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Berlin-based experience research software platform Brainstork is entering the UK market, and has hired Ben Leet as UK Partnership Lead on a freelance or 'fractional' basis. More
A little later than scheduled, marcoms network Stagwell, which owns the Harris Poll and Harris X brands as well as Maru Group, has opened its new EMEA headquarters in London's Blue Fin Building on the South Bank. More
UK insight agency Simpson Carpenter has appointed Alexander Holmes as Senior Research Director with expertise in Automotive, Digital Entertainment and Tech, while Martyn Turze joins as Research Director heading up a new specialist sector, Sports. More
Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of legendary ad agency Ogilvy UK, has joined creative effectiveness platform DAIVID in the capacity of Strategic Advisor. More
DIY online survey pioneer SurveyMonkey has promoted Priya Gill to Global Head of Marketing, leading its marketing strategy and execution across all markets. More
Former 2CV, GfK and Walnut Unlimited researcher Antonio Margaritelli has joined London agency Disrupt Insight as a Research Director. More
Consumer insight and behavioural data technology company RealityMine has appointed former Google and YouTube advertising leader Phil Miles as a Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. More
First party data specialist TestSet has launched in the European market, backed by recently-launched research and data sector investment firm ACKWEST Group. Leading the region from London as MD is Colin Turner-Kerr, joined by Dina Patel as Director of Operations. More
Panel company Intra Research has appointed Helle Raun Oddershede as its new CEO, taking over from Marina Moshenska who moves into the role of Chief Operating Officer. More
Insights technology and panel provider Toluna has appointed Lucia Moir as Chief Operations Officer and promoted Priyanka Sarkar to Chief Research Officer. More
AI-based consumer research platform Bounce Insights has brought in Aaron Peck as Regional Commercial Director, North America, as it expands into the US. The company has also added Ian Kiernan to its board as Non-Executive Director. More
British-based insight agency Opinium has promoted Wez Eathorne to the new role of Global Head of Brand, Comms & Product Research. More
British online audience measurement body UKOM has appointed 25-year Nielsen exec Sarah Miller as its Technical Consultant. More
Customer insights firm DMR has announced the appointment of nine new staff, having completed a successful first institutional funding round at the end of 2023. More
Marketing tech group Access Intelligence Plc has appointed Tom Ritchie as President of PR & Comms EMEA. More
London-based researcher High Tech Dev has rebranded as HTAIR, reflecting a significant change in its mission and vision (focused around AI); and has appointed Nigel Woodliffe as Chief Customer Success Officer. More
London-based Truth Consulting has announced five promotions: Catherine Anstead, Victor Reynoso and Kate Stratton become Directors, while Taiye Akin-Akinyosoye and Tom Sweeney are now Senior Consultants. More
Purchase transaction analytics specialist Behaviorally has announced a number of recent promotions, including Ethel Klein and Mavis Tong to VP Customer Success, Stephen Omogbehin to Vice President, IT, Coraline Petipas to Director, Customer Success and Natasha Gonzalez to Director, Behavioral Qualitative. More
In the UK, MR industry veterans and Firefish execs Jem Fawcus and Richard Owen have launched a new company, QualifyAI, with a mission 'to automate qualitative research without stripping it of its humanity'. The partners say this is possible for the first time thanks to AI. More
Global consumer health company Haleon, the firm behind brands such as Sensodyne and Centrum, has appointed Geoff Painter as Global Head of Consumer Business Insights and Analytics. More
UK-based strategic research and planning consultancy STRAT7 Incite has continued a recent series of senior hires, bringing in Alex Banks as Senior Principal. Last month John Tearle and Emma Davies rejoined the company in senior roles. More
Manchester, UK-based product intelligence platform Vypr has appointed Glenn Porter as Chief Commercial Officer. More
UK video ad currency body Barb has appointed former TNS and RSMB exec Sara Cheeseman as Finance Director. She replaces long-time FD Nigel McLachlan, who is retiring. More
UK-based consumer and B2B researcher 2CV has announced eleven promotions, including Chris Oatey and Jon Smetherham to Regional Directors, responsible for leading the Asia team based in Singapore; and in the UK Kar Hoo Lee to Associate Director of Data Services and Abigail Plank to Associate Director. More
Experience Management (XM) company Qualtrics has appointed Juan Rodriguez as Chief Information Officer and Assaf Keren joins Qualtrics as Chief Security Officer. More
In Birmingham, UK, full service social research agency M.E.L Research has appointed Ayesha Lynn-Birkett as a Senior Research Executive, and promoted Angela Parton to Telephone Unit Manager. More
Eponymous online survey firm SurveyMonkey has promoted Jing Huang to VP, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Katie Miserany to SVP and Chief Communications Officer, and Craik Pyke to VP, Infrastructure and Security Engineering. The firm now boasts gender equality at both the C-Suite and VP levels. More
Insights and experience tech company PG Forsta has appointed Mike Thompson as Chief Analytics Officer, and says he will drive the development of new AI-driven capabilities and products, following the company's commitment to invest $500 million in the area over five years. More
British Out-Of-Home (OOH) measurement body Route has promoted General Manager Euan Mackay to the role of Chief Strategy Officer, leading the organisation's strategic direction as it readies for a new research contract starting in April next year. More
B2B research firm NewtonX has appointed former American Express employee Kavita Anand as Vice President of Product, leading strategy, design and development for products including the firm's Knowledge Graph and its expert intelligence platform NewtonX Prime. More
London-based audience researcher RSMB has appointed Alison Finch as Client Account Lead with responsibility for radio audience currency RAJAR, replacing Anne Robshaw who is leaving the company after seventeen years. RSMB is an independent company jointly owned by Kantar and Havas. More
Mishcon de Reya (MDR Group), a business services group with a focus on legal advice, has launched a market insights and analytics business called MDRi, providing strategic advisory services to businesses worldwide. Simon Tye will lead the new division as Chief Executive Officer. More
British-based ad impact measurement and forecasting specialist System1 Group Plc has appointed Mike Perlman as Chief Commercial Officer and Alex Banks as SVP of business development for The Americas. More
This month sees the launch in London of a new agency, Wren Insight, focused on customer closeness and led by qual researchers Jude Terry and Hannah Beech. More
California-based CX solutions firm Five9 has appointed former Gartner exec Steve Blood as Vice President of Market Intelligence and Evangelism, based in Europe. More
Birmingham, UK-based qual insights platform Voxpopme has a new CEO. Andy Barraclough is a co-founder of the firm and until now served as its CTO. He succeeds Lonnie Mayne, who moves to the role of Chairman of the Board. More
Former ORC and Join the Dots / InSites Consulting exec Edward Wheeler has joined BVA BDRC as Head of Business Development. More
Consumer and B2B research agency 2CV has promoted Sabine Cronick to the role of CEO of UK/EU, and James Redden to CEO of US and APAC. More
San Francisco-based predictive intelligence firm 6sense has appointed Jerome Levadoux as its first Chief Product Officer. More
In West Palm Beach, Florida, MR industry veterans Hugh Davis and Keith Price have launched ACKWEST Group, a holding company which will focus on buying and developing emerging tech-driven enterprises in the consumer insights and marketing services sector. More
Former Dynata Chief Gary Laben has joined retail and consumer goods analytics and inventory optimisation firm Trax, as CEO. More
In London, Verve has announced the promotion of its former Joint Head of Insight Richard Preedy to the newly created role of Executive Director and Head of Artificial Intelligence. The firm is 'relaunching' itself to emphasize its focus on 'three intelligences': Artificial, Human and Cultural. More
MR reporting software and services company Indico Labs has appointed Warren Smith as Technical Operations Lead, Edward Lidbetter as Product Owner, and Lucy Robbins as Product Marketing Manager - as it looks to scale up its SlideGen product this year. More
UK audience measurement authority Barb has promoted Caroline Baxter to Chief Operating Officer, with a remit to work alongside CEO Justin Sampson on driving the organisation's move towards cross-device measurement and total campaign performance reporting. More
North of England-based, employee-owned research consultancy DJS Research has announced eleven promotions across its Research and Operations teams, including Kieran Hart to Senior Research Manager, and Claire Williams, Olivia Holt and Lucy Holland to RM. More
Global MR and data group YouGov has announced the rebranding of its Swiss subsidiary LINK, acquired in December 2021, as YouGov Switzerland. More
UK-based MR operations company Cobalt Sky has appointed Mina Odavic as Head of Business Development, overseeing relationships with key clients and generating new business opportunities. More
EMEA communications firm Instinctif Partners Group has appointed Julian Walker as CEO; having recently added Jim Donaldson as Non-Executive Chair, and Dr Matilda Andersson as MD of its subsidiary, British-based insight firm Truth. More
In London, Potentia Insight has appointed Clare McHatton as Business Development Director, focused on building relationships and partnerships to expand the firm's client base and offer. More
US-based data firm J.D. Power has completed the acquisition of Autovista Group, which provides automotive data, analytics and industry insights in Europe and Australia, from asset management firm Hayfin Capital Management. Autovista CEO Lindsey Roberts becomes President of J.D. Power Europe. More
Insight and customer analytics group STRAT7 has announced twenty-one appointments / promotions, including four senior promotions at Crowd DNA, and the creation of eight new roles. More
Streaming data insights provider PlumResearch has appointed Jonathan Broughton as Research Director, tasked with advancing its analytics and insights capabilities in the entertainment industry. More
NIQ, the consumer intelligence company previously part of Nielsen and now combined with GfK, has launched a Global Media Division, which it says is 'designed to enhance the value advertisers derive from their marketing efforts' - and has appointed Lana Busignani to lead it. More
PAMCo, the company which oversees audience figures for British newspapers and magazines, has appointed Emma Holden as Acting MD after the departure of CEO of ten years Simon Redican. More
Mike Trotman, We Work With Data co-founder and long-time ASC committee member who worked on some of the standards which have guided the technical side of the profession over the past twenty years, passed away at the end of January. More
London-based Humankind Research, which specialises in research for positive social impact, is adding a team offering standalone quantitative projects, and has hired Laura Moore and Amy Watson to lead it as Head of Quant and Quant Research Director, respectively. More
In the US, Allison Wilt and Steve Ingledew have launched ContextualY, a specialist B2B research agency whose four founding Principals between them boast more than a hundred years of experience supporting technology clients and stakeholders. More
In Glasgow, Scotland, former RBS and YouGov Sport exec Bruce Cook has launched SponsorLab, a new sponsorship measurement tool for sponsors, agencies and rights holders. More
CX and research tech group Forsta has appointed Jason Saylor, formerly of MAXimum Research, as Business Development Director. More
Longtime Ipsos exec and current Global Head of Audience Measurement Liz Landy is to leave the company at the end of this month. Daniel Wong-Chi-Man will step up to Lead the Audience Measurement Service Line globally, while Ipsos iris leader James Oates will add responsibility for the business in the UK. More
Ipsos has appointed former Ofcom and Aviva exec Kerri-Ann O'Neill as Chief People Officer for UK and Ireland. More
Packaging, NPD and shopper specialist PRS IN VIVO has appointed Richard Bordenave as global Chief Behavioral Officer. More
FIXR, which provides audience insights and actionable data for event organisers worldwide, has appointed former Eventbrite VP Joel Crouch as Chief Revenue Officer. More
Harrogate, Yorkshire-based firm Harlow Consulting has appointed Kathryn Purdy as Research and Operations Director, and Joel Galilee in an entry-level Researcher role. More
UK-based agency davies+mckerr has appointed former Crowd DNA Director David Power as Head of Quant. More
London-based insights consultancy Savanta has launched a new customer experience framework which it says will help companies more accurately drive revenue growth. More
Publisher Gannett / USA TODAY Network has appointed a dedicated Chief Data Privacy Officer, Marci Moss, with a remit to safeguard the information entrusted to its publications by clients, partners, users and employees. More
Online sample marketplace and research tech company PureSpectrum has appointed former Ipsos, Nebu and Bilendi exec Ian Roberts as Business Development Director for EMEA, based in London. More
AI-based ad optimisation and measurement firm LoopMe has announced the recruitment of more than fifty new employees, growing its workforce by some 20%. This includes the appointments of Slava Taraskin as VP Business Development, and Adam Parker as VP of Corporate Development & Strategy More
In London, year-old digital MR agency Potentia Insight has announced six new hires across its project management, information security and analytics divisions: Abubaker Omer, Steve Burton, Bill McDivitt, Vanessa Jackson, James Edwards and Shaun May. More
London-based brand measurement company On Device Research has appointed Gulshan Mahay in the new role of Account Director, in its commercial team in the UK. More
Ipsos has appointed former Kantar and Mintel exec Dale Beaton as head of its Brand Health Tracking (BHT) Service Line in the UK. More
Consumer data giant Circana has announced changes to its commercial organisation including the appointment of former CPG sector President Jeremy Allen as Chief Commercial Officer. Tim Bush, currently President, General Merchandise, will retire by the end of the year after two decades at Circana and NPD. More
First-party data provider Dynata has recently appointed long-time Toluna marketing leader Janice Caston as EVP of Marketing, and Rebecca Bello as VP Product. More
Comscore has promoted Alejandro Fosk, previously SVP for Latin America, to EVP International, overseeing its EMEA, APAC and LATAM regions. More
Within the BVA-BDRC group, data collection and analysis firm Perspective Research Services has promoted Jade On to Commercial Director, and Henri Dubier to Client Services Director; while mystery shopping and auditing company ESA Retail has added Ops Director Chris Kennedy to its Board. More
Agile and automated market research platform Zappi has appointed Nataly Kelly as Chief Marketing Officer and promoted Babita Earle from EVP of Global Enterprise Partnerships to International MD. The firm also recently hired Melissa Clucas as CFO. More
Brand measurement company On Device Research has appointed Allan Breiland in the new role of Research Director ANZ, tasked with expanding and tailoring its brand measurement solutions across the region. More
Human8 has promoted Amy Perifanos, previously VP of Commercial Solutions North America, to global Chief Portfolio Officer, with a seat on the Global Leadership Team. More
Automated in-home product testing platform Highlight has announced changes to its leadership team, with the appointments of Priyanka Carr as COO and President, and Deirdre Norris as VP of Product. More
UK-based 'human understanding' agency Walnut Unlimited has announced eleven recent promotions, including that of Becky McGee to Research Director and Yaasir Aslam, Alex Baines, Rachel Ellis and Adam Gilbert to AD roles. More
Toluna has appointed Lucie Claire Vincent Ortiz to its Board of Directors. As a senior operating executive in multinational consumer product companies, including Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Philip Morris International, she will advise the Board with a particular focus on the needs of this sector. More
In an apparent volte face after refreshing and reinforcing the brand of its communications agency Hill & Knowlton as recently as November, WPP has announced the company will be merged with the group's other major PR firm BCW, with the combined entity renamed Burson. More
Insight agency Opinum has hired Matthew Barton as Senior Consultant, based in Amsterdam, supporting continued 'rapid growth' in Europe. More
B2B data services company Rhetorik Ltd has appointed former Equifax and Dun & Bradstreet exec Jim Longo as its new Head of Product. More
Healthcare specialist Research Partnership has launched a new Alzheimer's Disease tracker in Germany, Japan and the US, as part of of its syndicated Therapy Watch series. The firm plans to expand the service to other key European markets this year. More
London-based ad measurement and impact optimisation firm DAIVID has promoted its EMEA MD Barney Worfolk-Smith to the role of Chief Growth Officer. More
In London, data-driven CXM company Merkle has launched a dedicated UK and Ireland Salesforce practice, promising clients the tools to optimise their use of data to enhance the customer experience. More
MR and analytics group YouGov has promoted Tom Fisher to Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), aiming to deepen its relationships with blue-chip clients. More
Media measurement and ad currency giant Nielsen has appointed former Buzzfeed exec Carole Robinson as Chief Communications Officer. More
New York-based Radius Global Market Research has acquired London's Strive Insight Limited, for an undisclosed sum. More
New York-based customer engagement and CXM platform Emplifi, which grew out of the merger of Astute and Socialbakers, has appointed Ohad Hecht as its new CEO. More
Insights tech and panel provider Toluna has promoted Scott Axcell, formerly Head of Marketing for North America, to Chief Marketing Officer. He also joins the executive leadership team. More
Insight and communities firm Verve has announced eighteen promotions across its locations in London, Manchester, Sydney, Iasi (Romania) and Johannesburg, including the appointment of Kim Howard as Semiotics Research Director. More
In California, real-time data streaming and messaging solutions firm DiffusionData has appointed Andy Peet as CFO. More
Leeds-based full-service agency Boxclever has promoted Andy Haylett to Director, IT and Alice Langthorne to Activation Manager. More
Australia-based data and insights company Pureprofile is opening new offices in Germany and Portugal, its twelfth and thirteenth worldwide; and has appointed Thorsten Hardtke as Business Development Manager for DACH and Ricardo Cordova for Portugal and Spain. More
Marcoms group Interpublic has announced that Chad Engelgau, CEO of its data and marketing services company Acxiom, will leave at the end of this month, after a total of seventeen years with the company, to pursue an opportunity in the non-profit sector. A search for his successor is underway. More
Brand and market research agency Savanta has appointed Richard Brooks as External Communications Director, strengthening its PR team with a UK General Election to be called this year. More
UK-based b2b services group Informa Plc is combining part of its business with US-based b2b purchase intent specialist TechTarget to create a new company in which Informa will hold a majority stake. The British firm will also pay $350m in cash. More
Insight agency Vital Findings has appointed Iwan Thomis, formerly a Partner at Material+, as Chief Strategy Officer. More
British-based consumer and sensory researcher MMR has appointed Evelyn Huang to head up its qual research in China. More
Community-centered CX and insights firm Alida has a new CEO: Efrem Ainsley is promoted from COO to succeed Ross Wainwright, who recently stepped down from the role. More
Real-time brand tracking and campaign evaluation firm Delineate has appointed former Publicis Sapient exec James Betteley ('JB') as its new Chief Technology Officer. Former CTO James Stewart transitions to a newly created Chief Operating Officer role. More
Founder Ross McCray is stepping down as CEO of VideoAmp, with former Discovery and Fox exec Peter Liguori joining as Executive Chairman and ex-Nielsen man Peter Bradbury as Chief Commercial and Growth Officer. The company will also cut almost 20% of its staff, according to reports. More
US-based research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) has launched a suite of advisory services to help clients with the adoption of AI at scale; and has appointed company President Steve Hall as its first Chief AI Officer. More
In the UK, Leeds-based full service agency Boxclever has appointed Lisa Lawrence as Operations Manager and Lucy Hampson as Quantitative Director. More
In the UK, social and MR agency Blue Marble has promoted Sonali Patel to Research Director and hired Daniel Brownie as a Research Manager, following a 'brilliant' year in 2023. More
Manchester, UK-based RealityMine, which monitors consumer use of digital devices for behavioural insights, has promoted Graham Dean to serve as its first Chief AI Officer and Ewan Leith to replace him as Chief Technology Officer. More
Insights group Human8 has announced a change of leadership at its cultural and creative consultancy Space Doctors. Co-founder and MD Fiona McNae will leave the company at the end of this year, after 22 years, to be replaced by Gareth Lewis and Cato Hunt. More
London-based research operations platform Ayda, which facilitates fast and easy payment of incentives to respondents, has appointed Susie Spencer as Digital Product Design Consultant, and Ben Leet and Laura Lilienthal in contract / 'fractional' roles as CFOO and CMO respectively. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has promoted Elspeth Rollert to become the first CEO of its Stagwell Marketing Cloud (SMC) division. She was previously its CMO. More
Consumer data and analytics firm NIQ has announced the launch of NIQ Labs, an innovation center which it says will 'harness the collective power of top-tier talent and capabilities acquired through strategic M&As'. More
London-based digital customer experience agency Great State has promoted Jinny Mitchell-Kent and David Chandler to serve as Joint Managing Directors, effective immediately. They replace and will report to Stuart Avery who steps back into the role of Non-Executive Chairman. More
Digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta has hired Nick Curran as Director of Business Development, charged with driving expansion of the firm's offer for financial services organisations into new regions. More
DRNO's News Editor of seventeen years Mel Crowther passed away last week after a battle with cancer. Mel has been a wonderful colleague and the driving force in making this publication what it is today, as well as a well-loved figure in the industry, and I'm sorry I know her loss will come as a shock to a lot of you. More
Leeds-based MR agency Blue Yonder Research has expanded its team with five appointments: Louise Emmerson and Gabriela Butler as Trainee Research Executives, Tracy Hodgson as Sales and Purchase Ledger, Michael Holmes as Data Analyst and Dario Carvalho as Trainee Field Executive. More
In Chicago, fast-growing agency QualSights has appointed Tod Johnson and Karyn Schoenbart to its Board of Directors. More
UK-based B2B, healthcare and tech sector researcher RONIN International has appointed Venu Bendapudi as Vice President of US Sales. More
Real-time data streaming and messaging solutions firm DiffusionData has promoted Neil Seymour, formerly Head of Engineering, to serve as its COO. More
UK-based pharma researcher Purdie Pascoe has launched a US office and appointed Sabera Hyderally as Head of MedTech. More
Manchester, UK-based agency Mustard has appointed Steven Searle as Data Operations Manager, Anna Hilliard as an SRE and Jennifer Burke as an MR Apprentice. More
WPP's consumer data specialist Wavemaker has appointed Irin Rahman as Chief Data and Technology Officer in the UK. More
Consumer research platform GWI has appointed former OAG tech leader Nick Dearden as CTO, based in its UK headquarters in London. More
Marcoms group Stagwell, the owner of the Harris Poll and Harris X brands as well as Maru Group, has announced European expansion plans with the launch of a 'global hub' office in London next month, and the promotion of James Townsend to serve as its first CEO of EMEA. More
Veteran UK commercial broadcaster ITV has created a new team, The ITV Insights Group, bringing together its experts in market and media research, analytics and data science. The team will be led by Neil Mortensen, previously Director of Audiences. More
Customer and employee experience solutions provider Medallia has appointed Nick Martin as SVP International. More
London-based consultancy Thinks Insight & Strategy has appointed former Ipsos exec Andrew Johnson as a Partner: and Paul Carroll and Jonny Harper as Directors. Eoin Campbell joins as an AD and Lucy Keartland as Research Lead. More
Ipsos has appointed Eleni Nicholas as Chief Client Officer, with seats on the firm's Executive Committee and Group Management Committee. More
Insights technology and panel provider Toluna has confirmed key leadership positions including regional Managing Directors, following its summer acquisition of MetrixLab. More
Social media intelligence specialist Bakamo has appointed Ipsita Bandyopadhyay, formerly Head of Research and Strategy at Mumbai's Quipper Research, as its new Research Director. More
We are 25! On 29th Nov 1998 the first job ad appeared on mrweb.com. We're celebrating with the relaunch of our directories, under a new brand and with an ambitious new approach; and with Thank You's to our regular advertisers and some special offers for new ones. More
Search intelligence platform Captify has appointed John Piontkowski as President of North America, based in New York; and James Jones as Chief Marketing Officer, based in London. More
Real-time brand and campaign tracking firm Delineate has announced the expansion of its team in Latin America with the appointments of Netzica Reyes as a Client Insight Director and Andy Davies as Associate Client Director. More
UK-based ThisThat, a data company focused on influencer marketing measurement, has appointed Lucy Schofield as Finance Director and Joe Adsett as Growth Director, as it gears up for growth in 2024. More
Media auditing, management and analytics firm MediaSense has appointed former Britbox International exec Matthew Gardner as COO, supporting plans for international growth. He replaces co-founder Andy Pearch, who moves to an NED role, with immediate effect. More
Mobile survey tech company Livepanel has appointed former Delineate Chief Ben Leet as a Strategic Advisor. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has expanded its International Advisory Board with the appointment of Molly Schultz Hafid. More
UK TV audience measurement and ad currency body Barb has outlined a timetable for its upgrade to unified TV advertising metric CFlight. The organisation has also hired Luca Vannini for the newly created role of Head of Campaign Audiences, leading delivery of total campaign reporting. More
Consumer experience measurement specialist MESH Experience has appointed former Credos leader Karen Fraser as a Non-Executive Advisor. More
Manchester, UK-based data gatherer RealityMine has announced a partnership with US research veteran Bruce Friend, boosting the Stateside push for its recently launched product 'Connect'. More
British Out-Of-Home (OOH) measurement body Route has hired Eda Incekara as its first Marketing and Insight Manager, while Aidan West joins from CCData in the new role of Data Engineer, to help automate, 'wrangle' and surface Route's audience data. More
In the UK, recently opened research agency Disrupt Insight has appointed former Walnut Unlimited exec Holliday Fitch-Peyton as Director. More
In the UK, digital market research agency Potentia Insight has hired Danny Kelly as Director of Data Processing and Mark Ellis as Associate Director. More
Healthcare industry insights provider Real Chemistry is expanding its European presence, with the addition of four new leaders and the opening of a second UK office, in Manchester, early next year. More
Kantar has promoted Mark Standley to the role of Managing Director of its UK Analytics practice, overseeing its growth and development, including investment in AI. More
Consumer and sensory research agency MMR has appointed long-time Kantar exec Ansie Collier as Global Innovation Director, working remotely from South Africa. More
London-based insights and analytics growth consultancy Freemavens has appointed former Black Swan Data exec Lauren Warnock as Analytics Director, while former Kantar Consulting exec Stephanie Holt joins as Senior Consultant. More
Ben Marks, the founder and former CEO of London-based youth insight and panel business YouthSight, has set up a new MR agency called Electrify Research, aiming to improve understanding of home-owner decisions on heat pumps, EVs, rooftop solar and other green home options. More
Tiburon, California-based company Jon Peddie Research has launched a consulting division to be known as JPRi. The new unit will provide strategic advice on product pipeline, marketing roadmap, M&A opportunities, and internal efficiency for clients in the Game Tech market. More
Toluna has confirmed its senior team following the June acquisition of MetrixLab. The firm's Chief Sales, Research, Technology and Financial Officers will remain in role while former MetrixLab Global HR Director Hans Verhulst becomes Chief People Officer and Jolique Weelink Chief Insight Officer. More
UK-based real-time brand and campaign tracking firm Delineate has announced a round of promotions, including Steffan Evans who becomes Production Director in the firm's new Technology and Operations Centre, opened in Wales last month. More
In London, agile consumer insights platform aytm (Ask Your Target Market) has appointed research tech veteran Johnny Caldwell as Client Director, EMEA & APAC, supporting its continuing expansion into global markets. More
Harrogate, UK-based qual and quant research and consulting services provider Harlow Consulting has appointed two new Associate Directors, James Legard and Carolyn Black. More
Strategy consultancy The Forge has appointed Laura Halliday as a Director in its Brand Strategy practice, based in London. More
UK-based Ascential, the information and analytics company once known as EMAP, has announced it will sell its digital commerce and consumer research units for around £1.4bn, so as to focus on its events business. More
PR group Hill+Knowlton Strategies has announced the formation of a global Intelligence + Technology capability; a partnership with Pendulum Intelligence; and the launch of a proactive analytics tool, H+K Sonar, which helps firms detect, predict and mitigate harmful narratives online. More
UK-based marketing intelligence and programmatic media specialist MiQ has announced a number of senior appointments: Canada CEO Alfie Atkinson adds the role of 'CEO of UK', while Suzanne Strasser Grant, Danny Hopwood and Mauricio Leon join the company in EVP / C-Suite roles. More
Global data and insights company Pureprofile has announced two appointments to strengthen its UK operations. Samantha Cooke joins as Senior Partnerships Manager UK, and Tyrone S'ng as Client Development Manager. More
Insights consultancy Verve has announced six promotions across its European team, including Lydia Martin to Research Director. More
AI-powered ad creative effectiveness research platform DAIVID has appointed Dan Best as Strategic Advisor, Clients. More
Birmingham, UK-based social research and behaviour change specialist M.E.L Research has appointed Dr. Holly Taylor-Dunn as Senior Evaluation Lead. More
Ipsos has acquired Ireland's Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A), which provides opinion and social research studies, as well as market studies - and will combine it with its own operations in the country to become 'the market research leader in Ireland'. The firm will be known as Ipsos B&A. More
London-based consultancy Thinks Insight & Strategy has reshaped its leadership structure with co-fonder Ben Shimson stepping into the CEO role; and promoted Richenda Devereux to Operations Partner. More
Toluna has promoted Dixit Chanana to the role of MD for India, including MetrixLab India and with full responsibility for the development of the Indian business of both brands. More
Customer and employee experience specialist Medallia has appointed Simonetta Turek as Chief Product Officer and a member of the executive leadership team. More
AI-based insights solution Yabble is to enter the European market, and has appointed Ben Leet as Head of Sales, Europe. The firm is headquartered in New Zealand. More
