Sarah Berg Schlesinger, founder of Schlesinger Associates Inc., an Edison, N.J., research company, died on September 12 at age 84.
Maura Clancey, senior vice president of Menlo Park, Calif., research company Knowledge Networks, died in August at age 50.
London research company E-Tabs has appointed Ben Rosenheim as sales development executive.
Turner Research Network, Atlanta, has appointed Ann Breese to lead its Seattle office.
Chicago research company Synovate has named Ben Llewellyn managing director, Synovate Malaysia. He will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Arbitron Inc., a Columbia, Md., research company, has restructured its executive leadership team and made the following appointments: Sean Creamer, executive vice president, U.S. media services; Tim Smith, executive vice president, business development and strategy; Scott Henry, executive vice president, technology solutions; Carol Hanley, executive vice president, sales and marketing; and Marilou Legge, executive vice president, organization effectiveness and corporate communications. As a result of these changes, Alton L. Adams, executive vice president and CMO, and Robert F. Henrick, executive vice president, customer solutions, have left the company.
Survey Sampling International, a Shelton, Conn., research company, has namedJessica Sullivan director, access and engagement, Asia-Pacific; Chris Watson managing director, U.K.; and Helen Ryan country manager, Singapore.
Market Probe, a Milwaukee research company, has added Peter Serron and Vasu Balakrishnan to its management teams in the U.S. and the Middle East and Africa, respectively. Separately, the company has appointed Deepak Garkhel as senior vice president, India.
OnePoint Surveys, a New York research company, has appointed Jim Schwab as senior vice president, business development, U.S. and Canada.
Gareth Nicol has been named managing director ofICM Direct, a Bedfordshire, U.K., research company.
Pulse Group, a Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, research company, has appointed Angelica Dejaresco as senior research executive; Mandy Chee to the sales and development team of Pulse Group, Singapore; Andre Farsandi as manager, client development; Tengku Aishah Munirah, William Cheah and Tee Kian Wee as client development executive; Devendra Agrawal as manager, project management; Ahmad Fitry Abdul Aziz as project executive; Muhammad Sufian Daud as an intern; and Allan Meldgaard as head of online communities, responsible for Planet Pulse.
Synovate Business Consulting, an Arlington Heights, Ill., research company, has hired Mark Pitts as head of consulting for the Americas.
Manchester, U.K., research company B2B International has hired Cristin Malone and Guan Jingyuan as research analyst in its New York and Beijing offices, respectively.
London research company BrainJuicer has hired Orlando Wood as managing director, BrainJuicer Labs, and named Wood to the company’s management team. BrainJuicer has also appointed Han Zantingh and Carola Verschoor as managing director, Shanghai, China, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, respectively.
David Bakken has joined Honeoye Falls, N.Y., research consultancy KJT Group as vice president, scientific methods. The company has also added Nan Burgess Whitman as director, qualitative methods.
Lloyd Wohlner has been hired as a senior consultant at Evolution Marketing Research, Blue Bell, Pa. Additionally, Chris Leonard has joined the company as director, client services.
Adrian Wilkinson has been named social research information specialist at Bellomy Research Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C. Michelle Browder has also joined the company as research manager.
Research Now, London, has expanded its team in Munich, Germany, to include Oliver Tjarks as manager, client development, and Philipp Willmann as client development executive. Additionally, Siddhartha Dutta, client development director, India, has been chosen to lead the company’s office in New Delhi.
Boston research company Chadwick Martin Bailey has promoted Amy Modini to account director of the company’s health care research team.
Stacy Graiko of Sentient Decision Science has been appointed to the board of the New England Marketing Research Association, Portsmouth, N.H.
Dan Dillon has been named senior vice president, brand development, of Ruby Tuesday, a Maryville, Tenn., restaurant chain. Research will be among his responsibilities.
Chicago research company Synovate has named Mamapudi Nkgadima managing director of its African Response division. Nkgadima will be based in Bryanston, South Africa.
Todd Trautz has been promoted to vice president, research services, of Stamford, Conn., research company InsightExpress.
George Ciardi has been named president of Future Thinking, a Danbury, Conn., research company.
Mike Bandick has joinedIpsos Understanding UnLtd., a Cincinnati research company, as vice president, health.
Cambiar, a Phoenix research consultancy, has made Monica Wood partner of the company. Wood will join the firm’s Research Impact Consulting practice.
Smarty Pants, a Johnson City, Tenn., research company, has appointed Patty Clark as senior research director.
