In Memoriam…
James David Power III, founder of marketing information firm J.D. Power, passed away on January 23 at the age of 89.
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Human intelligence platform Streetbees has appointed Sebastian Hempstead its GM for North America.
Insights and consulting company Kantar has appointed Paul Sturgeon to lead its brand and marketing ROI offer.
The E.W. Scripps Company has appointed Jon Marks as chief research officer for its national television networks business.
Evolv Technology, a provider of touchless security screening systems, has appointed Dana Loof as chief marketing officer.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally (formerly PRS) has appointed Sam Albert as chief digital officer.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Emily Solomon to a senior analyst role as “insights brainiac.”
Research and advisory firm Savanta has made three appointments to the company's board. Caroline Hawkings becomes Savanta’s U.K. managing director and Barbara Gurhan joins the board as chief financial officer. Bart Read, chief technology officer, has also been appointed to the board.
Research and analytics provider Phronesis Partners has added Gaurav Bhasin, managing director of Allied Advisers, to its advisory board.
Atlanta-based MMR LIVE Experience Design has added Shelly Bouren as vice president of strategy and consulting.
SoapBoxSample COO Jacqueline Rosales has been promoted to president of the ISA Group, the parent company of SoapBoxSample.
B2B software company Kaon Interactive has appointed Dana Drissel as chief marketing officer.
Incite, a strategic marketing consultancy owned by Kin + Carta, has promoted Peter Kneale to global managing director for U.K. and U.S. operations. Outgoing CEO Matthew Froggatt will transition to the role of chief strategy officer for Kin + Carta.
Full-service research agency IFOP North America has expanded to the U.S., opening an office in New York. The new division is led by IFOP North America President Stephanie Sandler.
ENGINE Insights, the research and analytics division of ENGINE, has appointed Cathy Cottle as VP, client development.
Research and advisory firm Competitive Edge Research has hired Reginald Whatley as director of business development in its San Diego office.
Alchemer, a provider of customer experience and voice-of-the-customer technology, has hired Mary Beth Addison as senior vice president of sales.
Health care data collection company SurveyHealthcareGlobus has appointed Dan Lockwood as executive vice president for its European division.
Strategy and insights consultancy Rainmakers CSI has added Lucinda Davies, George Randell and Sotiria Kalpachtsi as consultants.
Marketing research and consulting firm M/A/R/C Research has appointed Jill Rogers as senior vice president of account management.
Programmatic research technology platform Lucid has appointed Deborah Elam as its newest board member.
Marketing research solutions company Paradigm Sample has added Adam Jolley as EVP and general manager for the Americas.
The Co-op, a consumer cooperative with interests across food, funerals, insurance, legal services and health, has appointed Phil Barker as head of customer experience and customer relationship management.
AMC Global, a marketing research firm specializing in launch strategies and brand tracking, has expanded its U.S. leadership team with the addition of Christien Little as vice president of insights and strategy.
InsightsNow, a behavioral research firm, has expanded its U.S. team with six new hires: Art Siegert as vice president of marketing; Kenny McMahon as senior research director; Tanner Hill as associate software developer; Merva Morina as fielding coordinator associate; Michael Dimanshtein as research analyst; and Renee Novak and project director. Additionally, the company has promoted Kayte Hamilton as director of the Innovation Center.
Consumer conversation platform Discuss.io has promoted Jim Longo to chief strategy officer. Jeremy Radcliffe has been promoted to VP, global head of sales, taking over for Longo.
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has formed an enterprise team led by Babita Earle, who has been appointed as executive vice president of global enterprise customers and partnerships. Additionally, the company as appointed Karen Sharp as senior vice president of strategic enterprise customers.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally (Formerly PRS) has appointed Crispin Beale as advisor to the management team.
Data collection agency Rep Data has made several new hires, including Cullen Wheatley as senior director, research services, and Paul Rossnagel and Maggie Corbett as senior consultants, project execution.
