Stephen B. Morris, New York-based Arbitron’s president and chief executive officer, was appointed by Arbitron’s board of directors to serve as chairman. William T. Kerr was elected by the company’s stockholders to serve on Arbitron’s board of directors for a one-year term until the 2008 meeting of stockholders.
Separately, the firm promoted Claudine Knisley to director of syndicated standards and analysis and promoted Dave Chipman to radio station services (RSS) Western regional manager to oversee the Los Angeles and Dallas RSS sales offices. In addition, Joel Zaremby was named senior account manager for Project Apollo and Rich Tunkel was promoted to vice president, national group services. George Brady has been named senior manager for cable and broadcast television sales. He will be based in Los Angeles.
The Walt Disney Co. has named Richard Loomis senior vice president of marketing and creative for the Disney Channel U.S. Marketing research will be among his new responsibilities.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Stamford, Conn., has named Geof Rochester executive vice president, marketing. Marketing research will be among his new responsibilities.
Vancouver-based research software firm Vision Critical has named Shawn Tagseth director of IT.
Colleen Moore-Mezler, president of Moore Research Services Inc., Erie, Pa., has been named president of the Marketing Research Association.
Dan Coates has been tapped to head the expansion of Germany-based research firm Globalpark into the U.S. He will be based in the firm’s new New York office.
Cincinnati research firm MarketVision has named Robin Conway and Jean Nickels senior qualitative research professional.
Nicola Cowland and Jane Shirley have been appointed joint managing directors of London-based Insight Research Group.
Jennifer Holland has joined Interviewing Service of America, Van Nuys, Calif., as an account executive. In addition, Jennifer Burlington has joined the firm’s Qualitative Insights and Field By Design divisions as an account executive.
Matthew O’Grady has been named president of San Diego information firm Claritas.
TNS Media Intelligence has named Dwight Green vice president, strategy and business development and Matthew Sullivan sales director, Eastern region for AdScope. In addition, Wendy Newell has been promoted to vice president, Western region sales and service, and Todd Isaacson has been promoted to vice president, national interactive business development.
Lightspeed Research, Basking Ridge, N.J., has named Michael Gazala CEO of the North American company.
New York-based researcher TNS has named Robert I. Tomei global head of access panels.
Indianapolis-based G & S Research has named Debbie Proudfoot senior director of client services and added JoAnne Ratermann as director of client services.
Farmington Hills, Mich.-based research firm MORPACE International Inc. has named Graham Lane vice president.
As part of the acquisition by TNS of the financial services research practice of Cambridge, Mass.-based Abt Associates in the United States, TNS has named Scott Rosa senior vice president and Sarita Bhagwat vice president. They will manage the merger of the two organizations as they integrate their Abt Associates practice into TNS Finance.
The Yellow Pages Association has presented Burt Michaels, senior vice president for Yellow Pages research at Knowledge Networks/SRI, Menlo Park, Calif., with the Stuart Stanze Individual Contribution Award. Michaels was co-winner of the prize with Sue Hume, who retired as executive director of marketing for AT&T Advertising and Publishing and is now with the Hume Group LLC. The Stanze Award is given each year for contributions of individuals on behalf of the Yellow Pages industry.
Separately, Lynne Armstrong has joined Knowledge Networks as senior vice president, talent management.
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, marketing firm Hilty Moore and Associates LLC has named Mark A. Thomas senior market analyst.
Kunal Gupta, a vice president and senior consultant at Cincinnati research firm Burke, has been selected to serve as a member of the 2007 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Fred Phillips has been named senior editor of Elsevier’s Technological Forecasting & Social Change journal.
New York-based Ipsos Health has named Elys Roberts president and CEO of Ipsos Health in North America and tapped Andrew Grenville as chief research officer.
InsightExpress, Stamford, Conn., has named Sarah Chan and Melanie Rago customer service representative.
David B. Vaden has been promoted to president, North America and global operations at Harris Interactive, Rochester, N.Y.