Margaret (Hicks) Feit, former president of Atlanta research company Jackson Associates, died on April 4 at age 66.
Framingham, Mass., research company Kadence International has appointed Barbara Gourley as insights director and U.K. board member at its London office.
Kathleen Schmidt has joined Percept Research, Durham, N.C., as senior account manager, client services.
Market Probe, a Milwaukee, Wis., research company, has named Saji Kumar managing director, Asia-Pacific.
Waltham, Mass., research company Applied Marketing Science Inc. has hired Lori Weiner as senior project director, product and process innovation and litigation support.
Ouiza Rebahi has been named managing director of Stockholm, Sweden, research company Cint’s Paris office.
Los Angeles research company New American Dimensions has hired Leslie Smith as senior vice president, business development and marketing.
Vancouver, B.C., research company Vision Critical has appointed Mark Marissen as vice president, business development; and Jodene Vining has been named account director, Australia and New Zealand. Vining will be based in Sydney. Brad Wilson has been appointed director, business development, Australia and New Zealand, and will be based in Melbourne. Kris Hartvigsen has been promoted to senior vice president, business development, direct sales, Europe. Hartvigsen will be based in London.
Synovate, a Chicago research company, has made several appointments and promotions. Howard Ballon has joined the company as managing director, new media and entertainment, North America. Ballon will be based in Los Angeles. Tradian Almasanu has been named key account director, consumer packaged goods, U.K. Matt Couture has joined the company’s Marketing Management Analytics division as senior director, client service and analytics. Synovate has also hired Steve Laue as managing director, banking, finance and insurance research, for Synovate in Greater China. Darren Smith has been promoted to director, operations, Synovate Pan-Africa and will be based in Kenya. Jon Harper has been promoted to global head, brand and communications. John Carroll III has been promoted to global head, customer experience.
Donna Koenig has joined Lynx Research Consulting, Boise, Idaho, as vice president, account executive.
G & S Research, Indianapolis, has made four appointments: Chuck Stroyeck, director, client services; Andrew Robertson, planning and reporting analyst; Mary Tocci, project manager; and Graeme Leiser, manager, client services.
Ipsos OTX MediaCT, a Los Angeles research company, has promoted Eric Villain to president, media and technology. Additionally, Audra Priluck of Ipsos OTX MediaCT has been appointed to the interactive media peer group executive committee of the Academy of Television, Arts and Science, North Hollywood, Calif.
Scarborough Research, New York, has hired Gerardo Guzman as vice president, product management.
Bloomfield, Conn., research company The Pert Group has hired Christopher Barnes as senior vice president, client development.
Denise Conroy-Galley has been promoted to executive vice president, marketing and research, of Outdoor Channel, Temecula, Calif.
Shari Lesser has joined Santa Monica, Calif., research company The Phelps Group as a public relations specialist.
Dallas research company Toluna has hired John Bremer as chief research officer and Peter Shafer as senior vice president, enterprise solutions.
Quick Test/Heakin, a Jupiter, Fla., research company, has made the following appointments: Heather Hyland, Janet DeVries, Marcos Santizo and Lisa Youngblood, manager; and Stephanie Villacreces, project manager, entertainment.
Bellevue, Wash., research company Global Market Insite Inc. has promoted Jon Puleston to vice president, innovation; Mitra Asilzadeh to vice president, international service operations; and Betsy Yalcin to vice president, human resources.
Danica Kwon and Erin Chun have joined Polaris Marketing Research Inc., Atlanta, as analysts.
Rochester, N.Y., research company Harris Interactive has appointed Alan Gould to its board of directors.
David C. Owen has been named managing consultant of Consensus Research Group, New York.
Phoenix Marketing International, a Rhinebeck, N.Y., research company, has named Maxine Harrington research executive. She will be based in Surrey, U.K.
Oslo, Norway, research software company Confirmit has hired Michael Wooh as CMO.
Horsham, Pa., research company TNS has hired Ivan Browne as head of its retail and shopper sector. Browne will be based in London. Additionally, TNS has hired Gustavo Alvarez as regional accounts director for its Miami office.
New York research company Millward Brown has named Daren Poole global brand director for Link, its ad optimization solution. He will be based in Sydney, Australia.
Clear Channel Radio, San Antonio, has appointed Gary Marince as senior vice president, research and development.
David Teague has been named a director in the U.K. for The Futures Company, a Chapel Hill, N.C., research firm.
London research company Populus Limited has appointed Jo Gibbons as director, business development; and Alexia Latham as associate director.
Espoo, Finland, research company Zokem has hired Andreas Piani as general manager, Europe.
Portland, Ore., research company Rentrak has promoted Ron Giambra to president, theatrical worldwide. Additionally, Cathy Hetzel, president of Rentrak’s advanced media and information division, has taken on the role of corporate president.
New York research company Ipsos Health has made the following hires: Pauline Minch, Amy Moses and Sandra Weber, senior research manager; Elisabeth Higgins, Jessica Stuart, Pooja Dagli, Ravi Makhiha, Qasim Jawaid and Asfia Azam, research associate.