Insight consultancy Basis has named Soumya Roy as CEO of Basis NY.
U.K.-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots announced that Karen Schofield has stepped down as managing director of Join the Dots Singapore to pursue other interests. Maria Spinelli, who recently left her post as managing director of System 1 APAC, joins the company’s Singapore office as head of Asia.
Burke, Inc., Cincinnati, has promoted Mechele Lee and Gabriela Pashturro to vice president, senior account executive in client services. In addition, the firm has promoted Diane Surette to president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Current CEO Jeff Miller is retiring but will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors and act as a consultant to the company.
Diana Bailey has joined Emeryville, Calif., strategy and research consultancy Greenberg Strategy as vice president of strategic planning.
Joseph Jordan has been named senior vice president of supply at Deerfield, Ill.-based research firm Curion.
Rotterdam, Netherlands-based consumer insights company MetrixLab has appointed Pieter van der Gouwe as managing director of MetrixLab Netherlands. Additionally, Pim van Leeuwen has been promoted to director of client strategy and growth. They will jointly lead the company’s Dutch office.
Audience technology platform Eyeota has appointed two new executives to its senior leadership team: Chris Suh as senior vice president of corporate development and strategy and Don Lee as vice president of global platforms.
Brian Major has joined Cincinnati-based firm Directions Research as vice president, client service.
Jodi Schwartz has joined East Rutherford, N.J., company Russell Research as vice president of strategic planning.
Columbia, Md., marketing agency Merkle has appointed Peter Randazzo as global chief technology officer.
Stockholm-based technology provider Cint has appointed Lottie Saks as CFO.
China-based e-commerce company JD.com Inc. has appointed Chen Zhang to a new role as a senior advisor based in the United States, leaving his role as chief technology officer.
Toronto-based data services firm Maru/Blue has announced multiple promotions: Katie Gawlik to VP of strategy and development on the agency sales team; Waleed Nesyif to VP of strategy and development on the enterprise sales team; Mellissa Hill to VP of strategy and development on the market research sales team; and Amanda Naismith to VP of profiling and analytics on the community management team.
Plano, Texas, data services company Dynata has added data strategy as an area of focus, expanding the scope of its existing research science group. Melanie Courtright, currently EVP of global research science, will continue to lead the group in an expanded role as EVP, research science and data strategy.
Rochester, N.Y.-based research operations company Owl Solutions has hired Michelle Hendrickx as director of operations.
Two executive members of Jersey City, N.J., mobile data technology company SITO Mobile have been appointed to the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) board of directors. SITO CEO Tom Pallack will serve on the MMA’s global board and Bruce Rogers, founding managing director of The SITO Institute for Consumer Behavior and Location Sciences, will serve on its North American board. Each have committed to serve a two-year term.
Deerfield, Ill.-based research firm Curion has appointed Sean Bisceglia as chief executive officer.
Emily Carroll has joined Syracuse, N.Y., company Drive Research as marketing coordinator. In her role, Carroll will assist the team with content marketing, social media and digital marketing analytics.
U.K.-based software company Digital Taxonomy has announced multiple changes within the company. George Hamza has joined the company to help clients with support requests as well as testing and adding new features to Codeit. He also supports the company’s product road map. Additionally, Digital Taxonomy has brought on a summer AI intern through CAP-AI, funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The intern will work on a project to further enhance the company’s machine learning technology. To support its growth, the company has recently moved to a new, larger office.
San Francisco-based company Marshall Strategy has appointed Elaine Stern as vice president, research and insights.
Richard Boyko has joined research company GfK as country lead for consumer insights and marketing effectiveness in Belgium.
New York-based consumer insights platform Suzy has added Tanya Kolosova to its leadership team as senior vice president, data and insights.
New York-based investment bank Oberon Securities has added research industry professionals Kristin Luck and Sima Vasa as advisors.
San Francisco-based cannabis operator NorCal Cannabis has appointed Jeffrey Graham as vice president business intelligence. Graham previously led the research team at The New York Times and served as the head of advertising research for the Americas at Google. NorCal Cannabis has also appointed Alex Lopoukhine as director of brand and product marketing and Nish Nadaraja as director of retail marketing.
Potomac, Md., company Full Circle Research Co. has appointed Olivia Trujillo to lead its expansion into California as business unit leader.
Rhinebeck, N.Y., company Phoenix Marketing International has hired Michele Orlick as SVP, networks and media.
Eileen Doig has been named global accounts director for Chicago-based research firm Curion.
San Francisco-based media analytics company Zignal Labs has appointed Jennifer Granston as head of strategy and insights.
Market research firm Smarty Pants has appointed Blake Morin as insights guru.
Reston, Va., firm Comscore announced that CEO Bryan Wiener has resigned from the company and stepped down from the board of directors. Dale Fuller has been named interim CEO while Comscore’s nominating and governance committee initiates a search for a permanent CEO. Comscore President Sarah Hofstetter will also resign. The company has no immediate plans to fill her position. In addition, Irwin Gotlieb, Joanne Bradford and Kathi Love have been appointed to Comscore’s board of directors.
Bethesda, Md., data-centric security company Fasoo has appointed Deborah Kish as executive vice president of marketing and research.
Stockholm-based technology provider Cint has appointed Indie Blackwell as EVP of EMEA.
The Canadian Research Insights Council has appointed John Tabone as interim chief administrative officer.
In London, data services firm Maru/Blue has hired Claire Treloar as business development manager on the agency sales team and Simon Gallagher as business development manager on the enterprise and market research sales team.
Baldwinsville, N.Y., company Research & Marketing Strategies has hired Heather Kubacki as graphic designer and marketing coordinator.
Stay Metrics, a South Bend, Ind., company that provides driver retention tools for motor carriers, has appointed Bradley Fulton as director of research and analytics, responsible for leading the company’s survey products and research team.