UK-based consumer and B2B researcher 2CV has appointed former Morar HPI and Kadence International exec Phillip Coote as Vice President of New Business. More
Dublin-based agency RED C Research and Marketing has promoted Jane Dunleavy to Director, and John Rogers to Associate Director. More
Research tech firm SightX has moved its VP Global Commercialization Daryl Maloney McCall to focus on regional growth in Europe and APAC, as its offering and client base in these regions expands. More
UK-based B2B, healthcare and tech sector researcher RONIN International has appointed David Sutterby, formerly Director of Telephone and Online Operations at QRS Market Research, as Director of Client Services. More
British, tech-based insights and data firm Delineate is moving its headquarters to Ceredigion, on the west coast of Wales, and says it will build its team there to some 50 employees. More
Nielsen has announced that CFO Warren Jenson, who joined the ratings giant just five months ago, will add the role of company President to his existing responsibilities. He will oversee the modernisation of operations and manage Nielsen's IT, Corporate Development and Global Strategy functions. More
In the UK, STRAT7-owned cultural insight and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has appointed Elliot Pigram as its new Global MD. Pigram will take the reins on 1st January next year from founder and CEO Andy Crysell, who will move to the position of non-executive Chair. More
UK-based digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta has officially opened its Southeast Europe delivery hub, following its acquisition of Bulgaria and North Macedonia-based software development company Melon Group early last year. More
In London, audience measurement solutions firm AudienceProject has appointed former Nielsen exec Paul Barnard as Managing Director for the UK. More
In Manchester, UK, insight agency Mustard has appointed Richard Lomax as Senior Research Manager, Bruna Pani as Digital Marketing Executive, and Grace Tomlinson as Research Executive. More
Research platform Fastuna has announced the departure of its MD of five years Maria Soroka, and the appointment of Ipsos veteran Rimantas (Rimas) Remontas to replace her. More
In Manchester, UK, product intelligence platform Vypr has promoted its CFO Chris Williams to CEO. He replaces founder Ben Davies, who the firm says will maintain a key role in the leadership team as it looks to scale up. More
Canada-based opinion researcher the Angus Reid Group has appointed long-time Maru exec Michelle Walkey as Senior Vice President, leading the company's efforts across the financial services sector. More
In the UK, social research and behaviour change specialist M.E.L Research has appointed former Citizens Advice exec Skye Curtis as Head of Evaluation. As well as leading the Evaluation practice, Curtis will serve on the firm's Ethics Board. More
In the UK, insights agency Blue Marble has appointed Katy Allen as an Associate Director, and Emma Rose as a Graduate Research Executive. More
UK-based insights and data firm Delineate has promoted Simon Sketchley to the role of Chief Client Officer, covering all aspects of client delivery including insight functions, data services and quality. More
In the UK, research and consultancy firm Pegasus Insight has recruited another former employee of BVA BDRC, this time Bethan Cooke as a Director. More
Two weeks after naming a new finance Chief for North America, Ipsos has appointed Gary Moore as Chief Financial Officer for the UK & Ireland. More
In France, former Cint COO JD Deitch has launched Passaggio, a company helping insight and analytics firms among others to achieve operational excellence. More
London-based Thinks Insight & Strategy continues to grow its team with eleven hires in the last quarter. Nick Downes rejoins as Research Director while Ella Jenkins and Chloe Juliette join in AD roles, and Alex Beard as Senior Client Lead. The firm has also promoted eleven. More
Global insights consultancy Human8 has announced that co-founder Kristof De Wulf is to step down from the CEO role, with Camille Nicita taking over from next Monday. Katherine Ephlin, currently North America Head of Operations, will replace Nicita as MD North America. More
Insights consultancy Verve has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Deidre Sullivan as Senior Vice President, North America. She is based in New York. More
Human insight business One Minute to Midnight has launched a dedicated global quantitative unit called 'One Minute to Midnight & Counting'. More
In London, custom MR agency Tapestry Research has appointed former Firefish Numbers Lab exec Sam Elphinstone as Research & Strategy Director. More
London-based charity the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has begun its search for a new Chief Executive Officer, following current CEO Guy Goodwin's announcement that he will be stepping down from his post next May. More
In the UK, full service agency Kokoro Global has appointed long-time Blue Yonder exec Hannah Rogers as New Business Director. More
DIY online survey pioneer SurveyMonkey has appointed former Cloudflare and AWS exec Amit Prakash as Chief Marketing Officer. More
Leeds, UK-based full service agency Boxclever has appointed two new Qualitative Research Directors, nine-year Basis Research veteran Taryn Needham and Emma Kirk, who spent a similar amount of time at Join The Dots and InSites Consulting. More
AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform Relo Metrics has formed an Advisory Board, comprising Bayer's former Global Media Director Samuel Rueff; Sky Media UK's former MD Jamie West; and Dana Venino, who is currently Relo Metrics' Chief Customer Advisor. More
Long-time Nielsen exec Karthik Rao has been named as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, replacing David Kenny who moves to the role of Executive Chairman. More
First-party insights data company Dynata has appointed Brad Brockhaug for the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). He is based in New York. More
In the UK, consumer and sensory specialist MMR Research has appointed Dan Jenkins as Head of Agile Research, tasked with integrating new technology, including Generative AI, into the company's practices. More
In the US, decision intelligence company Morning Consult has appointed Joseph DeVeny as Head of Research Solutions; Ryan Bien as Head of Analytics & Data Operations; and Alex Menendez as Head of Customer Success. All are based in the firm's Commercial division. More
In the UK, healthcare insights company Research Partnership has promoted Andrew Stokes to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer. More
B2B information, analytics, events and eCommerce optimisation specialist Ascential (previously known as EMAP) has announced that its COO Paul Harrison will be leaving the company on 30th September to join cubic storage automation firm AutoStore, as CFO. More
Ipsos has appointed former Bureau Veritas Director Caroline Ponsi Khider as Chief Communications and Brand Officer; and Dr Bonnie Bain as Global Head of Healthcare. Bain replaces Michael Spedding, who retires at the end of the year. More
Nielsen is planning to lay off 9% of its global workforce, in order to cut costs and 'realign revenue'. Employees received the news in a statement issued on Wednesday, and the cuts are expected to affect around 1,000 members of staff. More
Tugce Bulut and Oliver May, the co-founders of London-based mobile intelligence platform Streetbees, have left the business. The company is now led former Chief Commercial Officer, Vidisha Gaglani, and previous Chief Technology Officer Sean O'Connell. More
UK-based social research and insight agency BMG Research has promoted Simon Wood as Managing Director. He takes over the position from co-founder Dawn Hands, who has become company CEO. More
British supermarket chain Asda has appointed former Aldi exec David Hills as Chief Customer Officer. He takes over from acting Chief Customer Officer Sam Dickson, who will assume responsibility for Asda brand customer propositions with a focus on improving quality perception. More
Matthew Bristow has returned to North of England-based DJS Research as Research Director, after eight years working in Ipsos MORI's Public Affairs division. More
London MR and CX firm Watermelon Research has spun out a technology-focused operations agency called Calico, billed as a 'one-stop shop' for the operational needs of other insight firms. More
Venerable UK institution the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has announced that Cambridge professor and former US Census Bureau employee Sir John Aston will be its next President, once Dr Andrew Garrett completes his term of office at the end of 2024. More
In Singapore, sensory research specialist MMR has appointed former Reckitt Benckiser and Givaudan insights professional Wanni Xu Sensory Director in its Asian division. More
UK-based insights and data firm Delineate has expanded its London team with the appointment of former Ipsos exec Simon Staplehurst as Client Director. The company has also hired former Kantar execs Olga Roffey as Client Success Manager and David Lo as Senior Client Success Manager. More
European MR and analytics agency DVJ Insights has appointed three consultants: Pavi Chandrasekaran in the UK, Joyce Pakkert in the Netherlands, and Dominik Ebbers in Germany. More
Data, analytics, and insight consultancy MESH Experience has appointed media veteran Brian Jacobs as a Non-Executive Director focused on managing investor relations, as it looks to scale. More
In the UK, government body The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced three senior appointments, including Karen Croxson as Chief Data & Technology Insights Officer. More
In Birmingham, UK, M.E.L Research has appointed former ONS exec Ben Thatcher as Qualitative Research Director and former DJS researcher Gayle Higginson as Research Manager. More
In the UK, digital market research agency Potentia Insight has appointed former BVA Group exec Greg Berry as its first IT Director. More
Agile research solutions and panels firm Borderless Access has appointed James Robinson, Pradipta 'Paddy' Bhattacharjee, Ashok Veetal and Lauren Tuch as new members of its senior sales team in the US, UK and MENA regions. More
UK radio measurement body RAJAR has announced that two people will fill the role of long-time Research Director Paul Kennedy, when he steps down after 22 years of service: John Carroll as Director of Research and Audiences, and Charles Lawrie as Research Operations Director. More
In London, financial services sector specialist FWD Research has hired long-time ORC International executive Martin Grimwood as Director of Research, responsible for consultancy and services to support clients' implementation of Consumer Duty across their businesses. More
In the UK, recently launched research and consultancy firm Pegasus Insight has appointed former Verve / BVA BDRC exec Chris Whitmore as Director, to help drive business growth. He is the third member of the new team. More
In the UK, WPP's consumer data specialist Wavemaker has promoted Sian Runnacles to the role of Chief Growth Officer, responsible for 'unlocking' growth for new and existing clients as well as growing the agency's specialist services including commerce, addressable, SEO and 'applied innovation'. More
Ian Brace is to stand down as Chairman of UK market research industry charity the MRBA after twenty years, to be replaced by Motif's Virginia Monk. More
In the UK, a group of AI sector specialists are launching a qualitative research analysis chatbot called CoLoop, through which researchers can upload interviews, ask questions and receive referenced answers which instantly link back to verbatim and audio / video evidence. More
In the UK, long-time Illuminas exec Julian Adams has launched an agency called De Novo Research, which will aim to 'understand people through the summation of their experiences'. More
UK-based healthcare insights company Research Partnership has appointed Sue Wild as President, US Pharma, while Tom Donnelly joins as a Director in the US MedTech division. Both will be based in the firm's Fort Washington, PA offices. More
European data collection company Norstat has promoted Jacob Lagerstedt to Regional Director for International / UK / Ireland, while Janis Romanovs takes over his previous position as Managing Director for Norstat International. More
In the UK, digital market research agency Potentia Insight has appointed former Savanta exec Liz Dunford as a Director. More
In the UK, former Lifestream CEO Sam Curtis has returned to Kantar as Head of the Digital Analytics practice. More
UK-based broadband price comparison site Broadband Genie, has appointed long-time TalkTalk exec Eliza Vlachou as its first Chief Executive Officer. More
UK insight agency Walnut UNLIMITED has named Jane Rudling as its new Managing Director, succeeding Chris Bland. The firm has also appointed two Research Directors - Vanessa Henry to lead its shopper proposition, and Raluca Usery in the Qualitative team. More
AURA, the UK's association of clientside researchers, has a new Chair: Ruth Hinton has replaced Tim Steere who has led the organisation for four years. More
Audience targeting solution Covatic has appointed Frans Vermeulen as Strategic Advisor, to strengthen the company's presence in the US market. More
WPP's consumer data specialist Wavemaker has announced that its Consultancy, Fast Growth and B2B Practices will be led by the three of its Global Client Presidents - Anna Hickey, Alastair Bannerman and Alex Altman, respectively. More
Australia-based research agency Mobile Digital Insights (MDI) has hired former Behaviorally exec Inna Merenkova as Managing Director for Europe, charged with building a standalone MDI Europe business. She is based in London. More
European data collection specialist Norstat has acquired UK company Panelbase, strengthening its position in Western Europe and adding around 370,000 adults to its UK panel. Panelbase's Paul Wealleans will head up the combined company as MD for Norstat UK & Ireland. More
Newcastle, UK-based research consultancy Differentology has appointed former Flamingo exec Anniki Sommerville as Strategic Insights Director. She is based in London. More
In London, insight consultancy Firefish has appointed former Flamingo exec Susie Hogarth as Head of Cultural Strategy. Hogarth replaces Fran Alberry, who is currently on maternity leave and will take up a different position when she returns to the company. More
Stockholm-based enterprise insights platform Stravito has appointed Vignesh Swaminathan as Vice President of Product, responsible for overseeing product innovation and growth, and with a specific focus on its recently introduced generative AI capabilities. More
Stockport, UK-based firm BEAM Fieldwork has appointed former Research International, TNS and Toluna exec Genevieve de Sutter in the new role of Director of Fieldwork, overseeing the delivery of UK and International Fieldwork and Give Opinions project recruitment. More
UK-based strategic insight and customer analytics group STRAT7 has announced a number of key promotions to support its FY2024 growth strategy and serve global clients: including the promotion of Peter Kneale, currently Group MD of STRAT7 Incite, to a group level role, Strategy Director, STRAT7. More
WPP's consumer data specialist Wavemaker has promoted Premjeet Sodhi, currently its Chief Strategy Officer for India, to Global Head of Measurement and Analytics, based in New York. More
UK-based consumer intelligence technology company Measure Protocol has appointed Christie Hartbarger as its first Chief Revenue Officer. She is based in Chicago. More
In London, video feedback platform Discuss has hired David Bailey for the newly created role of Sales Director, tasked with building business relationships in the EMEA and APAC regions. More
Manchester, UK-based mobile device data firm RealityMine has made nine new appointments, including former BBC exec Mark Owen as Product Manager for its media content solutions. More
NielsenIQ (NIQ) and GfK have officially completed their merger, and the combined business will now be led by NIQ CEO, Jim Peck. More
Leeds, UK-based consumer intelligence firm STRAT7 Researchbods has opened an office in New York, its first in the US. Former Echo-MR exec Steve Becker joins to help expand the firm's US operations. More
In the UK, full-service agency Vision One has promoted Alex Brown to the role of Director of Insights, with responsibility for the recently expanded Insights team and with a seat on the Board. More
In London, Kantar has hired former eBay / Amazon exec Bérengère Chaintreau-Fuchs for the newly created role of Global Panel Director in its Profiles division. More
UK full-service agency Boxclever has promoted Alison Gilbertson to the newly created role of Head of Analytics. More
In the UK, Daniel Singham has returned to fieldwork and data collection business Yonder Data Solutions to take up the newly created role of Commercial Director. More
In London, marketing group MSQ has appointed long-time Kantar exec Eleanor Lloyd-Malcolm as co-Managing Director of its data-driven consultancy, Freemavens. More
UK-based marcoms group UNLIMITED has launched a division called Unlimited B2B, bringing together the specialist strengths of its comms and marketing agencies Nelson Bostock and TMW Business, to helps clients improve conversion through every stage of the buying journey. More
In London, healthcare consulting and market research firm Day One Strategy has appointed former Ipsos exec Joel Jitell as Global Head of Operations. More
In London, quick service restaurant sector (QSR) samples and activation platform Geezy X has appointed Dan Jenner as Head of Global Partnerships, overseeing global business operations, while promoting Ryan Drager to Head of Growth. More
In the UK, insight consultancy Bryter has hired Robert Downer as Senior Insight Consultant and Charlie Wood as Associate Insight Director, both in its Technology and Gaming team; along with four promotions in its healthcare team. More
In the UK, research and strategy consultancy Redblue has appointed Chloe Finnegan as a Director in its qualitative team. More
UK-based business, healthcare and tech sector researcher RONIN International has appointed Terry Sweeney as Head of North America. More
Manchester, UK-based full-service MR agency Mustard has appointed Abby Phinn as Research Manager and Robyn Mason as Senior Research Executive. More
Tesco-owned data firm dunnhumby has appointed Josh Bottomley as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Dan Olley who had been in the post only since January 2022. More
Brian Gosschalk, former CEO of MORI and Head of the President's Office for Ipsos in Paris, is stepping down after nearly 44 years with the business. He will be consulting for Ipsos during the next six months, after which he plans to get involved with the not-for-profit sector. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed theory-based impact evaluation specialist Barbara Befani as a Research Director in its Centre for Evaluation. More
In the UK, statistics and data professional membership body The Royal Statistical Society has appointed Dr Sarah Cumbers, currently the Evidence and Insights Director at Lloyd's Register Foundation, as its new Chief Executive from September. More
Northumberland, UK-based insight agency DRG (Dipsticks Research Group) has appointed Eleanor Finnon to its Board of Directors; promoted Gary Chow to Client Services Director; and appointed Tim Raglan as Client Account Manager for Panelbase. More
Ghent, Belgium-based insight consultancy Human8 has announced the appointment of eleven new partners - it now has 36 worldwide. Meanwhile the founders / co-founders of three companies it previously acquired - Join The Dots, Columinate and Direction First - are stepping down. More
WPP's consumer data specialist Wavemaker has expanded its Global Growth team with the appointment of Natalie Yorke as Global Growth Partner based in London; Lynne Reilly as Chief Growth Officer in the Americas, and Natalia Lopez as Head of Growth for Latin America. More
UK insight agency Walnut Unlimited has appointed Yasmin Ramikie and Elaine Thompson as Research Directors, and Bethan Crisp as Associate Director in the Qualitative team. More
In London, custom MR agency Tapestry Research has appointed Hana Hussein, Rebecca Munns and Danielle Robertson as Research Managers. More
Consumer insight consultancy BVA BDRC has promoted Lucy Watts, James Myring and James Bland to MD roles, overseeing the Financial and B2B, Media, and 'On the Move' divisions, respectively. The firm has also promoted Richard Stevenson and Kiran Kuttappa-Gold to its Board. More
Portugal-based media measurement platform Mediaprobe (previously known as MindProber) has appointed former Kynetec exec AJ Johnson as Chief Operating Officer, based in London. More
London-based customer interaction analysis specialist Glyphic AI has launched out of stealth with $5.5m in a pre-seed funding round. More
UK commercial radio industry body Radiocentre has re-appointed Donna Burns - this time as Head of Insight - after a four-year break from the organisation. More
Canada-based analytics and MR solutions provider Torfac has appointed Izzy Nurdin as Director of Client Development, Europe, based in London. More
In London, Thinks Insight & Strategy (previously known as BritainThinks) has made four appointments, including Gabrielle Ferdinand as Research Lead. The firm has also promoted five members of its team. More
In the UK, digital market research agency Potentia has appointed three execs - Tom Stacey as a Director, Chase McCulloch as Senior Account Director, and Sarah Condon as Marketing Manager. More
Strategy and insight consultancy Basis has appointed Rory Luk as a Manager in its New York-based health division. More
Consumer behaviour specialist Circana, formed from the merger of IRI and The NPD Group, has appointed Anne Bramman as Chief Financial and Growth Officer and a member of its executive leadership team. She starts on June 20th. More
In the UK, consumer intelligence technology company Measure Protocol has appointed James Guy as Senior Operations and Project Manager, Ben Mills as Head of Platform Sales, and Katya Moskalenko as Product Marketing Manager, as well as US-based data engineer Graham Trail. More
UK-based pharma researcher Purdie Pascoe has promoted Vanessa Slade to Research Director, while Sebastian Newton moves up to the role of Associate Director. More
In the UK, audience targeting solution Covatic has given its Board Chair, Sarah Lawson Johnston the role of Chief Revenue Officer. In addition, Sarah Whitfield joins the company as Chief Marketing Officer. More
MR technology platform Glow has appointed Marc Chester and Yige Ma as Sales Directors in the UK and Hong Kong, respectively, while Adam Portner joins the firm's US Advisory Board. More
Former Schlesinger Group VP Kasia Churchill has joined Brighton, UK-based fieldwork and research services provider Roots Research, as Head of Business Development. More
Following the announcement on Friday of the imminent departure of CEO Parves Khan, ESOMAR says it will extend Joaquim Bretcha's interim tenure as Director General to September 2024, helping to provide continuity. More
Global trade association ESOMAR is to lose the services of CEO Parves Khan, who has announced she will leave at the end of June, and will focus on charitable and non-exec work before taking up a new as-yet unannounced role. She will also join a new ESOMAR AI Taskforce. More
B2B tech purchase intent data firm TechTarget has announced that its Enterprise Strategy Group has expanded to EMEA and APAC, welcoming Brian McKenna and Aaron Tan as Regional Directors of Analyst Services for the two territories, respectively. More
In London, long-time Kantar marketer Ralph Risk has launched a consultancy called R.R. Marketing, offering expertise in marketing strategy, digital, events promotion, public relations and marketing communications. More
US-based shopper and digital marketing consultancy Behaviorally has made three senior promotions: Joe Corace and Grant Montague to Senior Vice President in Chicago and the UK respectively, and Jenna Cippoletti to Director, Client Development in New York. More
In the US, enterprise data intelligence provider Alation has opened new offices in London, UK, and Chennai, India, while appointing Jill Woodworth as Chief Financial Officer and David Chao as Chief Marketing Officer. More
Customer and employee experience specialist Medallia has appointed Dan Madden as Chief Financial Officer and Robert Baca as Chief Technology Officer. More
London-based research tech company Walr has appointed former System1 General Manager Stefan Heidenreich as Head of Key Accounts. More
SAM Sensory and Consumer Research has acquired UK-based sensory and product research specialist PPL Insights, for an undisclosed sum. More
MR sector digital services provider Bilendi & respondi has appointed Tim Corrigan to lead a new sales team, based in a new office in the north of England. More
North of England-based full service agency Blue Yonder Research has hired Elspeth Bradley for the newly created position of Qualitative Insight Director. More
North of England firm DJS Research has promoted Alex Belcher to Associate Director, based in Glasgow, and Anna Hegarty to Senior Research Manager based in Kent. More
In the UK the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Lovisa Moller as its new Director of Analysis, heading up the Analysis team. She replaces Josefien Breedvel, who has been awarded a three-year fellowship in children and young people's mental health at King's College London. More
Strategic insight consultancy The Forge, which is headquartered in London, has appointed Amsterdam-based Joris Westerman as Director of its Innovation practice. More
In London, ad agency AMV BBDO has appointed Robyn D'Arcy as Head of Data, responsible for growing the firm's data offering and expanding its areas of expertise. More
Kantar Public UK has appointed Vicky Petrie and Donna Phillips as Senior Directors in Population Studies. More
Brand measurement company On Device Research has expanded to Australia with the appointment of Mark Griffiths for its newly created role of Commercial Director ANZ. He is based in Sydney, Australia, and his remit is to further expand the firm's brand measurement solutions across the APAC territory. More
Sky Group's Chief Business Officer Patrick Béhar is joining Kantar Media in September as Global Chief Executive. He will take over from Chris Allen, who has led the exec team since 2022 and will now focus exclusively on his role as Global CFO. More
London-based strategy and insight consultancy Basis has appointed Kelsey Fredrick as Operations Director; Josh Tahan as a Director; Sakina Jivanji as Senior Research Executive; and Jane Platt as Research Executive in its Basis Health division in the US. More
UK-based insight industry language specialist Empower Translate has appointed Jonny Bates as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), responsible for all revenue generation processes within the agency. The firm has also hired Adina Salant as Vendor Manager, based in Romania. More
Ipsos exec Tasneem Ali has joined the group's AI-enabled social media intelligence business Ipsos Synthesio as its Head in the UK. More
In London, programmatic media platform Dataseat has appointed former Facebook data scientist Matina Thomaidou as Vice President, Head of Data Science. More
Kantar Public, the division recently sold to investor Trilantic Europe, has added two Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to its Global Management Board, including former British Labour Party politician David Miliband. More
In the UK, full-service social and MR agency IFF Research has promoted eleven of its employees, including Marc Cranney to Research Director. More
In London, research and strategy consultancy MTM has appointed Jonathan Stone as Director and Head of its Technology & Telco practice; Becky Ferguson as Director and Head of the Media & Advertising practice; and Michael Thompson for the newly created role of Head of UX Research. More
UK-based consumer intelligence platform QuMind has appointed Ian Ralph as Head of Research, with responsibility for building a Centre of Excellence for MR and insight techniques. More
US-based international data collection and research tech company Sago has promoted Steve Mast to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer and Carlo Marcelino to Chief Technology Officer, replacing Troy Anderson who has left the company. The firm was previously known as the Schlesinger Group. More
Retailer John Lewis Partnership has appointed former Tesco exec Emily Wells as its first pan-Partnership Head of Loyalty. The company has also teamed up with Tesco-owned data science firm dunnhumby and loyalty specialist Eagle Eye to deepen its relationships with its 20 million customers. More
In London, Thinks Insight & Strategy (previously known as BritainThinks) has appointed Jon Edwards and Isabelle Evans as Associate Directors, while Elsie Lauchlan joins as Research Director. The firm has also made seven other appointments. More
Independent UK organisation The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Kris Hicks to serve as its new Executive Director for Diversification and Development, starting in May. More
Marketing measurement provider Objective Platforrm has appointed long-time industry exec Roy Patel as UK Managing Director, based in London, while Marc Lücke joins as an Account Executive, based in Düsseldorf. More
In London, specialist B2B marketing consultancy Gravity Global has hired brand strategist Stephen Cheliotis for a newly created role, Global Brand Insights Director. More
UK-based insights and data firm Delineate has announced the return of its former Business Development Director Tony Pelham to the company as Commercial Director. More
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and Executive Chairman of digital advertising, marketing and technology services company S4 Capital, is undergoing 'further preventative treatment' following keyhole surgery in February to remove a tumour. More
Global MR agency Kadence International has appointed former Football Association (FA) insight leader Harriet Jowett as Insights Director and Head of People and Culture. She is based in the UK. More
Paris-based social media-sampled insights firm Episto has opened an office in London, and appointed former Nielsen and Lucid employee Julie Tebeka to lead it. More
In the UK, specialist financial services (FS) and ageing research agency Big Window has hired long-time FS researcher Santosh Makhani as Research Director. More
YouGov has appointed Meta Platforms exec Steve Hatch as Chief Executive Officer from 1st August. He will take over from co-founder Stephan Shakespeare, who will become Non-Executive Chair, replacing Roger Parry. More
Ipsos has promoted Pedr Howard to the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Head of its Creative Excellence team in the US. More
In Ireland, RED C has hired long-time Kantar exec Robin McGhee as a Director, to focus on qual research and further developing the group's strategic planning offer. Meanwhile two other former Kantar execs, Aya Sako and Patrick McHugh, are also joining the team. More
US-based online consumer research and rewards platform Prodege has appointed Stuart Gullock as Vice President, Sales and Rajdeep Chana as Director, New Sales. Both are based in the UK. More
In London, customer data science specialist dunnhumby has appointed Ben Burdsall as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), leading the global engineering function which is responsible for the design, build and operation of technology solutions. More
In New York, Kantar's recently formed ad intelligence business Vivvix has appointed Matt Young as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for all global revenue, customer success and commercial operations. More
Ben Leet has stepped down as CEO of UK-based insights and data firm Delineate, with former CEO and company founder James 'JT' Turner resuming the role. More
Marketing and communications agency Allison+Partners has launched a multicultural marketing offering called M365, comprising a team with expertise in 'ensuring diverse consumer groups are seen, heard and valued every day of the year'. More
Mindshare UK has appointed Alexis Faulkner as Chief Transformation Officer, leading the group's Insights, Technology and Analytics and Digital Planning teams; and Richard Kelly as Chief Solutions Officer. Both are new roles. More
Dublin and London-based researcher RED C has added Ciara Reilly and Bryan Cox to its Group Management Team. More
Digital advertising, analytics and eCommerce firm Making Science has appointed former Head of Google Analytics 360 Toby McAra as Chief Revenue Officer, based in London. More
London-based biopharma product strategy consultancy Prescient Healthcare Group has added three Directors to its Medical Center of Excellence: Michaela Scheiner, Navi Singh Parmar and Sanam Sikander-Rehman. More
In London, consumer behaviour data company ViewersLogic has hired Shahnawaz Ahmed to head up its new Single-Source Data (SSD) Panel. More
In the UK, social and MR agency Blue Marble has appointed behavioural change specialist Emily Pechey as Research Manager, while Barbora Bute and Tom Roberts join as Researchers on the company's graduate scheme. More
Professor Sir Ian Diamond has been appointed for a second term as the UK's National Statistician, for a period of five years. His new term will begin on 1 April 2023 and end on 31 March 2028. More
Signoi co-founder and long-time industry exec Andrew Jeavons has joined US-headquartered off- and online data collection agency Eyes4Research as a Non-Executive Director (NED). He is based in the UK and starts the new role next week. More
