Communications agency LEWIS has appointed Kaitlyn McAuliffe as senior research manager, based in Washington, D.C.
Seattle-based researcher Discuss.io has added two new hires for its U.S. sales team: RJ Scott as senior research solutions executive and Zuzana Žilková as senior account manager.
Restaurant chain Sonic Corp., Oklahoma City, has appointed Jose A. Dueñas as executive vice president and chief brand officer.
Spain-based researcher Netquest has appointed Johnny Caldwell as managing director of the newly-formed Netquest UK.
Dentsu Aegis Network, London, has appointed Nick Brien as CEO Americas and CEO U.S., based out of New York. Additionally, Nigel Morris has been appointed as chief strategy and innovation officer, based out of London.
Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, has appointed Christine Bateman as vice president of marketing.
Complete Research Connection in Columbus, Ohio, has added Carrie Robinson as a project assistant to support the client services/project management team.
Retail consumer insights firm SPINS, Chicago, has appointed Brian Gillis as executive vice president, retail.
The Research Association New Zealand has named Horst Feldhaeuser, group client director at research software and services firm Infotools, as a fellow for the organization.
Hillary Kuenn has joined Scottsdale, Ariz., customer experience and employee engagement firm Satrix Solutions as senior client experience analyst.
Insight consultancy Firefish has appointed Eric Paice as a director in its U.S. office, based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
U.K. video insights firm LivingLens has added two new hires to its sales and marketing team: Sophie Goddard as business development director and Kat Hounsell as marketing director.
Nuremberg, Germany, researcher GfK has appointed Christoph Erbenich as chief marketing and innovation officer. Additionally, Gerhard Hausruckinger, a member of the management board responsible for the consumer choices sector, has resigned from the company. GfK has appointed Jutta Suchanek as chief HR officer and Benjamin Jones as chief technology officer. And Alessandra Cama has resigned from her office as a member of GfK’s management board, responsible for the operations sector.
GateHouse Media, Pittsford, N.Y., has named Denise Robbins as senior vice president, consumer marketing.
Lehi, Utah, researcher MaritzCX has appointed Charlotte Blank as chief behavioral officer and formed the Maritz Field Research Collaborative.
U.K. video analytics firm Big Sofa has appointed Ralph Kugler, former director at Unilever, and Simon Chadwick, currently managing partner at Cambiar, as strategic advisers to its board.
Warren, N.J.-based researcher Lightspeed has promoted Jennifer Carrea to CEO Americas and global health. Former CEO Americas David Shanker is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. Christine Clark has joined as senior vice president, Americas sales.
Retail consumer insights firm SPINS, Chicago, has appointed Peter V.S. Bond as vice president of consumer activation.
Port Washington, N.Y., information company The NPD Group has named Tia Frapolli as president for its Office Supplies business.
Pravin Shekar, chairman and CEO of Krea eKnowledge, has been elected as the president of the Market Research Society of India, while Raj Sharma, chairman of MRSS India, has been re-nominated as the managing committee member and spokesperson.
The Global Retail Marketing Association, Treasure Island, Fla., has named Timothy Rea, current principal, CMO at Edward Jones, as chairperson of its advisory board for financial and insurance services.
MFour Mobile Research, Irvine, Calif., has hired Lily Igrassia and Abraham Graciano as client service staffers and Shireen El-Maissi as a recruiter. Mike Gaffney has joined as chief revenue officer. The firm also added Alice Lu, who will focus on survey programming and data delivery; Gennadiy Kofman as senior software engineer; Katherine Haldane as a software engineer; and Brandon Fletcher and Matthew Xa as software programmers and data experts.
Digital research marketplace Collaborata, Chicago, has named Jeffrey Resnick, managing partner at Stakeholder Advisory Services, and Tim Hoskins, president of Quester, as strategic advisors to its board of directors.
Canada-based customer intelligence platform Vision Critical has hired Marco Bussadori as chief revenue officer for North America.
Moore, Okla., marketing agency Freestyle Creative has promoted Matt Farley to vice president, director of marketing.
INGATHER Research & Sensory, Denver, has appointed Maura Nunez as senior research director, a newly-created position, and Phil Odell as director of marketing. The firm also added two new members to its executive management team: Chaz Clay as director of operations and sensory research and Danielle Feagin as manager of operations information systems.
San Diego research firm Integrated Marketing Systems has promoted Nick Benore to president following the retirement of former President Rinda Robbins.
Redwood City, Calif., software company People Power has named former Parks Associates President Stuart Sikes as vice president of business development and strategy.
Health marketing and commercialization agency Klick Health, Toronto, has expanded its behavioral science team by adding Tim Fisher as VP brand strategy and innovation and Adam Palanica as a behavioral scientist.
Brisbane, Calif., customer relationship operations company Pramata has hired Craig Doud as chief operating officer.
Philadelphia-based researcher Focus Pointe Global has appointed Penny Trenter as director, emerging business. She is based in St. Louis.
Needham, Mass., marketing intelligence software firm Visual IQ has appointed Theresa Colarusso as senior vice president, customer success.
Research company Mozaic Group has appointed Barbara Carpenter as research director and has promoted Kathryn Winland to senior vice president.
The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, a Dallas-based health care intelligence organization, has appointed Vikas Chowdhry as VP, data science.
The Mobile Marketing Association, New York, has appointed Sanjay Gupta – executive vice president of marketing, innovation and corporate relations at Allstate Insurance Company – as chairman of its global board of directors. Gupta replaces outgoing chairman John Costello.