Frédéric-Charles Petit, CEO of ITWP Group, has been appointed to the ESOMAR Foundation board. The ESOMAR Foundation is the charity arm of research association ESOMAR.
Teaneck, N.J., shopper insights agency PRS IN VIVO has named Ian Elmer as United States managing director, in charge of leading the company’s U.S. client development and qualitative teams.
Westlake Village, Calif., research and strategy firm SmithGeiger has added Robert Wendt as senior research analyst.
Jersey City, N.J., consumer behavior and location sciences company SITO Mobile Ltd. has appointed Lauren Wray as chief revenue officer.
London-based researcher Kantar has appointed Reed Cundiff as CEO, North America region. He takes over for Wayne Levings, who will return to the U.K. to continue in his role as head of global clients.
Research company Savanta has expanded its rebranded insight specialist offering in the Americas, starting with the U.S. and Canada. Savanta was formed by MIG Global combining its specialist agencies – MorarHPI, VIGA, Charterhouse, Circle and Wealth-X – into one global brand. Vin DeRobertis, former chief strategy officer of MIG Global, will head up all activity from Savanta’s New York headquarters, working alongside Yaron Brenman, general manager of the Americas region. Kyle Gollins joins the team in New York as vice president of client development. Adding to the existing Toronto team is Lily Nguyen, senior project manager; Nermin Aga, senior project manager; Davide Lombardi, senior consultant; and Jeremy Mullin, director – client development.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has appointed Matt Kistler as senior vice president of global insights, analytics and data. Kistler is based at IHG’s Americas headquarters in Atlanta.
Costa Mesa, Calif., research company J.D. Power has hired James Beem as managing director of its global health care intelligence division.
Toronto-based researcher Hotspex has added Scott Barlow to the U.K. office as vice president, research.
In London, SurveyHealthcare has appointed Lena Belz as head of European operations.
Research company Ipsos has promoted Kristen Kehoe as the leader of its new Generation Ipsos analyst development program for entry-level researchers. Additionally, Debi Lee has been named president, human resources head for North America.
Data analytics company 605, New York, has appointed Noah Levine as chief revenue officer and Caroline Horner as senior vice president of product management.
San Francisco-based audience insights and measurement platform Quantcast has appointed Rueben Vijaratnam as regional head, Malaysia, based in Singapore. The company has also recently appointed Richard Knott as business development director for Quantcast APAC.
Brand consultancy Hall & Partners has appointed Sue Klinck as global head of people and culture, a newly created role.
Toronto-based research technology platform Methodify has appointed Jonathan Hyde-Barnes as vice president, client development and Melissa Hugh as vice president, client success.
New York-based technology company Integral Ad Science has appointed Tony Marlow as chief marketing officer.
B2B agency DWA, a Merkle Company, has named Mollie Jolliffe as senior VP and general manager of its San Francisco office.
Research company Kadence International has added two to its London team: Emma Muckersie as head of global marketing and Kim Adjei as an insight manager.
Mike Garibaldi has been named COO/CFO for Chicago-based company Curion Insights.
Duncan Lawrence, co-CEO of Market Strategies International-Morpace, will assume a new role as strategic advisor. In June 2018, the two market research firms combined into one as part of an acquisition by STG. Melissa Sauter, who shared the co-CEO title with Lawrence, will fully assume the position of CEO. Jason Mantel will remain head of the automotive practice.
Boston-based digital experience intelligence company Decibel has appointed Adam Greco to its advisory board. Greco is a senior partner at digital analytics consulting firm Analytics Demystified.
Sterling, Va., information services company Neustar Inc. has appointed Gregg Galletta as vice president of data strategy.
Jim Gallagher has joined Warner Bros. Pictures, Burbank, Calif., as executive vice president, marketing, animation and family.
Partner marketing analytics firms Marketscience and Truesight have moved Nitesh Sahay, managing director and associate partner, to the London office from Delhi, India. In the U.K., Sahay will join Peter Cain, founder of Marketscience, to spearhead product development and provide dual support to both U.K. and India clients.
Alexandria, Va., marketing and analytics solutions firm Fishbowl Inc. has named John Martin as chief revenue officer.
Video insight platform Voxpopme has promoted Jenn Vogel to VP of marketing, while Cedric Guy has been appointed as VP of partnerships.
Kari Mannina has been named global strategy director for Chicago-based research company Curion.
Research company Ipsos, New York, has appointed Julia Clark as head of marketing and communications for North America.
Irvine, Calif., skincare and wellness products company Arbonne International has named Carole Diarra as chief marketing officer. As part of her role, Diarra will lead the company’s brand and product marketing, research and innovation and consumer insights.
London-based cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has appointed Yuka Uchijima and Dunstan Kornicki each as strategic insights director.
In Detroit, research company Ipsos has appointed Jacob George as executive vice president and leader of its U.S. automotive quality business.
Marketing Management Analytics, a business unit of research company Ipsos, has hired Michael Bertie as senior vice president.
Emeryville, Calif., research and strategy consultancy Greenberg Strategy has added three to its leadership team: Diana Bailey and Faith Markham both as vice president, strategic planning; and Laura Sigman as director of marketing.
Market research services company Knowledge Excel has promoted Tarun Khanna to operations manager, while Mohd Faraz has been appointed as head of the company’s Conjoint Centre of Excellence.
San Francisco-based insights platform UserTesting has appointed the following: Kaj van de Loo as chief technology officer; Mona Sabet as chief corporate strategy officer; and Mike Dillon as an independent director to the company’s board.
RTi Research, Norwalk, Conn., has promoted Melissa Usseglio to senior vice president.
In New York, research company Ipsos has hired Peter Mackey as executive vice president and head of its user experience and human factors practice.