John Gongos, founder and CEO of Gongos Research, Auburn Hills, Mich., died in July at age 51.
Eric McDowell, founder and partner of The McDowell Group, a Juneau, Alaska, research company, died in August at age 69.
Cardinal Brands Inc., a Lawrence, Kan., manufacturing company, has named Dan Bayha marketing research coordinator.
General Mills, Minneapolis, has named Jeanine Bassett vice president, global consumer insights.
Sawtooth Software, an Orem, Utah, research software company, has hired Keith Chrzan as senior vice president, Sawtooth analytics.
Debra Delman has been appointed executive vice president, finance, and CFO of Arbitron Inc., a Columbia, Md., research company.
Paul W. Allen has been hired as executive vice president, research and development, of Olson Research Group Inc., Yardley, Pa. The company has also promoted Miina Rafinski to director, client services.
Encino, Calif., research company uSamp has hired Leslie Warshaw as vice president, research solutions. The company has also appointed Alan Gould and Sean Moriarty to its board of directors.
Andrew Somosi has been named CEO of NM Incite, a New York research company.
New York research company StrategyOne has named Fergus Clarke head of its Middle East and North Africa research division. Clarke will be based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Hall & Partners, a New York research company, has hired Andy Chappin as global CFO. Chappin will be based in London. Additionally, Hall & Partners has promoted Caroline Dukes to managing partner, London; and Joann Schaumann to managing partner, New York.
InSites Consulting, a Ghent, Belgium, research company, has named Robert Dossin managing director, U.K.
Stockholm, Sweden, research company Cint has appointed John Knoop and Teodora Puleva to its Team Engage division; Vladislav Mickevic and Rutger Klasens to its Team Access division; Christian Svärd to its Team Core division; and Stefan Törnblom as an IT support specialist for the company’s U.K. team.
The Research Partnership, London, has made the following appointments: Vicky McLellan, associate director, quantitative; Karen Swords, director, quantitative; Anna Spivack, research executive, quantitative; Katie Watts, Anna March Garcia and Jekamohan Vicneswararajah, research executive; and Harrison Gaiger, marketing executive. In its Singapore office, Pei Li Teh and Paul Reed have been promoted to associate director.
Tony Cosentino has joined Ventana Research, San Ramon, Calif., as vice president and research director, business intelligence.
GMO Research/Japan Market Intelligence, Tokyo, has appointed Sarah Jang as senior director, business development, North America.
Discovery Research Group, London, has promoted Colin Rice to research director and Jessica Francis to research consultant.
Thomas A. Louis has joined the U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C., as associate director, research and methodology, and chief scientist.
Guy Garcia has been named president, new mainstream initiatives, of Dallas research company EthniFacts LLC.
New York research company Trendrr.TV has hired Meghann Sills Elrhoul as vice president, client services and analytics.
Hollywood, Calif., research company Fizziology has appointed Carter Weiss to its advisory committee and named Greg Buell director, West Coast sales.
Michele Chang-McGrath has been hired as head of research at London marketing and technology agency LBi.
Vision Critical, a Vancouver, B.C., research company, has named Bruce Friend president, media and entertainment. Separately, Frank Kleinert has joined the management team of Vision Critical’s operation in Cologne, Germany.
Norwalk, Conn., research company Bell, Falla and Associates LLC has hired Jeffrey Nelson as senior director.
Emma Gilding has joined McLean, Va., marketing company Gannett Co. Inc. as vice president, brand research and strategy.
New York research company Ipsos InnoQuest has appointed David Lansanah as global managing director, MarketQuest. Lansanah will be based in Singapore.
Lexington, Mass., research company Forbes Consulting Group has hired Dan O’Toole as director, business development, consumer packaged goods; and Daniel Krason as director, business development, financial services.
Ashley Goode has joined Norcross, Ga., research company Marketing Workshop as research manager.
New York broadcast television association TVB has named Stacey Lynn Schulman senior vice president, chief research officer.
The American Marketing Association (AMA), Chicago, has appointed Sherrie Binke of ORC International to its Market Research Council. Separately, Lisa Gudding of GfK has been elected to the AMA’s international board of directors.
ORC International, a Princeton, N.J., research company has made the following appointments: Susan Baron, senior vice president, consumer; Eve Oster, vice president, consumer; Kris Klein, vice president, health care; and Laurie Gelb, vice president, public and civic services. Baron, Oster and Klein will be based in New York. Gelb will be based in Seattle.
Milwaukee research company Market Probe has named Jill Rogers vice president, agriculture and animal health.
Brian Smith has been named vice president, client services, of The Connell Group, an Upper Saddle River, N.J., research company.
Iselin, N.J., research company Schlesinger Associates has appointed Debby Schlesinger-Hellman as executive vice president, U.S. qualitative solutions. Additionally, Jacki Spear has joined the company as vice president, client development.
M3 Global Research, Washington, D.C., has hired Bill Russo as president, market research; and David Deutsch as head of syndicated products.
Patrick Monteleone has been named research director of St. Louis research company GroupM Next.
Polaris Marketing Research Inc., Atlanta, has hired Joseph R. McGahan as vice president, account development.
Darren George has joined Radius Global Market Research, New York, as research director, Europe, Middle East and Africa. George will be based in London.
P&K Research, Chicago, has hired Mary Beth Lake and Paul Holtzman as senior vice president.
New York research company Insight Strategy Group has promoted Ally Aleman to senior manager and Nathan Cooper to quantitative analyst.
Warren Frankel has joined New York research company Ipsos Observer as president, North America.
Boston research company Lippincott has hired Dylan Stuart as a partner in its London office and Tim Cunningham as a senior partner in its San Francisco office.
Ipsos Healthcare, New York, has named Richard Clarke director, global business development, syndicated services.
Koski Research Inc., San Francisco, has hired Adela Pedroza as research director.
Mike Ludy and Bob Sweeney have joined Marketing Research Services Inc., Cincinnati, as vice president, client services.
Ian Murray has been appointed director, Europe, of Auckland, New Zealand, research company Information Tools Ltd. Murray will be based in London. Additionally, the company has promoted Patricio Pagani to company director.
J.D. Power and Associates, a Westlake, Village, research company, has named Mei Songlin vice president and managing director, China; and Jacob George vice president and general manager, global automotive consulting. Both will be based J.D. Power China’s headquarters in Shanghai.
Larry Taman has joined New York research company GfK Media as vice president, business development. Taman will be based in San Francisco.
The Advertising Research Foundation, New York, has elected six new board members: Robert Atencio, Pfizer; Sigal Cordeiro, General Motors; Natasha Hritzuk, Microsoft Advertising; Joan Lewis, Procter & Gamble; Vipin Mayar, Fidelity Investments; and Patti Wakeling, Unilever.