Eva Jordan has been named vice president, advanced analytics at Cranford, N.J., research firm Knowledge Networks. In addition, Daniel Rosen has been named vice president, advanced analytics and consulting and Harry Bhavatha has been named project director.
Montgomeryville, Pa., research firm J. Reckner Associates Inc. has named Cindy Ward and Steven M. Aukers senior vice president. In addition, Beth Logan has been named account director.
Klaus L. Wubbenhorst, CEO of German research firm GfK Group, has been awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, acknowledging his achievements for business and society.
G & S Research, Indianapolis, announced three promotions and a new hire. Wendy Martin has been promoted to manager, client services, and Elizabeth Woerly and Ashley Gardner have been promoted to analyst. Megan Axe has been added as director, client services.
Harris Interactive, Rochester, N.Y., has named Peggy Lebenson senior vice president.
Vancouver research firm Vision Critical has named Jason Smith president and COO of its panel division. The firm has also named Jeremy Holt sales director and tapped him to lead its new London branch along with Sales Manager Paul Albert.
Survey Sampling International, Fairfield, Conn., has promoted Debi Hart to vice president, global panel solutions, based in the Netherlands; and Jackie Lorch to vice president, global knowledge management, based in Fairfield. The firm has also named Kim Giangrande vice president, global human resources; Suresh Subbiah vice president, global client services and delivery; and Harold Kelley vice president, global marketing.
Atlanta research firm CMI has named Angela Wells senior marketing consultant.
Stamford, Conn., research firm InsightExpress has promoted Suresh Kollipara to senior database architect, Dan Koppie to software engineer and Janelle Taylor to software quality assurance specialist. In addition, the company appointed James Eastwood junior database administrator and Ramon Llenado Internet developer. And it promoted Joseph Cesaria to group director and Niki Tyson to director. Kevin Evers has been named account manager.
Seattle research firm Global Market Insite Inc. has named David ParkerCFO.
Greenfield Online Inc., Wilton, Conn., has named Mark Shepard director of Internet survey solutions in Japan.
Chicago software firm SPSS Inc. has appointed Patricia B. Morrison to its board of directors, increasing the board size from seven to eight members. Morrison will also serve on the audit committee.
Portland, Ore., research firm Market Strategies International has named Ken Athaide senior vice president in its technology research and consulting division.
Redlands, Calif.-based geographic information system firm ESRI has added Nick Land to its European operations as the new business development manager for cadastre and national mapping agencies.
Marketing firm Wunderman New York has named Ben Elgart information architect. He is responsible for usability and user experience.
Ad agency Carmichael Lynch has promoted Corey Johnson to director of consumer engagement, a new position.
Marketing firm Avenue A | Razorfish Seattle has promoted Jonathan Rosoff to vice president of strategy and customer insights.
Atlanta transcription company MRT Services has named Geoff Stanton and Christina Kosal to its client services team as account managers.
The Nielsen Company, New York, has named Greg Farrar president of Nielsen Business Media.
Lisa Cooper has joined Rothstein-Tauber Inc. a Stamford, Conn., research firm, as senior vice president of client services.
Ali A. Moiz, chief operating officer of San Francisco research firm Peanut Labs Inc., has been appointed to the Advertising Research Foundation’s Online Research Quality Council.
In London, John Coll has been named head of researcher Synovate UK’s consumer goods group and qualitative research business. Synovate has named Ehtasham Uddin director, quantitative in Malaysia. Brent Stewart, Synovate CEO for Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed CEO global business planning. He will continue leading the Australia and New Zealand businesses from Perth in addition to his new responsibilities. Also in London, Synovate has named Tony Smith head of its financial services industry sector in the U.K.
Pierre Giacometti and Stephane Truchi, each a general manager of Ipsos France, have left the company. Until new general managers are found, Ipsos Co-President Jean-Marc Lech will assume operational responsibility of Ipsos France.
In the London office of researcher TNS Rosie Hawkins has been named global head of brand and communications research.