New York research company Fulcrum has hired Chrisie Dorton and Lisa Schizas as director, client services, in the purchase-to-purchase division.
Robert Takacs has joined Echo Research, New York, as executive vice president.
Atlanta research company CMI has promoted Laura Winn to vice president, client solutions. CMI has also hired Ryan Kocher as vice president, analytics. Kocher will be based in Chicago.
Kenneth Farmer has been hired as senior vice president, client service, at Salt Lake City research company The Modellers. Farmer will be based in San Francisco.
Eva Laparra has joined New York research company WorldOne as managing director, southern Europe. Laparra will be based in Barcelona, Spain.
New York research company Insight Strategy Group has promoted Betsy Grimes to associate director.
Bryn Mawr, Pa., research company Integrated Marketing Associates LLC has promoted Drew Cutler and Ian Fureman to principal.
MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has hired Kendall Gay as vice president, qualitative research.
Kees de Jong, CEO of Shelton, Conn., research company SSI, has been appointed vice chairman of SSI’s board of directors.
The Retail Feedback Group, a Plainview, N.Y., research company, has named Brian Numainville a principal. Numainville will be based in Minneapolis.
Rhinebeck, N.Y., research company Phoenix Marketing International has named Jim Timony vice president, technology and media.
Martin Grimwood has been named divisional director for Nuremberg, Germany, research company The GfK Group’s life, pensions and asset management client base. Grimwood will be based in London.
Phoenix research company Blueocean Market Intelligence has appointed Suzanne Schlundt as vice president, client services; and Jennifer Schranz as account director.
Discovery Research, London, has promoted Alan Hathaway to managing director.
Ipsos Understanding Unlimited, a Cincinnati research company, has appointed Gordon Milne to lead the company’s business in Asia-Pacific. Milne will be based in Bangkok, Thailand. Additionally, Cynthia Mile has joined Ipsos’s qualitative team in Asia-Pacific and Jaisy Desai has joined Ipsos in Singapore.