In London, recently launched digital market research agency Potentia Insight has appointed former Alligator Research / Toluna exec Jon Dunford as Director of Operations. In addition, the firm has hired three other ex-Alligator Research execs - Geo Prisacaru, Adriana Dragan and Chris Pople. More
In London, research tech company Field Notes has appointed Further founder Stephen Cribbett as a Strategic Advisor. More
In the UK, operations support MR business Omnisis has promoted long-time industry exec Marie Cooper to the role of Senior Data Analyst. More
UK-based consumer research platform Attest has appointed Sana Ayub as Chief Financial Officer, Anne Katrine Vestergaard Jensen as Vice President of Marketing, and Ilhan Mehmet as Vice President of People. More
Market and customer research company Vision One has launched an Advanced Research Unit (ARU), staffed by neuromarketing and insight specialists. The new team will focus on understanding the conscious and unconscious decisions and motivations driving consumer purchasing behaviour. More
Two former senior execs of marketing and MR consultancy System1, former CEO Stefan Barden and ex-CFO James Geddes, are calling for board changes including the retirement of Rupert Howell as Chairman and NED, and the moving of founder John Kearon into an NED role. More
Comscore has launched a dedicated programmatic targeting division called 'Proximic by Comscore', which will provide end users with access to more than 2,600 predictive, ID-less audiences and content-level solutions across CTV, linear, digital, DOOH and audio. More
In the UK, consumer and B2B agency 2CV has promoted Ruth Noble to the role of Head of Quantitative Research; while Hannah Davies will now lead the Life & Style division and James Maxfield the Financial Services division. More
London-based MR data visualization and PowerPoint automation specialist Indico Labs has appointed former Streetbees exec Joel Miller as Strategic Product Director and ex-Nielsen VP Dimitra Spiliotopoulou as Head of Sales. More
Global insight and data membership organisation ESOMAR has elected Ray Poynter as its 2023-2024 Council President, replacing Kristin Luck of ScaleHouse, who has completed her two-year term. More
In the UK, healthcare MR firm Day One Strategy has appointed oncology specialists Jo McDonald, as a Partner, and Gemma McConnell as Research Director. More
Consumer and B2B agency 2CV has promoted Karine Pepin to SVP and Head of Quant, and Amy Spencer to SVP and Head of Qual. The pair are based in San Francisco, and now jointly lead the firm's US offices. More
In the UK, Opinium CEO James Endersby has been elected as Chair Designate of the Market Research Society (MRS). He starts the role next month, and will replace Zappi SVP Sinead Jefferies as Chair twelve months later. More
Martin Walls, the founder and former Managing Director of B2B data collection business Prevision Research, died on Friday 24th February at the age of 68, after a lengthy battle with cancer. More
Manchester, UK-based mobile device data firm RealityMine has added five new members to its team, including former Research Now exec Marta Nava in the newly created position of Sales & Marketing Executive. More
In London, MR recruitment specialist Hasson Associates has promoted Catherine Vaughan to the role of Managing Director, while Damon Thomas becomes an Associate Partner. As part of these changes, founder Sinead Hasson will move to the position of Chief Executive Officer. More
In the UK, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) insight and data specialist Digital i has promoted Matt Ross to the role of Managing Director. He takes over from interim MD Emma Shelton, who is stepping back from daily operations to concentrate on chairing the firm's Board of Directors. More
In London, dentsu-owned customer experience management (CXM) company Merkle has promoted three execs for newly-created UK and Ireland executive leadership roles. Among them, Clare Morgan is promoted to Chief Client Officer. More
Global agency Ipsos has appointed Richie Jones as its new Chief Client Officer in the UK. More
In the UK, the government has appointed two senior execs from NatCen to its 'Evaluation and Trial Advice Panel' (ETAP), which aims to support the design and delivery of robust, high-quality evaluation across government. More
Jon Priest, SPA co-founder and former CEO of Future Thinking, has joined the Board of full service social and market research agency IFF Research, in the role of Non-Executive Chair. More
Kantar has appointed former Interbrand CEO Simon Bailey as Senior Partner in its Consulting practice, advising clients on commercial and creative strategy. More
In London, creative and technology company MSQ has hired Anna-Lee Bridgstock - formerly Director of Data, Intelligence and Planning at social media publisher LADbible - for the new role of Partner of Analytics & Insight in its Freemavens division. More
Customer and employee experience specialist Medallia has appointed Joe Tyrrell as CEO, replacing Leslie Stretch who is retiring and transitioning into an advisory role at the company. More
US survey software and solutions firm QuestionPro has acquired Pundit Consultantz, a healthcare innovation and go-to-market commercialization consultancy based in Chicago. Pundit's founder and CEO Arti Bedi Pullins becomes QuestionPro's President and Chief Healthcare Officer. More
Savanta has promoted Danielle Rodriguez to Chief Commercial Officer and Mark Martins to Chief Services Officer, both with seats on the firm's global Board and both retaining existing roles and responsibilities in addition. More
UK-based ad optimisation and measurement company LoopMe has appointed Alberico de Nardis as Head of South East Asia, and moved Bernard Fung to the role of Head of North APAC. Simon Stone expands his role and becomes GM International, while Amazon exec Lisa Coffey joins as Global CRO. More
UK television audience measurement body Barb has appointed Khaled Serafy as its first Head of Data Science, charged with reviewing, verifying and developing the organisation's complex methods and models. More
Verve, which focuses on culture, communities and 'smart digital research', has launched a 'hub' in Melbourne, Australia and appointed Christina Tonkes to lead it as Senior Director. Meanwhile Mirjam Grari joins the team in Sydney. More
In the UK, kids, teens, parents and family market intelligence specialist The Insights Family has made eight new hires across its Technology, Research, Customer Success and Support divisions - as well as four promotions. More
Toronto, Canada-based custom MR provider Research Strategy Group (RSG) has appointed former MRS and AURA Chairman and veteran client-side researcher Danny Russell as its first Non-Executive Director, helping MDs Anne Coulter and Jim Peterson grow the business. More
In the UK, government funded public body the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has appointed RSS CEO Stian Westlake as its next Executive Chair. He is expected to take up the role in late spring, succeeding Professor Alison Park who has led the organisation on an interim basis. More
In London, shopper insights specialist Behaviorally has appointed long-time PRS IN VIVO exec Aurélie Lecarpentier as Vice President, Head of Behavioral Qualitative, Europe. More
'Data creation' platform Walr has appointed former Savanta EVP Peter Flower as Chief Operating Officer, while Tariq Badar joins as Chief Financial Officer. Meanwhile co-founder Patrick Fraser is stepping back from the day-to-day running of the firm, but will remain a Non-Executive Director. More
In the UK, behavioural science consultancy The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has appointed Atticus Research founder Matt Dobbin and former Facebook researcher Andrew Goll as Directors. More
BVA BDRC subsidiary Alligator Digital has named Paul Russell Managing Director. He is already MD of sister company Perspective Research Services. More
Insights and data firm Delineate has promoted five of its team, following continued growth which has seen its headcount double in the last six months. This includes Francisco DeLaTorre, who will now lead the newly created Research Operations function. More
Manchester, UK-based full service MR agency Mustard has promoted Molly Hilton and Joe Stanley to Research Manager roles, while hiring Emma France as Senior Research Executive, and adding Izzy Tooze and Nadja Moncolova to its graduate scheme. More
Communities specialist InSites Consulting has announced an expansion of its Executive Committee and the appointment of a first Chief Growth Officer - Managing Partner Tom De Ruyck. More
UK-based Verve, whose expertise includes community panels and culture, has announced the promotion of marketing and comms head Vicki Britton and the appointment of former Streetbees and Kantar exec Jadwiga Kozubek as a Director; as well as a raft of other promotions and hires. More
Dublin's RED C Research has strengthened its UK business with the appointment of Ettie Etela as Director and Genie Barton as Project Manager. More
In France, consumer intelligence business NielsenIQ has promoted Emilie Darolles to the role of Managing Director for Western Europe and International Global Clients. More
Former Lightspeed, Ipsos and Schlesinger exec Matthew Seabrook has joined agile research solutions and panels firm Borderless Access, as its sales representative in the UK. More
In London, behavioural research consultancy the Irrational Agency has appointed Sonia Quadri as Operations Director, while Helen Brown joins as an Associate Director. More
The UK Statistics Authority has appointed three new Non-Executive Director members (NEDs), including former NatCen CEO Penny Young. Each will serve a four-year term, ending on 12th February 2027. More
In the UK, The Insights Family has hired Voxpopme co-founder Tom Williams as Chief Growth Officer, while moving Clive Maudsley to the role of COO. Founder Nick Richardson moves to Chief Strategy Officer, following the appointment of Rachel Bardill to lead the Marketing and Partnerships team. More
British-based tech-led insight agency FlexMR has appointed former MRS and AURA Chairman Danny Russell as a Non-Executive Advisor, to support the firm's growth strategy and advise its senior leadership team. More
In the UK, economic consultancy Kada Research has expanded its management team, with the appointment of education sector specialist Laura Lane as Associate Director. More
Portuguese consumer neuroscience-based media research platform MindProber has appointed former Oracle Moat Product Head Irina Dzyubinsky as Chief Product Officer. More
London-based strategic insight consultancy Firefish has appointed Richard Owen as Group Head of Innovation, with a seat on its Board. More
Online community specialist C Space has promoted Kisha Payton to the newly created role of Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, while Claire Kennard, Andy Fitzgibbons and Neha Mittal join the company's Senior Consultancy EMEA team. More
In the UK two former employees of qual firm The Sound, James McLintock and Stuart Knapman, have founded a network called the Future Studio, comprising nine independent insight, strategy and innovation specialists who are already working with agencies and clients in the UK, US and LATAM. More
UK-based sampling agency Sample Answers has promoted Martin Cawley to the role of Managing Director, and relocated its offices to St Albans in Hertfordshire. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Joe Caluori as Director of Crime, Justice and Equalities, while Nathan Hudson takes on the role of Deputy Director of Equalities. More
In the UK, MR sector recruitment consultancy Daughters of Sailors has named former GfK / Kantar exec Pam Armstrong a Partner in the business. More
London-based insight and strategy consultancy BritainThinks has appointed former Kantar exec Max Mawby, to establish a Behavioural Science team that complements its existing insight, communications and engagement offering. More
Behavioural science research and consulting agency PRS IN VIVO, in collaboration with sister agency BVA BDRC, is expanding its services in the APAC region, through the opening of a new office in Australia. More
In the UK, research agency MM-Eye has become employee-owned, with everyone in the business having a say in how it is run, and a share in future profits. Meg Rudman-Walsh, a Research Director who has worked at MM-Eye for eight years, will be the first Employee Trustee. More
In the UK, market research viewing facility and meeting space i-view London has promoted Sam Grey to the role of Managing Director. More
BVA BDRC subsidiary Alligator Digital has appointed former respondi / HPI Research exec Faraz Zamyadi as Client Partnerships Director. More
UK-based research technology platform Walr has appointed former Forsta exec Penelope Bloom as Head of Enterprise Sales. More
In the UK, marketing intelligence and programmatic media specialist MiQ has appointed former Quantcast exec John Thomson as Chief Revenue Officer, while Clare Beddow joins as Head of Commercial Strategy. More
Portugal-based media research platform MindProber has appointed former Formula E media exec Sebastian Tiffert as Vice President of Client Development, charged with driving its expansion in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. He is based in London. More
In the UK, full service agency BMG Research has appointed long-time NatCen exec Caroline Turley as Client Leadership Director. More
BVA BDRC subsidiary Alligator Digital has promoted Maria Butylina to the role of Client Services Director, working alongside Jerry Flynn, the firm's Programming Director. Four other promotions have recently been announced. More
In the UK, consumer insight consultancy BVA BDRC has appointed Matt Costin as Chief Executive Officer, replacing co-founder Cris Tarrant who takes the position of Chairman. Meanwhile Caroline Ahmed has been named Chief Commercial Officer. More
Texas-based data collection firm Veridata Insights has promoted Katie Ozdemir to the role of President of Global Qualitative Solutions, Natalie Clancy to VP of Operations, Nathaniel Cuellar to Project Manager, and Michael Nichols to Operations Team Lead. More
Branding Science Group has promoted Jo Gryniewicz to the role of President of the company in the US. More
UK-based 'data creation' platform Walr has expanded in the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Lamia Lee as General Manager, tasked with heading up its operations in the region. She is based in Sydney, Australia. More
In the UK, long-time BBC Children's exec Rachel Bardill has joined kids, teens, parents and family market intelligence provider The Insights Family, to lead its Marketing and Partnerships team. She is based in Manchester. More
UK-based insights and data firm Delineate has announced two senior hires, Arun Mylavarapu as VP of Client Success and Simon Sketchley as Head of Data Services. More
Following last month's news that Nielsen is restructuring its business into three global units, and the departure of five of the firm's senior managers, the company has confirmed it is reducing total headcount to 'roughly in line with where it was a year ago'. More
Consumer data giant IRI has appointed former Amazon exec Florian Clemens as Vice President of Advertisers & Agencies EMEA, tasked with growing the company's media business across Europe. He is based in London. More
Kantar has appointed Cheong Tai Leung as Chief Executive Officer of its Insights Asia Pacific business. She is based in Singapore and takes over from Wayne Levings, who will now focus exclusively on his role as Kantar's Chief Client Officer. More
In London, consumer and B2B agency 2CV has appointed Keith Crane as Group Research Director, leading the B2B, Corporate & Finance practice; while Bogumila Cartwright joins as Quant Research Director in the Life & Style practice. More
Former MRS President and ad industry leading light Jeremy Bullmore has died aged 93, shortly after retiring from WPP after 67 years at the group and its predecessor companies. More
UK-based healthcare insights company Research Partnership has appointed Gareth Phillips as its new CEO, as co-founding Directors Mary Assimakopoulos and Mark Jeffery step back from the day-to-day operation of the business. They remain on the senior team as advisors. More
In the UK, insights agency Blue Marble has hired Olivier Boelman and Amelie Treppass as Research Directors and Brigid Eades as a Research Executive, following strong growth in 2022. More
CRM software giant Salesforce is to cut around 10% of its workforce. The firm says increasing its headcount by some 30% in 2021 (to around 73,500) was a mistake - 'too many... leading into this economic downturn'. More
Ipsos has announced two appointments to its global Executive Committee: Valerie Vezinhet as Chief People Officer and Michel Guidi as Chief Operating Officer. More
A judge in Amsterdam has ruled that ESOMAR's election misconduct allegations against its former CEO found 'no support in the facts whatsoever', and the organisation has written to members to say as much. More
Nielsen is restructuring its business into three global business units, according to online publication AdAge: Nielsen Audience Measurement, Nielsen Analytics and Gracenote. Current COO Karthik Rao will become CEO of the first of these. More
InnovidXP President Jo Kinsella has announced she is leaving the company 'to explore new adventures'. She joined in March when ad tech firm Innovid paid $160m to acquire measurement and optimization firm TVSquared. More
Kantar has launched a team called Global Connected Data Solutions, within its audience network Profiles division, to help advertisers maximise the value of their first-party data. More
In London, biopharma product strategy consultancy Prescient Healthcare Group has promoted Dr Debasish Talukdar to the role of Chief Executive Officer, as founder Jamie Denison-Pender moves into a new position focused on corporate development and M&A. More
Simon Redlich, Chief Executive of UK media ad currency body and auditor ABC, has been re-elected as Global President of the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Certification (IFABC) for a second term. More
CEO Jami talks to MrWeb's Nick Thomas about how she came to be co-founding and growing a data collection business for the 21st century; embracing the tech, but keeping customer service front and center. Taken from the 'Data Visualization' special issue, out now. Available either to read or watch. More
Lee Gazey, former Hall & Partners Global CEO of Health, has joined London-based consultancy Brand Dynamics as Head of Health Dynamics, a specialist team working with health and pharma clients. More
Customer data science pioneer dunnhumby has appointed Matt O'Grady as its President for the Americas region, a newly created role responsible for delivering growth across the two continents, reporting direct to CEO Dan Olley. More
Dan Olley, CEO of Tesco-owned customer data specialist dunnhumby, is joining financial services company Hargreaves Lansdown in the Chief Exec role. A dunnhumby spokesperson told DRNO that Olley will continue as dunnhumby CEO until a successor is appointed in the coming months. More
Kantar Public, the division recently sold to investor Trilantic Europe, has announced the appointment of former VMLY&R exec Mark Hinton-Jones as its new Global CFO. More
Consumer research platform Catalyx has appointed Jenny Kieras, formerly of The Insights Family, as Global Head of Accounts. More
Industry body ESOMAR is to rerun its elections for Council after uncovering what it calls 'serious misconduct'. The association has fired two members of staff, but stresses that no complaints have been made about the conduct of candidates. More
Long-time Kantar CFO Olivier Lefranc has joined automated insight-gathering and sample management platform Cint, as Chief Financial Officer, based in Paris. More
UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer has acquired the brand, technology and data of personalised fashion marketplace Thread, which has gone into administration. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. More
Continuing our month-long focus on Data Visualization Sandro Kaulartz, Chief Innovation and Product Development Officer at Ipsos Social Intelligence, talks to MrWeb's Nick Thomas about Topic Modelling, data hybridization and the democratization of data science. Available to read or watch. More
UK-based insights and data firm Delineate has moved Ché Mainwaring into the newly created role of Cymru Development Director, responsible for leading and coordinating the further expansion of the firm's technology and operations centre in Wales. More
Kids, teens, parents and family market intelligence provider The Insights Family has appointed Clive Maudsley as Managing Director, replacing Will Pearce, who had held the position for less than a year. Meanwhile founder Nick Richardson is stepping down from as CEO to focus on specific areas. More
Ipsos has announced the sale of its people-counting and footfall solution Retail Performance, to US-based RetailNext, in which it will take a minority stake. More
Global online communities specialist InSites Consulting has appointed Els De Paepe as Chief People Officer (CPO). She succeeds former Join the Dots CEO Quentin Ashby, who has moved to the role of Global Head of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). More
Former Market Research Society (MRS) President Jeremy Bullmore is retiring from his role as a non-executive director of WPP, at the age of 93. To celebrate his work over nearly seven decades, friends and colleagues have launched a portal called 'Best of Bullmore,' showcasing details about his career. More
In the UK, Kantar Public has appointed former ONS exec Ed Dunn as Senior Director in Population Studies. More
In the UK, sensory and consumer research agency MMR Research Worldwide has appointed former long-time Kantar execs Simon Quirk, as Head of its Oxfordshire-based Research team, and Phil Jones, as Global Account Director in London. More
UK full service agency Boxclever has appointed Amy Thomson as Qualitive Research Director in London, while Alison Gilbertson joins as Analytics Research Director, based in the firm's Leeds headquarters. More
Beginning a month-long focus on data visualization, the Forsta CEO talks to MrWeb's Nick Thomas about empathy, athletes, M&A, investing in tech, and 'seeing the future through mountains of data'. Available to read or watch. More
Translation and research service provider Mission Translate has appointed William Powell as US-based Sales Director, and Filip Stanić as Senior Project Manager, focused on the US side of the business, while Robyn Berry joins in the UK as Marketing Manager, also with a US focus. More
International data collection and research tech company Schlesinger Group has hired former Kantar Americas CEO Reed Cundiff as Chief Executive Officer, following Steve Schlesinger's move into the role of Executive Chairman. Meanwhile Isaac Rogers becomes company President. More
Culture, community panels and smart digital research specialist Verve has made five senior research appointments across its hubs in Chicago, Sydney and London. More
Marcoms giant WPP has announced that John Rogers has decided to step down as Chief Financial Officer, and will be succeeded by former dunnhumby CFO Joanne Wilson. More
London-based strategic insight agency Truth Consulting has appointed former Yonder director Hamish Asser as Senior Director, to help grow the company's quant offer and capabilities. More
ESOMAR has announced the election of Nikki Lavoie as its 2023-2024 Council President, replacing Kristin Luck who has completed her two-year term and will now serve an additional two years in an ex-officio capacity. MindSpark founder Lavoie is currently Council Vice President. More
Dr David Theodore Bottomley AM, who has died aged 97, started one of the first market research consultancies in Australia, and convened the first meeting of what later became the country's national research association (now The Research Society). More
Neuro-Insight Chief Executive Shazia Ginai is moving on from the role next month to become Chief Growth Officer at fast-expanding research platform Catalyx More
Dynata has appointed a new Chief Executive: former Dodge Data and Analytics head Mike Petrullo replaces longstanding leader Gary S. Laben. More
In the UK, Ipsos has appointed Nathan Bransden as Director of Strategy and Advisory, a new policy consultancy within the group's Public Affairs division. More
Culture, community panels and smart digital research specialist Verve has appointed seven new graduates at its office in Manchester and headquarters in London. More
Digital publishing execs Nana B. Nyantekyi, Shannon Terry and Andrew Johnson have launched Spiny.ai - a content analytics, publisher intelligence and ad revenue generation business. The launch has been supported by a $2.5m venture capital funding round. More
In the UK, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has confirmed that Dr Andrew Garrett will be its next President, when Professor Sylvia Richardson's term of office comes to a close at the end of this year. More
In Galway, Ireland, investigative intelligence analytics specialist Siren has appointed Dr Ryan Clarke as Managing Director of a new strategic and applied projects division, Siren Consulting. More
London-based strategic insight consultancy Rainmakers CSI has announced new hires including Megan Bateman as a Consultant, and Diellza Osmanaj and Sonny Dewhurst as Associate Consultants; and has promoted George Randell and Chris Tough to Senior Consultant roles. More
In the UK, brand and communications research agency The Nursery Research & Planning has appointed Tasleem Rehmatullah as Account Director in its Health team, and Nicola Wright as Account Director in its Quantitative team. The firm has also made four promotions. More
SurveyMonkey parent company Momentive has made 11% of its workforce redundant, as part of what it calls a restructuring plan to improve operating margins and improve efficiency. More
Insights group MetrixLab is opening a second UK office, in Manchester, and appointed three people to work in it: Cecily Crawley joins as a Team Lead and Richard Lomax as an AD, while recent joiner Sam Smith will move from remote working. Three more positions are being recruited. More
In London, data collection services provider Teamsearch has hired former Askia exec Nick Southwood in a newly created business development role. More
Tech-led insight agency FlexMR has hired for four new roles. Hannah McGeoghegan joins as Participant Engagement Manager and Kris Hamilton as Scrum Master in the Tech Development team; Lily Nawara as Research Associate; and Charisma Agyemang as Business Development Representative. More
US-based data collection and digital research agency Azure Knowledge has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Remek Gabrys as European Business Unit Head in London, and Justin Blomgren as Vice President of Client Development, based in Atlanta, GA USA. More
Global sensory and consumer research agency MMR Research Worldwide has promoted Jennifer Brown to the role of US Managing Director. More
UK-based insights and data firm Delineate has brought in Sandra Garbuno Alcantra as Head of LATAM. She worked for more than twenty years at Kantar, latterly as a Senior Client Lead. More
London-based design research agency The Big Picture (TBP) has promoted Chris Aukett and Laura Pereira to serve as Joint Managing Directors. Former MD John Cassidy becomes company Chairman. More
In the UK, Omnicom-owned data-driven marketing agency network Hearts & Science has promoted Amy Matthews for the newly created role of Chief Experience Officer (CXO). More
In the UK, specialist research, evidence and advisory business Kantar Public has appointed Zarina Ward as Chief People Officer, and as a member of the Global Management Board. More
London-based digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta has promoted Adam Hasemeyer to the role of Group Chief Executive Officer for the Americas region. He replaces Kelly Manthey, who moved into the position of Global CEO in July. More
Strategic insight consultancy The Forge, headquartered in London, has appointed Jill Sarsfield and Danielle Todd as Senior Quantitative Directors. More
Omnicom-owned data and analytics firm Annalect has named Marie Clayton UK Managing Director, and part of the firm's senior EMEA leadership team. More
Research agency 2CV has added Matt Haydock as Research Director in its UK Qualitative team; Jonathan Smetherham in its Singapore team as Research Director; and Heath Gregory in the US as an Associate Director. More
In the US, Comscore has set out a cost-cutting restructuring plan, which will see an undisclosed number of employees lose their jobs. More
London-based strategy and insight consultancy Basis has appointed Paul Eccles as Managing Partner its Health division in New York. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has opened an office in Los Angeles, headed by recently appointed David Stewart. The firm has also hired Hina Hussain as Head of Agency in New York, and Radha Patel as a Director in Singapore. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has appointed M:Metrics co-founder Seamus McAteer as an independent Director, to help build the business in North America and advise on overall product and corporate strategy. More
Long-time Kantar group CEO Eric Salama has been appointed as Global Chair of recently divested unit Kantar Public. More
Ipsos has appointed 24-year company veteran Jean-Michel Mabon in the role of Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, responsible for overseeing buys in connection with a growth plan the group announced in June. More
Conversation intelligence specialist CallMiner has hired former Evergage and Salesforce exec Jonathan Ranger as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). More
In the UK, insight agency Relish has made three senior hires: Tamara M'Bazbaz joins as a quant-focused Insight Director, while Huw Williams and Gemma Baldwin both return to the company. More
Dublin, Ireland-based research agency Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A) has hired former RDSi director Davina O'Donoghue as a full-time Board Director. More
Text analytics software firm Relative Insight, headquartered in the UK, has appointed long-time IBM exec Kimberly Shernoff to lead its US-based sales team from the firm's new Philadelphia office. More
In the US, marcoms network Stagwell has launched a Risk and Reputation business unit, to help business leaders audit the issues most important to their stakeholders, develop proactive and reactive strategies, and monitor and measure the impact of positions on business reputation. More
Automated insights platform Zappi has hired MRS Board Chair Sinéad Jefferies for a newly created role with a global remit, Senior Vice President of Customer Transformation. More
Dublin-based RED C Research has promoted five members of its team, including Brian Greene to the position of Head of Data Analytics. More
UK-based text analytics software firm Relative Insight has opened an office in Philadelphia - its second location in the US. More
TV ad measurement firm iSpot has appointed Jodie McAfee as Senior Vice President of Agency Partnerships, to expand and deepen cooperation with agencies and lead initiatives aimed at helping those firms to integrate iSpot's products for buying, planning and optimization. More
In the UK, full-service agency IFF Research has appointed Hilary Burkitt, Sarah Cheesbrough, Daniel Pearmain and Jagjit Dosanjh-Elton as Directors in its London office. Dosanjh-Elton has been named the company's first Chief Financial Officer. More
Culture, community panels and smart digital research specialist Verve has appointed Kylie Fitzpatrick as a Director in its Manchester Hub. Additionally, the company has made hires in Sydney and London, along with six London promotions. More
In London, Kantar has given Genpact CEO Tiger Tyagarajan a seat on its Board of Directors. More
On-demand insights provider Toluna has appointed Jeff Claypoole as General Manager, Americas, responsible for sales and revenue growth in the region. More
Manchester, UK-based mobile device monitoring specialist RealityMine has announced three promotions to support client growth and ongoing product development: Craig Parker becomes Product Manager, Sarah Davis Head of Operational Excellence, and Richard Stewart Delivery Manager. More
Today we lost our Queen. Should a specialist b2b paper like DRNO feel the need to comment? Perhaps not, but it's truly a once in a lifetime event, and my republican colleague is on holiday, so here are a few personal observations. More
Agriculture and animal health specialist Kynetec has appointed a CTO, Vadim Dolt, based in Dallas, Texas. More
Next15's data and insights division Savanta has acquired London-based research firm Motif, a 40-strong consumer and b2b agency providing expertise in customer experience, brand strategy and proposition development. Terms were not disclosed. More
Community panels pioneer and culture expert Verve has launched ignite@VERVE, a new offer combining its heritage in communities and smart digital research with a range of proprietary tools including AI, a global network of 'cultural and creative individuals', and a new cultural values framework. More
British-based research and strategy consultancy Redblue has appointed former Truth Consulting employee Liam Bowden as Director in its quant team. More
BARB, the UK's television audience measurement service, has announced an industry consultation on the extension of its reporting to include all television and 'television-like' content on video-sharing platforms; and appointed former Vodafone exec Paul Evans as an independent adviser to lead it. More