Marketing research consultancy Protobrand has hired Waldron Faulkner as head of engineering.
Women in Research has added three new members to its 2021 advisory board: Danielle Todd, insights director at Relish Research; Roddy Knowles, VP of research at Feedback Loop; and Sima Vasa, senior advisor at Oberon Securities.
Numerator, a data and tech company serving the marketing research industry, has appointed Bridgette Heller to its board of directors.
Full-service marketing research and analytics provider E2E Research has hired three new senior team members. Jonathan Cheriff joins as managing director, North America, while Jaceey Sebastian and Jonathan Dunn join as account managers for North America.
Insights consultancy Old Salt has launched, founded by Kevin Kruper and Rocky Prozeller.
Unified data platform RAW Labs has completed a $5.5 million pre-A funding round. Additionally, the company has appointed Lars Farnstrom as its new CEO.
The National 4-H Council has appointed Ivan Heredia as its senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
M/A/R/C Research, a marketing research and analytics company, has added Jill Rogers as senior vice president of account management.
Digital experience consultancy Bounteous has added Oscar Wang as senior vice president, strategy and insights.
The Insights Association’s Greater New York Chapter has awarded the Joyce Rachelson Award to Anne Brown, CEO of Gazelle Global Research Services. The Joyce Rachelson Silver Service Award is given “to a member of vast years of service and dedication.”
Research and insights firm Ipsos has appointed Christie Kawada as head of media development and audience measurement.
Marketing research company Savanta has made several new appointments and hires for the Americas, including Mark Martins as Americas EVP and Asia Pacific general manager. Marni Hirschorn, Kyle Gollins and Eva Gott have been appointed to SVP of account management, commercial and research, respectively. Jeff McKenna has been hired as senior director in the Americas, along with Katie Brown. Also joining the company is Nicolette Sheil as marketing executive.
Princeton, N.J.-headquartered LatentView Analytics has added Bhava Kompala as global business head for the retail sector.
Macy’s Inc. has appointed Xingchu Liu as senior vice president, enterprise data and analytics.
Consumer insights platform DISQO has appointed Kevin Whitcher as VP of product, enterprise applications.
Insights automation platform quantilope has appointed Hugues Dumouza as head of U.S. research consulting.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has promoted Ken Clark to senior manager.
Kantar Public, Kantar’s public policy consulting division, has appointed Caroline Connolly as head of the company’s International Development practice in Washington, D.C.
ESOMAR has invited Fiona Blades, founder of MESH Experience, to join its content advisory board for transformation and trust.
Software company Panaya has appointed Dana Averbouch as chief marketing officer.
Insights consultancy Firefish has hired Sylvain Molinier as senior director of futures for its Brooklyn, N.Y., team.
Consumer research company EyeSee has opened a new sales office in Singapore, led by Tom Vande Moortel, and an operations office in Mexico City, led by Diego Adolfo Chávez Terrazas.
Insights and innovation firm Burke, Inc., has promoted Jane Thurston to senior vice president, client services.
Data, insights and consulting company Kantar has appointed Jeremy Schwartz as practice chairman for the company’s sustainable transformation practice.
The Insights People, a provider of kids, parents and family market intelligence, welcomes eight new members to its team. Ricky Myers joins as business development director for Latin America, while Georgie Martin becomes research manager and Rachel Gleave becomes research executive. Joining the company as junior developers are Jon Parnham, Andy Patterson and Jack McKelvey. Finally, Gemma Just and Victoriya Holland have joined the marketing team as graphic designer and PR and marketing executive, respectively.
IHOP has named Kieran Donahue as the company’s chief marketing officer.
Programmatic research technology company Lucid has appointed Hui-Ching Tan as associate director, business development in Singapore.
Reprise, IPG’s performance marketing agency, has appointed Vincent Spruyt as global chief AI officer.
Hyundai has appointed Thomas Schemera as global chief marketing officer.