Seymour Sudman, a professor at the University of Illinois and a pioneer in the field of survey research, died on May 2nd from complications of a stroke.
FGI, Inc., a Chapel Hill, N.C., consulting and research firm, has expanded its Customer Research and Quality Consulting (CRQC) client services teams, naming Don Hume senior research methodologist, Daniel J. Mosrie senior account manager and manager of research operations for the CRQC, and promoting Joe Bates to senior account manager, Carla Penel and Jennifer Lewis to account manager, Greg Newman to associate account manager, and Jackie Malik to senior market research assistant.
Hollywood, Fla.-based homebuilder Web site American Home Guides has named David Gold corporate marketing director. Gold will be responsible for market analysis, market research, publicity, advertising, and coordinating the sales and marketing aspects of the company.
Catalyst International, Inc., a Milwaukee supplier of warehouse management technology, has named Mia Scaffidi as director of marketing communications and research.
Socratic/Modalis Research Technologies, San Francisco, has named Gary Nicholas vice president, accounts; and Jeff Berg and Edward Erickson account executive.
St. Louis research firm Marketeam Associates has named Yvonne Filla account representative.
MarketTools, Inc., a Sausalito, Calif., research firm, has named Nigel Hopkins to its executive team. Hopkins will lead MarketTools’ Advanced Products Group.
Cleveland research firm The Pat Henry Group has promoted Jennifer Rozic to focus group manager.
Greg Van Scoy has been promoted to account executive at Burke Customer Satisfaction Associates, Cincinnati.
Integrated Research Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, has named Thomas Schmidt vice president.
San Jose, Calif.-based Survey.com, has named Jack Mohally chief financial officer. The firm has also named Calvin Carr vice president of sales and business development for the company’s IT research division. Also, the company has announced that Elliot King will serve as the editor-in-chief of the E-Business Transformation Report (EBT), a new newsletter reporting on the ways information technology is transforming business.
IDC, a Framingham, Mass., IT information firm, has appointed Vicki J. Brown chief operating officer, and Dennis Philbin senior vice president, Internet products & partnerships.
Washington, D.C.-based information analysis firm DFI International has promoted David Brinkley and Douglas Fagans to associate, and Tim Garnett to senior analyst. The firm has also added Diana Gulbinas, Chris Harris, and John Kenkel as research analysts.
Neil Canter has been named executive vice president and general manager - business insights and analytics, at Information Resources, Chicago.
Debbie James has been named staffing coordinator for MRT Services, an Atlanta research support service. In addition, Pat Cheshire has been named administrative assistant.
Nancy Anthony has been named project coordinator at Focuscope Market Research, Oak Park, Ill.
Susan Swanson has been promoted to senior research analyst at Eagle Research, Atlanta.