Media measurement company Comscore has added Brian McLoughlin to lead the company's commercial relationship with Publicis Groupe.
Data, insights and consulting company Kantar has appointed Chris Jansen as group chief executive officer, effective November 1, 2021.
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has added Marcy Shinder to its board of directors.
Software and data platform VideoAmp has added Wendell Younkins as chief accounting officer.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Chicago-based Alejandro Hernandez as “insights whiz.”
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has appointed Joe Corace as vice president, client development. Corace is based in Chicago.
Technology provider Cint has added Marie-Louise Howett to its executive team as chief human resources officer.
Fluent Inc., a data-driven performance marketing company, has made changes to its leadership and management teams with the appointment of Ryan Schulke as chief strategy officer, Matthew Conlin as chief customer officer and Don Patrick as interim CEO.
Consumer insights platform getWizer is expanding its U.S. presence and has made several promotions accordingly. Jennifer Allison has been promoted to global head of sales while Alex Frankel Schorr becomes director of customer success and Shira Watermann becomes VP of research, Americas.
PRS IN VIVO, a consulting firm specializing in shopper and product experience, has added Lisa Manuzza as SVP, client and market development in the U.S.
Marketing research agency Kadence International has added Vipin Arora as executive director for its India office.
Kantar Public, the public policy advisory division of Kantar, has appointed Craig Donovan as national director, government communications for its Australian business.
Research company The Logit Group has added Jay Thordarson as VP of research services.
Deborah F. Spake, dean of Kent State University’s College of Administration, has been named a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association Marketing for Higher Education Special Interest Group Lifetime Achievement Award. She has contributed to higher education research on topics related to university branding, student satisfaction and service learning.
Insights platform PureSpectrum has added a new Australian office in Sydney and has appointed Anthony O’Brien as vice president, ANZ. Additionally, Daniel Soh joins PureSpectrum Asia in Singapore as senior account director.
Research localization agency EMPOWER Translate has hired David Bunn as head of department for its unstructured data unit.
National CineMedia, a cinema advertising network in the U.S., has added Manu Singh as senior vice president of strategic insight and analytics. Singh will be based in New York.
The Marketing Science Institute (MSI), a division of the Advertising Research Federation, has named John G. Lynch, Jr., Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder, as the MSI executive director for 2022-2023. Lynch‘s appointment will begin in January 2022.
Insights agency Nimbly has appointed John Broderick as vice president of strategic insights.
Canadian marketing research company Leger has appointed Frank Chipman as vice president, health care for its American office.
Syracuse, N.Y.-based Drive Research has added Justin Eisenhauer as a research assistant.
Research and analytics consultancy GBK Collective has appointed Harvard Business School professor Marco Di Maggio to its advisory board.
Behavioral research firm InsightsNow has hired Kristin Wright as vice president of research and insights.
Data collection firm Rep Data has added Mark Tzatzaris as partner.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added Singapore-based Stephen Dexter as senior director, market development.
Insights solutions provider Toluna has made several promotions on its leadership team, including: Brett Criss and Daphne Allan to SVP, strategic end clients; Jim Mullady to VP, client director; Dan Enson to VP, research solutions; and Matt Booth to senior research director. Additionally the company has expanded its team with new hires, adding Tammy Young as SVP, sales; Bill Cohen as VP, client director; Matt Kennedy as AVP, client director; and Katelyn Jones as client manager for the health care team.
The Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA) has announced the recipients of the first round of QRCA Advance Thought Leaders. These members "showcase the knowledge and expertise to drive new thinking in the field of qualitative research and continually create content that is shared in presentation and written formats."
3-Star Status:
- Pam Goldfarb Liss, LitBrains - Igniting Ideas!
- Corette Haf, Think Global Qualitative
- Nancy Hardwick, Hardwick Research
- Ilka Kuhagen, IKM GmbH
- Joel Reish, Cox Automotive Inc.
- Laurie Tema-Lyn, Practical Imagination Enterprises
- Jay Zaltzman, Bureau West
2-Star Status:
- Janet Standen, Scoot Insights
Data insights and content strategy firm SmithGeiger Group has added Aaron Paquette to head its newly established division AccelerateSG, which partners with brands in media, tech, consumer product goods, retail and leisure to accelerate online growth.
