promoted to senior vice president, client services, and Greg Van Scoy has been promoted to senior account executive.

Bill Stevens has been named project supervisor in the telephone department of San Diego Surveys.

Chicago-based SPSS MR has named Nicole Cachia professional services manager for North America and Matthew Wrenn eastern region sales manager.

ICR/International Communications Research, Media, Pa., has named Jill Glathar, vice president, advanced research methods, and Claudia Roeder-Leuz, project director.

Todd Biederman has joined Philadelphia research firm Focus Pointe as executive vice president. At the firm’s newest location, Focus Pointe North Jersey, Teaneck, N.J., Janis Wagman has been named facility director. At Focus Pointe Manhattan, Chona Castillo has been named facility director and Sheryl Brie has been named facility manager. At Focus Pointe Boston Joanne West has been named facility director.

Fairfield, Conn., research firm IMS Health announced that Kathryn E. Giusti, president, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, and Constantine L. "Lou" Clemente, executive vice president, corporate affairs, secretary and corporate counsel of Pfizer, Inc., have been elected to IMS Health’s board of directors.

Mike Sineni has joined the qualitative team of Research International, Chicago, as senior project director, qualitative services.

Seattle-based customer experience management firm Kinesis has named eight to its advisory board: Marie Bennowitz, director, research, Western Wireless; Shelley Caro, director, training programs, Children’s Hospital; Robb Krieg, vice president, operations, Expedia.com; Dave Martine, director, drop-ship operations, Nordstrom; Herman Milligan, vice president, corporate marketing, Wells Fargo; Jon Mittmann, former director, member services, HomeGrocer.com; Tanya Perpich, formerly director of training, REI; Troy Schmeil, district sales manager, E.piphany; and Brad Stenhjem, director, sales, Onvia.

Health Care Direct, Inc. a Flemington, N.J., medical information and Internet marketing company, has named Hardoncourt "Trip" Trepagnier and Paul Brala consuiting directors for marketing research services.

John Dinsdale has been named senior vice president of research at RHK Inc., a South San Francisco, Calif. research and consulting firm.