Jay Faberman, former market researcher at Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, died in January at age 70.
Haralambos “Harry” Pappafloratos, CEO of Wellington, New Zealand research company Colmar Brunton New Zealand, died in February at age 55.
Richard Hanks has retired as president of Murray, Utah, research company Mindshare Technologies. Hanks will remain chairman of the board.
Research Now, Plano, Texas, has promoted Chris Dubreuil and Ben Hogg to senior vice president, client development, Northern Europe. Both are based in the company’s London office.
NBCUniversal, New York, has named Ari Perler vice president, market research and strategic sales insights, NBCUniversal cable and new media distribution and NBCUniversal domestic television distribution.
Kevin Yoder has joined Twentieth Century Fox, Los Angeles, as executive vice president, research and strategy.
Radha Subramanyam has joined Clear Channel Communications Inc., San Antonio, as executive vice president, sales and marketing research, media and entertainment. She will be based in New York.
Washington, D.C., research company Heart+Mind Strategies has hired Shawn Wade and Melissa Rajan to its health care client services team. Both will be based in Los Angeles.
Douglas Darfield has joined Telemundo Media, Miami, as executive vice president, research and strategic insights.
Darin Klein has joined the technology practice of Salt Lake City research company The Modellers as senior vice president. Klein will be based in Seattle.
Encino, Calif., research company Field Dynamics has named Myla Kovac president.
The Neuromarketing Science and Business Association, Venlo, the Netherlands, has named its board of directors: Richard Silberstein, president; Gemma Calvert; Christophe Morin; Martin de Munnik; and Rafal Ohme.
New York research company OnePoint Global has hired Robert Philpott as global managing director.
Hanover, Germany, research company GfK nurago has hired Marcus Föbus as director, product management, audience measurement online and mobile sector.
The Market Research Society, London, has elected Phyllis Macfarlane as its chairman.
Bill Foster has joined New York research company Advanced Focus as project director.
Anna Gurevich has joined the New York office of London research company Illuminas as vice president, health, wellness and CPG.
Madolyn J. Jones has been named research director at Resolution Research, Denver.
The Pert Group, a Farmington, Conn., research company, has named Doug Guion president.
ACT Inc., an Iowa City, Iowa, not-for-profit organization, has hired Bryan Maach as vice president, marketing research and analysis.
Needham, Mass., research company in4mation insights has hired Michael Nestrud as director, client insights and sensory science.
Holden Pearmain, a Surrey, U.K., research company, has named Russell Mills and David White senior director, pharmaceutical and health care.
Al Angrisani has been named president and CEO of Rochester, N.Y., research company Harris Interactive.
Salt Lake City research company Allegiance has hired Jennifer Beyer as vice president, best practices.
Encuity Research, Newtown, Pa., has named Michael Turner general manager.
M/A/R/C Research, Dallas, has hired Brad Seipel as an agribusiness and animal health specialist.
London research company Added Value has named Bart Michels head of global clients.
The GfK Group, a Nuremberg, Germany, research company, has named Amanda Boote global key account director, consumer goods. She will be based in London.
MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has hired Jim Huttenberger as vice president, business development, West Coast.
London research company TNS UK has appointed Joseph Webb as head of digital.
Jim Longo has joined New Orleans research company VoteIt as senior vice president, client development and marketing.
Reston, Va., research company comScore Inc. has named Greg Dale executive vice president, international; and Cameron Meierhoefer COO. The company has also promoted Serge Matta to president, mobile and operator solutions; and hired Thomas Karrat as president, global marketing and media solutions.
Benjamin Punchard has joined London research company Mintel as senior global packaging analyst.
The Demand Institute, a New York nonprofit, has appointed Pope Ward executive director and Louise Keely chief research officer.
Singapore research company GfK Asia has hired Lawrence Yeow as regional retail director.
Stamford, Conn, research company InsightExpress has promoted Marc Ryan to executive vice president and chief research officer.
Bruce Wells has been named managing director and president, Asia, at Vision Critical, a Vancouver, B.C., research company.