Seven weeks on from launching, app-based data firm Qrious insight has added Craig Stevens to its leadership team as Chief Commercial Officer. More
Full service UK agency Boxclever has announced four senior hires: Alice Hesmondhalgh as Office and Events Manager; Tom Dreaves as Quant Research Director; Beth Metcalf as a Qual Research Director; and Lauren Skardon as an Analytics Research Director. More
In Singapore, government and public sector research and advisory business Kantar Public has appointed Cheryl Chung to lead its policy advisory business in Singapore. More
Kantar has appointed Natalie Vander Vorst to lead its UK Consulting practice, which advises brands on commercial and marketing strategies. More
Analytics and insight company MESH Experience has announced the launch of a global center of best practice, to be known as MESHtopia, and led by Global MD Dana DiGregorio and Data Quality Manager Martin Daniel. More
In London, B2B marketing specialist alan. has announced the launch of a research division called Integrated Intelligence, which it says aims 'to fundamentally change how B2B marketers understand their industries'. Josh Cohen and Emilie Pirson will lead the new unit. More
London-based data platform Walr has promoted Yaron Brenman to the newly created role of Chief Information Officer, following its recent ISO 27001 accreditation. Brenman is based in New York. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has hired former Nielsen exec Simon Clarke for the newly created role of Commercial Lead for Singapore and the APAC region. More
Accenture's interactive customer experience and analytics business Accenture Song has hired former R/GA exec Tuomas Peltoniemi as Managing Director, Go-to-Market & Client Service, for Southeast Asia. More
In the UK, parcel delivery giant Evri, which was previously known as Hermes, has hired MoneySuperMarket's former Chief Data Scientist Harvinder Atwal for a newly created role, Chief Data Officer. He is based in London. More
Leeds, UK-based business intelligence and analytics software provider Panintelligence has raised an undisclosed six-figure sum from angel investor Martin Port, who joins the company as a Board observer and strategic advisor. More
Agriculture and animal health specialist Kynetec has promoted Colin Siren to the role of Chief Operating Officer for Animal Health. He replaces Jeff Gaidos, who is taking a step back from the business, but will continue on a part-time consultancy basis. More
In the UK, fast fashion retailer Primark has hired former Tesco brand leader Michelle McEttrick for the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer, with overall responsibility for marketing and customer communications, customer insight, and sustainability strategy. She will join on 19th September. More
Sweden-based consumer insights and analytics firm Nepa has appointed Ferry Wolswinkel as Chief Revenue Officer. He will join the company's London office on 3rd October. More
YouGov has promoted Laura Robbie, previously MD Australia, to the role of CEO of the Asia Pacific region, replacing Julien Chevignon who becomes CEO for Western Europe. More
Data platform LiveRamp has promoted Travis Clinger to its leadership team as SVP, Activations and Addressability. More
In London, behavioural research consultancy Irrational Agency has appointed Adam Warner as Head of Marketing, Lilla Magony as Associate Research Director and Francis Raho-Jeavons as a Senior Research Executive. More
Gambling sector intelligence provider Future Anthem has appointed former William Hill exec Ian Tibot as Chief Product Officer, and added Julie Haddon to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. More
Retail data and research firm VST (Virtual Store Trials) has promoted Charlotte Kiddle to the newly created position of Chief Research & Partnership Officer. More
In the UK, long-time healthcare sector researcher Hannah Osborn has launched an agency called Pure Healthcare Strategy, providing clients with bespoke life sciences marketing intelligence and strategic advice. More
In London, insight consultancy Firefish has appointed former Flamingo exec Joella Vera Bril as a Director, combing human insight and cultural strategy to help clients answer business and brand challenges. More
UK insight agency Walnut Unlimited has appointed Emily Abbott as Research Director in its FMCG team, while Thalita Parizotto joins as Associate Director in the Shopper division. More
London-based entertainment research and consulting firm Ampere Analysis has opened its first international office, in Culver City, Los Angeles; and appointed a team of four there, led by Executive Director Guy Bisson. More
Growing Bath / Bristol-based market and social research agency Blue Marble has promoted Tom Clarkson to be its first Managing Director. More
Glasgow, Scotland-based pharma sector social media intelligence company Talking Medicines has hired Mike Strassberg as its first US-based employee, based in New York. In his role as Chief Customer Officer, Strassberg is tasked with driving the firm's continued growth in the US. More
In the UK, market and social research agency Blue Marble Research has appointed Nadia Chan as Research Manager and Evie Fleck as Research Executive, while promoting Oscar Maclagan to the role of Senior Research Executive. More
Online research, data and analytics tech firm YouGov has expanded in Latin America with the opening of an office in Mexico City, serving the research needs of brands and agencies in the region and providing operational support for the firm's work across the Americas. More
Consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research has hired former GfK and Nielsen exec Mihir Inamdar for a newly created role, Commercial Director, based in Singapore. More
UK-headquartered full-service insight agency 2CV has appointed Mario Flores as Qualitative Associate Director and Sam Aly as Quantitative Associate Director - both based in the US. More
Digital advertising and tech services group S4Capital has named Colin Day Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, as part of plans to tighten its financial control, risk and governance processes; and Chris Martin as its first Chief Operating Officer. More
In London, government and public sector evidence and advisory business Kantar Public has appointed long-time PwC exec Lucy Birch as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer and as a member of the global Board. More
In the UK, specialist MR staffing consultancy Hannelius Recruitment has hired Research Through Gaming founder Betty Adamou as Associate Talent Director. More
In the US, consumer insights provider Toluna has moved Chief Operating Officer Mathilde Lelièvre to its newly created role of Chief People Officer. More
Long-time Cint executive Richard Thornton has joined UK-based data creation platform Walr as a Non-Executive Director (NED). More
Global MR membership organisation ESOMAR has appointed Parves Khan as its new Director General and Chief Executive Officer, following the departure of Finn Raben earlier in the year. More
In the UK, customer experience measurement platform Uncrowd has added former dunnhumby CEO Simon Hay to its Advisory Board. More
London-based intelligence platform Scuba Analytics has appointed Pete Caputo as Chief Customer Officer and Meno Schnapauff as Customer Solution Architect; and says it plans to expand into the EMEA region. More
Digital experience consultancy Bounteous has brought in former Merkle executive Michael McLaren to serve as President, North America. More
London-based culture, communities and 'smart digital insight' firm Verve has launched a Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) practice in North America, and has appointed Essential Research co-founder Alex Charlton as Senior Vice President, TMT in New York. More
London-based digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta has announced that CEO J Schwan is retiring from his role at the end of this month, and will be succeeded by Kelly Manthey, currently the Group's CEO for the Americas. More
UK TV audience measurement body BARB has hired former InSites Consulting exec Matt Laycock for a newly created position, Audiences Director. He joins on 26th September. More
Former Dynata and Nielsen executives have launched a data firm called Qrious insight, using a proprietary mobile app to passively collect millions of data points. The company already has offices in the US, Ireland and Spain. More
UK-based mobile phone data firm RealityMine has made three new hires at its 'Centre of Excellence in Data Science' in Manchester. More
In the UK, Omnicom-owned data-driven marketing agency network Hearts & Science has appointed Rachel Peace as Managing Director. More
S4 Capital-owned digital transformation specialist TheoremOne has appointed Will Kelly as Chief Growth Officer, to help scale its cross-functional, go-to-market capabilities. Three further C-Suite appointments and two new VPs have also been announced. More
In the UK, behavioural science consultancy The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has appointed economist Ashwini Natraj as Director of Quantitative Research. More
In London, insight-led integrated agency group UNLIMITED has appointed Elinor Jones as Managing Partner, to cover all government accounts, with a seat on TMW UNLIMITED's leadership team. More
UK-based consumer and sensory research agency PPL Insights has added four new team members: Amanda Stephens in its Fieldwork and Operations team, and three recent graduates. More
Long-time Market Measures exec Crispin Boon has returned to the Hampshire, UK-based full service insights consultancy as a Director, while Stef Larden joins as Commercial Director and Michael Fine as Board Advisor. More
Insight group STRAT7 has announced organic growth of 30% for the financial year just ended; along with 5 appointments. Among them, former Bonamy Finch MD Paul Carney becomes a Partner in the Consultancy practice, with former Head of Advanced Analytics Paul Jackson filling his previous role. More
In the UK, shopper and product experience consultancy PRS IN VIVO has appointed Patrick Young as Vice President of Client Development, based in its London office. More
In the UK, advertiser association the ISBA has named Tom George the first Chief Executive Officer of Origin, its joint industry, cross-media measurement programme. He will take up his role in September. More
Full-service agency DVJ Insights has appointed Yvette Westerbaan as a Client Consultant in the Netherlands, and Tia Best in the same role in the UK. More
In London, CXM company Merkle has announced the senior team for its recently launched UK Experience & Commerce (E&C) practice, led by Paul Lynch. More
Ipsos has launched a user experience (UX) facility called the Ipsos Experience Lab in the Franklin Center in downtown Chicago, providing space for focus groups, interviews, device tests and simulations. More
In the US, the Market Research Council has appointed MESH Experience founder Fiona Blades as this year's President. More
US-based conjoint analysis and MaxDiff tools provider Sawtooth Software has hired former Boxclever Consulting exec Dean Tindall as Director of Client Services, Europe, based in its newly created Manchester, UK office. More
Global analytics and insight company MESH Experience has appointed former Kantar exec Siham Chowdhury as Director of Data Science. More
Dutch-based firm Global Data Collection Company (GDCC) has appointed former Sytel exec Richard Compton as Senior Vice President, Global Sales. He is based in the UK. More
In the UK two former executives of research firm Trinity McQueen, Chris Handford and Daniel Eddy, have launched a new full-service product consultancy, Waveform Insight Studio. More
UK-based data collection firm RONIN International has added an office in Lancaster, serving as a desk research, CATI and digital recruitment hub. With space for around thirty people, the location is part of the offices of RONIN's parent, digital marketer Rippleffect Group. More
WPP-owned data and measurement-driven agency Essence has promoted Barbara Blanzat Henao to the role of Senior Vice President, Analytics, EMEA, while Kate Mann has been promoted to SVP Agency Solutions and Operations, EMEA. More
Consumer data company Pureprofile has hired former Maru Group exec Shelley Barber as Business Development Director in the UK. More
Insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has added Tina Daniels, MD at Google, and long-time IBM exec Liselotte Engstam to its Board of Directors. The pair bring experience in tech, media measurement, engineering and international management. More
In London, Tesco-owned customer data science specialist dunnhumby has appointed Stacy Gratz as Regional Managing Director for Media, to lead strategic media planning and sales for the Tesco Media & Insight Platform. More
US-based customer experience automation (CXA) platform ActiveCampaign has appointed Sameer Kazi as President, and promoted Kelly O'Connell to Senior Vice President, Product Strategy. The firm has also opened an EMEA 'hub' in Dublin, Ireland. More
In the US, healthcare MR consultancy Research Partnership has appointed Janet Powers as a Director in the MedTech division. More
British research tech company Walr has appointed former System1 Research exec Ben Walton as its first Chief Commercial Officer. More
Strategic insight agency Truth Consulting has appointed Kamaljit Kaur as a Director to support the growth of its office in Frankfurt, Germany. More
Manchester, UK-based mobile device monitoring specialist RealityMine is to launch a 'Centre of Excellence in Data Science', and has announced three new hires: Joel Ansbro in the Data Engineering team; Louis Ruston in the Apps team; and Mason Chee in the Data Products team. More
Strategic insight consultancy Firefish has appointed former Hall & Partners Rich Fryzel as Head of Quant for its US business, based in its Brooklyn, NY office. More
First-party data platform Dynata has appointed former employee Arun Kumar as Vice President, Southeast Asia and India, leading the business and teams across the region. More
Kantar has hired long-time Merkle exec Will Bordelon as Chief Executive Officer of its Insights business in the Americas. He will join on July 11th. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) says it will officially launch its Centre for Children and Families - first announced more than a year ago - on Monday 27th June. More
UK-based MR agency OnePoll has appointed Amy Price as Research Manager, while making five other hires across its London and Bristol offices, and promoting two researchers in Bristol. More
Matt Britton started digital research platform Suzy in 2018, named it after a favourite song, worked with other non-researchers to build it, and got to $25 million annual recurring revenue 'faster than Salesforce and Qualtrics'. An interview with MrWeb's Nick Thomas - available as video or in print. More
Brand strategy, brand and campaign performance specialist Hall & Partners has named Daiana Dal Col Chief Financial Officer, hired long-time Kantar exec Peter Teachman for its new role of Chief Growth Officer, and promoted Josh Shames to the role of US Managing Partner. More
London-based insight consultancy Basis has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Laurie Visee as Head of its US Quantitative Offering. More
Marcoms giant WPP has promoted Michael Houston to the role of President of its business in the US, the group's largest market. More
Ipsos has unveiled a four-year plan to accelerate growth and shareholder value. This will include the group spending between EUR 100m and EUR 200m per year on 'smart acquisitions', while doubling its investments in data analytics, technology and 'knowledge panels'. More
In London, WPP consumer data specialist Wavemaker has appointed Radhika Radhakrishnan as Global Chief Financial Officer, and a member of the Global Leadership team. She will take up the role from mid-June. More
In Paris, Ipsos has appointed Dan Lévy as Group Chief Financial Officer, from June 10th, replacing Laurence Stoclet who has been with the business for nearly 24 years. More
UK TV audience measurement body BARB has hired Caroline Baxter for the newly created role of Research Operations Director, and will recruit an Audiences Director to work with her. The creation of these two roles follows the resignation of Research Director Simon Bolus. More
UK-based customer insights and communities platform developer Researchbods has appointed fourteen new team members since the beginning of April, including Chris Manko as Head of Engineering. The firm has also made nine internal promotions. More
London-based culture, communities and 'smart digital insight' firm Verve has strengthened its strategic insight offer with the appointment of former Hall & Partners and Breaking Blue exec Dr Adele James as Behavioural Scientist. Digital anthropologist Lily Echanis also joins the firm. More
British economist Sir Robert Chote has begun his five-year term as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, replacing Sir David Norgrove whose term ended on 31st March. More
In London, Kantar has hired former SAP exec Ashruti Singh for a newly created role, leading product marketing for its Insights division. More
In Australia, M&C Saatchi-owned MR agency The Source has launched a kids and youth research and insight division, named after the children's game 'Duck, Duck, Goose'. More
In the UK, former Eyeota Chief Operating Officer Jill Orr has joined purchase data and ad targeting firm Criteo as Retail Media Head for EMEA. More
Ipsos has appointed Dr Jessica Ozan as the new Head of Education, Children and Families (ECF) within its Public Affairs division. More
Irish MR industry body AIMRO has appointed David Berry, Commercial Director of Kantar Worldpanel, as its New Chair. More
Global marcoms group Omnicom has appointed former Conduent exec Brian Clayton as its first Chief Data Privacy Officer, responsible for driving its 'privacy-first' approach and ensuring compliance with global privacy regulation. More
dentsu-owned CX Management company Merkle has promoted Mark Atkinson, formerly VP for its Adobe EMEA alliance and enterprise sales lead, to the role of UK Chief Sales Officer. More
Interpublic's marketing intell company Kinesso has appointed four new Regional CEOs, Matt Ware, Andy Butters, Jorge Chavez and Sean Muzzy, all of whom are currently leaders in the group's Matterkind activation division and who will retain these roles alongside their new ones. More
Knowledge management platform Stravito has launched a visual insights tool called Atlas, allowing clients to explore and integrate their market research findings, and present insights in a 'bitesize' visual format. The firm has also hired Steffen Bilde as Chief Product Officer (CPO). More
Manchester, UK-based market research and MR support agency Omnisis has announced two senior hires to support rapid growth: Stephen Ward joins as an Operations Consultant and Sabrina Holland as a Senior Data Analyst. More
Automated insight-gathering and sample management platform Cint has announced further leadership changes following its December acquisition of Lucid. CFO Joakim Andersson and COO Andy Ellis are stepping down, replaced respectively by Britta Mittler (interim) and Jake Wolff. More
Text analytics software firm Relative Insight has added ESOMAR President and WIRe founder Kristin Luck to its Advisory Board and former Cint leader Richard Thornton to its Board of Directors. More
Marketing firm What's Possible Group has appointed former WPP exec Patrick Mazzotta in the new role of Managing Director of Data, charged with building a centre of excellence for data, analytics and insight within the company. More
In the UK, full-service agency BMG Research has opened an office in the London Bridge-based News UK Building, having closed its previous London base during the pandemic due to working from home. More
B2B Account Experience and VoC software firm CustomerGauge has appointed Confirmit veteran Tim Hannington as Chief Revenue Officer. More
In the UK, insight business Walnut Unlimited has appointed four new Research Directors and two Associate Directors. More
Oxfordshire, UK-based brand, NPD, category and shopper consultancy Touchstone Shoppercentric is moving all its staff to a four-day working week - with full-time salary - from 6th June. More
WPP has announced a leadership team for the new body formed by its recent merger of data and measurement-driven media agency Essence and media network MediaCom. It includes Richard Mooney as Global Chief Data Officer. More
In London, insight and customer experience (CX) agency Beehive Research has promoted Nicole Holt to the role of Head of Research, with a seat on the Board. More
Independent social and market research agency IFF Research has made two dozen promotions - equivalent to 20% of its team - following 18% revenue growth in 2021-2. More
Kantar has sold its Kantar Public business to private equity firm Trilantic Europe for an undisclosed sum. Following the sale Kantar Public will establish itself as an independent evidence and advisory company for government and public sector organisations. More
In London, Kantar Public has appointed Alex Hurrell as Head of Evaluation, leading the continuing growth of its evaluation offer with UK government and public sector clients. More
Kyoko Matsushita, the Global CEO of WPP's data-driven full service media agency Essence Global, has been named Chief Executive Officer of WPP in Japan. More
Consumer insights provider Toluna has expanded to Thailand, where it has hired former Nielsen exec Chumphol (Marc) Sivawettakul as Business Development Director, Southeast Asia. He is based in Bangkok. More
UK-based customer insights and communities platform developer Researchbods has launched a dedicated creative division called 'Studio', which will work with all teams across the business to enhance its creative offering. More
London-based data science-led communications management and measurement company Onclusive has hired Matthew Piercy for the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. More
In Australia, culture, community panels and smart digital insight specialist Verve has appointed Rikki Pearce as Managing Director and Head of its new 'Global Advanced Quant and Analytics' practice. More
New York City-based B2B marketing research agency Adience has opened an office in London, where it has appointed James Keeling as Vice President. More
In the UK, social research practice Basis Social has appointed Victoria Harkness as a Senior Director, spearheading its quantitative offering. More
US-based real estate marketplace and intelligence provider CoStar Group has appointed Robert Stassen as Head of Analytics for Europe. More
In Manchester, UK, culture, community panels and smart digital research specialist Verve has appointed former InSites Consulting exec Gav Holt as Executive Director in its senior team. More
In London, online sample marketplace PureSpectrum has appointed long-time Kantar Profiles exec Andy Cayton as Executive Vice President, tasked with developing and implementing solutions for clients across the firm's product suite. More
Data and research tech company Schlesinger Group has promoted Chawntae Applegate to the role of Executive Vice President of Global Client Solutions. More
In London, all-in-one research operations platform Ayda has appointed former Cint exec Richard Thornton as Chairman and Advisor, following a successful investment round. More
Online community specialist C Space has promoted three team members, while appointing former Kantar Consulting exec Ella Majava as Practice Director for Innovation and Consulting, and Risham Nadeem as a Business Director. More
London-based insights agency Opinium has hired music economist Chris Carey to lead its newly launched Music, Media and Entertainment division. More
In Manchester, UK, corporate reputation specialist Steve Leigh has opened a research, measurement and evaluation consultancy called Sensu. The firm promises to help clients understand their audience; track reputation, profile and influence; and improve the quality of communications. More
ESOMAR has appointed Geraldine Proust as Head of Public Affairs and Professional Standards, responsible for leading global advocacy efforts; managing industry relationships and strategic partnerships; and developing and enforcing global regulatory professional standards for the industry. More
Canada-based research tech specialist Torfac has appointed former Branded researcher Vishal Yadav as Senior Director, Client Development, leading the expansion of its Sales team in the EU and APAC. More
Behavioural science consultancy The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has hired 29 new members of staff across its global offices - twelve in China, seven in Australia, and ten in the UK. More
Trend analysis specialist Stylus has promoted former COO Victoria Rennie to Chief Executive, succeeding founder Marc Worth who moves to the role of Executive Chairman. More
Major league consumer data and insights firms IRI and The NPD Group have announced they are to merge, promising clients 'a view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends powered by advanced, predictive analytics' on IRI's Liquid Data technology platform. More
Community panels and digital research specialist Verve has hired former Research Now AsiaPac MD Jason Buchanan to set up a consumer interaction business unit called Verve Collaborations. He is based in Australia. More
In London, Kantar Public has hired former Alan Turing Institute exec Christine Foster for the newly created role of Global Chief Product Officer, Data Science. More
Consumer data company Pureprofile has appointed former Ipsos and maru exec Rachel Knowles as Head of Data & Insight UK. More
In London, programme audience analyst TAPE Consultancy has promoted Beatrice Rossmanith to the role of Managing Director, as existing MDs Paul Youngbluth and John Peek prepare to leave the company in the summer. More
British video-based insight company Vox Pops International has become employee-owned through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). More
Portugal-based consumer neuroscience platform MindProber has appointed former Microsoft Sports exec Stewart Mison as Vice President of Sports. He is based in the UK. More
In the UK, insights platform QuMind has promoted Alan Hargreaves to the role of Managing Director, with Board level responsibility for the entire operation and co-responsibility for innovation. More
Andy Cumming, co-founder of Curiosity Research and European MD at InSites Consulting, died of sudden heart failure at his home on 12th January. More
London-based community panels specialist Verve has opened its Manchester hub with an initial team of ten, led by former InSites Consulting / Join the Dots exec Kelly McKnight, who joined in January as Executive Director. More
Digital research specialist MetrixLab has appointed Ed Harrison as Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand. He replaces Vincent Blaney, who is returning to the UK in June to take up a position at the firm's London office. More
New York-based language and tech solutions provider TransPerfect has moved its Manchester, UK office to a larger facility, where it has created a number of new jobs across technology, media and project management. More
Kantar Public, the global group's evidence and advisory business for governments and the public sector, has appointed current WPP exec Kathryn Cooper in the new role of Global Head of Behavioural and Communications Advisory. More
In Washington DC, decision intelligence company Morning Consult is expanding its Geopolitical Risk Analysis division with the appointment of Sonnet Frisbie as Managing Director, Geopolitical Risk Analyst for EMEA. More
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital has merged Cello Health and four of its other firms to launch Lumanity, offering medical sector product development, market access and commercialization services. Former Cello Health Insight CEO Nicola Cowland becomes the new firm's Global President, Insight. More
In the UK, research and strategy consultancy Quadrangle has appointed Russ Wilson as Managing Director of Qualitative. More
In London, IPG-owned experience design and digital marketing agency Huge has appointed Frisco Chau as Global Head of Data and Insights. More
In the UK, real-time, contextual advertising exchange Yieldmo has appointed John Tigg as General Manager, International, and Guy Jackson as UK Commercial Director. More
In the US, B2B data, analytics and performance marketing solutions provider MeritB2B has promoted Katherine Giambalvo to the role of Vice President of Operations, with a focus on leading the centralized operation of the group, following its recent takeover of True Influence. More
Community panels and smart digital research firm Verve is to open a Global Centre of Research Innovation in Sydney, Australia, and has appointed Dan Alexander-Head to lead it. More
Agriculture and Animal Health specialist Kynetec has appointed Nielsen veteran Paul Walker as COO for Crop Market and Customer Insights, replacing Richard Jameson, who is taking a step back but will support specific projects on a part-time consultancy basis. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has named Dave Power Head of Agency for London, replacing Laura Warby, who moves into a part-time role. Additionally, the firm is planning to open a second US office, located in Los Angeles. More
Indonesia-based customer analytics platform MoEngage, fresh from a $30m Series D funding, has announced the appointment of Jason Smith as VP of Sales for Europe, and plans to open dedicated offices in France, Spain and Italy as it doubles its team in the region. More
The Board of marcoms giant WPP has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and announced it is discontinuing operations in Russia, where it employs nearly 1,400 people. More
Momentive - formerly SurveyMonkey - has announced a $200m share repurchase program and plans for a renewed focus on delivering stockholder value. The firm has also promoted Priyanka (Pri) Carr from General Manager of its MR business, to COO. More
UK-based research tech company Walr has appointed former CBRE exec Emily Whiting as Chief of Staff, and former Accenture leader Keziah Wonstolen as a Non-Executive Director. More
Continuing our focus on 'Measuring Brains & Bodies', Pedro talks about sweat, motor racing, suppliers who always say Yes, investors who always said No, banning the bull and embracing the (one-trick) pony, and how EDA (electrodermal activity) can grow into a currency for media engagement. More
Canada-based customer intelligence specialist Alida has appointed Nick Morley as Executive Vice President, EMEA, and promoted Brad Stanghetta to Executive Vice President, Americas. More
In the UK, Interpublic-owned marketing and advertising group McCann has promoted former Kantar exec Gideon Wilkins to the role of Group Head of Research. More
Comscore CEO Bill Livek has announced plans to retire and move to the position of Non-Executive Vice Chairman after a successor has been found. As the news broke, the firm reported positive net income of $29m for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss of $13.2m a year earlier. More
Manchester, UK-based Acumen Fieldwork has launched a B2B and Social Research department, which will focus primarily on hard-to-reach groups - ranging from those who are disenfranchised from society to key decision-makers in named occupations. More
Online sample marketplace PureSpectrum has appointed long-time Ipsos exec Elena Speer to lead its sales team in the Northern European region. She is based in London. More
In the UK, full-service agency Boxclever has appointed qual specialist Sara James and quant specialist Tom Coombes as Research Directors. More
In London, insights and planning agency kubi kalloo has appointed former Pernod Ricard consumer planning exec Dale Milliken as a Director. More
Kantar Public has appointed three senior policy evaluation experts - Richard Lloyd as Senior Director in its Evaluation practice in London, Leong Chan-Hoong as Head of Policy Evaluation and Data Analytics in Singapore, and Laetitia Dansou as Director of Policy Evaluation in France. More
Strategic insight consultancy Firefish USA has appointed Geri Jacobs as Senior Director, based in its New York office. More
London-headquartered community panels and digital research specialist Verve has appointed Kerry Payne as Research Manager and Marko Fourie as Senior Research Executive at its recently opened Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Johannesburg, South Africa. More
GfK CEO Peter Feld has decided not to seek an extension to his contract, and will leave the company on March 14th. CFO Lars Nordmark will step into the Chief Exec role on an interim basis, while COO Joshua Hubbert has been added to the Management Board. More
Leeds, UK-based full-service agency Blue Yonder has hired Huw Williams as a Senior Director in its comms specialist division Brand:Lab, and Gemma Baldwin as Insight Director and Team Manager in its Qualitative team. More
Kantar has announced senior appointments to strengthen its team in Australia. Straford Rodrigues returns from NA as Head of Media and Marketing Effectiveness; Lee Catlin joins as Senior Director, CX; and Head of Creative Irene Joshy has moved back to Melbourne from Singapore. More
Apollo Intelligence has appointed former Dynata EMEA MD Colin Turner-Kerr as Managing Director, International. More
In the UK, former IFF Research director Mark Speed has joined data collection and analysis specialist Rigour as Head of Research. More
