Hawthorn, Australia-based DBM has appointed Kipling Zubevich as CEO.
Analytics firm M Science has added Bill McCrossan as head of private equity sales.
Data-driven marketing company Schafer Condon Carter has named Joshua Baze as chief digital officer.
SIS International Research has added Elvis Xhebexhia as manager of operations, SIS Europe. Xhebexhia will be based in Hamburg, Germany.
Researcher BMG announced two new hires: Lee Cartwright joins as employee experience director and Neil Samson joins as qualitative research director.
The Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA) announced the recipients of the 2020 QRCA Awards: Kay Corry Aubrey and Rob Volpe, Impact Award; Pam Goldfarb Liss, Maryanne Pflug Award; Susan Abbott, President’s Award; Leah Lowe and Jillian Domin, Qualitative Excellence “Qually” Award; Kayte Hamilton, Rising Star Award. The awards were presented at the 2020 QRCA Annual Conference in Austin, Texas.
Australian research company Colmar Brunton will be fully integrated into Kantar. Joan Young, Colmar Brunton CEO, will become global head of syndicated products for Kantar’s public division. Additionally, Rob McLachlan will take on a one-year assignment as chairman to help the integration process.
Insights firm Directions has added Jason Ebbing as senior vice president, executional excellence.
Forbes has appointed Lynn Schlesinger as chief marketing officer.
The Stagwell Group, a digital marketing company based in Washington, D.C., has named Ray Day as vice chair of its marketing and communications agencies.
Insights firm Sklar Wilton & Associates has appointed Sarah Major as partner.
Kantar has hired Cam Baskey as vice president, client leadership.
Professional services firm Rand Group has launched its data sciences practice. The initiative will be led by Brian Petersen and Anthony Bonaduce who join Rand Group as vice presidents.
Chicago-based Curion Insights has appointed Greg Silich as COO.
MediaScience has appointed Elissa Moses as managing partner of its qualitative research division, HARK Connect.
Data marketplace Measure Protocol has hired Duarte S. Simoes de Almeida as finance director.
Austin, Texas-based MediaScience has added Phillip Lomax as senior vice president of business development.
Data collection company Norstat has hired Sebastian Sorger as managing director for Norstat Germany.
Marketing researcher MMR Research Associates has added Jill Perry as senior director, client services.
Payment company Afterpay has added former Airbnb official Geoff Seeley as its global marketing leader.
Insights firm GlobalWebIndex has appointed Carrie Seifer as general manager of the U.S. region.
Media measurement company Nielsen has expanded its board of directors with the appointments of Tom Castro, CEO of El Dorado Capital, and Janice Marinelli, most recently president of global content sales and distribution at Disney.
Marketing researcher Zappi announced changes and additions to its team: Charlie Harvey as vice president, international customer success; Emma Van Pelt as director of customer marketing; Rachel Taylor as strategic partners community and transformation lead; Andre Ketzel as SVP of international sales; and Hendrik van Vuuren as senior vice president of strategic accounts. Additionally, Will Cooper, Steph Bertrand and Ellen Yun have been appointed to vice presidents, global accounts.
Insights firm Kantar announced that Eric Salama has resigned as CEO, effective immediately.
Media measurement company Nielsen has made several senior appointments: Sean Cohan has joined as chief growth officer and president, international; Karthik Rao was named as operating officer, Nielsen Global Media; and Peter Bradbury was promoted to chief commercial officer, U.S.
The American Heart Association has named Katrina McGhee as executive vice president of marketing and communications.
Data platform company Syno International has expanded its management team with the appointments of Per-Erik Kärnekull as head of EMEA and Aivaras Mockus as chief financial officer.
Insights firm Maru/Matchbox has appointed Brian James as deputy CEO and chief client officer, Matchbox North America and Brent Snider as deputy CEO and chief revenue officer, Matchbox North America.
Marketing platform Selligent Marketing Cloud has named Karthik Kripapuri as chief executive officer.
Denver-based GutCheck has added Rob Wengel, founder and principal of Experience Innovation, to its board of directors.
Digital media company LiveXLive Media Inc. has named Jackie Stone as chief marketing officer.
New York-based Recruit & Field has added Andres Zuluaga as project manager.
Canadian marketing researcher Leger has added Isabelle Blanchet as vice president, customer experience.
Data collection company Norstat has hired Mats Beck as head of its strategy and M&A unit.
Management consulting firm AArete has promoted Richard Ashbaugh to vice president of marketing and corporate communications.
MarketVision Research has made several new hires and promotions. Katherine Alexander joins the company as research assistant on the online communities team. Paulina Fisher and Madison Paoli join as research associates on the qualitative research team and marketing sciences team, respectively. Additionally, MarketVision has promoted Dorothy Ent to research manager and Jamie Reising to research director.
Media consultancy MightyHive has appointed Julien Coquet as director of analytics for EMEA.
Focus group facility Observation Baltimore has added Brian Crompwell as vice president of finance.
Consumer research and analytics company Nepa has appointed Ann-Christine Fick as CFO and a member of group management. Additionally, Michael Wallin has been appointed to head of investor relations.
MMR Research Associates has added Cat Payne as senior director, client services.
Clinical research organization Abond CRO Inc. has hired Charley Bratton as senior vice president, corporate marketing and sales.
Online sample provider EMI Research Solutions has hired Beth Teehan as chief operating officer.
Insights firm Kantar has appointed Robert Jan d’Hond as managing partner for North America.
Analytics firm RXA has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Heather Reed as chief experience officer and Jeff Doak as chief technology officer.