Nigel Jackson, group head of Chicago research company Synovate in the U.K., died at age 43 in an accident while skiing in the French Alps on December 25, 2009.
William T. Kerr has been named president and CEO of Columbia, Md., research company Arbitron Inc., following the resignation of Michael P. Skarzynski.
Quick Test/Heakin, a Jupiter, Fla., research company, has hired Evelyn Frederikson and Barbara Bromen as managers. Kacia Munshaw, Beth Strigle and Scott Gonzalez have been promoted to facility manager.
Judi Hess has been elected secretary of the global board of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association, Dallas.
David Zamarin has been appointed senior vice president and CMO of Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Las Vegas. Research will be among his responsibilities.
Vancouver, B.C., research company Vision Critical has hired Andrew Iain Reid as managing director, corporate development.
Cassidy Walker has joined CORE Insights, a Boulder, Colo., research company, as a marketing research intern.
Rochester, N.Y., research company Valient Solutions has named Andrew Smith and Michael Kuppe vice president, client services. Kuppe will be based in the firm’s Troy, Mich., office.
G & S Research, Indianapolis, has promoted Erin Horner to senior director, client service; and Chad Moore and Ashley Miller to senior analyst.
Leo Gibney has been named director of Evolution Marketing Research, Blue Bell, Pa.
SurveyHealthCare, a New York research company, has named Robin Nowatkowski vice president, project services.
The Research Partnership, London, has appointed Harriet S. Kozak as president, U.S. Kozak will be based in Philadelphia.
Cincinnati research company Burke, Inc. has named Jeff Miller president and CEO following the retirement of Michael Baumgardner, effective October 1, 2010. Additionally, Burke has promoted Charles Eden to senior vice president.
Versta Research, Evanston, Ill., has hired Susan Dollman as vice president.
Ken Brewster has joined London research company E-Tabs as director. Brewster will be based in Chicago.
Cherney Microbiological Services, a Green Bay, Wis., laboratory testing company, has named Amanda Matczynski marketing research analyst.
Schlesinger Associates, an Edison, N.J., research company, has appointed Julian Groeger as vice president, online communities.
Jeni Lee Chapman has been named executive vice president, global brand and communication consulting, of Rochester, N.Y., research company Harris Interactive.
AlphaDetail, a San Mateo, Calif., research company, has named Rishi Varma president and CEO.
Framingham, Mass., research company Kadence International has hired Dawn Herdman as qualitative director in its Jakarta, Indonesia, office.
Information Resources Inc., a Chicago research company, has appointed Eva Vila Massanas as managing director in Spain; Bob Hilarides as executive vice president and general manager; Mike Duffy as vice president, client engagements; and Srinivas Kowta as vice president, analytic modeling.
Innerscope Research Inc., Boston, has named John Dimling to its board of directors and Stephen Morris to its board of advisors.
BuzzLogic, a San Francisco research company, has hired Peter O’Sullivan as vice president, sales.
Dan Foreman has been hired to lead international business development for ActiveGroup, a Norcross, Ga., research software company. Foreman will be based in London.
Stuart Greif has been named vice president and general manager, global travel and hospitality, of Westlake Village, Calif., research company J.D. Power and Associates. The company has also named John Humphrey head of global automotive operations.
Reston, Va., research companycomScore Inc. has hired Eric Bosco as chief product officer.
R/GA, a New York research company, has named William Charnock chief strategy officer.
Chicago research company Mintel has appointed Pete Giannakopoulos as president, Mintel CPG Americas.
Chicago research company Synovate has hired Sareem Chen as associate director, qualitative. Chen will be based in Beijing. Additionally, Synovate has named Steve Lowery group head, custom health care, U.K.
Kirk Dando and Eric Schrier have joined the advisory board of Bazaarvoice, an Austin, Texas, research company.
New York revenue planning and management company Solbright has appointed John Nives senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing. Research will be among his responsibilities.
New York research company Advanced Focus has named Sara Solomon-White facility director.