Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., Irvine, Calif., has named Patrick Kelly director, product planning and research.
Bill Cullo has joined McLean, Va.-based Wilson Research Services as executive vice president. He will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.
At C&R Research, Chicago, Erin Barber, Megan Jackson, Julie Lizer, Jane Ott and Monica Patanella have all been promoted to senior research analyst.
MORPACE International, Inc. has promoted Craig Porter to senior vice president. He will be based in the company’s corporate office in Farmington Hills, Mich. At MORPACE West, Irvine, Calif., Tony A. Cosentino has been named vice president of business development for the technology and telecommunications group.
Elys Roberts has been appointed managing director of Medefield America, a New York provider of pharmaceutical research field services.
Maritz Research, St. Louis, has promoted Keith Chrzan to division vice president, marketing sciences, and Gina Wiseman to division vice president, virtual customers. In addition, D. Randall Brandt has been named vice president, customer experience and loyalty research.
London-based Fieldwork International has named Nicola Lewis in-field project manager, Gareth Nicol deputy field manager, and Anne Peyretout manager of MedTran, the firm’s medical translation service.
Bellomy Research, Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., has named Kimberly Cameron research manager. In addition, Amy Campman has been named account manager and will lead the company’s utility research group.
Cindy Trish has joined Knowledge Networks, Menlo Park, Calif., as senior vice president and managing director, in the company’s Needham, Mass., office.
In July, Galloway Research Service, San Antonio, Texas, celebrated the 20-year employment anniversary of General Manager Linda K. Brazel.
Invoke Solutions, a Tenafly, N.J., research firm, has appointed Anne Busquet, CEO of IAC Local and Media Services, and Rory Cowan, chairman and CEO of Lionbridge Technologies, to its board of directors.
Walker Information, Indianapolis, has announced a number of staff additions and promotions. In the client service and support departments, Walker Information has promoted Chris Woolard to client service director 3, Melissa Harmon to client service director 1, and Jennifer Pote to LAN support specialist 2. Also in the client service department Leslie Pagel has been named group director, training and development; Krista Roseberry has been named director, project director training and development; Annie Doerr and Diane Egbert have been named project directors; and Katie Sheets has been promoted to director 2. In addition, Anna Carey has joined Walker as a Web production specialist.
Ipsos has named Rob Carpenter a vice president in its products division in Chicago.
NOP World, New York, has named Lock Collins chief talent officer and group human resources director.
U.K.-based retail research firm ESA has named Julian Zammit business group manager and added Mark Buckledee to its mystery shopping division as project executive. In addition, Max Fornaciari has been named senior data processing executive, and Sajani Mittal has been promoted to senior project executive.
Jeffrey Hays and Jason Palmer have been named vice president of client service at Catalina Marketing Research Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill.
London-based Synovate Healthcare has announced several management appointments. Bob Douglas has been named managing director - Europe and Asia. Louisa Miles will take on the new role of global training manager. Stuart Bartlett has been named regional director Synovate Healthcare Asia Pacific. Prema Gopal has been promoted to project director in the Synovate Healthcare Singapore office. And Andrew Wood is now manager - Jigsaw and U.K. ad hoc.
London-based Martin Hamblin GfK has named Christopher Monos global head of Martin Hamblin GfK’s Gamma team, the firm’s analytics, modeling and forecasting division. Beverley Henry, previously based in the U.K., will relocate to the U.S. office to support Monos in the development of the team. Separately, the firm has appointed Alastair Bruce, current general manager of Martin Hamblin GfK Inc. (the U.S.-based HealthCare Division), to the main board of Martin Hamblin GfK.
Arbitron, Inc., New York, has named Joan E. Gerberding vice president of sales for Arbitron Outdoor.
ICR/International Communications Research, Media, Pa., has named Michael Brenner vice president, client strategies.
Chicago qualitative research firm Wooldridge Associates has named Shaili Bhatt research associate.
Bob Chua has been named managing director of sales, international, at Seattle-based Global Market Insite.
Jonathan Rea has been appointed CEO of Research International in Italy. He succeeds Ivana Ventura, who becomes global managing director of Research International Qualitatif. Elsewhere, Hamish Munro has moved from the position of CEO Taiwan to CEO Hong Kong and regional business development director. David Shum is the new CEO, Research International Taiwan. Marc-Antoine Jacoud has become CEO of Southern Europe with management responsibility for the Greek, Italian and Spanish businesses. And Research International has appointed Sarah Phillips to the newly created post of European healthcare director.