International insights agency SKIM has added three to its Methodology & Analytics teams - Michael Smith as VP in the US; and Jerome Hancock and Nino Hardt as Senior Directors in the EU. More
Kantar Public has appointed four new members to its UK Qualitative Practice - Matthew Holt as Qualitative Research Director, Jo Bolton as Qualitative Director, Milo Warby as Associate Director, and Samantha Outhwaite as Research Manager. More
London-based child and family research specialist The Pineapple Lounge (TPL) has appointed former Truth Consulting exec Tim Spencer as Senior Strategy Director. More
Manchester-based kids, parents, and family researcher The Insights Family has hired Will Pearce for its newly created role of Managing Director, while appointing an additional ten new employees across all departments. More
Omnicom-owned data-driven marketing agency network Hearts & Science has promoted UK MD Garrett O'Reilly to the role of UK Chief Executive Officer. More
Strategic insight consultancy Firefish has hired Elisa Dominguez as Vice President of Qualitative & Multicultural Insights, based in Los Angeles, CA. More
London-based mobile advertising platform Ogury has appointed former Criteo exec Geoffroy Martin as Chief Operating Officer, to lead the company's international expansion and oversee revenue, operations, product, technology and marketing. He is based in Paris. More
In London, marketing intelligence and programmatic media specialist MiQ has promoted Pierre de Lannoy to the role of Strategy Director, responsible for driving its UK product development and commercial solutions across performance, identity and advanced TV. More
Shopper and product experience consultancy PRS IN VIVO has promoted Nicole Duckworth to the role of Head of Europe and Global Commercial Excellence, with a seat on the Board of Directors. More
Continuing our focus on 'Measuring Brains & Bodies', HCD's VP of Research & Innovation talks about a career in 'neuro' (with a rat allergy); quantifying the stress of bad audio on a Zoom call; whether any perfume can live up to one of those weird ads; and much more besides. Available to watch or read. More
n the UK, communications group M&C Saatchi has launched a digital business innovation consultancy called Thread, to help clients develop digital products and services. More
Manchester-based full-service MR agency Mustard has appointed Rebecca Harris as Research Director, while welcoming back Amy Harrod and Joe Stanley as Senior Research Manager and SRE respectively. More
Next15's data and insights group Savanta has appointed former dunnhumby exec Will Blackett as Executive Vice President, Consumer. More
Insight consultancy Firefish has appointed former Kantar / The Futures Company exec Lloyd Burdett as Head of Futures & Sustainability, based in its London HQ. More
STG's newly formed media monitoring and measurement business Onclusive has appointed Manuel Moerbach as Chief Executive Officer. More
Texas-based data collection firm Veridata Insights has reported 150% year-over-year revenue growth and fifteen recent hires, having opened offices in Canada, Bulgaria, India and the UK. More
Personal data management specialist Swash has hired Arbitron Mobile founder Hannu Verkasalo and research analyst Seth Ulinski to build the business and connect it with their networks of market research contacts. The firm has also raised $19m in an oversubscribed round of funding. More
Mike Lynch, co-founder and former CEO of UK-based big data analytics giant Autonomy, has lost the civil lawsuit brought by Hewlett-Packard (HP), relating to its 2011 $11bn (£8.2bn) acquisition of Autonomy. Lynch may be extradited to the US to face criminal fraud charges, but will appeal. More
Omnicom Health subsidiary Adelphi Research has promoted Ratna Wynn from EVP, Head of Research, Operations and Innovation to the position of President, US, overseeing all Stateside research, operations and finance. More
Tesco-owned customer data specialist dunnhumby has appointed former Elsevier EVP Dan Olley as its new Chief Exec. He replaces Guillaume Bacuvier, who left the business last May and is now Global CEO of Kantar's consumer panel division Worldpanel. More
Saj Arshad, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer at Santander UK, is to be the next President of the Market Research Society (MRS). He will take up the position at the beginning of April, following the end of Jan Gooding's five-year term. More
Former Added Value UK Deputy MD Paul Cowper is returning to the Kantar Group, as Senior Partner in the Consulting practice. More
Global data, analytics and insight company MESH Experience has appointed long-term Euromonitor exec Martin Daniel to lead data quality management. More
UK-based tech-led insight agency FlexMR has expanded its InsightHub development team with the appointment of Albert Van Jaarsveld for its newly created position of Head of Development, to help shape the vision and direction of the platform, while Anthony Lau joins the team as a Software Developer. More
John Downham, BMRB's first Research Officer and former MD, and a pioneer within the MRS, ESOMAR and other research organisations and initiatives, has died aged 97. More
US-based B2B data and software firm ZoomInfo has appointed former ICO exec Simon McDougal as its first Compliance Officer, based in London. More
UK branding specialist Yonder Consulting has appointed Kate Langford as Recruitment Manager, responsible for acquisition of talent across the whole business. More
In Germany, online sample marketplace PureSpectrum has appointed former Bilendi exec Sebastian Wezel as Sales Director, Central Europe. More
London-based insight and strategy consultancy BritainThinks has hired Alasdair Pearce as an Associate Director, Olivia Nathan-King as Business Development Manager, and Samm Gates as Senior Project Manager. The firm has also promoted six of its team. More
Sir Martin Sorrell has teamed up with Stanhope Capital Group founder Daniel Pinto to launch a venture capital fund called S4S Ventures, which will raise £110m from investors to fund early-stage 'Martech, Adtech, data tech, creative tech and emerging digital media / content firms'. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has hired Jonathan Clark for a newly created role, Chief Growth Officer. Clark is tasked with increasing membership of the firm's proprietary consumer panel, Curious Cat App. More
London-headquartered strategic insight consultancy The Forge has appointed Amsterdam-based Daniel Quinn as Director, tasked with supporting its Customer Strategy and Innovation practices, and helping to expand its geographic footprint into mainland Europe. More
In the UK, Ipsos has appointed Caroline Paskell as Head of Cohesion and Security in its Public Affairs Division. More
Ad targeting and retargeting specialist Criteo has appointed Ryan Cook as Managing Director, UK. He is based in London. More
In the UK, community panels and digital research specialist Verve has appointed former InSites Consulting / Join the Dots exec Kelly McKnight as Executive Director, charged with building its Culture & Trends, Semiotics and Social Intelligence practice. More
Manchester, UK-based full-service MR agency Mustard has moved Andrew Wiseman from sister agency Honeycomb to fill the newly created role of Strategy Director. In addition, Anthony Shephard-Williams has been promoted to Director and the firm has hired four new REs. More
UK-based research and data business Delineate has hired Debbie Stephens for the newly created position of Product Research Director, overseeing the execution and launch of the firm's research products roadmap. More
In the UK, market research sector staffing firm Pollen Recruitment has appointed former Kantar Public exec James MacGregor as a Senior Consultant, with a focus on public sector clients. More
Digital media measurement firm Integral Ad Science (IAS) has appointed former Yahoo! exec Csaba Szabo as Managing Director, EMEA, based in London. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI has appointed Reema Patel as Head of Deliberative Engagement. She joins from independent research body the Ada Lovelace Institute. More
Ipsos has brought together its existing UK advisory units into one practice, employing more than 50 specialists. Murat Demiral will lead the practice as Head of Advisory, and joins the UK Management Committee. More
Ipsos MORI Public Affairs has appointed Ricky Lawton as Director of Economic Evaluation, to work across a range of policy areas, and apply economic evaluation techniques to quantify and value the economic, social and environmental impacts of policies. More
In the UK, social research and behaviour change specialist M.E.L Research has appointed former GfK exec Kirsty Marshall as an Associate Director in it Quantitative team, while Michael Deeming joins from BMG as Assistant Data Services Manager in the Operation team. More
London-based brand, communications and experience research specialist The Nursery has announced that founding Partner Peter Dann has stepped aside as CEO and will be replaced by current COO David Alterman. More
In London, healthcare consulting and market research firm Day One Strategy has appointed long-time Hall & Partners director Emma Eden as Research Director. More
Five employees of the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list, including Alex Lambert OBE - Deputy Director, Covid Infection Survey Operations, for services to statistics and public health in the Covid-19 pandemic. More
This is the last edition of DRNO for 2021 - we'll be back on Tuesday 4th January. From all of us at MrWeb to all those of you celebrating it, a very Merry Christmas; and to all of you, thanks for reading this year and best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2022. Here we look backwards and forwards briefly... More
In the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has appointed Michael Keoghan as Deputy National Statistician for the Economic, Social and Environmental Statistics Group (ESEG), while Pete Benton moves to the role of Deputy National Statistician for Health, Population and Methods (HPaM). More
Andy Ralphs has returned to Tesco-owned customer data firm dunnhumby as Head of Africa, based in Cape Town. More
In the UK, full service social research and behavioural insights specialist M.E.L Research has appointed Kate Owen as Research Director and Claire Bennett as Associate Director in its Qualitative team. More
In the UK, sensory and consumer research agency Sensory Dimensions has promoted Jane Randal and Nicola Stendhurst to Research Director roles; Lauren Henry and Catriona Quigley to Associate Director; and Sairah Vivian to Financial Controller. More
North of England-based DJS Research has hired fourteen new members of staff across a range of departments, including William Scott as Associate Director, and Amy Greenwood and Sylvie Harding as Research Managers. More
In the UK, social research and behaviour change specialist M.E.L Research has hired long-time DJS executive Elliot Simmonds for the newly created role of Client Solutions Director. More
John Robson and Magnus Willis, the founders of London-based consumer insight and brand strategy specialist Sparkler, have left the business to take time out for a 'rest and reset'. More
YouGov has given Özge Akçizmeci Üstün a newly created role of Strategic Account Lead for the Benelux region, aiming to increase its presence in the area. More
North of England-based full service qual and quant agency Swift Research has appointed Tom Parkman as Head of Insight. More
Insight consultancy Firefish has appointed Scarlett Moody as Senior Director it its London headquarters. More
Data-driven CXM and marketing firm Merkle has appointed Floris Oranje as UK Salesforce Practice Lead, and head of parent company dentsu's CXM Service Line in the country. More
Guy Maxwell has returned to insight business Walnut Unlimited as Head of Qualitative Research, after six years as Global Head of Qual Research at MMR. He replaces Lyn McGregor, who left in September and is now a consultant at Pollinate. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has given this year's Agency of the Year Award to London-based insight firm Opinium, which had previously been shortlisted eight times in nine years. More
In Edinburgh, Ipsos MORI has appointed Lisa Sutherland as Head of Behavioural Science in Public Affairs. More
Comscore has promoted longtime employee Janice O'Bryan to Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Domestic for its Movies division. More
UK regulator Ofcom has announced the appointment of four new non-executive Directors to the Board of publicly owned broadcaster Channel 4, including former Thinkbox CEO Tess Alps. More
Kantar has reported revenue of $2,681m for the first three quarters of 2021, up 11% at constant currency although still down 5% from 2019 figures; and EBITDA of $445m, up 52% on 2020 and 39% (organic growth 33%) versus the same period in 2019. More
In the UK, full service agency Boxclever has appointed Hannah Chevrier and John Tearle as Research Directors. More
In the UK, former Kantar / Hall & Partners exec Jane Bloomfield has joined WPP-owned brand transformation specialist Landor & Fitch as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). More
Ipsos MORI has appointed Rachel Brisley as Head of Energy and Environment in its Public Affairs team, leading a team of researchers, evaluation specialists, and economists working specifically in the areas of environmental, energy and sustainable development policy for public sector clients. More
Comscore has promoted Brian Pugh to the role of Chief Information Officer, responsible for developing new tech tools, for ensuring that data is secure, and for MRC and ISO accreditation of the firm's services. More
Crispin Beale, former Chime I&E CEO, has joined US-based Behaviorally in the newly created role of company President, overseeing all client service and business development efforts across Europe, Asia and North America. More
UK-based insights firm Firefish Group has hired former Kantar exec Mark Webster as Head of Data Strategy, to build new data capabilities and help clients transform existing insight programmes. More
In London, Ipsos MORI has promoted Trinh Tu to the role of Managing Director of Public Affairs. She was previously Head of Business Growth, Public Affairs. More
Marcoms giant WPP has opened a campus in the Czech capital Prague, where twelve of the group's agencies and 1,000 marketing, advertising, media, PR, data and research professional are now housed. More
Ian Forrester, former Insight Head at video tracking platform Unruly, has launched an AI-powered ad research platform called DAIVID, which automates ad testing by using facial coding, eye tracking and computer vision data to predict human attention levels and emotions. More
London-based, full-service consumer and B2B MR agency Sapio Research has added four to its team, including former Schlesinger Group exec Remek Gabrys as Business Development Manager. More
In India, Tesco-owned customer data firm dunnhumby has named Prithvesh Katoch as Global Head of Client Data Services. The firm has also promoted Chhavi Sinha to the role of Global Head of Data Engineering, while Nitesh Maan joins as Director of Media Engineering. More
New Delhi, India-based online quant research and respondent engagement specialist Internet Research Bureau (IRB) has appointed long-time Nielsen exec Sarah Hillis as Sales Director, based in its London office. More
US-based Behaviorally has appointed Peter Divers as Vice President of its Qualitative team in London, supporting clients across the UK and in Europe. More
Los Angeles-based entertainment MR firm Screen Engine/ASI (SE/ASI) has acquired London-based custom MR agency Tapestry Research. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Kantar has appointed Duncan Houldsworth to lead its Brand & Marketing ROI Analytics practice in North America. More
Global data and measurement-driven media agency Essence has promoted Anna Berry to the role of UK Managing Director, replacing Ali Reed who has been appointed CEO of Omnicom-owned media and marcoms firm PHD. More
In Manchester, UK, a new employee insight platform has launched. 'New Possible' promises a '360-degree solution' which helps clients understand their people and measures, assesses and benchmarks the culture of an organisation. SMEs are a particular target. More
Sir Martin Sorrell's S4Capital has boosted its presence in Italy with the acquisition of creative content marketing agency Miyagi. Separately, the firm has a new CFO, Mary Basterfield. More
In London, customer-led growth specialist The Foundation has appointed Versiti co-founder Marie-Claude Gervais as a Director. More
Consumer insights provider Toluna has promoted Susan Vidler to the newly created position of Global Chief Research Officer, leading the group's global research team and responsible for developing, defining and implementing best practices across the research function. More
In the UK, personalized content and viewer insights provider ThinkAnalytics has hired Samuel Sweet for the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer of EMEA and AP. More
In London, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company Merkle has promoted Toby Benjamin for the new role of Managing Director of its Media practice. His remit includes driving collaboration between the practice and the firm's CXM experts. More
In London, long-time Ipsos exec Kelly Beaver has been named Chief Executive of the UK and Ireland business, succeeding Ben Page on 15th November when he moves to the role of global CEO, based in Paris. More
European data collection company Norstat has appointed Graciella Garmann in the new role of Chief Commercial Officer, based in Oslo, Norway. More
London-based full service agency IFF Research has launched an Energy & Environment team, providing insight to help inform environmental policy decisions and support sustainable business across the UK. Director Andrew Skone James will lead it. More
Gordon Heald, the social and political researcher who ran Gallup Poll in the UK from 1979-1994 and ORB International from 1994-2009, talked with popes and presidents, and came as near as anyone ever does to founding an MR dynasty, has died peacefully at his home aged 80. More
Community panels pioneer Verve is opening a Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) next month in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has appointed Heather Tluczek and Meryl Dovey to lead it, as MD and Head of New Business Development respectively. More
European data collection provider Norstat has entered the Austrian market by opening an office in Vienna, to be headed up by Country Manager Matthias Höbarth. More
Converged TV ad measurement and attribution specialist TVSquared has appointed Debbie Wogan as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Jessica Hindlian as SVP of Identity and Partnerships. More
In the UK, Ipsos has appointed former Advertising Association exec Karen Fraser as Senior Director, with responsibility for sustainability, creativity, trust and growth. More
Data collection company Norstat has hired Graciella Garmann for its newly created role of Chief Commerical Officer. She will join the group on Monday. More
UK-headquartered behavioural insights agency Canvas8 has appointed brand strategist and semiotics specialist Marian St Laurent as its first US-based Insights Director, as it prepares to double both the size of its North American team and NA revenues next year. More
Long-time Kantar exec Tim Wragg has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of brand insights analytics and consulting agency Hall & Partners, succeeding Vanella Jackson who moves to the role of company Chairperson. More
Ipsos has posted third quarter revenue of EUR 526.3m, up 12.3% versus Q3 2020 and 5.4% - or 8.5% in organic growth terms - compared with Q3 2019. The firm says profitability is 'in line with the objectives for the year announced in July', with a slight improvement predicted in operating margin. More
Real-time omni-channel attribution and measurement solutions company Kochava has appointed Arthur Novarina as Regional Vice President EMEA More
Toluna has appointed former Verint, Nielsen and Affinnova exec Kevin Daly in the new role of Chief Sales Officer. More
London-based mobile intelligence platform Streetbees has appointed Charlotte Forsyth as VP People, and Anthony Brew as VP Artificial Intelligence. The firm also recently brought in Sean O'Connell as VP Product. More
Video attention measurement and emotion analytics specialist Realeyes has appointed former Brand Networks CEO Dave Fall as Chief Product Officer. More
In London, marketing group MSQ has appointed former Kantar exec Bart Michels as Executive Director, and Executive Chairman of its data-driven consultancy, Freemavens. In this role, he is responsible for driving MSQ's client growth agenda and shaping the group's insight offer. More
In New York, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company Merkle is promoting Michael Komasinski to the role of Chief Executive Officer. He will succeed Craig Dempster who is retiring after fifteen years with Merkle and four with parent company Dentsu. More
In the UK, healthcare MR agency the Research Partnership has appointed former Kantar Health exec Richard Goosey as Head of Analytics. More
MR and insight consultancy One Minute To Midnight has appointed Dianna Feng as Senior Research Manager in its New York office, while George Clapp joins in London as Research Manager. More
Consumer data giant and predictive analytics specialist IRI has appointed former Dentsu UK&I CEO Euan Jarvie as President for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Jarvie will also join IRI's Executive Leadership Team. More
In the UK, full-service agency Relish has promoted Danielle Todd for its newly created role as Head of Client Strategy. More
Former Chime Insight & Engagement Group CEO Crispin Beale has been named Chief Executive Officer of the 'Insight250' awards, which were set up earlier this year to recognise MR industry 'leaders, visionaries and pioneers'. More
UK-based research consultancy Differentology has expanded its team with the appointment of eight new employees. The firm has also promoted Oksana Uustalu to Associate Director, and Anna Walton to Senior Research Executive. More
Manchester United football club has hired Dominic Jordan for the newly created position of Director of Data Science, tasked with driving forward the club's use of data to help players and staff 'deliver success on the pitch'. More
London-based insights agency Motif has appointed former Illuminas Partner Julian Adams as Head of Custom, responsible for managing a team of researchers and working on the firm's largest accounts. More
Ipsos has announced the appointment of twenty-year Confirmit exec Wale Omiyale, as Global Head of Sales for Observer and Ipsos.Digital. More
In the UK, consumer specialist 2CV has appointed former Kantar Qual MD Alice Moss as Head of Qualitative Research; and promoted Ruth Noble to the role of Group Research Director, Head of Life & Style. Additionally, the firm has made two senior hires in the US. More
London-based community panels specialist Verve is planning to open an office in Manchester, which will initially be led by founder and CEO Andrew Cooper, who has relocated to the north of England; and Joint Head of Insight Richard Preedy. The firm has also hired three new execs. More
In London, Matt Farmer and Seb Bulpin have launched a data and artificial intelligence (AI) consultancy called Mesh-AI, equipped with $30m of funding. More
UK-based research and data business Delineate has appointed Mike Stroud as Marketing Director, responsible for driving marketing strategy. This includes launching the company's plan to shift to an SaaS model. More
Toluna has appointed Cate Rubenstein as SVP of Global Marketing, responsible for 'expanding and elevating' its brand. More
Marketing tech group Access Intelligence Plc has appointed Jay Krall as Global VP of Data, and Lisa Gilbert as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. More
ScotCen Director Paul Bradshaw has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, in recognition for the 'excellence and impact' of his work. More
Marcoms giant Havas has appointed Lindsay Stein as its first Chief of Social Impact, tasked with partnering with marketers and client firms to help them create research-based social impact solutions. More
In London, programme viewing trend analyst Tape Consulting has appointed Beatrice Rossmanith as Client Service Director, tasked with looking after and developing the firm's broadcasting, content distribution and platform clients. More
Ipsos has announced that Nathalie Roos will no longer be taking over as CEO, following the emergence of 'deep discrepancies' in her discussions with Didier Truchot. Instead, Ipsos MORI CEO Ben Page will take the top job, from November 15th. More
British-based agency group UNLIMITED has appointed Simon Collister PhD as Director of its Human Understanding Lab. More
Marcoms agency network Wunderman Thompson has appointed Christiaan Lette as UK Chief Data Officer, based in London. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Gillian Prior as Deputy Chief Executive. More
Audience engagement platform provider GMO Research has appointed former WiseWorks and Critical Mix exec Pratik Sharma as EVP of US and EMEA. More
Programmatic research tech platform Lucid has appointed Eric Denker as Vice President heading up its Corporate Development and Strategy. More
CX and research tech company Forsta has appointed Brian Bhuta as Chief Product Officer, overseeing product development, leading innovation and evolving the architecture of the product suite. More
In the UK, digital education and research membership organisation Jisc has appointed Heidi Fraser-Krauss as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Paul Feldman, who is retiring after more than six years in the role. More
Kirsty Fuller, CEO of video intelligence platform Big Sofa Technologies, is stepping down from the role and will become a Non-Executive Director from next January. She will be succeeded by Sam Curtis, current Head of Client Partnerships and Business Development, in a planned transition. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has opened an office in Stockholm, Sweden, headed by Associate Director Sofie Brodén, who previously worked for brand development consultancy Grow as Manger Insight & Foresight. The firm has also made eighteen hires. More
Behavioural insights company Behaviorally (formerly PRS) has appointed Kai Virtanen as Vice President, Market Development, Europe, based in London. More
UK-based ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has acquired the business and assets of Chicago-based start-up Data Quorum, including its library of statistical tools. More
UK-based research and data business Delineate has announced senior management changes, with founder James (JT) Turner moving from the CEO role to that of President; COO Ben Leet stepping up to CEO; and former employee Chris Bunyan returning as Product Director. More
In London, Basis Research's new social practice has appointed Ingrid Broch-Due as Associate Director, Connie Flude as Innovation Lead, and Elena Antoniades as Operations Director. More
In Ireland, RED C Research has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by one of its clients, the Business Post Group. More
UK-based consumer and sensory researcher MMR Group has opened an office in Amsterdam, where it has appointed former Flavors & Fragrances exec James Gater as Regional Head, Netherlands. More
In London, full-service agency IFF Research has made eleven new hires in the last quarter, including Catherine O'Driscoll who re-joined in June as Associate Director after eighteen months at charity GambleAware. More
Consumer and shopper insights agency PRS IN VIVO has appointed Nicole Duckworth as Managing Director in the UK and Clément Dargent as Managing Director in France, while promoting Olivier Bardin to the position of Head of Switzerland, VP Client Development. More
UK-based insight agency Truth Consulting has appointed Tom Morgan as a Director, while Victor Reynoso joins as Lead Insight Planner. More
UK television marketing body Thinkbox has appointed Anthony Jones as Head of Research, replacing Oliver Robertson who has moved to a role at Amazon Advertising. More
In the UK, media and audience insight specialist Access Intelligence Group has appointed former Deliveroo exec Jake Steadman as Global Vice President of Insights. More
UK-based brand and communications research agency The Nursery has hired long-time Cello Health exec Elena Geatches for the newly created position of Head of Health. More
Former dunnhumby CEO Guillaume Bacuvier has been hired as Global Chief Executive Officer of Kantar's consumer panel division Worldpanel. He succeeds Josep Montserrat, who takes on the role of Non-Executive Chairman. More
US-based enterprise customer intelligence platform Databook has hired long-time Accenture exec Peter Zuyderduyn in the newly created role of General Manager EMEA, while Michelle Desaulniers joins as Vice President, People Operations. More
Business-to-business research provider B2B International has promoted Tom Percival to the role of Managing Director, leading its London-based team. More
Human insights consultancy One Minute to Midnight (OMTM) has hired two new Research Managers - Amalia Webber in New York and Emily Hoong in London. More
US-based sample solutions provider InnovateMR has promoted Chief Research Officer Lisa Wilding-Brown to the role of CEO. Co-founders Matt Dusig, George Llorens and Gregg Lavin, along with company President Michael Anderson, move to the firm's Board of Directors. More
In the UK, Leeds-based full-service agency Blue Yonder has appointed former Black Swan exec Mat Sloan as Head of its comms specialist Brand:Lab, taking over from MD Richard Heath. More
In the US, ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has appointed Lindsey Gladden as Senior Product Manager, responsible for guiding the direction of its Shopper Insights division and designing solutions to help companies create better shopping experiences. More
In the UK, long-time Join the Dots / Insites Consulting exec Jon Beaumont has joined community panel specialist Verve to head the firm's Innovation and Brand Strategy offering, which will be launched in September. More
In London, data collection and analysis specialist Rigour Research has appointed Remek Gabrys as Research Solutions Director, while Iulian Ispas rejoins as Senior Data Analyst, and Katie Dahlstedt has been named Operations Manager. More
P-O Westerlund, CEO of Sweden-based brand tracking and consumer science firm Nepa, has decided to step down from his role, saying that the job has 'taken its toll'. Chairman Ulrich Boyer will replace him as interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found. More
In London, Tesco-owned customer data firm dunnhumby has promoted long-time employee Sandra Stanley to the role of Chief Data Science Officer, leading its global team of 500 data scientists. More
In New York, customer experience and analytics specialist Accenture Interactive has appointed David Droga, founder of ad agency Droga5, as Chief Executive Officer and Creative Chairman, effective September 1st. He replaces Brian Whipple, who is retiring. More
First-party data and insights platform Dynata has appointed Dilip Nagaraja as Chief Technology Officer, driving the continued development of the firm's platform and automating the processing, access and distribution of its products. More
In London, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company Merkle has opened a dedicated Technology Consulting practice, and appointed its Senior Director of Solutions Andy Ankrah to lead it. More
Northumberland, UK-based online research supplier Panelbase has appointed former Toluna exec Priya Nepoleon as Client Account Director, based in London. More
Kantar Chairman Adam Crozier is to add the Chairmanship of BT Group plc. He will join the Board in November and take up the role from 1st December, following the retirement of Jan du Plessis. More
London-based audience and gamer insights firm GWI is opening its first APAC office in Singapore in October, staffed by a combination of relocated European team members and locally sourced talent. More
In London, company data provider OpenCorporates has promoted former dunnhumby exec Sarah Arana-Morton to the role of Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Chris Taggart, who has been named Chief Strategy Officer. More
In London, Uncommon Creative Studio has launched a Customer Experience (CX) division called the Practice, led by former Lida CEO Jonathan Goodman. More
UK-based integrated agency group Unlimited has promoted its CFO Ed Guest to the role of Chief Operating Officer. More
London-based researcher Motif has appointed former MetrixLab employee Amanda Boote as a New Business Director. More
Digital research firm MetrixLab has promoted Claudia Strauss to the role of UK Managing Director, replacing Angela Morgans who will focus full-time on her position as Regional Managing Director for MetrixLab Europe. More
London-based youth insight and panel business YouthSight has hired six researchers, plus two new members for its Project Management team. This includes the appointment of former Yonder Consulting/Ipsos MORI exec Ralph Robinson as Senior Research Manager. More
In the UK, insight business Walnut Unlimited has promoted Chris Bland to the role of Managing Director, overseeing the day-to-day running of the agency. He takes over from Jane Rudling, who will continue in her role as Head of Unlimited's Insights & Analytics division. More
In the UK, Ol Janus has returned to customer engagement and data agency Havas helia in the newly created role of Group Head of Data. More
