In Jackson, Miss., Pamela Weaver has joined the Mississippi Development Authority as CMO for the state’s economic development agency.
Tampa, Fla., firm Study Hall Research has appointed Joel Taylor as associate research consultant. The firm has also promoted Joshua Tahan from associate research consultant to research consultant.
In the U.K., the Join the Dots Graduate Development Programme has welcomed eight new graduates from universities in and around greater Manchester, as well as relocating from Paris, Lyon, Brussels and Frankfurt, to join the U.K. research agency. The firm has also further expanded its research team with the addition of Hollie Clark, who will design creative strategies for global brands.
Columbia, Md., performance marketing agency Merkle has appointed David Skinner as vice president of strategic alliances and partnerships in Merkle’s Enterprise Solutions Group.
Kirk Englehardt has been named vice chancellor for marketing and communication at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
France-based travel and expense management firm KDS has appointed Kate Roe as vice president of marketing.
The American Marketing Association, Chicago, has selected Rajdeep Grewal of the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill, N.C., as editor-in-chief designate of the Journal of Marketing Research.
Steve Lopez has joined Denver-based consumer insights firm iModerate as its vice president of business development.
Atlanta-based research and consulting firm CMI has hired Vivian Harris as account director for its client services team.
Lancaster, N.Y., manufacturer Classic Tube has appointed Nicole Millich as marketing manager.
In New York, researcher GfK has appointed Anna Maria Vitek as senior vice president and general counsel for the Americas.
Subway, Milford, Conn., has named Joe Tripodi as its global CMO.
In New York, NBCUniversal’s Content Innovation Agency has appointed John Harrobin as CMO.
Jamie Shacklock has joined U.K. online research firm ZappiStore as director of research architecture.
In San Francisco, digital marketing agency 3Q Digital has appointed Mason Garrity as vice president of strategy, Aaron Bart as vice president of creative and Feliks Malts as vice president of analytics.
London-based marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi has appointed Fern Miller as CMO, international, a newly created position.
Fishkill, N.Y., firm Virtual Incentives has appointed Derek Dressler as senior vice president of sales, based in Chicago, while Jermaine Clifford has relocated to the company’s Atlanta office as a strategic sales specialist.
Irvine, Calif., firm MFour Mobile Research has recently hired Ashleigh Mann as solutions development representative.
Martin Filz has transitioned to CEO, Asia Pacific, for Warren, N.J., online panel provider Lightspeed effective January 1. In addition, David Day, president and global CEO, has expanded his responsibilities to include interim CEO, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Waltham, Mass., payments technology company BlueSnap has named Scott Fitzgerald as senior vice president of marketing, Bob Botelle as senior vice president of customer success and Scott Conti to lead sales efforts.
Netherlands-based social media curation platform Crowdynews has appointed Joe Bransom as vice president of sales for the Americas, Julian Johns as vice president of sales focused on Europe and rest of world and Allyson Barr as vice president of marketing, focusing on all global marketing efforts. Bransom and Barr will be based in the firm’s Boston office.
National Research Group (NRG), a Los Angeles entertainment research and strategy firm, has appointed Jon Penn as its new CEO.
MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has promoted the following: Lanie Ross to human resources associate; Shannon Voors to senior research associate; and several team members have been promoted to research associate, including Michelle Ketterman, Nicole Lemen, Lauren Yates, Megan Schohl and Karen Shull.
Stephen Quinn, executive vice president and CMO for Walmart U.S., stepped down from the company and retired in January. Walmart has also hired former Target exec Michael Francis as a marketing consultant and named Tony Rogers as U.S. CMO.
France-based researcher Ipsos has appointed Simon Wake as managing director for Australia and New Zealand. He replaces Hamish Munro, who has been promoted to CEO of Ipsos South East Asia.
Overland Park, Kan., phone company Sprint has appointed Roger SolŽ as CMO.
The NPD Group Inc., a Port Washington, N.Y., research company, has hired Jeremy Allen as group president, product.
Framingham, Mass., research and consulting firm IDC Energy Insights has hired Kevin Prouty as vice president of research.
Elaine Vieira has joined Red Bank, N.J., research agency KL Communications as research manager.
Foster City, Calif., subscription services firm Zuora has appointed David Gee as the company’s CMO.
Steve Hasker has been named global president and COO for Nielsen, New York.
The Advertising Research Foundation, New York, has appointed Augustine Fou as chief marketing science officer and Manuel Garcia-Garcia as senior vice president, research and innovation: global and ad effectiveness.
Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has appointed Jeff Williams as COO and Tor Myhren as vice president of marketing communications. Additionally, Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, has expanded his role to include leadership of the App Store across all Apple platforms.
Baldwinsville, N.Y., firm Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. (RMS) has hired Zach Shaw as panel associate and has promoted Emily Palermo to the RMS analytics team as research and social media associate. Also, Heather Banks has been promoted as senior coordinator, health care transformation, for the firm’s health care team.
In New York, TŸlin Erdem, the Leonard N. Stern professor of business and professor of marketing at the Stern School of Business, New York University, has affiliated with consulting and expert testimony firm Cornerstone Research.
In Los Angeles, media and marketing solutions firm Tribune Publishing Company has appointed Mark Campbell as senior vice president of digital acquisition and marketing.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., Greenwood Village, Colo., has appointed Jonathan Muhtar as senior vice president and CMO.
Northeastern University, Boston, has appointed Brian Sullivan as vice president and CMO.
In Tampa, Fla., data-as-a-service firm DataMentors LLC has hired of Michelle Taves as senior vice president of data strategy and product management.
Target, Minneapolis, has appointed Keith Colbourn as senior vice president of loyalty and lifecycle marketing.
CBS Radio, New York, has named Michael Simon as senior advisor, data analytics and political advocacy.
Mountain View, Calif., big-data-as-a-service company Qubole has appointed Jonathan Trail as its first vice president of customer success.
In Merrillville, Ind., consulting firm Legacy Environmental Services Inc. has hired Michelle Dell as its manager of marketing and business development.
Crystal Lake, Ill., engineering firm Baxter & Woodman Inc. has appointed Deborah Finn as CMO.
El Segundo, Calif., sales acceleration platform Velocify has appointed Matt Reid as vice president of marketing.