The Kantar Media Research Group has named Richard Asquith managing director of BMRB, an operating company within the KMR Group. He will be supported locally by Sue Brooker, who will manage the social and stakeholder research units, with Richard Poustie taking on responsibility for management of TGI in the U.K. and Western Europe.
New York-based TNS Media Intelligence/CMR has named Maurice Moore vice president, sales of the Midwest region. He is based in the company’s Chicago office.
Portland, Ore.-based research firm Doxus has named Jean Malarkey senior researcher.
David Reiss has joined Lightspeed Research, Basking Ridge, N.J., as vice president of business development.
Yuji Hirahara has been named president of Millward Brown in Japan. In addition, Shishir Varma has been appointed joint managing director of Millward Brown Japan. Elsewhere, Nile Rowan has been named senior vice president of the U.S. Western Region, North America. Rajeev John has joined Millward Brown as an account director in Sydney. Grace Chua has been named human resources director for the Asia-Pacific region. At Millward Brown UK Mary Biggs has been named brand manager for AdSelector. At Millward Brown North America the following promotions were announced: Michael Bellhouse to vice president, Fairfield, Conn., office; Howard Silverman to vice president, Atlanta; Curtis Frazier to vice president, marketing sciences, Austin, Texas. James Conrad to vice president, Toronto.
Scott Koenig has joined MI3 Market Intelligence Services, Englewood, Colo., as a senior analyst. He will be based in the Dallas office.
Directions Research Inc., Cincinnati, has promoted Tim Laake to senior project manager, Debbie Long to assistant controller and Michelle Weisman to production services specialist. The company has also hired Tish Grote and Erin Wittes as research analysts, Amy Dresser as a senior account executive and Hannah Barnett as a research assistant.
Vancouver, B.C.-based research firm Vision Critical has named Michael Rodenburgh senior vice president, client services.
ComScore Networks, Reston, Va., has named Leslie Darling vice president, comScore Media Metrix, based in comScore’s New York office. In addition, Lynne Gillis has been named vice president, comScore Survey Research, in comScore’s Chicago office. Also in the Chicago office, Pamela McHugh has been named vice president, comScore Survey Research, and Alistair Sutcliffe has been named vice president.
WebSurveyor, Herndon, Va., has named Janet Driscoll Miller director of Internet marketing and Kelly Waffle director of marketing programs.
Waltham, Mass., research firm Affinnova, Inc. has named Michael Cassettari vice president of marketing.
Netherlands-based VNU has announced that Frank Martell, COO of VNU unit ACNielsen, will take on additional responsibility for ACNielsen Europe as president and CEO of that regional business. He will continue to report to Steve Schmidt, president and CEO of ACNielsen. With Martell focusing more of his time on the European business, Schmidt will assume from Martell direct accountability for ACNielsen’s Latin America and Asia Pacific regions, along with its global finance function and Project Atlas, a business improvement program. Martell will retain accountability for ACNielsen’s Emerging Markets region, global customized research, and global operations and information technology. He will relocate from New York to ACNielsen’s European headquarters in Wavre, Belgium.
Separately, VNU announced that Steve Wilson has been appointed president and CEO of VNU Advisory Services, succeeding Brian Chadbourne, who has elected to take early retirement. In his new role, Wilson will be directly accountable for the performance of BASES, Spectra, Claritas and HCI - the four units that are part of VNU Advisory Services. In addition, Joe Willke, president of BASES, will take on an expanded role overseeing the development and implementation of a strategic framework for VNU Advisory Services.
Terri Jo Kumar has been promoted to production supervisor for the three southern California locations of Ventura, Calif.-based Reyes Research.
G & S Research, Carmel, Ind., has promoted Melinda Spaulding to vice president, analytics. In addition, Erin Horner has been named senior project manager for research programs and Anne Chapman has been named associate vice president.
Cincinnati-based Marketing Research Services Inc. has added five employees: Jeff Eha has been named account manager; Martha Myers project director; Rafael Ortiz Hispanic project director; Kathie Smith tab programmer; and James Fischer scriptwriter.