Marketing and communications agency Allison+Partners has created the Performance+Intelligence group combining its data capabilities. It has appointed Philip Kam as VP, data analytics and Kevin Convery as VP, data science. Katie Malark, current SVP, research and insights, will work as operations lead.

Media agency Assembly has appointed Bria Bryant as chief marketing officer. 

Behaviorally has appointed Gustavo Alvarez to its global customer success team as vice president to help launch its Mexico City hub. 

Insight brands collective Directions Inc. has promoted Elizabeth Finn to chief client officer. 

B2B data and services firm TechTarget has promoted Steve Niemiec to chief operating officer and chief revenue officer and Rebecca Kitchens to president.

Management and analytics firm Keypoint Intelligence has appointed Nancy Byrne as VP, marketing. 

Ipsos has appointed Valerie Vezinhet as chief people officer and Michel Guidi as chief operating officer to its global executive committee. 

Nielsen has hired Ryanne Laredo as SVP, customer success. 

ResTech company Walr has appointed Courtney Bergh as director, platform commercialisation. 

Strategic consultancy and marketing research firm KS&R has appointed Jen Longo, Lindsay Campbell and Brian St. Onge to directors.  

Kantar has appointed Cheong Tai Leung as CEO of its Insights Asia Pacific business. 

Strategic insights agency Vision One has appointed Hannah Roberts as market research manager.  

Marketing technology company KleerMail has appointed Russell Davis to its board of directors.

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement has appointed Tameka Kee as deputy managing director.  

Blue Marble Research has hired Olivier Boelman and Amelie Treppass as research directors and Brigid Eades as a research executive. 

Mobile marketing platform InMobi has appointed Brian Slitt as VP, data, strategic and addressability partnerships, Pamela Ibarra as VP, partner management and Christopher Damski as director, product development for its Meson brand.  

Research Partnership has appointed Gareth Phillips as CEO. The co-founding directors Mary Assimakopoulos and Mark Jeffery will step back from business operations but will remain on the senior management team as advisors.

Market research cloud Fuel Cycle has appointed Polly Speros as chief customer officer. 

Market research and advisory company Savanta has launched its qualitative and UX research division in the U.S. and Canada. It has appointed Barbara Weisfeld as VP and Nicole Beremovica as a research analyst to its New York office and Meaghan Willis as associate director to its Toronto office.  

Data and analytics strategy consultancy Cynozure has appointed Ashley Walker as marketing director. 

Insight platform Glimpse has hired Jay Popovich as chief revenue officer, Adam Bai as chief strategy and client service officer and Karen Strauss as a part-time strategic consultant.  

Market Research Institute International has appointed Paul Hunter as its 2023 president. It has also elected Laura Barajas, Tim Kunkel, Brian Lamar and Stephanie Hutchinson to serve two-year terms on its board of directors.

2CV Research has appointed Bogumila Cartwright as quantitative research director and Keith Crane as group research director.

Market research firm Delineate has hired Arun Mylavarapu as VP, client success and Simon Sketchley as head of data services.

Strategic consulting firm Fluent Research has promoted Sofia Polo to director, research strategy and Tiffany Salone as senior researcher.  

Communications and workplace experience software company Poppulo has appointed Samantha Bufton as president and COO and Eoin Byrne as chief people officer.  

Kantar Belgium has appointed Sabine Vermeulen as innovation director.

Behavioral science consultancy Protobrand has appointed co-founder Pal Marton Afzelius as CEO. 

Strategy consultancy The Forge has appointed Elspeth Edwards as director for its innovation practice. 

Market research and survey company Internet Research Bureau has hired Nimai Sharma as SVP, sales, North America.  

Cambiar Consulting has appointed Kahren Kersten as an equity partner. 

Marketing researcher and online panel service provider Divergent Insights has opened an office in Vietnam and has appointed Nguyen Cong Nhu Thuong as head of business development and operations.

ResTech company Walr has appointed Lamia Lee as general manager of its APAC operations.   

Marketing research firm Breakthrough Research Inc. has promoted Beth-Ellen Cody to chief operating officer.

Veridata Insights has promoted Katie Ozdemir to president, global qualitative solutions, Natalie Clancy to VP, operations, Nathaniel Cuellar to project manager and Michael Nichols to operations team lead. 

GfK has appointed Miguel Quiros as VP, market intelligence for the U.S. tire industry.  

The Insights Family has appointed Rachel Bardill as SVP, marketing and partnerships.  

Audio research and analytics platform Veritonic has appointed Lindsay Beach, Casey Hartigan and Kate Judge as sales directors and Madeline Ngo as head of product.  

Market researcher Alligator Digital has promoted Maria Butylina to client services director, Seiem Ghebrecristos to senior project consultant, Cătălin Chitari to senior programmer, Giorgio Mariani to senior project manager and Jamie Hall to account manager. 

