New York research firm Ziment has added Josh Rossol to its multivariate services group as senior analyst.
Andrea Delaney has returned to the firm as vice president, director of client service and Art McKee has joined Ziment as vice president, director of client service.
Dr. Paul E. Green, professor emeritus of marketing at the Wharton School, has been named the first recipient of the MIT Sloan School of Management Buck Weaver Award. The award was established to honor individuals who have made important contributions to the advancement of theory and practice in marketing science. The award is sponsored by General Motors Corporation in honor of Henry Grady "Buck" Weaver, who was a pioneer in marketing research and market-based decision-making in the 1930s.
Market Strategies Inc., Livonia, Mich., has named William T. Applegate and Heather Alcott vice president in the firm’s telecommunications and financial services divisions, respectively.
The American Marketing Association’s District of Columbia Chapter has named two researchers to its board of directors. Pat Lovenhart, principal of Lovenhart Research & Consulting, has been named co-vice president of membership. Stacey Symonds, manager of marketing research at Capital One, has been named vice president of internal communications.
lpsos has named Greg Mahon senior vice president of its financial services team in New York. Separately, Ipsos has appointed Alan Chien as general manager of Ipsos Taiwan.
G & S Research, Carmel, Ind., has named Melinda Spaulding director of analytical services.
Andre Chon has joined Moorestown, N.J.-based research and consulting firm AUS Consultants, Inc. as vice president in charge of corporate business development.
Synovate has announced the appointment of three senior managers in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Carol Johnson has joined Synovate as human resources director for EMEA. Stéphane Courqueux has been named managing director, France. John Presutti, who has been acting managing director of Synovate France, will join the regional head office team.
Leslye Geller has been named principal of San Mateo, Calif.-based Merrill Research and will head up the firm’s new office in Dallas.
Christine Holt has joined C&R Research in Chicago as qualitative research director.
The Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group (PMRG) has presented Howard Ziment, chief execiutive officer of New York research firm The Ziment Group, with the RR Fordyce Award. The PMRG created award to honor the memory of Richard "Dick" Fordyce, who throughout his career promoted the principles of excellence, innovation and integrity in the pharmaceutical marketing research industry.
Stephen Godwin has joined London-based Isis Research as research director. The firm has also added Tim Robinson to its Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy Monitor team as a research executive. And Sarah Brown has joined the U.K. Ad Hoc Group as a senior research executive.
Albany, N.Y.-based Colwell & Sahnon Communications, Inc., has named Michele Desrosiers vice president of U.S. operations. She will be responsible for all U.S.-based operations including business-to-business, business-to-consumer and market research business segments.
U.K.-based ORC International has announced that Nigel Maxfield is stepping down as managing director. He will remain on the company’s board and continue to work with the directors from his Manchester, England base. His successor is Richard Cornelius, who has been with the organization since 1983. Separately, Mark Beauchamp has joined the firm as an associate director.
Boston-based communications and networking research and consulting firm The Yankee Group has named Michael G. Mahan as senior regional vice president of sales.
New York-based television ad measurement firm Intermedia Advertising Group has named Mark Cooper director of marketing.
Braintree, Mass.-based research firm Perseus Development Corporation has named Alan J. Farias vice president of professional services.
Anderson Corporation, Bayport, Minn., has named J Glasnapp vice president of marketing, effective January 1, 2004. In this new role, Glasnapp will be responsible for product marketing, channel marketing, marketing research, brand communications/marketing services and pricing.
Thomas Fusso has rejoined Market Probe, Milwaukee, as a senior vice president. He will be based in Vancouver, Wash.