In the US, Kantar has appointed former SurveyMonkey exec Chuck Brinker as Brand Guidance Product team Lead, starting next month; and Christoph Haschka as Group Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. More
In London, Beehive Research has appointed Tim Kerr as Senior Researcher and Charles Ray as Research Manager, supporting its expansion into the media and publishing arena. More
In France, consumer intelligence platform Toluna has promoted Mathilde Lelièvre to COO, with a seat on the Executive Board. As well as directing the firm's global business operations she is tasked with fostering a culture focused on people, diversity and inclusion. More
Community panels pioneer Verve has appointed Tesco veteran Simon Taylor as a Research Director leading its grocery specialism, supporting key client the John Lewis Partnership; and has announced seven promotions. More
Fast-rising Manchester, UK-based researcher The Insights Family has announced a move to larger offices on the city's central King Street, and the opening of a satellite office in Mayfair, London, as well a roll-out in Poland and a number of hires. More
Sector specialist agency HRW (Healthcare Research Worldwide) has hired Jeremy Koloski and Alexandra Petrache as Behavioural Science Analysts in its HRW Shift division - Koloski in Manhattan, US and Petrache at the firm's headquarters in Oxford, UK. More
Merkle, the CXM business of marcoms giant dentsu, has appointed Dan Wigley to lead its combined UK analytics practice. More
Scott Muller has returned to Australian media company Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) in the newly created role of Head of Content Insights. More
Comscore Chief Financial Officer Greg Fink will be leaving the company at the end of August, 'to pursue new interests'. More
In London, international insight and strategy consultancy BritainThinks has appointed five new members of staff and made a raft of promotions. More
Former Unilever exec Stan Sthanunathan has joined the Board of data and research services company Schlesinger Group and been named a Strategic Board Advisor at insights automation platform quantilope. More
In the UK, language and research services provider Mission Translate has appointed David Lamont as Global Sales Director and Steven Prior as Business Development Manager. More
Shopper insights specialist Behaviorally has appointed former PRS IN VIVO exec Inna Merenkova as Managing Director, Europe, based in London. More
First-party data platform Dynata has hired former Verto Analytics CEO Pat Brennan as VP, Panel Development; while Nancy Brigham joins as VP, Research Science; John Talierco as Product Owner; and Naveen Goel as VP, India Operations. More
Kantar has appointed Annie Ho as Chief Financial Officer, Insights Division, Asia Pacific, replacing Stephen Gardner who is retiring after almost 25 years with Kantar and the WPP Group. More
Northern European data collection company Norstat Group has acquired Amsterdam-based firm Respondenten.nl, giving it a first presence in the Netherlands and a full-time headcount of more than 180. More
In New York, consumer insights platform Morning Consult has added seven former Kantar executives and three from Ipsos to its Commercial team. More
Global MR agency Kadence International has appointed Vipin Arora as Executive Director, heading its Insight Practice in India. More
From our special issue published this week, KL Communications founder Kevin Lonnie talks about what's changed and what hasn't in twenty years running a communities business; about getting customers to solve clients' business problems; and getting space men to talk to each other. More
London-based insights agency Opinium has appointed Ben Davis as Head of Data and Research Tech, overseeing all data acquisition and flow. In addition, Debbie Shuttlewood joins as a Research Director in the Customer Experience team. More
In Stockholm, Sweden, sample management platform Cint has appointed Marie-Louise Howett as Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for guiding the company's global people, culture and workplace strategies. She replaces Johanna Isander, who left the firm in April. More
In the UK, consumer data company Pureprofile has hired former Dynata / Kantar Profiles exec Jon Wadsworth for a newly created role, Business Development Director, working across the UK and mainland Europe. More
Hamburg, Germany-based insights automation platform quantilope is expanding to the UK with the opening of an office in London. More
In the UK, Leeds-based quant fieldwork specialist Face Facts Research has appointed former Optimsa execs Julie Boreham and Amanda Baines as Project Managers. The firm has also promoted four members of staff. More
Kantar has chosen a new Chief Executive - Chris Jansen, currently CEO of global schools group Cognita, starts in the role on 1st November. More
Twenty years to the day from its launch, North of England firm DJS Research has announced it is now an employee-owned business. More
Business data firm Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. has completed the acquisition of a new global headquarters building, Town Center II in Jacksonville, Florida. More
In the MENA region, Kantar has promoted Amol Ghate to Managing Director, MENAP and Nermeen Bedeir to Managing Director, Insights Division, Egypt. More
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has appointed former Nielsen CMO and We Work exec Marcy Shinder to its board of directors. More
Continuing our focus on insight communities, Verve's Joint Head of Research talks about setting up the world's largest community panel; the boom in exploratory digital qual; and why he's seeing research better represented in board meetings than ever before. Available in print or as a video podcast. More
UK-based public sector research agency BMG has appointed former NatCen exec Sarah Kitchen as Client Development Director. More
Manchester, UK-based market research support agency Omnisis has appointed former InSites Consulting employees Anca Nisirius and Marie Cooper as Data Analysts, and Dylan Cliff as a Junior Developer. More
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has hired former IBM exec Lauren Palmer as Senior Product Manager guiding its advertising research product strategy. More
In London, data management tech firm Solidatus has hire Dave Northmore as VP of Sales, while Chris Crang joins in the newly created role of VP of Marketing. More
The UK's MRS has awarded the final two Honorary Fellowships of its 75th anniversary year to Baroness Gail Rebuck, Chair and CEO of Penguin Random House UK since 1991; and former Unilever CEO Paul Polman. More
Behavioural science consultancy The Behavioural Architects (TBA) UK has hired Tom Coombes as Director of Quantitative Research, with a remit to build and develop the firm's methodologies. More
Ipsos MORI has announced the launch of a Qualitative Research and Engagement Centre, bringing together its qual methods team, dialogue and engagement specialists and led by Director Michelle Mackie. The Centre will aim to 'bring the public voice into policy making'. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is launching a Centre for Deliberative Research, which will officially open next Wednesday with an online event. More
Technology and services analyst HFS Research has launched a Banking and Financial Services (BFS) practice, led by SVP Elena Christopher who is based in the US. More
UK-based sensory and consumer research agency Sensory Dimensions has appointed long-time Mars Wrigley qual specialist Gemma Cudjoe to lead its Qualitative practice. More
In the UK, full-service agency IFF Research has promoted Kelsey Beninger to Research Director, while Christa Downing, Helen Greevy, Marc Cranney and Sam Selner move up to Associate Director roles in the Research team, and Eleonore Desnos becomes an AD in Operations. More
In the UK, Kantar has named Anoushka Adams and Martha Espley as Research Directors in its Profiles data collection and connection division. More
A new UK initiative funded by the government's Kickstart Scheme and run by a partnership of not-for-profit organisations including the Young Foundation will train up to 30 formerly unemployed young people 'as peer researchers'. More
Former GutCheck ops leader Joe Giacobbe has joined international data and research services provider Schlesinger Group as SVP, Global Panels, leading its panel strategy and growth. He is based in Toronto, Canada. More
Business strategy consultancy STRAT7+ has appointed former PwC consultant Björn Dufwenberg as Managing Director, based in Sweden. More
Mark Inskip, the CEO of Kantar's UK and Ireland Media Division, has left the business to join staffing procurement firm Matrix SCM as Chief Executive Officer. He will be replaced on a temporary basis by EMEA MD Louise Ainsworth. More
In Australia, WPP-owned marcoms agency Ogilvy has appointed Torque Data founding partner Mark Albert as Chief Data and Analytics Officer, leading data execution across the Ogilvy ANZ Network. More
Target audience insights firm GWI has appointed former Brandwatch Chief Product Officer Bex Campbell, to lead its own product development efforts. More
In London, data-driven marketing agency Merkle has promoted Stephen Derbyshire for a newly created role, Adobe Experience Platform Practice Lead for EMEA, also heading up parent company dentsu's CXM Service Line. More
In the UK, commercial radio industry body Radiocentre has hired former Kinetic exec Tara Wilkinson for the newly created role of Head of Insight. More
Business-to-business research provider B2B International has promoted its London MD Matthew Powell to the role of Vice President and Executive Director, North America, leading its Los Angeles Office. More
In London, consumer insights platform OnePulse has appointed former Kantar exec David Ashiru to drive its global sales. More
UK-based insight agency Opinium has made seven new hires at its London office - three research executives and four interns. More
Consumer data company Pureprofile has expanded its media business Pure.amplify into the UK, where it will be led by Pureprofile's current Head of Performance Marketing, Catherine Jones. More
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has appointed Melanie LoBue as Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, based in the US. More
Kantar Public, the global group's government and public sector practice, has hired research scientist Rhoune Ochako for a new role, Country Director of its Development Practice in Kenya. More
London-based marketing intelligence and programmatic media specialist MiQ has launched US Hispanic and Multicultural practices, while appointing LATAM market specialist Amanda Abrarpour to lead its Miami office. More
Research and data analytics group YouGov has appointed Emma-Louise McInnes as Global Sector Head of Banking & Insurance. More
In London, WPP's audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has promoted Silvia Sparry for its newly created role of Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) from her former position as VP of Global Operations and Platforms. More
In New York, WPP's media investment company GroupM has promoted Krystal Olivieri to the newly created role of Global Innovation Officer, tasked with elevating, enhancing and streamlining its data products and solutions. More
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has made three hires to support growth across the EMEA and APAC regions. The firm says its international sales team has doubled in size, and is planned to triple by the end of the year. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has promoted Laura Warby to Head of Agency for London/Amsterdam; Hollie Jones to the same role in New York City; and Dave Power to Senior Director of the firm's Crowd Numbers quant team. More
The UK Government's non-departmental innovation agency Innovate UK has appointed Indro Mukerjee as Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Ian Campbell, who resigned last June. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna has promoted Susan Vidler to the role of European Chief Research Officer, from her most recent role as UK MD for Harris. The firm has also promoted Olivia Senneville to Executive Vice President, Finance. More
TV analytics specialist FourthWall Media has appointed Paul Haddad as Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. More
London and US-based Incite, part of the Kin + Carta group of companies, is restructuring its offer into three core practices: Research, led by Director Stefan Schafer; Planning, led by Deputy MD Pranay Jeyachandran; and Strategy, led by Director Helene Mills. More
Britain's MRS has awarded the Gold Medal, its most prestigious honour, to former NOP MD Phyllis Macfarlane; and announced new fellows including research tech writer Tim Macer and two inspirational former Chairs of B2B research group BIG, Claire Labrum and Trevor Wilkinson. More
Kantar Public has appointed Ben Humberstone, a former Deputy Director at the Office for National Statistics in a newly created role, Head of Population Studies for the UK More
Healthcare insights consultancy Research Partnership has appointed Chris Carles as a Director in Philadelphia and Andrew Way as a Research Director in its UK office. More
In the UK, business strategy specialist STRAT7+ has appointed LiFE founder Michael Fisher as Partner and Senior Business Advisor. More
In London, marketing intelligence and programmatic media specialist MiQ has appointed Candice Odhams as EVP Global Clients. In addition, Mike Gray has been promoted to Director of Client Partnerships, EMEA, and Rob Linton to Commercial Director of MiQ North. More
Digital MR company Borderless Access has appointed Nick Love as Principal Consultant - BA Health for Europe; Niraj Morey as AVP - Consumer Insight Services for the Middle East Region; and Donna-lee Ginsberg as Senior Account Manager for the US. More
UK-based insights firm Walnut Unlimited has taken on five new recruits, including Elisha Temminck and Alex Banks as Associate Directors. More
Northumberland, UK-based online research supplier Panelbase is opening an office in central London, where it has appointed Monica Kaur and James Ward to grow the business. More
In the UK, global data company Pureprofile has promoted Rebecca Mansley to the role of Head of its Data and Insights (D&I) team; Georgia Prorok to Business Development Director; and Tanja de Vries Robles to Senior Client Development Manager. More
In the UK, insights and polling specialist Perspectus Global, part of the GingerComms Group, has appointed former IFF Research Joint MD Mark Speed as an Associate Consultant. More
In the UK, The Labour party has appointed BritainThinks co-founder Deborah Mattinson as Director of Strategy. More
YouGov has appointed Suzanna Mitrovich as Global Sector Head of Automotive. She worked previously as Global Client Success Director and Business Unit Leader at MaritzCX parent firm InMoment. More
US-based customer intelligence platform InMoment has appointed Nicolas Herz as Country Sales Director, to lead its expansion into France, and to strengthen its position in Benelux and across Europe. More
Kantar has appointed former London Stock Exchange exec Alex Cesar as its first Chief Technology Officer, responsible for defining and delivering the firm's future technology strategy. She will be based in London when she joins on 1st July. More
Specialist market research, insights, and data analytics recruiter Resources Group has promoted Gemma Lewis to the role of Joint Managing Director, APAC, based in Australia. More
After four years at Tesco-owned customer data firm dunnhumby, CEO Guillaume Bacuvier has left the business, and has been replaced by Tesco Group Innovation Director Claire Lorains as interim CEO. Bacuvier has now joined consumer research platform Attest as an independent Director. More
In the UK, international insight and strategy consultancy BritainThinks has appointed five Research Assistants as part of its internship scheme. More
Eye tracker developer Tobii is preparing to spin off its Dynavox arm, which develops speech generating devices, eye trackers and eye gaze/eye-controlled devices for people with disabilities and special needs. Along with the spin-off, Group CEO Henrik Eskilsson says he intends to step down. More
Marcoms giant WPP has withdrawn around £200,000 in share awards from founder and former CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, who it claims leaked confidential information to a journalist following his departure in 2018. More
Firefish Group-owned child and family research specialist The Pineapple Lounge (TPL) has promoted Riwanon Gestin and Dee Cahill to the role of Joint Managing Director, as Emma Worrollo moves on to 'new adventures' after eleven years with the business. More
UK-based Measure Protocol, a blockchain-based marketplace for person-based data, has appointed Sabrina Trinquetel (nee Qureshi) as UK Sales Director, while Josh Adeniyi joins as Operations Manager. More
Kantar Chief Executive Alexis Nasard has stepped down after just four months in the role. Deputy CEO Ian Griffiths will lead the company until a new appointment is made. More
WPP has launched a global data company called Choreograph, which brings the specialist data units of GroupM and Wunderman Thompson into a single business, accessible to all WPP clients and companies. More
In Singapore, Kantar Public has hired Chor Mui for the newly created role of Head of Behavioural Insights, Communications and Experience Design. More
Britain's MRS has appointed four more honorary fellows: diversity and inclusion advocate Seema Malhotra, YouGov co-founder and vaccine roll-out minister Nadhim Zahawi, polling guru Sir John Curtice and former IMF and Bank of England senior exec Baroness Minouche Shafik. More
Shopper insights firm Behaviorally has expanded its EU team with the appointment of Adeline Adam as Vice President, Market Development, based in Geneva. More
Consumer intelligence platform Toluna has announced two senior appointments: Kelly Albada Jelgersma joins the company as Vice President Global Head of Sales Operations, and Houston Itzen as Global Head of Pricing. More
Tech buyer and seller marketplace Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) has launched a division called Aberdeen Strategy & Research, delivering insights into the business technology market. Robin Peto will lead it as Managing Director. More
Today sees the launch of the inaugural 'Insight250' list, honouring MR industry 'leaders, visionaries and pioneers' who have been selected for their efforts in enhancing market research, enterprise intelligence and data-driven marketing. More
In the UK, former Savanta and Charterhouse execs Julie Irwin and Kate Turner have launched a specialist financial and business services MR agency called Citrine Research, with expertise in new proposition development, comms testing and thought leadership. More
Insight consultancy Firefish UK has appointed Hannah Robbins as Senior Cultural Strategist, based in London. More
Long-time Cint executive Richard Thornton has departed from the company for some 'planned time off with the family'. More
London-based community panels and digital research specialist Verve has hired long-time industry exec Adrian Sanger for its newly created role of Innovation Director. More
In London, full-service agency DVJ Insights has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Bethan Palmer as a Client Consultant. More
Four specialists from different marketing disciplines have launched a collective called Crater Lake & Co, bringing together marketing analytics, creative strategy, media planning and market research to provide answers to questions around clients' marketing decisions. More
UK-based ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has appointed Alice Saje as Executive Vice President of Operations, to lead its Global Operations team across support, market expansion, fulfilment and business operations. More
Recently merged research tech firms Confirmit and FocusVision have appointed Dapresy co-founder Torbjörn Andersson as Managing Director of the Quantitative Business, Henry Harbury as Chief Product Officer, and Peter Myklebust as Chief Technology Officer. More
Shopper intelligence specialist Catalina has appointed Joy Linsday and Kanako Takano to oversee its Human Resources (HR) in the US and Japan, respectively. More
UK-based kids, parents and family panels firm The Insights People has been renamed The Insights Family, as it launches a new version of its data portal. The firm has also appointed former IPG SVP Simon White as Chairman. More
In the US, Comscore has promoted analytics leader Michael Vinson to the position of Chief Research Officer. More
UK-based insight agency Truth Consulting has appointed Katherine Thew as a Director and Massimo Bufi as Head of Analytics. More
In London, the BBC's commercial subsidiary BBC Studios has hired Penny Brough for a newly created SVP role, leading the Brand Marketing and Audience Insight team. She takes up the position on 7th June. More
London-based B2B loyalty and incentive programme provider Motivforce has promoted Nick Merry to the role of Global Chief Executive Officer, replacing co-founder David Cox, who is now the company's Chairman. Merry is based in Sydney, Australia More
UK-based insight industry language specialist Empower Translate has launched an Unstructured Data unit, providing localisation services for high volumes of participant data derived from large-scale surveys and product testing. More
Recently merged Confirmit and FocusVision have appointed Christopher Nagy and Giles Whiting to their leadership team as Global President / CFO and COO, respectively. More
In the UK, foodservice sector customer ratings specialist Feed It Back has received a 'multi-million pound' investment from telecoms entrepreneur James Palmer, who becomes majority shareholder. The firm will expand its team and create new products and services. More
Real-time targeting specialist Fanplayr has opened UK offices in London and Manchester, and has made three senior appointments for its new UK team. More
Insight consultancy Firefish Group has restructured its quantitative consultancy The Numbers Lab (TNL) with the promotion of two senior staff and the appointment of three new members of the team. More
UK firm Central Fieldwork has launched a quantitative field division, led by former Watermelon Director Natalie Price. More
In the UK, online MR and technology company Further has appointed former On Device Research MD Nigel Roth to head up its Research team. More
In New York, cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has appointed Alyssa Silver as an Associate Director and Nicole Keklik as a Senior Consultant. The firm has also expanded its teams in Amsterdam and London. More
The Insight Climate Collective (ICC), a group calling on the industry to come together and play its part in tackling the environmental crisis, has appointed a Steering Committee to help put its strategy into action. More
Full-service agency DVJ Insights has appointed Jemma Toynebee-Smith as Client Consultant in its UK team, based in London. More
Trade association ESOMAR has named ScaleHouse Consulting founder Kristin Luck as President of its Council, replacing Joaquim Bretcha of Netquest who has completed his two-year term. MindSpark founder Nikki Lavoie is the new Vice President, and five of the remaining eight members are also women. More
Mobile research tech firm RealityMine has appointed Clare McHatton as Client Development Director, while Toby Lee joins the team as Data Products Engineer and Matthew Pemberton as Project Manager. More
Online MR and technology company Further has appointed Gemma Stephenson as Operations Director. More
UK-based pharma researcher Purdie Pascoe has expanded its team with the appointment of Montreal, Canada-based Marianne Fillion as Vice President - North America. More
In the UK, long-time industry executive Neil Callaghan has re-joined tech-enabled MR and customer insights firm Maru Group in the role of Business Development Director. More
In the UK, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has appointed Tina Haux as Director and Gayle Munro as Deputy Director of its Centre for Children and Families. More
Former Kantar TNS East Africa CEO Aggrey Maposa died last Tuesday, after battling a long-term illness. More
UK agency STRAT7 Bonamy Finch has appointed former Britvic and GSK researcher John McBride as Director Insights & Impact. The firm also recently added Femi Akinlabi and Ben Frost to its Advanced Analytics team. More
Newly merged research tech businesses Confirmit and FocusVision have appointed three female staff to the leadership team: Qual Business MD Zhana Baleva, Chief People Officer Sara Cohen and Chief Legal Officer Rebecca Wright. More
Oxfordshire, UK-based brand, NPD, category and shopper consultancy Touchstone Shoppercentric has appointed Savanta veteran Ian Hext as Research Director. More
London-based strategic insight consultancy The Forge has appointed former Asahi exec Paul Thomas and Joe Catling, who previously worked at Relish Research, as Directors, to support its customer strategy and quantitative offers. More
In London, marketing intelligence and programmatic media specialist MiQ has promoted Giles Ivey to the position of EMEA Chief Executive Officer, while Van Sideras has been named EMEA Chief Operations Officer and Freddie Turner takes Sideras' previous role as UK Managing Director. More
The UK's Market Research Society (MRS) is to award 25 honorary fellowships during the calendar year, to mark its 75th anniversary. Nine names have been revealed, including British statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter and scientist Dr Camilla Pang. More
Kantar Media's former Global CEO Andy Brown has joined cross-platform TV ad measurement specialist TVSquared as an Executive Advisor. More
In London, Kantar has hired former Neustar exec Ted Prince for a newly created role, Chief Product Officer, responsible for defining and delivering new offerings and real-time platforms. More
Online survey software provider QuestionPro has hired employee understanding specialist Sanja Licina as President of its Workforce Experience division, with overall responsibility for driving growth, product development and client satisfaction. More
Ipsos has hired former New York Times insights exec Dan Wong-Chi-Man for a newly created role, Head of Global Marketing and Business Development. He will be based in London. More
UK-based kids, parents & family panels firm The Insights People has added eight new team members since the start of the year, taking its headcount to 54, with a further 16 hires planned. The firm says that so far in 2021 it has added one new client every week. More
Debbie Clifford, Chief Financial Officer of SurveyMonkey, is leaving to become CFO of her previous employer Autodesk. SurveyMonkey has already initiated a search to find her replacement, with CEO Zander Lurie taking over the role until one is named. More
YouGov has hired Hideyuki (Andy) Hata for a newly created role, Senior Strategic Advisor, YouGov Sport, tasked with establishing the business's commercial operations in Tokyo. More
Former Body Shop CEO Jeremy Schwartz has joined Kantar as Practice Chairman for Sustainable Transformation, with a remit to increase marketplace visibility for the division, along with C-suite engagement. More
Strategic insights firm Firefish USA has appointed long-time Kantar exec Sylvain Molinier as 'Senior Director of Futures', based in its Brooklyn, NY team. More
Manchester, UK-based consumer insights business Vypr has appointed Cint exec Richard Thornton to its board, following a £2.5m investment last month by YFM Equity Partners. More
Caroline Connolly has joined Kantar Public, the insights group's public policy evidence and advisory division, to take up the role of CEO, Development Practice, based in the Washington D.C. office. More
In the US, Ipsos has appointed Christie Kawada as Head of Media Development and Audience Measurement. She takes over from Manny Flores, who moves to the position of Executive Vice President in the Client Organization. More
In London, ad group M&C Saatchi has launched a data consultancy called Fluency, promising to bring greater access to data and insights across organisations. It will be led by CEO Frisco Chau, who is also the wider group's Chief Data Officer. More
Next15's data and insights group Savanta has promoted four and hired three new employees as part of its expansion in the US. The promotees include thinqonline co-founder Mark Martins, who is now Americas EVP as well as Asia Pacific General Manager. More
Kantar Public has appointed Gaurav Sabharwa as Chief Executive Officer of India and South Asia, based in New Delhi. He takes over from Surya AV, who left in October after nearly two decades with Kantar. More
Following its management buyout last month, French research and consulting firm BVA Group says it will reposition itself as an 'experience champion', and will take a more international and more 'participative' approach. More
In the US Kevin Kruper and Rocky Prozeller, former directors of British-based MR firm Incite, have launched a boutique insights consultancy called Old Salt. More
UK broadcaster ITV has created new data roles - promoting Lara Izlan to Director of Data Strategy, while Clemence Burnichon joins as Director of Data Innovation, Mike Leverington will join next month as Director of Data Experimentation, and Kat Holmes becomes Director of Data Governance. More
James David 'Dave' Power III, the founder and retired Chairman of automotive industry research specialist J.D. Power, died on January 23rd after a long-term illness. He was 89. More
The second of our new video podcasts is with Eugene Murphy of indeemo and includes discussion of mobile ethnography, the future of shopping, the impact of the pandemic on research methods and budgets, and the potential for qualitative in the post-Covid world. More
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has set up an Enterprise Team to help large organisations drive global business impact through insights. The new team is led by Babita Earle, with the title of EVP of Global Enterprise Customers and Partnerships. More
Crispin Beale, former Group CEO of Chime Insight & Engagement, has been appointed as an Advisor to the management team of shopper insights specialist Behaviorally (previously known as PRS IN VIVO USA); supporting the company's growth strategy in the UK and across Europe. More
In the UK, the co-founders of outdoor advertising company Primesight have launched a tag-based mobile location verification platform called GeoProve. More
Truth Consulting founder Andy Dexter has joined London-based community panels and digital research specialist Verve as a Non-Executive Board Director. More
In London, communications software and market intelligence firm Access Intelligence Group has hired former Accuity Exec Tom Golding as its first Chief Operating Officer. More
In the UK, retail association The Co-Op has appointed former BBC exec Phil Barker as Head of Customer Experience (CX) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), as it expands its Data and Loyalty teams. More
London-based strategy and insights consultancy Rainmakers CSI has appointed Lucinda Davies, George Randell and Sotiria Kalpachtsi as Consultants. More
Today we kick off our video podcast series with a closer look at how luxury markets are faring in time of Covid, and the challenges of researching this sector. MrWeb's Nick Thomas talks to Lars Long, Chief Executive of Altiant. More
Healthcare data collection specialist SurveyHealthcareGlobus (SHG) has appointed former M3 and Medefield executive Dan Lockwood as EVP of its European division, based in London. More
From this week, Daily Research News will feature video interviews of around 20-25 minutes with leading figures in the insights and analytics world, giving you more depth on some of the stories in the news, and talking about themselves, their companies and their views. More
Consumer insights specialist Incite has promoted UK MD Peter Kneale to the role of Global Managing Director, overseeing both UK and US operations. The firm says that this move will facilitate more international collaboration across projects and client accounts. More
London-based health sector consultancy Branding Science has expanded to Berlin, Germany, where it has hired Anne-Sophie Lenoir to lead the new office. More
North of England-based full service agency DJS Research has appointed eight new members of staff, including Cara Rodwell as Field & Data Services Director. Of the new hires, six will work remotely, giving the company a 'presence' in Glasgow, Birmingham, Kent, the Cotswolds and Devon. More
UK-based community panels specialist Verve has announced a 23% increase in revenues for the year ending 31st December 2020, to £8.1m. It has also hired Lucy Wetherhill, Claire Andrzejewski, Parker Mincey and six other new faces, and made eleven promotions. More
Research and data firm Savanta has promoted Caroline Hawkings as UK Managing Director, and Barbara Gurhan to CFO, while CTO Bart Read also joins the Board. More
UK-based media and marketing analytics firm Ebiquity has appointed Paul Williamson as Managing Director of its North America business, while Stewart Li joins as Managing Director of China. More
Data-driven marketing and CX management company Merkle has promoted Sam Taverner to the role of EMEA Chief Growth Officer of the Merkle and dentsu CXM Service Line, and Liz Rutgersson to Chief Media Officer, Merkle Americas. More
In the US, experience management company Qualtrics has appointed Julia Anas as Chief People Officer, Edward Chen as Head of Corporate Development and Strategy, and Gina Sheibley as Chief Communications Officer. More
