Revlon, Inc., New York, has named Stephanie Klein Peponis to the newly created position of executive vice president, chief planning and business development officer. As part of her duties she will oversee market research and analysis.

London-based Isis Research has named Don Marshall vice president of advanced analytics at the firm’s office in Princeton, N.J. In addition, Raymond W. Chan has joined Isis Research, Maryland as an associate research director, with a focus on advanced analytics. And Gareth Phillips will move from the U.K. to Princeton to become the research director of Isis’ second international ad hoc group.

Delta Marketing Dynamics, East Syracuse, N.Y., has named Jon McCumber manager of analytics and quality control.

Duncan Southgate has rejoined Millward Brown UK as questionnaire consultant from Millward Brown USA, where he specialized in Internet research.

William D. Ratcliffe, president of Millward Brown Goldfarb, has been named president-elect of the Toronto Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Raymond Pettit has been named vice president, strategic and analytic consulting, at Momentum Research Group, Citigate DVL Smith, New York.

Keith C. Stevens has joined Target Research Group Inc.Nanuet, N.Y., as vice president of client services.

Jon Brancheau has been named vice president of marketing at Saab Cars USA. As part of his duties he will oversee market research and brand management.

The Marketing Research Association (MRA) has named Larry Hadcock its new executive director. Betsy Peterson, current MRA executive director, will retire at the end of November. Hadcock will begin work at the MRA in early August.

Consumer Opinion Services, Portland, Ore., has promoted Jim Weaver to vice president of Portland operations.

Two principals of Cheskin, a Redwood Shores, Calif., research firm, have been named to the Presidents’ Circle of the National Academies. Christopher Ireland, chief executive officer of Cheskin, and her colleague Davis Masten have been invited to join this advisory group, which helps promote public awareness of the work done by the National Academies. The National Academies comprise the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. These private, nonprofit organizations provide science, technology and medical advice to the nation under an 1863 congressional charter.

Laura Livers has been named president and chief executive officer of Atlanta-based Shop’n Chek Worldwide.

Karl Feld has been named manager, call center services at RTI International, Raleigh-Durham, N.C.

Stephen Grundy has been named managing director of global business development and client service at the U.K. office of Martin HambIin GfK Global Healthcare. Angela Duffy has been named managing director. Peter Goldberg, president of Martin Hamblin GfK Inc. in the U.S., has been named global research director for product development and commercialization. He will retain his role as president. Allan Bowditch remains global CEO healthcare.

Nancy Drapeau, market research manager at Diversified Business Communications, a Portland, Maine trade show organizer and publisher, was recently selected to join the Research Review Committee for the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, a U.S. exhibition industry research organization.

U.K.-based research software firm Pulse Train has named Richard Collins sales manager.

Cincinnati-based MRSI (Marketing Research Services, Inc.) has added four new employees, naming Nichole Bodnar senior project director, Christina Jansing field coordinator, Tom Spindler scriptwriter, and Karina Barrantes part-time panel coordinator.

Kelly Williams has joined Focus Pointe as a project manager at the company’s headquarters in Philadelphia.

Kim Kwiatkowski has joined New York research firm Advanced Focus as executive vice president. In addition, Debrah Galimidi has been named project director and Todd Biederman has been named president.

Loh Kah Huey has joined TNS as a project manager within the Regional Healthcare Team. Kah Huey will be based in Singapore.

Michael Schiller has joined Akron, Ohio-based DecisionPoint Marketing & Research as company partner and co-owner.

Daniel Schmitt has joined ICT Research Services as director of sales at the company’s headquarters in Newtown, Pa.

Bellomy Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., has named Lynn Dube director – client services.

Holly Burnette has been named field coordinator at The Matrix Group, Inc., a Lexington, Ky., research firm. In addition, Natalie Hagen has been named account coordinator.

Indianapolis-based Walker Information has promoted the following associates within the client services department: Valory Myers and Gary Szeszycki to director 3, Chris Gogis to director 2, Lauri Jones to director 1, and Kristen Larsen to project director 2. In addition, Walker Information hired the following associates as project directors: Kelly Kuroiwa, Beth Toon and Kelly Hughes.