Attention measurement company Adelaide has opened an office in London and has appointed Edward Bristow as commercial director, EMEA.

ESOMAR has named its newly appointed 2023-2024 election committee including John Smurthwaite, ESOMAR APAC ambassador; Pravin Shekar, ESOMAR statutory director; Urpi Torrado, ESOMAR representative and Datum International CEO, Peru; and Pieter Paul Verheggen, Motivaction CEO. 

Healthcare Research Worldwide has appointed Saket Rao as behavioral scientist.  

The Marketing Research Education Foundation (MREF) has appointed Alana Gates as administrator.

Quantitative recruiting company Burtch Works has appointed Evan Lyons and Timothy Peddycord as technical recruiters and Erin Jackson as a customer support associate.

Mobile survey platform GeoPoll has appointed Charles Lau as chief research officer. 

Data and analytics provider IRI has appointed Florian Clemens as VP, advertisers and agencies, AMEA.

Data and analytics consultancy Cynozure has appointed Guy Lehman as senior data strategy advisor and Stan Michaud as business development specialist. 

Media measurement solution provider MindProber has appointed Sebastian Tiffert as VP, client development.

Ipsos has appointed Nick Mercurio as chief client officer, North America. 

Australian communications agency Think HQ has appointed Fiona Nixon as head of strategy and research. 

Data collection firm Rep Data has added Kurt Knapton to its board of directors.  

Market research viewing facility I-view London has promoted Sam Grey to managing director. 

Behavioral science agency BEESY has hired Paige Shomsky-Barker as research operations manager, Luke Wiggins as senior research manager and Marie Hollowell as chief operating officer. 

ResTech company Walr has appointed Penelope Bloom as head of enterprise sales.

Media specialist and advertising company MiQ has hired John Thomson as chief revenue officer, U.K., and Clare Beddow as head of commercial strategy, U.K.    

Consumer and business insight consultancy BVA BDRC has appointed Matt Costin as chief executive officer and Caroline Ahmed as chief commercial officer.  

BMG Research has appointed Caroline Turley as client leadership director. 

Advertising, technology and data company Big Village has appointed Jeron Hernandez as VP, client development.   

Strategy and brand design agency VSA Partners has hired Thaddeus Ternes as VP, technology.  

The Insights Association West Chapter has appointed Amanda Keller-Grill, SVP, global innovation and product strategy, InnovateMR, as president-elect; Ashley Le Blanc, EVP, Little Bird Marketing, as director of communications; and Marisa Lucchesi, insights director, consumer and retail brands, Escalent, as director of diversity and inclusion. 

Market research and insights platform PureSpectrum has appointed Chris Mawn as ANZ director, clients. 

Advertising agency Vladimir Jones has appointed Janet Oak as director, strategy and insights.

Research Defender has promoted Teal Canady to VP, technology and Dan Fletcher to VP, operations and has appointed Josh Roberts as operations analyst. 

ESOMAR has named its 2023 North America representatives including Dan Fleetwood, president, research and insights, QuestionPro; Joanna Lepore, global foresight director, McDonald’s; Taylor Anderson, global director, insights capabilities, Colgate-Palmolive; Diana Lucaci, co-founder and CEO, True Impact; Paige Schoenfeld, SVP, Leger; Dana Kim, co-founder and CEO, Highlight; Joanne Robbibaro, SVP, Material+.

Digital solutions provider Alligator Digital has appointed Faraz Zamyadi as client partnerships director.   

ISO audit and certification body the Certification Institute for Research Quality has named its 2023 board of directors including Alexandrine de Montera, Mark Menig, Cassandra Rowe and Travis Santa, who will serve a two-year term as board chair, and Dyna Boen, who will transition to immediate past chair.  

Market research recruitment agency Daughters of Sailors has promoted Pam Armstrong to partner. 

Custom insights firm Russell Research has appointed Deanna Wert as senior account executive. 

Nielsen has appointed Annie Corvinelli as SVP, global growth partnerships.

ResTech company Glow has expanded to the U.S. and has appointed Chrissy Brogan as director, market development. It has also appointed Josh White as marketing executive, Michael Mehmet as senior engineer, Otto Lee as research consultant and Simon Gibbard as SRS sales director to its Australian office.  

Marketing and communications agency 4media group has formed its executive leadership team including Ed Cyster, founder and global CEO; Kevin West, chief operating officer; Michael Clark, chief communications officer; Laura Pair, chief business officer; Duncan Purves, CEO, U.K.; Larry Templeton, chief financial officer; Melissa Elsner, chief technology officer; and Chris Poidomani, chief revenue officer. 

Touchstone Research has appointed Elecia Allen as senior project director. 

Brand strategy firm Folk Hero has expanded operations to Europe and the Middle East and has appointed Ben Mainwaring as chief strategy officer.