Kantar has hired former Mindshare exec Paul Sturgeon for a newly created role, leading its Brand and Marketing ROI offer in the UK. More
In France, BVA Group has promoted Karen Gombault and Olivier Blanchet to serve as Chief Executive Officers of shopper specialist PRS IN VIVO worldwide. This follows the recent sale of PRS IN VIVO USA, now known as Behaviorally and run by former PRS IN VIVO Global CEO Alex Hunt. More
Mobile-based customer insights firm Streetbees has appointed Sebastian 'Seb' Hempstead as its first General Manager for North America. He is based in New York. More
In the UK, Gail Balfour, co-founder of consumer research and brand consulting business Tangible Branding, has launched a new company called Research Human, promising to understand the consumer by 'connecting with the human'. More
In the UK, marketing and customer analytics consultancy STRAT7 has appointed former Kantar exec Giles Darby as Group Commercial Director; Richard Morland as Group Marketing Director; and Oliver Gwynne as Content & Digital Marketing Manager. More
In the US, marcoms group Ogilvy has hired digital transformation specialist Steve Soechtig for a newly created role, Global Chief Executive Officer of its Experience business. More
Online community specialist C Space has promoted Jessica DeVlieger to the role of Global Chief Executive, replacing Charles Trevail, who will continue to lead parent company Omnicom's Interbrand Group around the world. DeVlieger is based in Boston. More
Long-time Nielsen exec Paul Walker has joined UK-based financial services sector insight provider Consumer Intelligence (CI) as Chief Commercial Officer, tasked with leading the client-facing arm of the business. More
London-based qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks has appointed four new senior members of staff: Lucy Farrow and Sarah Cheesbrough as Associate Partners, and Heather Young and Jennifer Summers as Associate Directors. More
In the UK, The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has appointed four new employees: Dipesh Mistry as Senior Strategic Consultant, Alisa Hearn as Strategic Consultant, and Sophie Ainsworth and Veronica Beecham as Junior Strategic Consultants. More
In the UK, behavioural science specialist Chris Harvey has launched a new company called Activate Research, promising to help research agencies and end clients better understand, predict and change behaviour. More
In London, former Sky exec Phil Halliwell has joined full-service insight consultancy Relish as Insight Director. More
London-based Opinium has hired former Hall & Partners exec Tom McEnery as Research Director, and made six further appointments. More
In the UK, medical communications and insights research agency Porterhouse Medical Group has appointed former Cello Health Insight exec David Eatwell as a Director of its internal research consultancy, Porterhouse Insights. More
Data-driven marketing and CX management company Merkle has appointed Simon Esland in the new role of VP Practice Lead, Marketing Decisioning, overseeing its partnership with Pegasystems. Esland was previously Group Head of Marketing Technology Strategy at Vodafone. More
Automated ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has hired Alison Scott as Senior Director, Customer Transformation, and Mary Lou Barney as Vice President, Strategic Accounts. The firm has also promoted Patricia Montesdeoca, Michelle Wu and Zontziry Johnson. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has moved founder Andy Crysell to the position of Chief Executive Officer, while Matilda Andersson has been promoted to Group MD, and Elyse Pigram moves up to MD for APAC. The firm has also made several new hires. More
Online community provider InSites Consulting has appointed former Nielsen / Synovate exec Eddie Au as Executive Director in its Hong Kong office. More
Australia-headquartered digital research platform Pureprofile has appointed long-time Kantar Profiles exec Joris Schellekens as Sales Director, Mainland Europe, charged with leading the firm's growth plans across the region. He is based in the Netherlands. More
Research software firm Confirmit has appointed Noel Hamill as Chief Marketing Officer, replacing Michael Wooh, who had held the role for a decade. Hamill joins following last week's announcement that Confirmit and customer insights software firm FocusVision are to merge. More
UK-based insight industry language specialist Empower Translate has hired Eleanor Timson for the newly created role of Commercial Director. More
Chicago-based customer experience business Rightpoint has appointed Marty Zalewski as its first Managing Director for Europe, to build on existing growth in the region. More
In the UK, sandwich shop franchise Pret A Manger has hired Dan Burdett as Chief Customer & Growth Officer, responsible for setting the group's global direction across food innovation, coffee and packaging, brand and insight, sustainability, technical, quality and commercial growth. More
In the US, Polly MacIsaac has returned to online community specialist C Space as Chief Operating Officer, allowing Phil Burgess to relinquish his operations responsibilities and focus on his role as Chief People Officer. More
UK-based full service agency Boxclever has announced three new appointments: Victoria Williams as Associate Director, Bethan Blakely as Analytics Director and Kate Skivinton as Research Director. More
Consumer insight consultancy BVA BDRC has promoted Paul Russell to Managing Director of its Perspective Research Services subsidiary, along with a dozen other promotions in the group's research, marketing and design functions. More
Financial data technology company SRAX has appointed angel investor and cryptocurrency analyst Lou Kerner as CEO of its BIGtoken subsidiary - a consumer-managed data marketplace. More
Basis Research, headquartered in London and with three offices in the US, has launched a social research practice, geared to helping clients shape public policy, communications and services. Former Kantar execs Darren Bhattachary and Dan Clay join to head up the new unit. More
Technology and services analyst HFS Research has launched a cloud research practice and appointed Joel Martin as Research Vice President for Cloud Strategies. More
London-based, employee owned insight and strategy consultancy BritainThinks has promoted Julia Ridpath to Research Director, Richenda Devereux to Director of Operations, and Helen Mason-Belshaw to Director of Finance; along with nine other promotions to Research Lead and SRE roles. More
Global healthcare specialist Research Partnership has appointed former Ipsos and IQVIA team leader Hannah Osborn as a MedTech Director in its London office, charged with expanding the business in the EU and APAC. More
A management team at full service division Kynetec b2 has bought the company from its parent, Kynetec Group, establishing it as an independent firm and changing its name to b2sense. More
DRNO is taking a break now until 4th January. It's been a strange old 12 months, but we're looking forward greatly to 2021. We wish those of you doing it a fantastic Christmas, and everyone a great New Year. More
In the UK, Leeds-based full-service agency Blue Yonder has appointed Karen Schofield to lead a 'refreshed' Qualitative offer next year, taking over from Sara James, who will be taking maternity leave in 2021. More
In the UK, software development company The Green Room has launched a digital market research company called The Green Room - Insights, focused on helping pharmaceutical companies conduct research with their stakeholders. More
In London, comms software and market intelligence firm Access Intelligence Group has appointed Phillip Palmer as Head of Corporate Strategy & Planning, and Michelle Goodall as Chief Marketing Officer. More
Kids, tweens and teens market intelligence specialist The Insights People has appointed four new team members and moved to a new 2,000 square foot office on Manchester's Portland Street. More
Two Cello Health-owned sister agencies, B2B specialist Breaking Blue Research and consumer specialist 2CV Research, are to merge under the latter's brand name. More
London-based customer data collaboration platform InfoSum has appointed its Chairman Brian Lesser as Chief Executive Officer. Company founder Nicholas Halstead will partner with Lesser as CTO, focusing on engineering, customer relationships and the 'future vision' of customer data. More
Former Oracle exec Graham Douglas has joined SurveyMonkey as Vice President of CX Sales in EMEA, tasked with expanding adoption of its GetFeedback platform across the region. He is based in Dublin. More
In the US, consumer behavior and analytics consultancy GBH Insights has been renamed GBK Collective, after its Partners Jon Greenwood, Eric Bradlow and Jeremy Korst. The company has also promoted Rebecca Szew to the role of Executive Vice President, Research and Insights. More
Tokyo-based marcoms giant dentsu is planning to cut 6,000 jobs - around 12.5 per cent of its 46,560-strong workforce based outside Japan - in the next twelve months, as a result of the downturn in global spending caused by Covid-19. The group says it will also eliminate 154 of its brands. More
In the UK, customer insights and communities platform developer STRAT7 ResearchBods has appointed Karen Lewis as Customer Success Lead, while Gordon Sherratt joins as Head of IT. Paul Wilson, Kelsey Cathchpole and Caitlin Fletcher also join the team. More
Online communities specialist InSites Consulting has brought its seven offices in Asia under its own name, retiring that of ABN Impact, which it acquired a year ago. More
UK-based Walnut Unlimited has appointed former Kantar Head of Shopper Ivan Browne to lead its own, newly enhanced shopper research offer. More
In the UK, workplace pension scheme the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has hired former National Trust exec Christina Finlay for a new role, Director of Data and Analytics. More
Former Nielsen Chief Executive Mitch Barns has joined the Board of automated ad and innovation testing platform Zappi. More
In the US, DIY research software firm SurveyMonkey has hired former Neustar and IBM exec Ken Ewell for the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer, charged with leading and expanding the firm's customer success, professional services and support teams. More
In London, Dennis Publishing has promoted Seema Hope to serve as its first Global Customer Insight Director. More
In London, British charity executive and former social worker Sir Stuart Etherington has been appointed Chair of Trustees for not-for-profit organisation NatCen Social Research. He will take up the role next February when Sir Robert Burgess retires at the end of his term in the post. More
In London, Healthcare insights agency Day One Strategy gears up for growth with the appointments of former Hall & Partners researchers Aurora Albert and Elise Roche as its first Partners. More
Video intelligence platform Big Sofa Technologies has appointed Client Directors Dan Jenkins in London and Victoria Waldman in Philadelphia. More
Tesco-owned customer data firm dunnhumby has promoted Grant Steadman to the role of President of North America, focusing on growing and expanding partnerships with retailers and brands throughout the region. More
In the UK, translation and research service provider Mission Translate has added former Brainjuicer COO Alex Batchelor and former Market Research Society (MRS) Chairman Danny Russell as Board members, to advise on and assist with its global expansion. More
Nielsen has appointed Jamie Moldafsky, formerly CMO at Wells Fargo Bank, as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, effective immediately. More
London-based metals, mining and fertilizer industry analyst CRU has appointed Veron Khoh to as Global Head of Human Resources. More
Online survey software firm Intellisurvey has hired four new members of staff, including former Dynata exec William Singleton as Director of Client Engagement, based in London. More
In London, retail scenario testing firm Virtual Store Trials (VST) has appointed long-time industry execs Helen Davis and Charlotte Kiddle as Account Directors, to lead partnerships with FMCG retailers and CPG brands. The company is also planning to open a US office next year. More
Australia-based digital research platform Pureprofile has appointed long-time industry exec Johnny Caldwell for its newly created role of Senior Business Development Director in the UK. More
In Sydney, Australia, 'Human Experience' agency Potentiate has hired Daniel Alexander-Head as Director of Innovation. More
British insight professionals Dr Nick Baker, Jem Fawcus, Denise Hicks, Louise McLaren & Russ Wilson have launched the Insight Climate Collective, a group calling on the industry to come together and play its part in tackling the environmental crisis and promoting sustainability. More
UK-based brand communications and experience research agency The Nursery has become employee-owned, with rights transferred to a trust set up for the benefit of all staff. More
YouGov has acquired Turkish online-focused MR firm Wizsight for an undisclosed sum. The company will be renamed YouGov Turkey. More
In the UK, food and drink sector research and support organisation Campden BRI has announced that current COO Pete Headridge will become Chief Executive on 1st January 2021, following the retirement of Chris Huscroft. More
In the UK, customer insights and communities platform developer STRAT7 ResearchBods has opened a Customer Success division, which will focus on delivering 'first-class' client experience and providing resources and support throughout the customer journey. More
In London, communities specialist Maru/Matchbox has promoted Sarah Beams for the newly created role of UK Managing Director, overseeing the delivery of the firm's UK strategy. More
In the UK, film industry researcher Stephen Follows has launched a web site called VOD Clickstream, providing analysis of the subscription video on demand (SVOD) sector. More
Kantar's former virtual reality (VR) research specialist Alki Manias has joined Sydney, Australia-headquartered shopper research business StoreLab as Vice President, charged with leading the firm's expansion into the EMEA and Americas regions. He will be based in London. More
UK-based pharma researcher Purdie Pascoe has made four appointments at its office in St Albans, including Paolo Gambetti as Innovation Lead. More
Consumer intelligence platform Toluna has appointed former Nielsen MD Bruce Haymes as Non-Executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. More
Data-driven marketing agency Merkle has promoted Anne Stagg to the newly created role of UK Chief Executive Officer, and CEO of its Customer Experience Management Line of Business (CXM). More
Kantar has promoted Chris Petranto to Global Head of Analytics, after sixteen years at the company. He replaces Gonzalo Fuentes who has moved to the role of COO of the group's Insights division. More
From the Data Visualization special issue published last week: Ipsos.Digital CEO Andrei Postoaca talks about the challenges involved in developing a DIY research platform for one of the world's biggest and best known insight groups. More
Former employees of GroupM and Comscore, Michael Bologna and Joanna Drews, have launched HyphaMetrics, which will use a proprietary panel of 5,000 homes to track viewing across devices. More
Digital MR products and solutions company Borderless Access has launched a sub-brand, BA Health, combining a range of technology and analytics-driven research capabilities for clients in healthcare, life-sciences and diagnostics, with a team strengthened by 24 recent appointments. More
Former Unilever and Kraft marketer Roger Jackson has launched SenseCheck, an online platform allowing b2b small businesses to give and receive anonymised, honest feedback about each other's marketing plans and campaigns. More
'Human Experience' agency Potentiate has brought in Voxpopme APAC leader Jem Wallis in the role of 'Head of Agile Qual'. More
International insight and strategy consultancy BritainThinks has hired five researchers, including Populus' former Head of Qualitative Andy Barker as Senior Research Director. More
Our Data Visualization special issue is published today. Here, in his Introduction, Ipsos co-founder & CEO Didier Truchot talks about clients' need for clarity, AI's potential to change our industry, and why insight professionals should be confident about the future. More
In London, mobile-based customer insights firm Streetbees has raised $40m in a Series B round of funding, which it will use to accelerate development of its platform, and increase headcount from 100 to 230 during the next twelve months. More
Marcoms giant WPP has appointed former Baidu President and Microsoft China Chairman Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang as a Non-Executive Director on its Board, with effect from 1st January 2021. More
Martina Vojtkova has been promoted to Director of the Policy Research Centre at the UK's National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), replacing Nancy Kelley who left earlier this year to become CEO at Stonewall. More
Australian employee research firm Blue Provident is merging with its UK partner Feedback Works, and will take the British company's name. More
Medallia's Senior Director of Product Management Vache Moroyan and his team are tasked with building dashboards that are a pleasure for research professionals to work with. Continuing our focus on Data Visualization - interview by Nick Thomas on September 22nd. More
Communications giant Edelman has launched a Data & Intelligence (DxI) multidisciplinary agency, which will house the group's research, analytics and machine learning capabilities. More
Communities and research tech firm Further has appointed former Kantar Consulting Head of Global Qual Research Operations Sarah Taylor as an advisor. In addition, Claire Marshall joins as Finance Director, Clare Warren as Marketing Director, and Maria Colarusso as Client Support Executive. More
UK-based insight industry language specialist Empower Translate has appointed Dan Peachey, long-time leader at translation firm Intonation, as Managing Director. More
In London, Kantar has appointed long-time Procter & Gamble exec Alexis Nasard as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30th December. He replaces Eric Salama, who left the business in February. More
In the UK, Omnicom Health subsidiary Adelphi Research has promoted Elizabeth Kehler to the role of Managing Director. She replaces Rachel Medcalf who has left after twenty years with the company. More
In the UK, full-service agency Research Strategy Group has appointed Michael Dorr as Senior Vice President, heading its London office. More
Data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company Merkle has promoted Michael Komasinski from EMEA President to President, Merkle Americas; while his previous role is to be taken by Margaret Wagner. These appointments will take effect January 1st, 2021. More
Simon Redlich, Chief Executive of UK media ad currency body and auditor ABC, has been appointed as as the new global President of the International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Certification (IFABC). More
In the US, Ipsos-owned MMA (Marketing Management Analytics) has announced one relocation and two senior leadership appointments in the EMEA and APAC regions. More
Continuing our focus on Data Visualization, the LivingLens co-founder talks in-depth with MrWeb's Nick Thomas about family influences; starting, financing, building and selling the business; the huge potential for video and the importance of good data viz. Video version also available. More
Hungary and UK-based social media listening specialist Bakamo has opened an office in Washington DC, which will be led by founder and CEO Daniel Fazekas. More
In London, insights and planning agency kubi kalloo has appointed Oscar Runeland as Director of Brand, leading its consultancy offer. More
Marketing and CX management company Merkle has promoted Sam Taverner to lead its newly created EMEA Technology Services division. Ben Gott takes over Taverner's previous position as SVP Marketing Solutions Europe. More
In London, mobile-based customer insights platform Streetbees has hired former Kantar exec Rishi Raja as Head of Client Strategy. More
Data collection and research services specialist Schlesinger Group has expanded its senior leadership team with a series of promotions, to reflect the company's recent growth. More
In London, online qual research platform VisionsLive has appointed long-time Askia exec Nick Southwood as Senior Business Development Manager. More
Kantar has reversed the decision to close its Philippines Media Division, made just a month ago. Its key client, TV and new media network ABS-CBN, had been set to close down but has now signed a new TAM contract with the agency. More
UK-based marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity has promoted Leela Nair to the role of Managing Director, Asia Pacific. More
In the UK, full-service agency Vision One has promoted Kendra Furey and Alex Brown to Client Success Manager, while Raluca Bobutanu joins as a Research Executive supporting the firm's qual and international research operations. More
London-based qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks has appointed four new members of staff, including former Decidedly exec Drew Still as Associate Director. More
Northumberland-based insights firm DRG has confirmed the appointment of Paul Wealleans as Managing Director of its online research supplier Panelbase. More
In Stockholm, insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has appointed Joakim Andersson as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Lottie Saks, who left the company in May to join commercial vehicle business Haldex. More
Social listening consultancy Bakamo has appointed Katalin Moor as EVP responsible for clients, sales, marketing and operations. More
Kantar is planning to cut around ten percent of its US staff due to the impact of the pandemic, according to online reports. More
Market research and healthcare translation specialist GlobaLexicon has reported strong growth in the first half of the year, with revenue up 30% and 21 new hires. More
In Bogota, customer data pioneer dunnhumby has appointed Andres Hernández as Head of its Columbian business. He reports directly to Simon Jury, Head of Latin America. More
Data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company Merkle has promoted Azlan Raj for the new role of CMO for the EMEA region. More
Customer insights firm Vision Critical has changed its name to Alida, and aims to disrupt the global customer experience (CX) industry, taking on the likes of Qualtrics and Medallia. More
Edinburgh-based cross-platform measurement specialist TVSquared has former Comscore and Comcast exec appointed Bob Ivins as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). More
YouGov has created two new senior roles - Global Sector Heads for Travel & Tourism, and Leisure & Entertainment - and has a new South African affiliate, MR agency KLA. More
UK-based full-service agency Market Measures has launched a Customer Experience (CX) practice called Market Measures 360CX, to be headed by CX specialist Tobin Sparrow. More
Digital experience analytics firm Decibel has appointed Felix von Kunhardt as Chief Product Officer (CPO), based in London. More
YouGov has expanded in the Asia Pacific region through a partnership with Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based behavioural science specialist Decision Lab. More
UK-headquartered full service insight consultancy Basis Research has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Nicole Citron as a Partner in the firm's specialized health division. She is based in the firm's New York office. More
UK-based insights and marketing analytics firm Delineate has given former Hall & Partners exec Deepa Shah a seat on its Board, as Chief Financial Officer and Non-Executive Advisor. More
Data collection specialist Norstat has appointed Romain Barbet as Managing Director in its Paris office. He will replace Norstat France co-founder Marc-Antoine Jacoud, who is staying with the firm for the next couple of months to assist with the handover. More
In the UK, full service agency Vision One Research has relocated its northern office to Mann Island, which overlooks the Albert Dock, situated on Liverpool's historic waterfront. More
In the UK, specialist MR recruiters Sarah Penny and Inger Christensen have launched 'Daughters of Sailors' a new firm offering insight agencies flexible in-house freelance support with their recruitment. More
Digital experience management software firm Sitecore has appointed Steve Tzikakis as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mark Frost, who will continue as an advisor to the business. Tzikakis will be based in the firm's London office. More
Kantar is shutting down its Philippines TV ratings service at the end of the year, following the closure of its biggest client, commercial television and new media network ABS-CBN. The move will result in Kantar having to lay off around 50 employees. More
Video ad distribution and tracking platform Unruly has appointed former IPG Mediabrands Singapore CEO David Haddad as Australia and New Zealand Managing Director, based in the firm's Sydney office. More
In London, comms specialist The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) has launched a Behavioural Science unit, headed up by Guy Champniss. More
Netherlands-based full service marketing research and analytics agency DVJ Insights has appointed Andy Drake as Managing Consultant, UK, to lead the further growth of the team. More
MR software provider Infotools has appointed Charlotte Hearn as Business Development Lead, Europe, based in the UK. The firm is headquartered in New Zealand. More
Video ad distribution and tracking platform Unruly has promoted its UK MD Alex Khan to the position of Group Managing Director, International, heading up the company's commercial activity across the APAC region, while continuing to oversee all UK operations. More
An overwhelming majority of UK market researchers (96%) say they want to work from home to some extent in the future following the Covid-19 crisis, according to findings from the 2020 Mental Wellbeing in Research Survey. More
London-based digital experience analytics firm Decibel has appointed Jason Lund as Chief Operating Officer (COO). More
AI-powered customer lifecycle and user retention platform CleverTap has appointed former Sprinklr exec Abhishek Gupta as Chief Customer Success Officer, based in India. More
In the UK, employee research specialist Feedback Works has appointed Louisa Howard as Operations Manager, and Caroline Brown as Managing Consultant. More
Digital marketing services group Kin + Carta Europe has announced a number of promotions, including that of Matthew Froggatt, who adds the newly-created role of Global Chief Strategy Officer for the group to his existing responsibilities as CEO of its Incite research division. More
UK-based insights and marketing analytics firm Delineate has expanded to the US with the appointment of former System1 exec Jeff McDonald as CEO of the Americas. More
Toronto, Canada-based employee-owned research firm Hotspex has promoted Scott Barlow from VP, Research to the role of Managing Director of its UK office. He replaces Michael Dorr, who is now a Strategic Consultant at innovation-led insights agency Research Strategy Group. More
Research software and solutions company Confirmit has appointed Giles Whiting as its new COO and Rebecca Wright as Head of Legal. More
MR platform Attest has announced four senior appointments in its London headquarters - Andrew Wray, Patrick Hussain, Nia Barnabie and Andy Davis - following 'recent revenue growth of more than 160%'. The firm is also recruiting a number of staff for its New York office. More
In the US, market research and analytics company GutCheck has named former long-time Nielsen exec Rob Wengel as its new Chief Exec, replacing co-founder Matt Warta who has left the business. More
Rob Stevens, co-founder of user experience and behavioural research consultancy Bunnyfoot, and later Ipsos MORI's Group Head of UX, died suddenly on 25th July 2020 as a result of coronary heart disease. He was 49 years old. More
London-based human insight consultancy One Minute To Midnight is opening an Americas office in New York City, to better serve its growing US client base. More
In London, former Ipsos MORI, Universal Music and BBC exec Hanna Chalmers has launched a research and strategy collective called culturestudio. More
Research software firm Confirmit has appointed former Dapresy CEO Tobi Andersson as Chief Product Officer, leading its product strategy and vision. More
UK-based kids, parents and family specialist The Insights People has raised £500k in investment funding, which it will use for international expansion, and to create eight new jobs at its Manchester headquarters. The firm has also appointed Stefan Lampinen as Chairman. More
Regional digital ad industry association IAB Europe and the global organisation's R&D and standard-setting consortium IAB Tech Lab have extended their partnership to launch the IAB Privacy Lab, which will help members develop standards for privacy, data protection and compliance. More
Analytics software provider FICO (formerly the Fair Isaac Corporation) has promoted Louise Lunn to the role of Head of EMEA Analytics, leading its newly created Global Analytics Delivery organisation and overseeing the firm's teams of data scientists worldwide. More
In London, mobile-based customer insights platform Streetbees has hired former Foursquare MD Omid Ashtari as Chief Operating Officer, as the company plans an expansion and recruitment drive following 110% growth in the first six months of 2020. More
Ad and innovation testing platform Zappi has divided its executive team into two: the Futures team, which will set the company direction, and manage its vision and values; and the Leadership team, which will focus on day-to-day operations covering revenue, resourcing and efficiency. More
In the UK, not-for-profit body NatCen (the National Centre for Social Research) has announced that Professor Sir Robert Burgess will step down next year as Chair of its Board of Trustees, after fulfilling the full nine-year tenure recommended for charities. More
Research and analytics group YouGov has signalled its intent to increase market share in the media sector by bringing in US and European 'heavy-hitters' Tamara Alesi and Julian Newby. More
Insight-led healthcare branding and communications consultancy THE PLANNING SHOP has appointed Rebecca Rehder as Global President, to lead the organization across the UK and US. She takes up the position next Monday, and will be based in New York. More
In the US, Omnicom Health subsidiary Adelphi Research has promoted Ratna Wynn to the position of EVP, Head of Research, Operations and Innovation, with responsibility for all research functions and operations. More
Research participant recruiter Liveminds has hired former Nielsen exec Kate Domingo to head its APAC regional office in Manila, in the Philippines; where it has also appointed Tristan Chong and John Paul Ocat as Behavioral Recruitment Executives. More
Research & Results, the organiser of the annual Munich, Germany-based trade show for market research, data and insights professionals, has decided to close its whole business because of the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. More
Global shopper insights agency PRS IN VIVO has hired long-time Ipsos exec Karen Gombault for a newly created role, EU Managing Director, based in its Paris office. More
Naomi Gooblar, the founder of London-based qual and quant fieldwork services firm Field Sauce, has set up a dedicated team called Field Sauce Kidz, working with young people aged from 0 to 20, as well as their parents and educators. More
Dentsu Aegis Network is to expand its business transformation specialist Isobar Consulting to India. The launch builds on existing consulting capabilities at agencies Fractal Ink and Isobar India; and the agency will be led by Priyanka Agrawal as Country Head. More
Staff survey and people analytics platform Perceptyx has announced the acquisition of Kantar's Employee Insights business. Terms were not disclosed. More
Innovation insights firm Clarivate Analytics has announced the launch of a Global Business Center in Penang, Malaysia, to be led by VP Shankar Nagalingam. Two more such centres are planned, for London and Chandler, Arizona. More
Glasgow-based analytics company Bellrock Technology has appointed Dave McConachie as Chief Commercial Officer, while Hugh Lennie takes the new role of CFO, just a month after the firm raised £1m in investment funding. More
San Francisco-based digital media consultancy MightyHive has launched a global data practice, promising client organizations better understanding of how their customers make business decisions. More
In the UK, marcoms group Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) has appointed Merkle exec Nick McCarthy to lead its new EMEA Global Technology Alliances team. More
UK-based kids, parents and family specialist The Insights People has hired seven new members of staff, increasing the team to 31. The company is now looking for a new 3,000 sq ft Manchester city centre office to accommodate this expansion. More
Former Kantar CEO Eric Salama has joined the Board of New York-based consumer insights platform Morning Consult, along with Karen van Bergen, former CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Group. More
Online communities specialist InSites Consulting has transferred Daniel Teixeira to Singapore, where he has taken up the role of Managing Director of its Asia brand, ABN Impact | InSites Consulting. More