Santa Monica, Calif., streaming service Hulu has appointed Kelly Campbell as CMO.
Dave Cameron has joined Chicago-based strategic marketing firm Target Data as vice president of analytics.
Newton, Mass., research software firm MarketSight has added the following new hires to its U.S. team: Rob Calcagni as vice president of sales; Amy Saint-Onge as senior designer; Marcus Woodard as marketing manager; and Cassie Packer as marketing assistant.
Professional services firm KPMG Australia has appointed Lisa Bora to lead sales transformation for its customer, brand and marketing advisory business.
Measurement company comScore has appointed three new members based in its Sydney office: Adam Natiq as head of sales, Australia and New Zealand; Alan Jenner as senior product manager, Asia-Pacific; and Derek Wen, client services manager, Asia-Pacific.
Maritz Motivation Solutions, St. Louis, has appointed Drew Carter as president.
John Sollecito has been named executive vice president and team leader of media and entertainment for GfK in North America. He will be based in the company’s New York City office.
ABC, New York, has promoted Rebecca Daugherty to executive vice president, marketing. Daugherty will lead the marketing departments of ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios. Additionally, Erin Weir has been promoted to senior vice president, marketing strategy, ABC Entertainment, and Jill Gershman has been promoted to senior vice president, marketing creative, ABC Entertainment.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau, New York, has named Craig Coleman as vice president of marketing.
In Chicago, customer data science company dunnhumby has appointed Jose Gomes as managing director of North America.
Hong Kong-based research company ABN Impact has appointed Miranda Cheung as its director in Singapore.
Chicago-based retail intelligence firm SPINS has appointed Patrick Kelly as senior vice president of customer solutions and AJ Rivera as principal of global enterprise sales.
AT&T Inc., Dallas, has named Brian Lesser as CEO of its advertising and analytics business.
In London, Research Now has hired Floriane Locatelli as business development director, a new role created by the company to serve management consultancies, private equity firms, hedge funds and banks.
Burke, Inc., Cincinnati, has appointed Thania Farrar as vice president, client services manager and Corey Beilstein as vice president, research innovation.
Adelphi Research Global, Doylestown, Pa., has hired Clarissa Guengant as vice president of client services for the West Coast. She is located in San Francisco. Additionally, project Team Leads and Directors Lauren Carroll, Carly Gibbons and Carmen Michaylira have been promoted to senior directors, while Kelliann Rooney has been promoted to associate director. Nick Chiarello, Meghan Keane, Billy Ripley and Pooja Soni have joined the company as project associates.
In the U.K., market and customer insights firm MARU Group has promoted Sarah Redford to chief people officer and Carlos Palacio to chief information officer. Both will join the group global executive committee.
U.K.-based consumer insight company Join the Dots has appointed the following to strengthen its client services team: Tracey Hunter as senior client director and Martin Bryant as client director.
Research solutions firm Confirmit, based in Oslo, Norway, has appointed Jason Mallia as country manager to oversee operations in Australia and New Zealand.
Bernardo Rodriguez has been named to the newly-created position of chief digital officer for Costa Mesa, Calif., researcher J.D. Power.
Glen Mills, Pa., research firm SSRS has appointed Samantha Daugherty as vice president of telephone data collection services.
Information and health care service firm QuintilesIMS, Danbury Conn., has appointed Colleen Goggins to its board of directors.
Customer insights agency SKIM Singapore has added Lester Sualog as client solutions director, Asia and Paul Janssen as vice president.
Stamford, Conn., research technology firm FocusVision has promoted Zlatko Vucetic to president of the company. Vucetic will replace outgoing CEO Jamin Brazil, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities.
Southampton, Pa., medical research firm MedSurvey has appointed Paul Golota as CEO.
In Singapore, information services company Experian has promoted Mohan Jayaraman to regional managing director Asia-Pacific for decisions analytics, business information services and data.
Marketing technology firm Tapad, New York, has appointed Todd Benedict as chief revenue officer for North America.
Canada-based researcher Maru/Matchbox has promoted Derek Matisz to senior vice president, platform operations. The company has also announced the departure of Chief Process Officer Leigh Frost.
Customer insights agency SKIM has appointed Fred Church as health care team director, based in the Hoboken, N.J., office.
The Advertising Research Foundation, New York, has named Paul Donato as chief research officer.
Red Bank, N.J., omnichannel data firm V12 Data has promoted Jeff Johnson to senior vice president of client development.
Sameer Chopra has joined the management team of San Diego consumer risk management firm ID Analytics as chief analytics and science officer.
Dublin-based e-commerce intelligence firm Clavis Insight has announced plans to expand its Asia-Pacific team to 45 people within the next 12 months. The expansion will include roles in sales, marketing, professional services and operations.
Haley Kaiser has joined research company Smarty Pants as an insights whiz. She is based in Tampa, Fla.
Eden Prairie, Minn., direct marketing agency SeQuel Response has hired Terry Peters as marketing research director.
MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has appointed Benjamin Bruggemann, Abby Bentson and Sarah Moore as research assistants in client services, while Allyson Sovinsky has been appointed as a research assistant in qualitative. Additionally, the following team members have been promoted: Alex Smallen to research director; Lisa Waxler to senior research manager; and Chris Neal, Carl Murphy and Courtney Brackin each to senior research associate.
National Western Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas, has appointed R. Bruce Wallace as senior vice president and CMO of its domestic insurance operations.