In Memoriam...

Joseph M. Ridgway, partner and owner of Princeton, N.J.-based Bruno and Ridgway Research Associates, passed away on November 10 at the age of 81.

Jim Nelems, marketing researcher and founder of Marketing Workshop, passed away on November 3, 2022, at the age of 81 after a battle with Parkinson's disease.

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Data company fifty-five has opened its tenth office in Milan, headed by Alessandra Bosco.

B2B and health care research provider Smart Connect Research has appointed Romain Leray as chief revenue officer. 

Insights platform Dynata has appointed Mike Petrullo as CEO.

Market research and strategic consulting firm Smarty Pants has appointed Elizabeth Aparicio as insights know-it-all. 

Nikki Lavoie has been elected for a two-year term as ESOMAR’s 2023-2024 council president, replacing Kristin Luck, who will serve two years in an ex-officio capacity. Also serving on the 2023-2024 council are nine newly elected representatives: Jean-Marc Léger, Alain Mizrahi, Tom de Ruyck, Lisa Wilding Brown, Martha Llobet, Corrine Moy, Vanessa Oshima, Dharmendra Jain and Joy Uyanwune.

Research and strategy firm Fuld & Company has appointed Brad Thompson to the role of advisory board member. 

Kantar has appointed Barbara Yacuzzi as chief financial officer, Americas; James Potter as chief brand solutions officer, North America; Paul Evers as chief client officer, North America; David Boyd as chief operating officer, North America and Henry Tam Jr. as EVP, sales, North America. 

Strategic insight agency Truth has appointed Hamish Asser as senior director. 

Marketing research and consumer insights firm Touchstone Research has promoted Kate Franzis to senior manager, technology and strategy. 

Health care survey company GlocalMind has appointed Tim McCarthy as SVP, client services. 

Market research and strategic consulting firm Smarty Pants has appointed Samantha Davis as insights whiz.

Boston University Questrom School of Business Dean Susan Fournier has been named a Fellow by the Association for Consumer Research.

Data and ResTech company Schlesinger Group has appointed Reed Cundiff as CEO.

Customer experience company Material has appointed Sharon Kamra as its first chief people officer. 

Data and insights company Pureprofile has appointed Anna Meiler as managing director, APAC data and insights and Martin Tomlinson as country manager, New Zealand. 

Behaviorally has appointed Valerie Chua as director for its Singapore hub. 

Marketing strategy and analytics consultancy GBK Collective has added Anthony Palomba to its advisory board.  

Digital insights company Verve has appointed Gina Gapp as research and consulting director and Erik Moses as associate director for its Chicago hub, Katrien Gunn as director and Rachel Skry as associate director for its London hub and Lauren Irwin as senior consultant for its Sydney hub.

Market research provider Forsta has appointed Joel Headley as VP, product management, Rio SEO.

Data and ResTech company Schlesinger Group has appointed Isaac Rogers as president.

The Market Research Institute International has appointed Ed Keller as executive director.

Data and insights company Pureprofile has appointed Barbara Censi as associate business development manager.

Kantar has added Brenda Tsai to its board of directors.

Experience management company Merkle has appointed Michael Butler as head of agency sales for its media practice.

Performance marketing company NP Digital has appointed David Hutchinson as VP, marketplaces. 

Consumer research and analytics company Nepa has appointed Sonja Thorngren as chief financial officer.

Translation and research services provider Mission Translate has appointed William Powell as sales director and Robyn Berry as marketing manager. 

Intelligence platform Pyramid Analytics has appointed Hayley Munro as VP, global customer success. 

Market researcher OvationMR has appointed Jason Goya Tiffer as chief strategy officer.

Kantar Public has appointed Ed Dunn as senior director, population studies.  

Market researcher Boxclever has appointed Alison Gilbertson as analytics director. 

Digital media quality company Integral Ad Science has hired Tania Secor as chief financial officer.  

Market research provider Forsta has appointed Henry Pooley as managing director, APAC region.

The National Research Group has appointed Sushma Panchawati as SVP, content and strategy.

Consultative agency Gongos has appointed Alfred Ishak as VP, people strategy.

The American Marketing Association has appointed Bennie F. Johnson as CEO. 

InSites Consulting has hired Els De Paepe as chief people officer and has appointed Quentin Ashby as global head, ESG.

Bastion Insights has appointed Steven Howlett as managing director.Â