Kathy Pilhuj, senior vice president, data collection, at Scarborough Research, New York, died on September 17 at age 61.
Wilton, Conn., research company Marketing Management Analytics has appointed its global executive team: Pat Cummings, CEO; Doug Brooks, global executive vice president; Todd Gustafson, executive vice president and chief analytics officer; John Guild, senior vice president, technology and product development; Tigran Markaryan, senior vice president, custom analytics; and Samrat Chanda and Susmita Chaudhury, senior vice president, global center of excellence, India.
London research company The BrainJuicer Group Plc. has appointed Tom Ewing as digital culture officer.
London research company Simpson Carpenter has promoted Ryan Howard to associate director, major studies; Kate Parsons to senior research executive, health care and pharmaceuticals; and Daniel Curl to research executive, retail. The company has also hired Ewan Bleiman as research executive, major studies.
Chadwick Martin Bailey, a Boston research company, has named Kathy Ofsthun, account director, retail research; and Christine Gimber account executive, financial services.
Robert Woodard has joined the Advertising Research Foundation, New York, as executive vice president, advertising effectiveness.
Ipsos OTX MediaCT, a Los Angeles research company, has hired Mark McLaren as vice president, syndicated services. McLaren will be based in New York.
MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has promoted Greg Wurst to director, IT services; and Allison Fulcher to research manager, client services.
Marilyn O’Brien has rejoined Ipsos Understanding UnLtd., a Cincinnati research company, as chairwoman and CEO. The company has also promoted Peter Weylie and Ali Perry to co-president.
Austin, Texas, research company Illuminas Austin has promoted Carrie Angiolet to senior vice president, Austin office; Andrew Elder to senior vice president, marketing sciences; and Robin Peto and Stacey Eacott to vice president, market research.
Bernice Klaassen has joined Paris research company Ipsos as regional director, digital, Asia-Pacific. Klaassen will be based in Singapore.
New York research company All Global has hired Daniela Dodaro as director, business development. Dodaro will be based at the company’s London headquarters.
Renae Olver has been named operations manager of Observation Baltimore, a Baltimore research company.
Shelton, Conn., research company SSI has appointed Megumi Mori as director, business development, Asia-Pacific.
Ann Benson has been promoted to senior vice president, strategic accounts, of RDA Group, a Bloomfield Hills, Mich., research company.
Jackie Kwan has joined New York research company Medefield as director, business development, Hong Kong.
Framingham, Mass., research company Kadence International has appointed Andy Grout and Neil Rees as insight directors at its London headquarters.
Separately, Greg Clayton has been promoted to managing director of Kadence International’s Singapore operation.
Cincinnati research company dunnhumbyUSA has named Sean Hannon director, client leadership; Ashlee Carlisle senior associate, client leadership; Danielle Merkle senior associate, communications and media; Anne Marie Newman director, client solutions; Aimee Tunnacliffe senior associate, client leadership; and Jillian Brundage senior analyst, custom insights.
Michael Spedding has been named domain CEO, market research, of The P\S\L Group, a Montreal medical information company. Spedding will be based in New York.
Columbia, Md., research company Arbitron Inc. has promoted Jon Miller to director, programming services; and Jenny Tsao to manager, programming and marketing operations.
Roger Green and Associates Inc., a New Hope, Pa., research company, has appointed Ellen R. Giller as associate director, research.
M3 Global Research, Washington, D.C., has hired Mo Rice as director, business development, Europe.
Richard Head has been named director of The Research Partnership, London.
Optimal Strategix Group, a Newtown, Pa., research firm, has made the following appointments: Carol Wager as field service project manager; Sushmita Venkatraman and Sanjeev Sridharan as associate; Kayla Darboe as receptionist; and Eric Hsu as an intern.
Rick Owen has joined Universal Survey, a New York research company, as vice president, business development. Owen will be based in Dallas.
The Pulse Group, a Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, research company, has appointed Mukta Prakash as manager, client development, India.
Stacey Montgomery has been appointed focus group manager of Market Research City, Miami.
Plano, Texas, research company e-Rewards Inc. has named Kurt Knapton president and CEO.
Delta Market Research Inc., Hatboro, Pa., has hired David Riether as vice president, business development.
Atlanta research company CMI has hired Janice Harllee as controller; Pamela Vaughn as field manager; and Sarah Bromley as associate project manager.
Richard Hall has been named COO of New York research company WorldOne.
John Liechty has been named partner of In4mation Insights, a Needham, Mass., research company.
London research company Ipsos MORI has hired Susan Malcolm as managing director, marketing, U.K.
Marcin Point has joined New York research company Millward Brown’s team in Melbourne, Australia, as account director.
Engage Research, London, has hired Colin Deller as director, product development and behavioral economics.
R. Brian Gibson has been appointed CFO of San Francisco research company BuzzLogic.
SymphonyIRI Group Inc., a Chicago research company, has named Rob Holston executive vice president, Symphony Analytics, North America.
Andrea Higgins has joined London research company Naked Eye as director, new business.
Reston, Va., research company comScore Inc., has added Laurence Bird to its team in London as senior research director, EMEA.
Waltham, Mass., research company Affinova has made the following promotions: Lang Leonard to COO; Amit Dhand to executive vice president, global client services; and Kevin Karty to vice president, analytics.
Antonio Carvalho has been promoted to chief research officer of London research company Kantar Media.