The Australian Data and Insights Association has awarded the Jayne Van Souwe Research Industry Leadership Award for 2021 to Brian Fine, CEO at Australia Online Research and Quality Online Research, and Martin O’Shannessy, partner at OmniPoll. The award “pays tribute to those leaders who have made a significant and longterm contribution to the growth, promotion and advancement of the Australian research, data and insights industry.”
KFC Corporation has named Nick Chavez as chief marketing officer of KFC U.S., effective November 29, 2021.
Behavioral research firm InsightsNow has expanded its team with the addition of Christina Holstein and Sara Yang as senior directors of client partnerships and Michelle Pretto as project director.
Marketing research and public opinion company Ipsos has appointed Karen Fraser as senior director for its U.K. business.
Insights and strategy firm SIVO Insights has hired Kerry Juhl as vice president, research and strategy and Sam Stephenson as project director.
Data collection company Norstat has appointed Graciella Garmann as chief commercial officer.
Bazaarvoice Inc., a provider of product reviews and user-generated content solutions, has named Zarina Lam Stanford as chief marketing officer.
Competitive intelligence company Crayon has appointed Erica Jenkins as chief product officer.
Online marketing research company Full Circle Research has added Thomas Pampinella as director, programming and IT.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Robert Santos as director of the Census Bureau.
Marketing research company Verve is opening a Centre of Research Excellence in Johannesburg, South Africa, in December 2021. The endeavor will be run by Heather Tluczek, managing director, and Meryl Dovey, head of new business development.
Bazaarvoice Inc., a provider of product reviews and user-generated content solutions, has named Gayle Wiley as chief people officer.
Public opinion and polling specialist Ipsos has appointed Kelly Beaver as chief executive of the U.K. and Ireland businesses. On November 15, Beaver will succeed Ben Page, who becomes CEO of Ipsos globally.
B2B marketing research agency Adience has added London-based Sally Watts as associate director.
Management consultancy The Foundation has appointed Marie-Claude Gervais as director.
Consumer insights provider Toluna has promoted Susan Vidler to global chief research officer.
Marketing insights firm MarketVision Research has expanded its team with the hiring of Katie Challoner, Adley Spayed and Lauren Swartz for the quantitative research team; Andrew Finelli for the communities team; Lauren Hall for the qualitative research team; and Brandon Wernke for the programming team.
Marketing research and insight company Robas Research has appointed Kimberly Goss as director of market research and consulting, U.S.
Research consultancy Illuminas has appointed Adam Jennings as CFO and COO.
BEESY, a behavioral science insights agency, has added Jordan Birnbaum as COO.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has appointed Jose Balarezo as CFO.
Amsterdam-based marcom agency Candid has acquired U.K. brand consultancy Brand Potential. The founders of Brand Potential, Mary Say, Tom Lovett and Chris Molloy, will join the platform as partners.
Online consumer sample provider Full Circle has launched its political division and has named Khary Jones as vice president, political sector.
Data and measurement-driven media agency Essence has appointed Anna Berry as its U.K. managing director.
The Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA) has named Roben Allong as president of its board of directors for 2021-2022. In addition to Allong, the 2021-2022 board of directors includes Farnaz Badie, new board member and secretary Susan Fader, Pam Goldfarb Liss, Corette Haf, new board member Cynthia Harris, vice president Michael Mermelstein, treasurer Joel Reish and Anya Zadrozny.
Insight agency InSites Consulting has launched its global solutions office and has appointed Niels Schillewaert as head of solutions.
Maru Group, a CX and insights software and advisory services company, has made two senior promotions at Maru/Matchbox. Patricia Chapin-Bayley becomes president, west region and head of technology and media verticals. Loukas Tziotis has been promoted to managing director, media, entertainment and technology.
Analytic Partners has appointed Jonathan Barrett as SVP, EMEA, and Susan Tillou as SVP, head of global partnerships.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added London-based Peter Divers as vice president for the behavioral qualitative team.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has hired Nashville-based Tom Foreman as an associate-level “insights prodigy.”
Analytics and brand consulting company Kantar has appointed Duncan Houldsworth to lead its brand and marketing ROI analytics practice in North America.
Entertainment marketing research firm Screen Engine/ASI has acquired London-based Tapestry Research. Tapestry co-founders Kevin Thompson and Ian Wright will continue to lead the company as joint managing directors and will join the Screen Engine/ASI management team as executive vice presidents.
Data connectivity platform LiveRamp has appointed Sharawn Tipton as chief people officer.
Marketing research agency Markelytics Solutions has appointed Sayantan Paul as vice president, client engagement and sales for North America and Europe.
Research agency Redblue has expanded its quantitative research team, hiring Tim Coughlan as associate director and Lydia McDonald as senior research executive.
Teradata, a data platform for enterprise analytics, has appointed former Nielsen exec Jacqueline Woods as chief marketing officer, effective December 6.
Customer data science company dunnhumby has expanded its India leadership team with the appointment of Chhavi Sinha as global head of data engineering and Nitesh Maan as director of media engineering.
Marketing research and consulting firm Smarty Pants has added New York-based Sabrina Roth as “insights prodigy.”
Internet Research Bureau, a provider of B2B panels for marketing research, has added London-based Sarah Hillis to its EU sales team.
Research localization agency EMPOWER Translate has added Dan Foreman and Paula Shannon to the company’s advisory board.
Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. has added Michael Fiore as research analyst within the research analytics department and has promoted Michael Butler to supervisor of research analytics.
Insights consultancy Firefish Group has hired Mark Webster as head of data strategy.
artegic AG, a software provider for marketing automation, has appointed Matthias Hopmann as head of business development.
Behavioral insights consultancy Behaviorally has added Crispin Beale as president.
Media measurement company Comscore has promoted Brian Pugh to chief information officer.