In Memoriam...
Shirrell Buhler, designer of the P-STAT statistical software program, died on February 26 at her home in Hopewell, N.J. Her husband and P-STAT partner, Roald Buhler, passed away in November 2013.
William “Jay” Wilson, former chairman and CEO of Roper Starch Worldwide and co-founder of consulting firm Cambiar, died on March 22 of pancreatic cancer. He had also served as chair of both CASRO and CMOR and worked for the Roper Center for Public Opinion.
Laurence (Larry) Gold, former publisher of market research industry newsletter Inside Research and co-producer, with Jack Honomichl, of the Honomichl Report, died at age 80 after a battle with cancer.
The TabLab, a data processing company based in Portland, Ore., has named Cynthia Ramon as marketing director.
Carol Davidson has joined Portland, Ore., researcher Rentrak as vice president of political technology.
Gai Le Roy has left her position as director of research at the Australian office of the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Research Panel Asia Inc., Tokyo, has named Masahiro Takanohashi as CEO, succeeding Toshiki Sano, who will become head of overseas business for parent group Voyage Group Inc.
In London, Ipsos Healthcare has hired Omar Ehsan as head of emerging markets and global clients. His focus will be on developing the firm’s business units in Latin America, Central Europe/Turkey, Middle East and Africa.
Rob Hastings and Bryan Dankwa have joined London research firm E-Tabs in the bureau and support departments after completing a year-long apprenticeship with the company.
Milwaukee researcher Market Probe has hired Will Gordon as senior vice president of business development and client services and Anne Wagner as senior vice president of business development.
In Cheshire, U.K., DJS Research has announced several new hires and internal promotions. The new staff includes Faye Waterhouse, Callum McCulloch and George Telford, all junior research executives; Rebecca Harris and David Marchant as research manager; Emma Lay as research executive and Lian Nuttall as senior research executive. The promotions include Julie Rundall and Alex McCluckie as research manager, Elliot Simmonds as project manager and Matt Walker as research executive.
Peter Costa has joined New Orleans researcher Federated Sample as executive director, client development.
Videology, the New York-based video advertising platform, has appointed Robin Kingerlee as EMEA media director.
Debrah Harding has been named managing director at the Market Research Society, London.
In Los Angeles, marketing and ad agency Deutsch LA has appointed Duncan Houldsworth as executive director of data strategy.
Anjul Sharma has joined London marketing firm FreshMinds as a senior consultant, working within the financial services team.
Research Now, Plano, Texas, has hired Doug Pierce as senior vice president of client development.
Detroit research firm Morpace has promoted Duncan Lawrence to CEO, replacing Frank Ward, who becomes chairman. Sharna Morelli has been promoted to take over Lawrence’s former position as COO.
Sue Laing has joined New York research firm Tonic Insight as commercial director.
Synergy Marketing Strategy and Research Inc., Fairlawn, Ohio, has hired Allison Duggan as a senior researcher and project manager.
Aprille Byam has joined Smarty Pants, a Johnson City, Tenn., youth and family research specialist, as quant guru.
London researcher Simpson Carpenter has hired Kirsty Higgins as head of communications research. She will be responsible for forming a new department aimed at refining communication strategies.
In London, Liz Landy will take over the U.K. CEO role of the new Ipsos Connect division of Paris-based Ipsos, while Caroline Walker will become managing director for Ipsos Connect.
Ryan Hopper has joined research technology and panels specialist OMR Globus, Exeter, U.K., as managing director, health care.
Lightspeed All Global, a Warren, N.J., researcher, has expanded its business development team with the hiring of John Daly and Jacki Spear.
Sainsbury’s Bank, London, has hired Mick Doran as head of customer insights and innovation.
New York digital marketing and research firm iCrossing has appointed Nick Brien as CEO.
Simon-Kucher and Partners, a marketing consulting firm in Bonn, Germany, has promoted six employees to partner status, including Daniel Bornemann, Petra Brunner, Michael Dilger, Robert Dumitrescu, Dimitris Hiotis and Jochen Krauss.
Chris Nechanicky has joined Quirk's Marketing Research Media, Eagan, Minn., as office administrator.
3Q Global, a Jupiter, Fla., research firm, has named Traci Wood director of sales.
New York media, event and research company International Data Group has named Josh London to the newly created position of chief marketing officer for IDG Communications.
La Quinta Inns and Suites, Irving, Texas, has tapped Vicki Cutwright as vice president of consumer insights and analytics and David Sims as vice president of loyalty marketing.
Ogilvy Public Relations, New York, has named Melissa Smith executive vice president and group director of the agency’s New York brand marketing practice.
Addison, Texas, research firm Oculus360 has added John Gregory to its advisory board. Most recently, he was category development officer with AOL.
Amanda Dawson has joined IntelliShop, a Perrysburg, Ohio, research company, as human resources manager.
Andy Turton, previously global development director for TNS Automotive, London, has been promoted to head of automotive for the Americas.
London-based TNS BMRB, the public sector division of Kantar, has promoted Bruce Hayward to head of research.
Reston, Va., researcher comScore has hired David Shiffman as senior vice president of marketing solutions. He will be based in New York. Also, Duncan Trigg has joined the firm as vice president of advertising effectiveness. He will be based in London.
In Port Washington, N.Y., the NPD Group has named Tim Bush as group president, Americas, and Michel Maury as group president, Europe and Asia Pacific. Also, Dennis Brown has been named to the new position of group operating officer.
Paul Tencher has joined MWW Public Relations, Washington, D.C., as senior vice president, national director of public affairs and deputy director of the D.C. office.
Finnish researcher Verto Analytics has appointed Robert “Bob” Hooven as senior vice president of sales. He will be located in the firm’s New York office.
New York based pharmaceutical researcher Instar has appointed Art McKee to head its new U.S. business unit in Philadelphia and Manfred Eberlein for its new European business division in Hamburg, Germany.
Tony Ward has joined San Francisco-based Survey Monkey as managing director for Australia and New Zealand. He will be located in Sydney.
Silvena Milenkova of BuzzBack Market Research was named a 2015 Executive Management Award Winner by SmartCEO magazine. The Management Awards program recognizes the leadership and accomplishments of New York executives.
Chicago-based public relations company Golin has appointed Calvin Wong as director of research and analytics in Asia.
In Iselin, N.J., Patty Altman has joined research firm Schlesinger Associates as senior vice president, strategic development.
Marketing Workshop, Norcross, Ga., has hired Sherri Kindlmann as senior research manager.
Mark Delaney has joined VideoMining Corp., a State College, Pa., in-store behavior analytics specialist as senior vice president of retail.
JoAnn Covington, vice president, general counsel and chief privacy officer at Rocket Fuel, has been named winner of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s and San Francisco Business Times’ 2015 Corporate Counsel Award. Rocket Fuel is an artificial intelligence software firm in Redwood City, Calif.
James Staten has joined Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., as chief strategist for its Cloud and Enterprise group. He had previously covered the cloud computing market for Forrester Research in Boston.
Cumulus Media, New York, has appointed Pierre Bouvard as chief marketing officer, a new role in the company.
Andrea Rademeyer, CEO and founder of Ask Afrika, Pretoria, will return to South Africa and assume the responsibilities of chairman Ken McArthur as he retires.
Correction
Due to an editing error, an April-issue Names of Note entry misidentified the location of Focus Forward LLC. Here is the correct version: Focus Forward LLC, a Wayne, Pa., research company, has appointed Dave Pataki as executive vice president and Beth Carey Fuller as director of qualitative services.