Consumer research consultancy Sensory Dimensions has added Gemma Cudjoe to lead its qualitative practice.
Strategy and insights professionals Brian Cruikshank and Jess Horkan have launched empatiX Consulting.
Ipsos has appointed Brad Hyde as director of Ipsos Perth to lead the business in Western Australia.
Consumer research company Magid has hired Marissa Nelson as senior consultant, local media.
Consumer insights firm Ignite 360 has promoted Tori Palmer-Kern to associate insights director.
Schlesinger Clinical Research has appointed Chris Kim as vice president, human factors.
Dunkin' has appointed Rafael Acevedo as U.S. chief marketing officer.
Marketing research agency MetrixLab has opened a new office in Frankfurt, Germany, and has made several appointments to support the expansion, adding Cladia Gelbe as managing director, Eszter Juhasz as group account leader, Thomas Deneke as senior client director and Krystle Wagner as research director.
Intelligence firm Aimpoint Research has added Susan Leonard as senior research manager.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Amberly Lerner as “insights prodigy.”
The Insights Association has hired Lisa Beck as director, account development, and Andrew McKinney as director, marketing and strategic accounts.
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has added Lauren Palmer as senior product manager for its advertising business.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added Jola Burnett to the U.S. team as vice president, client development. Burnett is based in New York.
Online survey and research services company QuestionPro has expanded to Canada with the opening of an office in Toronto and has named Dan Jackson as managing director.
The Market Research Council (MRC) has announced the inductees for its 2021 Market Research Council Hall of Fame Awards and its Change Maker Award. This year’s Hall of Fame inductees include J. Walker Smith in the active practitioner category and Norman Hecht in the retired practitioner category. Additionally, Alfred A. Kuehn has been awarded the MRC’s Change Maker Award, which recognizes “an individual who has exhibited exceptional vision and passion in advancing market research as a profession during the past year.” The 2021 recipients will be celebrated virtually at the MRC’s Hall of Fame ceremony on June 17.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added Jessica Psahoulias as “insights prodigy.”
Linguistic agency Global Accent Translation Services has hired Abby Currie as project coordinator.
Marketing testing SaaS platform CoolTool has appointed Craig Stevens as chief executive officer.
The Insights Family, a provider of kids, parents and family market intelligence, has added six to the team. Haroon Iqbal joins the company as data analyst, while Esther Hayward becomes commercial executive, Yi Wei joins as management accountant and Awliya Rahimah Hendaryanti becomes research executive covering APAC. Additionally, the company will add Disha Rajpal as data scientist in July and Costanza Barrai as commercial executive in August.
Intelligence firm Aimpoint Research has added Ken Gilliam, former director of strategic wargaming at the U.S. Army War College, to the team as fusion leader.
MarketVision Research has hired five new research assistants. Caroline Alexander and Chad Martini join the client service team while Grant Gordon joins the qualitative research team. Oscar Barajas and Mary Damko have joined the online communities team.
Data collection firm Rep Data has hired Jeremy Antoniuk as chief operations officer.
Jage Media, a B2B media company for the cannabis industry, has added Kerry Gumas to its board of directors.
CX and research technology company Forsta has appointed Melissa Perri, CEO of Produx Labs, to the company’s board.
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has appointed Mimi Wotring as SVP, publisher sales and client services.
Ad intelligence company AdImpact has appointed Dwight Green as chief business officer.
Data and research services provider Schlesinger Group has appointed Joe Giacobbe as senior vice president, global panels.
Consumer research platform quantilope has added Amanda van Haaster as senior research consultant.
Marketing research firm W5 Inc. has added Sonja Hodgson and Brennan Mullin to the team.
Marketing research company GutCheck has tapped Dave Sibley as CFO.
Pure.amplify, the media business of Pureprofile, will launch in the U.K., with Tasneem Ali heading the expansion.
Kantar Public, the public policy advisory division of Kantar, has appointed Rhoune Ochako as country director for Kantar Public’s development practice in Kenya.
True Influence, a sales and marketing solutions provider, has added Ken Lordy as senior vice president, product management.
Data and measurement-driven media agency Essence has appointed Magda Wolder as head of experience, APAC. Wolder is based out of Singapore.
Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio in the U.K., has appointed Tara Wilkinson as head of insight.
Marketing research firm B2B International has promoted Matthew Powell to vice president and executive director, North America.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added Nisha Yadav to the U.S. team as senior vice president, omni shopper. Yadav is based in New York.
BMG Research has appointed Sarah Kitchen as client development director.
Marketing research company Omnisis has expanded its team with the addition of Anca Nisirius and Marie Cooper as data analysts and Dylan Cliff as junior developer.
Data analytics and marketing research company IRI has added Cecilia Ogude as senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ad intelligence SaaS company AdImpact has added William Macauley as vice president of product.
Bazaarvoice Inc., a provider of product reviews and user-generated content solutions, has appointed Tom Addis as president.
Cultural intelligence consultancy sparks & honey has added Davianne Harris as chief client officer and head of the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion practice.