The Aribtron Company, New York, has named Jennifer Williams account manager for the firm’s advertiser and agency services division.
Scarborough Research, Austin, Texas, has named Barbara Quisenberry account director in the print division.
Mark Halton has joined the Bozell Chicago ad agency as associate director, strategic planning and research.
Greenwich, Conn.-based NFO WorldGroup (formerly NFO Worldwide) has announced top management transitions in both North America and Europe. Kenneth M. Freeman has joined the firm as president, NFO North America. Freeman replaces Joe Migliara, founding partner of NFO Migliara/Kaplan, who has been NFO North America’s president for the past five years. Migliara is leaving the company to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors in the biotech and health care industries, a move he requested. In Europe, Bruno Hoetzel, most recently managing director, NFO Financial Services, as well as director of NFO Europe’s R&D/new product development, becomes president, NFO Europe.
In addition, NFO WorldGroup has announced that Steven Ross has been named vice president and general manager of the company’s Cincinnati regional office. Kevin Orians has been promoted to vice president of data collection for the firm’s North American division. Dan Boehm has been promoted to marketing vice president for the company’s newly formed Northeast division. At the Cincinnati office, Nancy Reilly has been named director of marketing, Alan B. Dorsch has been named account executive, and Brad Marsh has been promoted to marketing manager. Rob Martin has been promoted to account executive in the firm’s Toledo marketing group. At the Greenwich, Conn., office Jason Steeg has been named research manager and Jennifer Pembroke has been promoted to account executive.
Denver-based Looking Glass, Inc., marketer of of the Cohorts household-based segmentation system, has named Mark Upson its new and chief executive officer.
Horsham, Pa.-based research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch (TNS Intersearch), has named Howard Jaffe and Art McKee as vice presidents in the health care sector. In addition, Lisa Bellisario has been named vice president, Interact business development, and Don Woods has been named vice president, North American transportation and travel sector.
LightspeedResearch.com, Basking Ridge, N.J., has named Roger Bailey chief operating officer.
Simmons Market Research Bureau, New York, has promoted Theresa LaMontagne to vice president, product development.
Gail Dreger has been named senior brand planning analyst at the Milwaukee office of Cramer-Krasselt advertising.
Minneapolis-based Custom Research Inc. has named Michael Brousseau vice online research. Greg Pomerantz has been named vice president of the database marketing group. At the firm’s San Francisco office, Patrice Sandoval has been named research manager.
Edward Keller, president and COO of Roper Starch Worldwide, a New York research firm, has been elected to the board of directors of the Advertising Research Foundation.
Modalis Research Technologies, San Francisco, has promoted Nicolle Gottfried to account executive.
Chris Watkins has been promoted to vice president at Porchey Research, St. Louis.
New York research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres has named Mike Gorton worldwide sector head for television audience measurement services. He will also have responsibility for radio research. In addition, Tony Anderson has been named ecommerce director.
Carolyn Seflow, group senior vice president of Roper Starch Worldwide, a New York research firm, has been honored by the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund in a ceremony recognizing 25 of the most influential women in American business.
Paris research firm the Ifop Group has named Pierre Dosdat vice general manager. In addition, Pascal Avignon has been promoted to general manager France, and Anne Mormier has been promoted to general manager group.
Laura Miller has been named research analyst at Ulrich Research, Orange Park, Fla. In addition, Jim Flagg has become the firm’s co-owner and vice president.
Polaris Marketing Research, Inc., Atlanta, has promoted R. Casey Goodman to senior project manager.
Robert Stucki has been promoted to operations director at Western Wats B2B, a Provo, Utah, research firm.
Gil Hoffman, chief information officer of Maritz Inc., St. Louis, has been named a "Premier 100 IT Leader for 2001" by Computerworld magazine.
Research Data Design, Portland, Ore., has named Laura Duran site manager of the firm’s new call center in Las Cruces, N.M.
Jeffrey Bliss has been named vice president of Saul Cohen & Associates, Ltd., a Stamford, Conn., research firm.
Janet Streicher has joined Knowledge Networks, a Menlo Park, Calif., marketing information firm, as a vice president and managing director of the technology practice. In addition, the firm named Charles Pearson vice president and managing director for the Western region.
MarketTools, Inc., a Mill Valley research firm, has added three members to its board of directors: Gayle Fuguitt of General Mills; Michael Mills of Ticonderoga Capital; and Richard Beanland of WPP’s information and consulting division, The Kantar Group.
Focus Pointe Manhattan (formerly The New York Conference Center) has named Janis Wagman facility manager.
Cheskin, a Redwood Shores, Calif., research firm, has named Amy Francetic senior strategy consultant in wireless.
Raul J. Lopez has joined Access Worldwide’s Cultural Access Group as general manager, based in Miami. He will split his time between the company’s office in Los Angeles and the new Miami location.
New York-based Jupiter Media Metrix has announced a new executive management structure to support its evolution into an integrated measurement and analyst research organization. In addition, the company has initiated an external search for a new chief executive officer. Until the search is completed, Tod Johnson will remain in his current position as chairman and chief executive officer. The company’s two group presidents, Kurt Abrahamson and Mary Ann Packo, will divide responsibilities along functional lines, with Abrahamson assuming responsibility for the U.S. business and worldwide sales and Packo assuming responsibility for the international business and worldwide strategic marketing. Jean Robinson, Jupiter Media Metrix’s chief ftnancial officer, will take on additional responsibilities as the company’s chief administrative officer.
Mary Jo Emery has joined Chicago-based SPSS MR as a senior sales executive.
Eduventures.com, a Boston market research firm, has added Jim McVety to its research team and named Chris Curran director of client services.
New York accessories maker Coach has named Kate Buggeln senior vice president, strategic planning and new business development.
Irving, Texas, research and CRM firm Aegis Communications Group, Inc. has named Stanton D. Anderson, a parmer with the law firm of McDermott, Will, & Emery, to its board of directors, replacing Robert Denious, who has resigned from the board.
Christina Labertow has joined Eagle Research-Denver as a supervisor in the qualitative research department. Steve Riegel has been named director of operations in the Denver office. At Eagle Research-Atlanta, Robin Protheroe has been named qualitative director.
Consumer Pulse, Inc. (CPI), Birmingham, Mich., has appointed Patrick J. Parrott chief operating officer.