Field Facts, Inc., Framingham, MA, announces the opening of its first mall location in London, England. The mall is located in the Wood Green Shopping City and is managed by Ms. Jay Lemon. The facility is able to handle all types of intercepts including taste tests and commercial evaluations as well as the traditional English Hall Tests.
Consumer Pulse announces the appointment of Jodie Rapp, formerly of Market Probe, as director of its Philadelphia facility and, Judith Charles, formerly of Yankelovich, Skelly & White, as director of its Charlotte, NC, facility. Sally Fitlow joins the company as coordinator of marketing for all of CPI's 11 markets at its headquarters. Margie Santa has been promoted to vice president of operations.
The Atlantis Group has announced the addition of Nancy Sorsdahl as vice president and partner. Sorsdahl's responsibilities will be to manage qualitative research projects and to develop a secondary data search and analysis service. In addition, she will manage new client product assignments.
Joining Leferman Associates in Stamford, CT, as vice president for client service is Richard F. Whittington. Whittington has spent the last 16 years in the marketing and market research fields, most recently employed as group marketing manager for Philips Home Interactive Systems.
John B. Timberlake has joined Scarborough Research Corp., New York City, as vice president, major market studies. He was previously with the Chicago Tribune as research manager.
Colleen Hall has been promoted to account executive from client service executive for Nielsen Station Index in San Francisco. Hall started with Nielsen in 1985 as a client service executive in the Los Angeles NSI office. In 1986, she transferred to the San Francisco office.
Roger Johnston has been promoted to research executive, Opinion Research Corp., Washington, D.C. He was previously research director.
Kapuler Marketing Research, Arlington Heights, IL, announces several promotions: Susan Lazar to vice president and, Nancy Fletcher and Ilene Lanin-Kettering to associate vice presidents. Joining Kapuler is Tyrone Albert, associate group manager. He was formerly with Vopan Marketing Research, Boston.
Robert J. Hodlick has been promoted to client service executive from client service assistant with Nielsen Station Index in Chicago. Hodlick began his Nielsen career in 1980 as field surveyor in the media statistical research department in Northbrook. He was promoted to manager of field survey operations in 1981. In 1986 he transferred to the Chicago NSI office as client service assistant.
John Trumbore was promoted to senior vice president director, corporate planning and research, Lewis, Gilman & Kynett, Philadelphia, from vice president research director.
Opinion Research Corp. has announced several staff promotions: Welling C. Howell, Jr., has been promoted to manager of programming and systems in the operations division; Gerald Miodus to manager of ORC's central telephone interviewing facility in South Plainfield, NJ; Rose Mastroianni to manager of the company's telephone interviewing operations; Barbara Worek to assistant supervisor in the word processing center.
Carol S. Matasic has been promoted to president of Valley Forge Information Service, King of Prussia, PA. She was previously vice president at the company's Washington, D.C. office. Also promoted at King of Prussia is Dan Margherita to executive vice president from vice president.
Ellen Parley has been promoted to senior vice president market research at Donnelley Marketing, Stamford, CT. She was formerly vice president market research.