Research veteran Jack Honomichl died on December 8, 2013, at age 85.
Richard Isaacs, president of R. Isaacs Computing Associates Inc., a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., research company, died on November 3, 2013, at age 71.
Portland, Ore., research company Revelation Global has promoted Jeff Sperring to vice president, business operations.
Encino, Calif., research company uSamp has hired Karyn Hall as vice president, Instant.ly. Hall will be based out of the company’s Connecticut office.
WPP’s New York marketing communications agency JWT has named Gustavo Martinez global president, effective February 2014. Martinez will also assume the role of worldwide CEO in 2015.
Kobi Ofir has joined Vancouver, B.C., research company Vision Critical as CTO.
New York research company OnePoint Global has hired Ben Phillips and Otto Vroegop as sales director for the U.K. and the Netherlands, respectively. Phillips will be based in High Wycombe, U.K., and Vroegop will be based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Cambiar LLC, a Phoenix management consulting firm focusing on the research industry, has promoted Kelly Anson to associate and head of its marketing strategy practice.
Marc Edwards has joined MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, as research manager of its information systems group.
Deerfield, Ill., marketing company Stagnito Media has hired Nick Marino as general manager, multicultural solutions. Shopper insights will be among his responsibilities.
Oslo, Norway, research software company Confirmit has promoted Tore Haggren to senior vice president, voice of the employee.
Edson Videira has joined Top Box Associates LLC, a Wilton, Conn., research company, as vice president, operations.
Norcross, Ga., research company The Marketing Workshop has hired Jennifer Cox as marketing research manager.
Westminster, Colo., research company Datalogix has named Steven Wolfe Pereira CMO. He will be based in San Francisco.
New York researcher The Nielsen Company has named Dwight M. “Mitch” Barns CEO.
Natasha Kennedy has joined Princeton, N.J., research company ORC International as senior vice president, strategy research solutions.
Harris Interactive, a Rochester, N.Y., research company, has hired Jon Harding as senior vice president, custom solutions sales.
Denver research company GutCheck has appointed Dylan Frusciano as vice president, sales, and Ann Koerner as vice president, products.
Millward Brown, a New York research company, has appointed Gonzalo Fuentes as CEO of its Latin American business.
GfK UK has named Oli Bailey director, business development, mystery shopping.
London research company TNS has appointed Vishy Rajagopal S. as regional director, operations, Asia-Pacific. He will be based in Bangalore, India.
Caroline Horner has joined Portland, Ore., research company Rentrak as senior vice president, product innovation.
Ann Arbor, Mich., research company ForeSee Results Inc. has appointed Dave Scott as CMO and Ben Stollard as director, U.K.
Brad Tribucher has joined Rhinebeck, N.Y., research company Phoenix Marketing International as vice president, business development, converged technology and media practice.