Quick Test/Heakin, a Jupiter, Fla., research company, has promoted Rachelle Riedlinger to manager, Heakin Research, Fort Worth, Texas; and Nick Delaney to weekend project manager, entertainment. The company has also hired Rachel Bulette as manager, Quick Test Inc., San Francisco; and Paulette Diedrich as manager, QuickView-Phoenix, Mesa, Ariz.
New York research companyIpsos Health has appointed Robert Ramirez as vice president, partnership development.
Knowledge Networks, a Menlo Park, Calif., research company, has hired Karen Goldstein as vice president, CPG/retail. Goldstein will be based in Chicago.
Corey J. Leibow has been named president and CEO of Mountain View, Calif., research company Crowd Science.
Radius Global Market Research, New York, has promoted Lesley Brooks to senior vice president and Jamie Myers to director.
Encino, Calif., research company uSamp has named Chuck Miller chief research officer and Melanie Courtright vice president, client services.
David Shanker has been appointed global president of Ipsos Observer, a Los Angeles research company.
Dean Kratsios has joined Phoenix Marketing International, a Rhinebeck, N.Y., research company, as senior vice president of the company’s health care division.
Dallas research company Toluna has hired Jeff Scott as president, Toluna North America, and Ron Franscella as chief revenue officer, North America.
Mila Zenarosa Sharaf has been named research associate of Harper Global, an Indianapolis research company.
Donovan Batiste has been promoted to vice president, research and media planning, for Hallmark Channels, Studio City, Calif.
Target Research Group, Nanuet, N.Y., has appointed Heidi E. Balkema to lead its health care division.
John Bremer has been hired as chief research officer of Boston research firmCompete.
Nancy Brigham has been named vice president, global operations, North America sample access and engagement, of Ipsos Interactive Services, a Bucharest, Romania, research company.
James Conrad has joined Toronto research company Hotspex as executive vice president.
London research company Verve has added Betty Mai as partner, Verve Australia and New Zealand; and Chantal Brady as online community manager. Both will be based in the company’s Sydney, Australia, office.
Ned Greenberg has joined Ipsos OTX MediaCT, a Los Angeles research company, as vice president, syndicated solutions.
Hebert Research Inc., Bellevue, Wash., has named T. Ron Davis senior vice president, marketing and sales.
G & S Research Inc., Indianapolis, has promoted Laura Aspling to senior project manager and Sara Melchi to associate analyst.
San Francisco research company MarketTools Inc. has appointed Rod McGeary to its board of directors.
London communications company Chime has added Jessica Snow to its research and engagement division as research executive.
Media Monitors, a White Plains, N.Y., research company, has appointed Catriona McGinn as sales executive, new business development.
Echo Stats Research, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has hired Stephen Craig as vice president, international division.
Framingham, Mass., research company Kadence International has hired Alex Smith as research manager and Sabrina Molteni as research analyst. Both will join Kadence’s U.K. office. Separately, Alena Rossini has joined the company’s Singapore office as insight director.
Mary F. Maguire has been named senior vice president, strategic communications, of Abt Associates, a Cambridge, Mass., research company.
Julia Beaver has joined London research company GfK NOP as head of GfK NOP research panels.
The Market Research Society, London, has appointed Rowland Lloyd of Ipsos MORI as its U.K. chairman. His term will begin in April 2011.
Heather Yorke has been promoted to research manager of McCallum Layton, a Leeds, U.K., research company.
Horsham, Pa., research company TNS has hired Margit Huber as director, global human resources, talent management and culture.
Millward Brown, a Naperville, Ill., research company, has appointed Jorge Alagón as head of global innovations. Additionally, the company has named its neuroscience team: Barbara O’Connell, based in Connecticut; Pawel Ciacek and Iwona Kolodziejczyk, based in Poland; Andrew “AJ” Jerina, based in India; and Luis Gabriel Mendez, based in Mexico.
Jigsaw Research, London, has appointed Monique Rotik to lead its media and communications practice.
Portland, Ore., research company Rentrak Corporation has hired Philip Duddy as director, client services, advanced media and information division. Rentrak has also promoted Chris Behnke to vice president, software development; Dustin Encelewski to vice president, product management; and Kim Hadfield to director, software development. Additionally, Rentrak has appointed Nancy (Benedict) Beall as director, local sales, Midwest region. Beall will be based in Chicago.
Ci Research, Cheshire, U.K., has hired Anthony Shephard as senior research executive and Kelly Millen as graduate trainee research executive.