Donna Gillin has resigned from her position as director of operations with the Council for Marketing and Opinion Research, Glastonbury, Conn.
Michael J. Marquard has retired from his post as CEO and a member of the board of directors for Saddle River, N.J., research company PDI Inc.
Menlo Park, Calif., research company Knowledge Networks has named Martin Zagorsek executive vice president, client service. Zagorsek will be based in the company’s New York office.
IMotions, a Copenhagen, Denmark, research company, has named Peter Schmidt director of the Copenhagen office and COO of European operations. Additionally, iMotion’s CEO and co-founder Peter Hartzbech has joined the board of directors.
Research International, Chicago, has named Lisa Kassem vice president; Tom Buehrer senior vice president and general manager, West Coast; and Douwe Rademaker worldwide director of marketing.
Separately, Research International has made 10 promotions to its executive team: Christine Turk to senior account executive;Chis Aswad, Jenny Matsui, Michelle Montalvo and Ramona Sandoval to account executive; Frank Gutowski, Christine Kiriazes and Joanna Zero to senior research manager; and Lauren Carlisle and Brynne Schmitt to research manager.
New York research company G3 Translate (Gazelle Globalization Group) has hired Alexander Veidt as project manager and Angela Marie Franco as director of marketing and business development.
CMI, an Atlanta research company, has hired Morris Wilburn as marketing sciences director of CMI’s analytical services group and Bill Salokar as vice president, business development.
Joan Mancuso has joined The Research Intelligence Group, Fort Washington, Pa., as a senior vice president.
Morpace Inc., a Farmington Hills, Mich., research company has appointed Brent J. Jessee as vice president. Jessee will work out of Morpace’s Irvine, Calif., office. Morpace has also appointed Jan Bleyaert as vice president, business development and qualitative research.
Cheskin Added Value, a Redwood Shores, Calif., research company, has hired Alfredo Ortiz as a vice president. Ortiz will be based in Atlanta.
Paul Semenza has joined Austin, Texas, research company DisplaySearch as senior vice president.
Polaris Marketing Research, Atlanta, has promoted Amy Caira to project manager and Shana Latham to data manager in the firm’s service marketing research analytics department.
E-Poll Market Research, Encino, Calif., has hired Neha Thakkar as research manager.
Marcus Thomas LLC, a Cleveland marketing communications firm, has promoted three individuals to senior vice president: Jennifer Hirt-Marchand, Ellen Russell and Jim Sollisch.
McCallum Layton, a Leeds, U.K., research company, has hired John McCambleyas brand marketing and communications manager. Mark Gentry also joins the agency as research manager.
20/20 Research Inc., Nashville, Tenn., has named Patrick Ragsdale systems administrator and Chad Clark desktop support specialist.
Alexander Banks has been hired as managing director of comScore Latin America, a division of Reston, Va., research company comScore.
Paris research company Ipsos has hired Matt McNerney as president of Ipsos Loyalty in the U.S., based in New York.
Nashville, Tenn., research company edo Interactive has hired Meaghan Schaefer as CMO and Alex Gershman as vice president, product development.
Evo Research and Consulting, New York, has appointed Alexis Leino as research manager and Maya Fukuda as senior account executive.
LRA Worldwide Inc., a Horsham, Pa., research company, has hired Kevin Conley.
The Bank of American Fork, American Fork, Utah, has promoted Emily Haleck to manager, marketing research, strategy and public relations.
Consumer Health Sciences, a Princeton, N.J., research company, has made four promotions: Michael Fronstin to COO; Larry Weingarten to executive vice president, research services and systems; Deborah Freedman to vice president, business development; and Ariella Dugan to director, research services. Consumer Health Sciences has also hired Samuel Wagner as vice president, health economics outcomes research.
Vancouver, B.C., research company Angus Reid Strategies has hired Mike Leahy to launch a new syndicated research division.
New York research company TNS Healthcare has hired Marty Silverman, senior vice president/practice leader, sales force effectiveness; Michael Smolens, vice president, brand research; and Porter Hibbitts, vice president, client services, brand management.
U.K. research firmZussi Research has named Owen Gibson business development manager and Agata Mizerska data analyst.
Kate France has joined Swift Research, Wetherby, U.K., as human resources manager.
Bryn Mawr, Pa., research company Integrated Marketing Associates LLC has hired Kristine Wakeley as a field services director and Gwyn Gibbs as a senior project director.
In the U.K., New York-based research company Experian has named Nathan Omare head of customer insight for its interactive division.Joe Paulsen has also been named senior vice president and general manager of Experian’s integrated marketing services business, based in Schaumburg, Ill.
Rick Rolandi has joined Dulles, Va., research companyVovici as CFO.
Anne Wagner and Richard Vogt have joined New York research companyIpsos Mendelsohn as vice president, business development.
Los Angeles research company OTX has promoted Aaron Paquette to senior vice president, media and entertainment insights.
Sam Robinson is the new chairman ofAgResearch, New Zealand. Andrew MacPherson has also joined the AgResearch board.
National Research Corporation, Lincoln, Neb., has named its CEO Michael D. Hays to the additional post of president.
Maktoob Research, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has appointed Nisreen Akkawi as regional research manager in Amman, Jordan.
John Napier will join U.K. research company Aegisas non-executive chairman.
Naperville, Ill., research company Millward Brown has hired Cathy Swift as a director in the U.K.
St. Louis research company dmrkynetec has namedKerry Hubbard vice president, research.
Observant LLC, a Boston research company, has hired Penny Mesure and Lana Limpert as directors.
Burke, Inc. a Cincinnati research group, has promoted Rachel Peck to senior account executive, Burke client service.
New York research company StrategyOne has promoted Robert Moran to executive vice president, corporate and public affairs research.
First Insights, a New York research company, has appointed Pauline Arae as marketing consultant.
Stephen Byron has been elected chairman of the UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research. David Slutz has been elected vice chairman.
United Sample, an Encino, Calif., research company, has hiredSusan Hwang, Michael Brezner,Jeffrey Unze and Reid Behrendt.