India-based researcher MRSS India has appointed Madhumita Chattopadhyay as vice president, Praveen Mettelu as research director and R. Kumar as consultant.
Cedar Knolls, N.J., marketing agency Marketsmith Inc. as appointed Luis Hernandez as senior vice president to oversee its digital team.
Circle Research, based in London, has hired Amanda Boote as engagement director, a newly-created role.
Oakland, Calif., researcher Social Standards has appointed Mark Charkin as chief revenue officer.
San Mateo, Calif., marketing software and solutions firm Marketo Inc. has hired Sarah Kennedy as CMO, while Matthew Zilli has been promoted to chief customer officer.
Maritz Motivation Solutions, St. Louis, has appointed Chris Dornfeld as vice president and head of the company’s employee engagement solution.
IntelliShop, a Perrysburg, Ohio, customer experience measurement firm, has hired Jim Mihaly as chief operating officer and integrator, a newly-created role.
In Southfield, Mich., consumer engagement programs company PrizeLogic has appointed Matthew Kates as CMO.
Research consultancy Kantar TNS, New York, has appointed Rob Wengel as EVP of its client development team. Wengel will also lead the innovation practice across the Kantar portfolio in North America.
CBS Corporation, New York, has named Radha Subramanyam as executive vice president, chief research and analytics officer, CBS Television Network.
In New York, Simmons Research has appointed Andrew Feigenson as CEO.
In Atlanta, data and analytics company Teradata has appointed Mark Culhane as executive vice president, chief financial officer and principal accounting officer. Eric Tom has also been appointed as executive vice president and chief revenue officer.
Audio company iHeartMedia, New York, has named Michele Madansky as executive vice president of insights, research and data analytics.
Wayne, Pa., e-commerce technology company Unilog has hired Scott Frymire as senior vice president of marketing.
Research company Maru/Matchbox has hired the following to its Qualitative Center of Excellence: Chris Gray as vice president, qualitative insights, based in Chicago; Maria Hom as research director, qualitative insights, based in San Francisco; and Rosie Barraza as field manager, qualitative insights, based in San Francisco.
Scott Royal has joined Rockville, Md., research company Westat as president.
New Hope, Pa., research firm RG+A has appointed Ellen Gordon as senior vice president and head of research.
Toronto-based researcher Vividata has appointed Pat Pellegrini as president and CEO.
Chapel Hill, N.C., firm datadecisions Group has promoted Dino Fire to president of research and analytics.
In Atlanta, incentive solutions firm Virtual Incentives has added Martin Hood to its senior leadership team as senior vice president for ViPartners, the company’s reseller division.
Customer insights firm Cetas Healthcare, based in Singapore, has named Shane West as vice president (client relationships) for the EMEA region.
Cincinnati-based researcher Burke, Inc. has promoted Christie Reckman to senior vice president, client services.
U.K. research agency Watch Me Think has appointed Alex Batchelor as non-executive chair.
The Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) in the U.K. has announced that it is looking for a new insights manager following the departure of its Head of Insight Joe Lewis, who is leaving to set up his own media research consultancy. BARB has also hired Jessica Bromley as communications manager.
Warren, N.J., researcher Lightspeed has promoted Shaun Hawley to senior vice president, global supply.
Competitive Edge Research & Communication, headquartered in San Diego, has hired David Ferree as its El Paso, Texas, call center manager.
V12 Data, Tampa, Fla., has appointed Heather Lockhart as CMO.
MFour Mobile Research, Irvine, Calif., has hired the following: Carl Nielson as senior solutions executive; Ayelet Germanski as senior project manager for solutions engineering; and Nicole Phan as user experience designer.
Research firm EurekaFacts, Rockville, Md., has named Paul Schroeder as chief business officer.
Gian Fulgoni, co-founder and CEO of Reston, Va., firm comScore, has accelerated his previously announced retirement, originally scheduled for Jan. 31, 2018, and stepped down as CEO. Fulgoni has assumed a chairman emeritus role and will provide advisory services for one year. Until a permanent CEO is named, Bill Livek, executive vice chairman and president, will assume additional management responsibilities and Board Chair Sue Riley will play a role in the oversight of the company.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), New York, has appointed Orchid Richardson as vice president and managing director of the IAB Data Center of Excellence.
Full Circle Research Co., Potomac, Md., has added Tobin Bailey, Jr. as vice president, client development. Bailey will be based in Oregon, extending the company’s footprint coast-to-coast.
Univision Communications, New York, has promoted Roberto Ruiz to executive vice president, research, insights and analytics. Ruiz will lead the newly-formed research, insights and analytics group, which combines the corporate research and strategy and insights teams. The team will drive all aspects of marketing, including research, consumer insights and big data analytics using syndicated and custom research tools.
Canada-based e-commerce company Thinkwrap Commerce has hired Tracey Nero as chief revenue officer. Nero will be based in St. Louis.
Chicago-based marketing company Target Data has appointed Joseph Lavan to its executive team as vice president of digital strategy.