Bob Barocci, former president and CEO of the Advertising Research Foundation, died on March 27 at age 72.
Resolution Research, Denver, has hired Abby Drwecki as research associate and project manager.
ThinkNow Research, Burbank, Calif., has hired Carlos Yañez to lead its custom research division.
London research company Purdie Pascoe has hired Muhammad Asim as senior vice president and Josina Habegger as associate director. Both will be based in the company’s new Chicago office.
New York research company OnePoint Global has promoted Ruth Davies to marketing director and hired Shelley Robertson as director, product marketing. Both will be based at the company’s office in High Wycombe, U.K.
John Nathenson has joined San Francisco research company AnswerLab as senior vice president, client solutions and marketing. Nathenson will be based in New York. Additionally, Pamela Walshe has been promoted to vice president, people and client experience, and Danaus Chang has been promoted to vice president, strategic alliances. Chang will also be based in New York.
New York research company Hall & Partners has made three appointments to its London team: Abigail Stuart as global CEO, Hall & Partners Health; Estelle Shepherd as global head of people; and Ailean Mills as head of cultural investigation.
Brain Surgery Worldwide Inc., an Atlanta research company, has promoted Heather Rupp to vice president.
Centris Marketing Science, a Horsham, Pa., research company, has named Marc Ruschmann vice president, modeling and analytics.
Stamford, Conn., research company InsightExpress has hired Jim Forrest as senior vice president, ad measurement solutions.
Joel Rubinson has joined New York research company Converseon’s advisory board and will act as a project strategist to key clients.
MSS, a Scottsdale, Ariz., research company, has hired Kim Denny as director, research and analytics, and Damion Valencia as research analyst.
Ilene Lanin-Kettering has been named vice president, strategic design and analysis, at Quester, a Windsor Heights, Iowa, research company. She will be based in Chicago.
Brädo Creative Insight, a St. Louis research company, has hired Jonathan Bloom as creative strategist.
Marcus Turner has joined Toronto research company Logit Group as vice president, U.S. Turner will be based in Portland, Ore.
Chris Clarke has been named CMO at Shelton, Conn., research company SSI Additionally, Ashlin Quirk, SSI’s general counsel and secretary, has been appointed to the company’s leadership team.
Encino, Calif., research company uSamp has promoted Ted Bouzakis to executive vice president, sales, and hired Elisabeth Mischel as vice president, Instant.ly.
Elizabeth Teehan has been named COO of New York research company Abt SRBI.
Sherri Neuwirth has joined Cambiar LLC, a Phoenix management consulting firm focusing on the research industry, as associate.
Walker Information, an Indianapolis customer intelligence consulting firm, has promoted Melissa Meier to vice president, strategic account manager, and Lauri Jones to vice president, consulting services.
Los Angeles research company Interpret LLC has hired Charles Voss to its client service team in New York.
Harpeth Marketing, a Franklin, Tenn., marketing firm providing consulting and outsourced marketing services in the market research industry, has hired Kathryn Currey as marketing manager.
Greenberg Strategy, an Emeryville, Calif., research consultancy, has hired Nicola Finnerty as head of qualitative research.
New York researcher The Nielsen Company has named Greg Daniel chief digital marketing officer; Laura Nelson chief communications officer; Saul Rosenberg chief content officer; and Marcy Shinder chief marketing officer.
Dianne Thompson of Camelot Group has been named president of the Market Research Society, London.
Sarang Panchal has been appointed CEO of MRSS India, a Mumbai, India, research company.
London research company YouGov has appointed Bianca Bruhn as CEO of its Nordic business, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hampshire, U.K., research company Marketing Sciences has appointed Debbie Parker as associate director, sensory testing.
London research company TNS has named Yong Joo Park chief research officer for Asia-Pacific. He will be based in Singapore.
BrainJuicer Group PLC, London, has named Jeff McDonald vice president, North America. McDonald will oversee BrainJuicer's Southeast account team.
Hard Rock International has promoted Nora Swire to senior director of marketing. Marketing research will be among her responsibilities.
SurveyHealthCare, New York, has hired Ashley Bowden as vice president, business development.
Austin research company Illuminas has made two appointments at its New York office: Steven Maskell as senior vice president and Jocelyn Jackson and research manager.