In Memoriam…
Saul Ben-Zeev passed away at the age of 93 in Chicago. Ben-Zeev held a Ph.D. in group dynamics and helped to popularize focus groups as a research technique. As the founder of C&R Research and Fieldwork Inc., Ben-Zeev was a mentor to many researchers during his tenure.
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The Market Research Society has named Bob Qureshi, director at Prevision Research, as a fellow.
Strategy Analytics has appointed Edouard Bouffenie as senior analyst.
Robotics and AI company Berkshire Grey has appointed Christine Washburn as chief marketing officer.
Keypoint Intelligence, a provider of data analytics, laboratory testing and advisory services for the digital imaging industry, has appointed Mack Brothers as president and CEO.
Insight localization agency EMPOWER has hired Russell Carleton, based in the U.K., as IT manager.
Media data intelligence firm Burrelles has promoted Cathy Del Colle to president, making Del Colle the company's first female president.
Ellucian, a provider of software and services for higher education, has appointed Sharon Loeb as chief marketing officer.
The Association of Market and Social Research Organisations and the ESOMAR Foundation have named Stephanie Perry, research executive at Ipsos, as the Australian winner for the Research Got Talent Award competition.
Insurance company Spring Venture Group has appointed Grant Eckert as chief marketing officer.
Insights platform quantilope has hired four new team members to its New York office. Salome Rances and Max Cryns join as research consultants and Steve Kawalek joins as account executive. Katelyn Ferrara has been named head of client development to lead the company's newly formed client development department in the U.S.
Health care marketing researcher Olson Research Group has added Michelle Soto as senior vice president, research solutions.
Peloton's head of global marketing Carolyn Tisch Blodgett is stepping down.
The Marketing Society has appointed Sophie Devonshire as chief executive officer, taking over from Gemma Greaves.
Market research company Drive Research has promoted Chris Coville to research director.
The winners of the Ginny Valentine Badge of Courage Awards for Bravery in Market Research have been announced, naming Lena Chinou, Heineken; Kalinda Fisher, The Great Reset; Polibio Cordova, Cedatos; Konrad Collao, Craft; and Joanne Hall, City of London Police. The awards recognize researchers "for their contributions developing new research approaches, setting up new ventures, persevering through controversial projects, pioneering new approaches in a client organization or even facing physical danger in the course of their work."
Commerce agency The Stable has appointed Mitch Barns to its board of directors.
The Fresh Market Inc. has appointed Kevin Miller as chief marketing officer.
B2B insights firm Nostradamus Consulting has appointed Andrew Tucker, chief data officer at Mettle Capital Partners, to its executive committee and Brian Schwieger, global head of equities and co-head equity, funds and fixed income at London Stock Exchange Group, to Nostradamus' advisory council.
Technology company New Relic Inc. has appointed Seema Kumar as chief marketing officer.
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has opened an office in Japan and has appointed Takashi Takeda to launch and lead business operations in the new location.
Sampling and tech solutions provider Marketing Systems Group (MSG) has appointed Mansour Fahimi as executive vice president and chief data scientist of MSG’s advanced analytics and methods department.
Nashville, Tenn.-based 20|20 Research has promoted Jarrod Alexander to vice president, engineering.
Marketing researcher Kantar has appointed David Anjoubault as chief executive officer for its insights division in Vietnam.
Customer and employee experience firm Confirmit has appointed Kyle Ferguson as chief executive officer.
Copper, a provider of CRM for G Suite, has named Carrie Shaw as chief marketing officer.
The Market Research Society and Savanta have launched a practical framework for how businesses can build a competitive advantage through market and social research. “Intelligence Capital 2020: a practitioner’s guide” was developed by Savanta through interviews with brands such as Formula 1, Barclays, Google and BT and a quantitative survey of senior client-side members of MRS and AURA.
Chicago-based research firm Shapiro+Raj has promoted Lisa La Brooy to vice president of the company's New York office.
Michelle Soto has joined Olson Research, Yardley, Pa., as senior vice president, research solutions.
PRovoke reports that Australia-based marketing and communication holding company Enero Group has appointed Brent Scrimshaw as its new chief executive, replacing Matthew Melhuish. Scrimshaw will join the board of Enero Group as an executive director.
Insurance broker Aon has promoted Steve Petrevski to senior vice president and general manager of data and analytic services.
Port Washington, N.Y.-based Paradigm Sample announced two promotions: Steve Danziger to vice president of the Paradigm Innovation Labs and Kathleen Egge to vice president of strategic accounts.
Former Kantar CEO Eric Salama has been appointed as the new chair of the board of trustees of British charity Comic Relief, effective July 1. He will succeed Tim Davie, BBC Studios chief executive.
Research firm mTab has named Crispin Beale as a senior strategic advisor to its executive team.
Southeast Asia-based research firm Divergent Insights has opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and named Nastiti Tri Winasis director of research and operations in the new office. Separately, the firm also announced the launch of OSM, a cloud-based survey management tool.
Los Angeles-based research automation platform PureSpectrum has named Norman Behrend managing director, Central Europe.
Serge Lupas has joined research company Kantar to head its media division, succeeding Andy Brown. Lupas joins Kantar on a secondment from AlixPartners.
Research firm Gongos Inc., Royal Oak, Mich., has named Paula Sprowl senior director, research.