First-party data platform Dynata has made several new hires, adding Nancy Brigham as vice president, research science; Pat Brennan as vice president, panel development; John Talierco as product owner; and Naveen Goel as vice president, India operations.
LG Ads, a provider of cross-screen media and measurement solutions for convergent TV, has appointed Raghu Kodige as chief executive officer. Ashish Chordia becomes executive chairman.
Data company fifty-five has promoted Robin Clayton to managing director and has appointed Alicia Arnold as managing director.
Language and research services provider Mission Translate has reported an 89% increase in revenue compared to the same period last year. Additionally, the company has made two new hires, adding David Lamont as global sales director and Steven Prior as business development manager.
Marketing research and public opinion company Ipsos has appointed Nathalie Roos as chief executive officer. Didier Truchot, the company's founder, becomes chairman of the board of directors.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added London-based Inna Merenkova as managing director, Europe.
Stan Sthanunathan, formerly of Unilever, has joined the board of directors of data and research services company Schlesinger Group. Additionally, Sthanunathan becomes a strategic board advisor for consumer research platform quantilope.
Marketing analytics and strategy advisory Forethought has appointed Darren Stein as global CEO.
Video data platform IRIS.TV has appointed Garrett MacDonald as chief commercial officer.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added Danielle DuPreé as vice president, market development.
Customer experience and research technology company Forsta has added Volker Wylutzki-Boehme as managing director and head of voice of customer and voice of employee experiences in DACH.
Competitive Edge Research, a polling and research consultancy based in San Diego, has hired Sebastian Bonilla as research manager.
Marketing research software platform Suzy has appointed Sofia Hernandez, head of North America business marketing at TikTok, to its board of directors.
Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery has appointed David Polston as chief marketing officer.
Omnicom Media Group UK has appointed Henry Rowe as chief digital officer and Laura Collins as group performance director.
Research and strategy agency Rebel & Co has hired Meg Welch as chief marketing officer.
Marketing research agency FlexMR has formed its client advisory board with founding members Sarah Isherwood, head of marketing strategy and guest experience at Marston's; Nick Watt, associate director of strategy and business development for Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions Group; Emma Baxter, head of research for the Coventry Building Society; and Charlotte Dunsterville, chief consumer officer for Sure Telecom.
Harris Interactive AG, the Germany branch of marketing research agency Harris Interactive, announced that CEO Thomas Rodenhausen will leave the company on July 31. Moving forward, strategy for the Germany business will be driven by Gabriele Stockl, sector head of CPG, and Orhan Kocyigit, director of health care and consumer services.
Insights and consulting firm M/A/R/C Research has appointed Jeff McDonald as senior vice president of account management and has promoted Brad Seipel to executive vice president. Seipel will also continue as group director of account management.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Lizanne Woodson to its operations team as client accounts manager.
Insights provider MDI has appointed Kim Albert as managing director of Australian operations and Marsha Montebello as commercial director.
NBCUniversal has appointed John Lee as chief data officer.
Insights company Fiftyfive5 has added Ed Harrison as brand and communications specialist.
Media measurement company Comscore announced that Chief Financial Officer Greg Fink will leave the company at the end of August 2021.
Op4G, a marketing research company headquartered in Portsmouth, N.H., has appointed John Sadler as senior director of client development. Sadler is based in Chicago.
SYZYGY, WPP’s data and digital strategy agency, has promoted Matt Brown to commercial director of the U.K. and managing director of its U.S. office.
Advertising platform Amobee has appointed Nick Brien as chief executive officer.
AdPredictive, a customer intelligence software platform, has appointed Travis Rhoades as executive vice president of data analytics and intelligence.
Forsta, a customer experience and research technology company, has appointed Jim Reitz as head of sales for the Americas, voice of customer and employee.
Health care marketing research company Purdie Pascoe has added Lena Belz as operations director and Hemant Mistry as research executive.
Schlesinger Clinical Research, a clinical research and data collection provider, has appointed Jenn Petell as vice president, clinical research.
Market Decisions Research has promoted Patrick Madden to president. Madden becomes lead executive in place of owner Curtis Mildner, who will retain ownership of the company while assuming the role of advisor to management.
Consumer intelligence company Native.AI has appointed Mike Jackson as chief technology officer.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Olivia Denton Smith to its Tennessee-based financial and operational leadership team as accounts payable manager or “expense expert.”