The Connell Group, a Montvale, N.J., research firm, has named Phillip Barone vice president for strategic insights and consulting. In addition, the firm has added Ali Sheffield and Connie Torres as director of strategic insights.
U.K.-based Insight Research Group has tapped Research Director Damian Eade to head its new digital business team.
Denver-based iModerate Research Technologies has added Mike Israel as senior vice president of sales.
SQAD, a Tarrytown, N.Y., media cost forecasting firm, has promoted Samantha Marlowe to vice president of regional sales.
Schlesinger Associates, Iselin, N.J., has named Robert Ramirez senior vice president, strategic development for Schlesinger’s Global Management Solutions service in the U.S. Tim Holley has joined Schlesinger Associates as director, specialty panels and recruiting.
OTR Global, a Purchase, N.Y., investment research and agency-trading boutique, has named Mark Conley director of research.
Philadelphia research firm Focus Pointe Global has named Robert Stephens chief technology officer. He will be based in Atlanta.
Market Strategies International, Livonia, Mich., has added Keith Bossey as a senior vice president of research and consulting in the financial services division.
Research firm Hall & Partners has appointed Ashley Walker global marketing and communications director, based in London. In the firm’s New York office, Jim Forrest has been appointed global partner, digital innovations.
Erik Forsell has been named chief marketing officer of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
Cincinnati-based dunnhumbyUSA has promoted Jack Engle to senior vice president, global products and services and named Ernest Leffler vice president, global infrastructure, and Michele Weissman vice president, client solutions.
Dean Wiltse has joined FashionPlaytes, a Beverly, Mass., firm that maintains an online community for 5-to-12-year-old girls, as CEO. Dana Stanley has been named vice president of research.
April Jeffries has stepped into the role of president of Ipsos UU, the qualitative research arm of Ipsos Marketing, in the United States. She is based at Ipsos’ office in Mahwah, N.J. Separately, Jeff Cail has been named chief operating officer for Ipsos in North America. David Parma has joined as president of Ipsos Marketing in the United States. And Jim Meyer is the newly-appointed CEO North America for Ipsos ASI.
Cambiar, a management consulting firm focusing on the research industry, has appointed Russ Rubin as an associate in its research impact practice.
Encino, Calif.-based uSamp has named Carl Trudel chief technology officer.
London research firm Double Helix has named Diana Tan and Julie Kang to its Singapore-based APAC market research team.
Rachelle Deshaies has been appointed executive vice president and managing director of the Toronto office of Leger – The Research Intelligence Group.
U.K. health care research agency Insight Research Group has hired Research Director Kyrie Andersen to join its quantitative research practice, which it markets as IQ.
MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has promoted Peter Verrill to senior research associate and Anna Waitas to research manager. Abigail Miller and Keith Romer have been named research associates assigned to the online qualitative team. In addition, Chad Davis has joined the company as a vice president in the Cleveland office.
Millward Brown has appointed Travyn Rhall as global CEO, succeeding Eileen Campbell, who is stepping down in mid-July for personal reasons.