Stewart Tippler has formed AST Media and will be working with Quirk’s Marketing Research Media and other research industry companies and organizations to help expand the reach of their products and services and form partnerships across Europe.
Marketing agency Rauxa has appointed Preeti Patel as vice president of technology, based in the firm’s New York office.
In Los Angeles, consumer intelligence firm Maru/Matchbox has made two senior additions to its media and entertainment practice: Andrew Hawn as senior vice president, consulting; and Audra Priluck as vice president, business development.
White Plains, N.Y., retail merchandising and marketing services firm SPAR Group Inc. has promoted Gerry Marrone to chief revenue officer.
Herndon, Va., software and solutions firm Deltek has appointed Perry Hardt as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
Researcher Kantar has appointed Katie McClintock as CEO of its insights division, comprised of Kantar TNS and Kantar Millward Brown, in Singapore.
Monroe, La., communications provider CenturyLink has named Gaurav Chand as executive vice president – marketing and Shaun Andrews as executive vice president, product management.
Port Washington, N.Y., information company The NPD Group has named Nathan Shipley as executive director/industry analyst for the firm’s automotive aftermarket business.
Durham, N.C.-based research consultancy W5 has announced that Amy R. Castelda is now a partner of the firm. She will lead all client relation activities, including account management, marketing and business development.
AOTMP, an Indianapolis-based information, research and advisory firm for telecom management, has added Andrew Hartwyk as senior research director for its research and advisory practice.
Edison Research has announced it is expanding its Somerville, N.J., offices as it adds employees to support its growth in election and audio research. The company has also promoted the following: Rob Farbman to executive vice president; Melissa Kiesche and Tom Webster to senior vice president; Nicole Beniamini, Randall Brown, Megan Lazovick, Mary Meyn and Johanna Roche to vice president; and Laura Silvia to vice president, digital operations and information technology. Clint Stevenson has been hired as vice president, data science.
Los Angeles-based research firm Hypothesis has added Savannah Daugherty as a senior analyst.
In London, information, analytics and solutions firm IHS Markit has appointed Lance Uggla, the company’s president and chief operating officer, as chairman and CEO following the retirement of Chairman and CEO Jerre Stead. The company has also added John Browne and Nicoletta Giadrossi as directors to its board.
Australia-based researcher Pureprofile has appointed Nic Jones as CEO. Jones replaces previous CEO Paul Chan, who will take on the role of chief innovations officer. Jones is also expected to be appointed to the board of directors as managing director.
In New York, researcher Maru/Matchbox has appointed Tricia Juhn to its financial services team. Juhn will also operate as a senior member of Maru/Matchbox’s Qualitative Center of Excellence.
The board of the Market Research Institute International, Ann Arbor, Mich., has elected Jeffrey Henning, founder and president of Researchscape International, as board president for 2018. He succeeds Jon Last, founder and president at Sports and Leisure Research Group, who now becomes immediate past president. The board also elected the following: Dan Coates, president and co-founder of Ypulse Inc., as president-elect; Michael Mermelstein, executive vice president of Nichols Research, as treasurer; Guido Lara, founder and president of LEXIA Global; Karen Scherbaum, group vice president, consumer insights, Macy’s Inc.; and David Scowcroft, senior vice president, Ipsos Healthcare.
Minneapolis-based data collection and analysis agency Custom Intercept Solutions has named Jamie Noltner as client services manager.
Jupiter, Fla.-based data collection company Quick Test/Heakin has recently promoted Gilda Castro to account manager.
San Mateo, Calif.-based retail analytics firm Wiser has appointed Mathieu Gagné as chief financial officer. He will be based in the firm’s Boston office.
Chicago-based retail insights firm SPINS has appointed Molly Hjelm as vice president of marketing.
Bethesda, Md., researcher Abt Associates has named Bernadette Sexton as managing director of Abt Britain.
Waltham, Mass., research and consulting firm Applied Marketing Science Inc. has promoted Carmel Dibner to principal and Patricia Yanes to associate principal.
Little Rock, Ark., audience building platform SpotRight Inc. has added Shannon Denton, former global CEO of digital agency Razorfish and current principal and managing partner of Fifth Wave Ventures, to its board of advisors.
Loyalty and CRM company Brierley+Partners, Dallas, has appointed Katsutoshi Murakami as president and CEO. Jim Sturm, previous president and CEO, will assume the role of executive chairman.
Columbia, Md., marketing agency Merkle has appointed the following for Merkle Americas: Matt Seeley as executive vice president, technology services; Joanne Zaiac as chief client officer; and Craig Dempster as president.
Kobie Marketing, St. Petersburg, Fla., has appointed Larry Roos as chief information officer.
Portsmouth, N.H.-based online research panel Opinions 4 Good (Op4G) has added Tariq Mirza as an international strategic growth advisor based in the United Kingdom and Europe.
Arlington, Va., research company Fors Marsh Group has named Ronne Ostby as vice president of communication research.
The Insights Association, Washington, D.C., has appointed the following as board officers for 2018: Rob Stone, CEO, Grail Research as chair; David Rothstein, CEO, RTi Research as vice chair (will serve as chair in 2019); Simon Chadwick, managing partner, Cambiar LLC as immediate past chair; Jeff Miller, president and CEO, Burke, Inc., will serve the second of his two-year term as treasurer; and Lisa Courtade, executive director, global customer and brand insights, Merck, begins a two-year term as secretary. The following will serve as directors in 2018: Scott Baker, vice president, U.S. qualitative, Schlesinger Associates; Ivy Boehm, VP market intelligence - small business, commerce solutions, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Lynnette Cooke, global CEO, Kantar Health; Ted Donnelly, managing director, Baltimore Research; Tim Hoskins, president, Quester; Ginny Kevorkian, senior market research manager, Emory Healthcare; Pierre LeManh, CEO North America and global deputy CEO, Ipsos; Neil Marcus, assistant vice president, U.S. marketing science team, MetLife; and Jude Olinger, CEO, The Olinger Group. Dan Womack, head of insights for Aflac and an MRA and Insights Association board member since 2011, has retired from the board.
Kantar Public, the London-based public policy and communications division of Kantar, has appointed Sean Larkins as global CEO of Kantar Public Consulting.
Sterling, Va., information services company Neustar Inc. has appointed Kenneth Ewell as vice president of customer success for its analytics solutions.
Digital experience analytics firm Decibel Insight has appointed Even Walser as chief revenue officer. The company has also appointed Brian Bullock as VP of U.S. sales; Adnan Erriade as VP EMEA sales; David Ives as VP of engineering; and Lindsay O’Gorman as VP of marketing.
In Philadelphia, research company Psyma International has appointed Gordon Gochenauer to lead its oncology practice.