In the UK, television marketing body Thinkbox has announced that its founding CEO and current non-executive Chair Tess Alps has decided to retire at the end of the year. More
In the UK, former journalist Mimi Turner has joined political party the Liberal Democrats as Director of Strategy, Messaging and Research. More
Former Lightspeed GMI and Research Now exec Martin Filz has been appointed CEO at Australia-based digital research platform Pureprofile Ltd, effective 3rd August; while John Griffin is promoted to Chief Technology Officer. More
London-based life science commercialization strategist Windrose Consulting Group has acquired emerging markets value, access and price assessment specialist Parioforma. More
Former Central Fieldwork exec Theo Francis has launched a new business, GuineaPig Fieldwork, based in London. More
New Delhi, India-based quant online research and respondent engagement specialist Internet Research Bureau (IRB) has appointed David Winter as a Director, to head up UK sales from the London office. More
Panel provider Borderless Access has appointed long-time Dynata exec Kasia Churchill as Director, Sales - UK, based in London. More
Sir Martin Sorrell's programmatic media practice MightyHive has appointed former Google Analytics leader Toby McAra as Head of Enterprise Data Solutions, EMEA. More
Former Dapresy director Rahul Jerome has launched a private membership community called The Insight Network, exclusively for practitioners and professionals in the research and insights sector. More
Nielsen is carrying out an 'optimization plan' to drive permanent cost savings and 'operational efficiencies', which will result in the loss of around 3,500 of its c.46,000 employees. The firm also plans to exit several smaller, underperforming markets and non-core businesses in H2 2020. More
London firm Measure Protocol, a person-based data marketplace using blockchain technology, has hired long-time industry exec John McLaren for a newly created role, Vice President of Sales. More
UK-based insights and marketing analytics firm Delineate has given former Coca-Cola research and analytics leader Martyn J Crook a seat as an advisor on its Board. He is based in the US. More
In the UK, marcoms group Unlimited has opened a 'Human Understanding Lab', with a focus on the use of behaviour-led science in driving client performance. The lab supports Unlimited's four divisions: Marketing, Communications, Insight & Analytics and Digital. More
Qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks has promoted one-time interns Raphael Malek and Lucy Morrell to the role of Research Director; while Teresa Kuhn and Phoebe Ward - who joined the company as interns last year - have been promoted to SRE. More
UK survey software firm Merlinco has appointed long-time SwissPeaks exec Simon Stephen as Managing Director, replacing John Tebboth who has held the role for the past twelve years, and who remains as a Board Director. More
In the UK, Andrew Mitchell has returned to consumer data firm IRI as EVP of Regional Client Growth Delivery, responsible for leading and supporting the firm's commercial efforts. More
Kantar has added the newly created role of Deputy Chief Executive to the role of Chief Financial Officer Ian Griffiths. More
In the UK, data-driven performance marketing agency Merkle has promoted Niyi Duro-Emanuel for the newly created and expanded role of Vice President, Solutions, with a remit to help clients bring their adtech, martech and data capabilities together for a more contextually targeted approach. More
Nine researchers with 'various ethnic backgrounds and industry experience' have joined forces to launch Colour of Research (CORe), a non-profit organisation that will champion ethnic diversity in the MR and insights industry. More
In the UK, healthcare research specialist P\S\L Group has appointed former M3 and Cello Health exec Paul O'Shaughnessy as Managing Director of its RxY business. More
Former Circle Research exec Chris Wells has launched a B2B market research consultancy called Adience, based in New York City. More
UK-based company WGSN has launched a forecasting platform for the food and drink industry, to help clients develop appropriate products and services. The team is led by sector specialist Kara Nielsen, who is based in the US. More
Insight marketplace and MR tech provider Cint has expanded its APAC presence with the opening of an office in Singapore. More
In New York, skin care and makeup products manufacturer The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has moved billionaire heiress Jane Lauder into the new role of EVP, Enterprise Marketing and Chief Data Officer. She will take up the position on July 1st. More
Scott Ernst, Global CEO of online specialist Macromill, is to step down after the group's annual shareholders meeting in September. Toru Sasaki, Representative Executive Officer for the group's Japan Operation, will take over the role. More
Gordon Brown, the co-founder of Millward Brown, died peacefully at his home in the UK on Saturday 6th June, after a short battle with dementia. He was 76 years old. More
Nicole Pike, former MD of Nielsen's video gaming analysis business Esports, has joined YouGov in the newly created role of Global Sector Head of Esports & Gaming. More
Broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Khalid Hayat in the newly created role of Director of Strategy and Consumer Insight. More
In the US, mobile research specialist MFour has appointed former Corelogic exec Aaron Wepler as Chief Technology Officer. He replaces Wendell Hicken, who left in October to take up the post of CTO at MR business Sense360. More
London-based insights agency Opinium has promoted Alexa Nightingale to its management board after eight years at the company. More
Global shopper insights agency PRS IN VIVO has appointed former Kantar and TNS exec Inna Merenkova to head up UK operations as Managing Director, while Scott Brill has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, based in the US. More
In the US, Google has moved former Yahoo! Labs research head Prabhakar Raghavan into the senior role of 'Head of Search and Assistant', reporting directly to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. More
UK-based insights and data firm delineate has boosted its leadership with the appointment of Wayne Evans in the new role of Chief Information Officer, and the promotions of Product Director James Stewart to CTO and Chief Customer Officer Ben Leet to COO. More
In the UK, former Specsavers customer insights leader Eddie O'Brien has left to set up a support network called Destination 5.0> which will provide interim insight solutions to clients. More
Shopper data and insights business Nielsen Global Connect has appointed Tribune Media veteran Chandler Bigelow as its first Chief Financial Officer. More
In the UK, recently launched insight and opinion leader community specialist Nostradamus Consulting has appointed former Kantar Millward Brown exec Stephen Farish as a Director and advisor, as it launches its first community focusing on the global energy vertical. More
Former dunnhumby CEO Simon Hay has been named Chief Executive Officer of retail loyalty business tcc global. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has expanded the role of its London Managing Director Matilda Andersson to include management of the business in Amsterdam. More
Concluding our DRNO coverage of the Mobile Insights special edition, an interview with the inspirational founder and CEO of app-based feedback business Streetbees. The second half of this, along with lots more mobile-focused content, can be found in the supplement itself. More
Kantar Media's Global CEO Andy Brown has left the business, less than a year after WPP agreed to sell 60% of Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital. Brown's next career move is not yet known, and his previous role has been filled on an interim basis by former Bain exec Serge Lupas. More
UK sector specialist consultancy Cambridge Healthcare Research (CHR) has appointed Chris Stevenson as Chief Executive Officer. More
Former QuenchTec CEO and Syno UK MD Allan Shaw has joined market research software development company Q One Tech as a Consultant, working with the team on business development, product expansion and strategy. More
Crispin Beale, former CEO of Chime Insight and Engagement (CIE), has joined survey analysis and data visualisation software provider mTab as a Senior Strategic Advisor. More
British charity Comic Relief has appointed former Kantar CEO Eric Salama as Chair of the Board of Trustees, replacing Tim Davie, BBC Studios CEO, who has served on the Board since September 2013. More
London-based research platform Attest has raised $15m from an unnamed investor. This new round of funding will be used to further expand in the US, where it has hired Marc Schraer and Tamer Abouleinein. More
In the UK, out-of-home (OOH) audience research body Route has appointed Robert Ray as Chief Executive Officer, replacing James Whitmore who has led the organisation since 2005. More
Ken Østreng, CEO of research software firm Confirmit, has left the company following its sale to Nordic private equity fund Verdane. Tech sector exec Kyle Ferguson has now taken over his role. More
In the UK, B2B insight and opinion leader community specialist Nostradamus Consulting has appointed Mettle Consulting founder Andrew Tucker as a member of its Executive Committee, to advise on data science and trust analytics issues; and added Brian Schwieger to its Advisory Council. More
Full-service data-driven marketing agency Cheil UK has promoted David Coombs to the role of Chief Executive Officer, following Peter Zillig's resignation in February to take up a new client-side opportunity. Coombs will take over the position on 1st July. More
Julian Green, former MD of Kantar's B2B practice, is launching a B2B insight and opinion leader communities firm called Nostradamus Consulting. The company has brought in two former oil and gas industry execs to advise on the development of its first initiative, an energy-focused community. More
UK-based digital marcoms group Next Fifteen Communicationshas named Penny Ladkin-Brand as Chair of the Board, effective 1st February 2021. She will replace Richard Eyre, who remains in the post until the end of the current financial year. More
In the UK, Bristol-based insight industry language specialist EMPOWER has hired Russell Carleton for the newly created role of IT Manager. More
Continuing our focus on mobile insights, Brandwatch founder & CEO Giles Palmer talks sifting through 1.5 trillion pages of data; pulling apart the Model-T Ford; and why our industry could grow fivefold in 5 years. Excerpts from a podcast interview by Jamin Brazil of Happy Market Research. More
US provider Strategy Analytics has expanded its Media and Intelligent Home Practice through the launch of a TV Streaming Platforms (TSP) research initiative; and the appointment of Edouard Bouffenie as Senior Analyst, based in London. More
Nielsen has announced information sharing and 'cooperation' agreements with one of its largest shareholders, hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation, which now owns a 13% stake in the group. It will also set up a Finance Committee and add IPG exec Jonathan Miller to its Board. More
Long-time Nielsen / Kantar exec Terrance Kent has been appointed CEO of SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service), which Kantar recently sold to French ad tech company Adwanted Group. More
In Tokyo, Kantar has appointed former Dynata exec Justin He to lead its Profiles division, and manage the already established Japanese team. More
In London, marcoms group Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) has promoted Neil Gissler to the newly created role of Global Chief Operating Officer. More
Al (Albert) Angrisani, turnaround specialist and former President and CEO of Harris Interactive, died as a result of complications from COVID-19 at the Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro on Thursday, April 23rd, at the age of 70. More
British-based full service insight consultancy Basis Research has opened an office in Chicago, where it has appointed brand insights and strategy specialist Katie Buckley as Managing Partner. More
In the UK, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has appointed Stian Westlake as its new Chief Executive Officer. He was previously Executive Director of Policy and Research at innovation charity Nesta, and has served as a government advisor. More
Insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has completed its platform integration with P2Sample, which it acquired last year. The combination enables Cint to offer access to more than 100 million respondents. More
Data firm Acxion has promoted Mike Menzer to the role of Executive Vice President and General Manager of its international business. He has relocated to London from New Jersey to take up the position. More
The Board of Northumberland-based insights firm DRG has invited Paul Wealleans, Client Services Director at Panelbase, to take on the leadership of its online research supplier following the sudden death of its founder Angus Webb. More
Eminent social statistician and academic Harvey Goldstein, Professor of Social Statistics at the University of Bristol, who was noted for his work on multi-level modelling, died on 9th April after contracting coronavirus. He was 80 years old. More
Automated consumer insights platform Zappi has appointed two new client leaders: former Nielsen exec Elena Protopapas as Standard Account Manager in London, and former Ipsos exec Marek Slodyczka as Vice President, Global Accounts in New York. More
Paul Williams, former M3 Global Research MD, has re-joined London-based market research and healthcare translation specialist GlobaLexicon as Director, Commercial. In addition, James Heneghan has been promoted to the role of Director, Client Services. More
In London, customer data platform Audiens has raised $8m (£6.5m) to support international expansion and strengthen its team in certain European markets. The firm has also named Jonathan Brech as CEO, replacing founder Marko Maras who will now head up product strategy and innovation. More
UK-based media and marketing analytics firm Ebiquity has appointed Nick Waters as Group Chief Executive Officer, following the resignation of Michael Karg last year. More
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has launched a 'task force' to provide its collective expertise to UK national and devolved governments and public bodies, regarding statistical issues during the Covid-19 pandemic. More
In the US, international data collection business Schlesinger Group has acquired qualitative technology-led research services provider 20|20 Research for an undisclosed sum. Jim Bryson, founder and former Chair at 20|20, is retiring from the business. More
Marcoms group Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) has brought forward the acquisition of the remaining shares in US-based data-driven performance marketing agency Merkle. According to reports, DAN has paid about $108m (£86.4m) to buy those shares from Merkle's staff and shareholders. More
UK-based kids, parents and family market intelligence provider The Insights People has promoted two of its team, including Richard Craig who moves into the newly created position of Chief Data & Information Officer. The firm has also appointed seven new members of staff. More
London-based qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks has appointed former NatCen exec Carol McNaughton Nicolls as Associate Partner. More
In London, Omnicom's communications planning and media buying network PHD has appointed former Wavemaker Head of Quant Louise Twycross-Lewis as Head of Insight. More
Angus Webb, the founder and Managing Director of online research supplier Panelbase, died last Wednesday evening from the COVID-19 virus, at a hospital in Spain. He was 45 years old. More
In Dublin, insight-led business advisory service Opinions has hired Iarlaith Corcoran for the newly created role of Managing Director; and Karen Martin as a Senior Insights Executive. More
Marketing and MR Agency System 1 has announced that its Chief Financial Officer James Geddes is stepping down on April 20th, after seventeen years with the firm. He will be succeeded by former British Airways exec Chris Willford. More
UK-based pharma researcher Purdie Pascoe has appointed former Kantar Health UK Managing Director Stephen Potts as its sixth Director. More
UK-based medical device MR consultancy Creative Medical Research (CMR) has hired Matt Higgs for a newly created role, Head of Insights, working across both qual and quant methods. The firm has also promoted Lucy Little to Qualitative Research Director. More
DIY online research software company SurveyMonkey has appointed Amit Sethi as Vice President of Data, Karen Budell as VP of Brand Marketing and Gary Fuges as VP of Investor Relations. More
London-based pollster Survation has hired Carl Shoben as Director of Strategic Communications and Madhur Mehra as Director of Research. More
UK-based social media listening specialist Bakamo has appointed former Kantar director James MacGregor as Managing Director of its Public division. More
UK-based kids, tweens and teens specialist Kids Insights has launched in Mexico, where it will survey a total of 21,000 children each year. More
Tony Cowling, co-founder of Taylor Nelson, died on Saturday 14 March 2020, after a short illness. More
Global association ESOMAR is teaming up with MrWeb and its existing partner Women In Research to give data and insights professionals access to the world's largest specialist index of job opportunities, with new packages and offers also launched. More
Birmingham, UK-based video analytics firm Voxpopme has brought in former InMoment President Lonnie Mayne as Chairman of its Board of Directors. More
Consumer intelligence platform Toluna has appointed Ron Ruffinott as a Senior Research Solutions Consultant based in the company's US headquarters in Connecticut; while Dixit Chanana joins as Country Director in India, based in the Gurgaon office. More
Daniel Wirth has been appointed as CEO of Kynetec and the Kleffmann Group, following the recent announcement that the two agricultural and animal health research specialists are merging. More
With the Covid-19 pandemic now sweeping the world, research charity the MRBA has issued a statement reminding UK employers that it is here to help, including in cases where the industry's casual workers get into severe financial hardship due to the impact of the virus. More
UK-based emotion analytics specialist Realeyes has appointed Kyoko Tanaka to lead its Tokyo office. More
London-based healthcare fieldwork agency Just Worldwide has appointed Sarah Bennett as Field Manager, based in the UK; while Yuichi Ohta joins in Japan in the newly created position of Research Manager. More
UK agency group Unlimited has appointed Lee Gibbons as Managing Director of its sports offering, responsible for driving growth across sports and entertainment using existing agency capabilities and through a partnership with US-based sports sponsorship and entertainment agency Integrity 9. More
Cint has added Helene Stafferöd Westerlund as Chief Technology Officer, heading up its global technology objectives as part of its executive team. More
In the UK, insights and data firm delineate has appointed former long-time Lloyds Bank exec James Stewart as Product Director. More
In the UK James Whitmore, the MD of out-of-home (OOH) audience research body Route, is to step down for health reasons. Company Chair Katherine Almond is leading the search for a replacement. More
Next15's data and insights group Savanta has appointed Sadia Corey as a Director on the Americas commercial team, based in Atlanta; and Andrew Trudeau as a Senior Consultant in the Account Management team, based at Savanta's New York City Americas headquarters. More
Data and marketing services company Acxiom has promoted Chad Engelgau to the role of Chief Executive Officer, based in New York. He replaces Dennis Self, who will stay on as an advisor during a transition period, before 'departing for a new venture'. More
Data-driven marketing agency Merkle has opened an office in Aberdeen, as a direct result of what it describes as the growing requirement for people-based marketing and performance media expertise in northern Scotland. More
Edinburgh-based ad measurement and optimization firm TVSquared has promoted Jo Kinsella to the role of President, leading the firm's global commercial portfolio including client relations and strategic partnerships. She is based in the New York office. More
London-based full-service agency Opinium has officially launched its NYC office on legendary US advertising strip Madison Avenue. The firm has also appointed former Weber Shandwick Strategy Director Giulia Prati as Vice President of Research US. More
Nielsen Holdings plc has appointed Sean Cohan as Chief Growth Officer and President, International; and promoted Peter Bradbury to Chief Commercial Officer, U.S. and Karthik Rao to COO of its Media division. More
In Rotterdam, Netherlands, global consumer agency InSites Consulting has appointed former Haystack Consulting exec Kjell Massen as Business Director; and moved Margot Schuil to the role of Global Client Partner. Niels Schillewaert takes over Schuil's former role as country MD. More
Stockholm, Sweden-based brand tracking and consumer science specialist Nepa has promoted Ann-Christine Fick to the position of Chief Financial Officer, while Michael Wallin joins in the newly created role of Head of Investor Relations. More
Sir Martin Sorrell's media consultancy MightyHive has appointed Julien Coquet as Director of Analytics for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is based in Paris, France. More
Oslo, Norway-based data collection specialist Norstat has appointed Mats Beck as Head of its newly established Strategy and M&A unit. More
London-based DigitalMR has appointed former Synovate ops director Efthymios (Akis) Damalis as Chief Operating Officer. He will be based in Cyprus. More
Further to news of Eric Salama's intention to resign as CEO of Kantar during 2020, the firm has now announced that he has stepped down with immediate effect. However, according to FT.com, Salama has been 'abruptly ousted' after Bain Capital decided to cut short his remaining time at the company. More
Adam Crozier, former CEO of broadcaster ITV, the Football Association and Royal Mail, has been named Non-Executive Chairman of Kantar. More
In the UK, three former employees of 2CV Research - Adam Short, Ollie Willis and Alex Nketiah - have launched a global full-service insight agency called The Point, promising clients in the tech, entertainment and sport sectors 'better understanding'. More
US online survey software provider QuestionPro has opened an office in London, with plans to grow it to fifteen people across sales, marketing and customer success during the year. More
In London, research and strategy consultancy MTM has promoted co-founder Caroline Wren to the new role of Managing Director, while fellow co-founders James Bryson and Richard Ellis will lead the Research and Commercial Strategy Consultancy teams, respectively. More
Australian market research technology platform Glow has appointed Neil Gupta as Managing Director for the UK. More
Ipsos has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in survey technology provider Askia, and says it will tap the firm's expertise and technology to develop the 'survey platform of the future'. More
Next15's data and insights group Savanta has announced the acquisition of the UK business of Future Thinking, which has 61 staff in offices in Oxford and London. Future Thinking France and the Gemseek division, which employ most of the Group's c.350 staff, are not part of the deal. More
Research, media and events provider Informa Tech is bringing together its analysis and research units into a single entity. Ovum, Heavy Reading, Tractica and most of what was previously IHS Markit's TMT research business will be unified under the new brand, Omdia. More
In London, full-service insights consultancy Simpson Carpenter has added three new members to its Automotive team. More
In the UK, customer data and intelligence provider ResearchBods has hired Frances Revel for its newly created role of Head of Media Research. More
French healthcare sector fieldwork agency QualWorld has expanded its presence to twelve countries including Sweden, Poland and India. More
In the UK, full-service agency BMG Research has appointed long-time Opinion Leader exec Neil Samson as Qualitative Research Director. More
British broadcaster ITV has appointed rival Channel 4's Head of Data Science Sanjeevan Bala as Group Chief Data & AI Officer. He will take up his new position in May. More
UK-based media and marketing analytics firm Ebiquity has acquired the remaining 49% stake it its Italian subsidiary Ebiquity Italy Media Advisorys, with the total consideration expected to be EUR 3.4m. More
Leeds, UK-based full service agency Boxclever has added five new team members: Laura Byrne and Steven Marsh as Research Directors; Charlotte Hodgson as an Insight Manager and Karla Rendle as Qualitative Insight Manager; and Tilly Lewis as Marketing Manager. More
In the US, automated consumer insights platform Zappi has appointed former Havas Media Group Chief Data & Insight Officer Yvonne O'Brien as Executive Vice President, tasked with driving go-to-market efforts across its product suite. More
UK-based research group Walnut Unlimited has appointed former Flamingo Managing Partner Anniki Sommerville as an Associate Director, adding to its qualitative offer and with a particular focus on family and child insights. More
In the UK, full-service agency BMG Research has hired former ORC International exec Lee Cartwright as Employee Experience Director. More
P-O Westerlund has been named CEO of Sweden-based brand tracking and consumer science firm Nepa AB, replacing Fredrik Östgren who leaves the company with immediate effect. More
One-year-old immersive research firm Further&Further has added a fourth office in Chicago, to existing locations in Montreal, New York and London. Eve Ejsmont and Brian Flannery join the new office as Directors while Matthew Pemberton joins the Montreal office as a Film Director. More
US-based customer experience platform AskNicely has opened its first European office in Amsterdam, where the firm's expansion will be led by Kyle Bolster, Vice President and General Manager for Europe. More
London-based full-service agency Opinium is to open an office in Brussels, under the leadership of Director Emily Dickinson. More
Kenneth Tomaszewski has stepped down from his role as President of NY-based healthcare research specialist KJT Group, and will be replaced by Michaela Gascon, who adds the title of President to her existing one of Chief Operating Officer. More
AI-powered audience intelligence platform and social media analysis software firm Pulsar has hired consumer psychologist Nisa Bayindir for a newly created role, EVP Behavioural Science. More
North of England-based full-service agency DJS Research has appointed Lucy Pawson as its first Human Resources (HR) Manager. The company has also hired former Gusto Research AD Helen Menzies as Associate Director; while filling six other roles in the company. More
In the UK, broadcaster the BBC has appointed Microsoft's Consumer Marketing Director Paul Davies as Director of Marketing and Audiences for Content, Radio and Education. More
In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, full-service agency Explain Market Research has undergone a management buyout, with founder David Shiel selling his controlling 75% stake. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Former Kadence International Global Head of Insight and UK MD Greg Clayton has joined Ipsos MORI as Senior Client Officer. More
Dutch full service agency DVJ Insights has opened an office in Hamburg, and appointed GfK veterans Erk Maassen and Stephan Knäble as Managing Partners, to lead and develop it. More
Adam Crozier, former CEO of broadcaster ITV, the Football Association and Royal Mail, is said to be discussing the role of Chairman at Kantar. More
Big data giant Cloudera has announced a new CEO. Rob Bearden was previously Chief Executive of rival firm Hortonworks, with which Cloudera merged a year ago. More
Qual research, innovation and strategy agency The Sound has appointed Elizabeth Lockwood, a former Head of Europe for Ipsos Strategy3, to lead its UK office. She is tasked with expanding the firm's offer into new markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More
Matt Michaud has rejoined global shopper insights agency PRS IN VIVO as Senior Vice President, Head of Behavioral Qualitative, based in London as part of the Innovation Team. More
Digital advertising industry body IAB UK has hired Elizabeth Lane for the newly created role of Head of Research and Measurement; Dominic Tillson as Head of Industry Relationships and Initiatives; and Antonio Forte as Industry Initiatives Executive. More
In the UK, neuroscientist Annette Thomas has been named Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Media Group (GMG), publisher of the Guardian newspaper. She will take up her new role on 2 March, at which point interim CEO Anna Bateson will return to her role as Chief Customer Officer. More
In the UK, brand and communications research agency The Nursery has promoted five members of staff from Senior Research Executive to Research Manager, in its London office. More
In the UK, translation and language services provider Language Insight has appointed Federica Meacci as Strategic Director, responsible for all strategic operations across the business including the project management and translation teams, as well as other support functions. More
Nielsen has appointed David Rawlinson as Chief Executive Officer of its Global Connect business, while Linda Zukauckas will take up the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Global Media business. Both will join on February 3rd. More
Comscore's interim Chief Executive Dale Fuller has resigned as a Director of the company to 'pursue other ventures', following the recent promotion of Bill Livek to the CEO role. More
London firm Measure Protocol, a blockchain-based marketplace for person-based data, has hired ZappiStore's former Head of Operations Guy Wates for a newly created position, Director of Operations and Programmatic. More
Snacks company pladis has brought in former PepsiCo Asia Pacific Insights & Analytics Lead Geoff Painter as Chief Insights Officer, starting today. More
Panel firm Bilendi has announced four senior hires for its UK sales team: Ian Roberts joins as Sales Director, Sarah Hillis as Senior Sales Manager, Daniel Paraschiv as Senior Business Development Manager and Charlene Adamah as Senior Key Accounts Manager. More
In London, research and strategy consultancy Redblue has appointed former Clear Strategy and Kantar Consulting exec Allison James as a Director. More
Qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks has promoted eight members of its London-based team. In addition, two individuals have moved into permanent positons after completing the firm's internship programme. More
Kantar has appointed long-time Nielsen exec Chris Morley as Managing Director, UK, Ireland and USA for its Worldpanel division; while former Publicis behavioural economist and CX practitioner Dom Boyd joins as Managing Director, Offer for the UK Insights division. More
Former Cambridge Analytica CMO Jean Pierre van Tiel has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer at behavioural science and data science-led targeting specialist DPL, after the company secured £1.3m in an investment round. More
Kantar has appointed former ITV plc COO and CFO Ian Griffiths as its new Chief Financial Officer. He will join the company on January 16th. More
In the UK, Cambridge Market Research (CMR) has hired former Future Thinking UK MD Adele Gritten as its first Chief Executive Officer. More
London-based qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks is handing the majority ownership of its business to an employee trust, set up on behalf of its team. More
Top-level US MR body the Insights Association is to feature long-time WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell as a speaker at its CEO Summit later this month. More
Food and drink sector research and support organisation Campden BRI has appointed Peter Headridge as COO, and Barbara Lunnon as Associate Director, Consulting (Science). More
In the US, insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has appointed P2Sample exec Garrett Gil de Rubio as Senior Vice President, Client Development. More
Netherlands-based full service agency DVJ Insights has brought in long-time GfK exec Michèle van Waterschoot to support the integration of its International Consulting teams, which operate in the Netherlands and the UK. More
In Taiwan, Nielsen has promoted long-term employee Luke Verwey to the role of Managing Director, with responsibility for all Nielsen Global Connect's business activities across the country. More
Entertainment technology and TV data provider TiVo is to merge with audio, imaging and computing technology products firm Xperi Corp., in an all-stock deal with an enterprise value of $3bn. The TiVo name will remain on its products but the combined company will be known as Xperi. More
Nielsen has named Laurie Lovett as its new Chief Human Resources Officer, starting January 13th; and Christopher Taft as SVP Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. In addition, former Microsoft and CBS exec Nancy Tellem joins the Board. More
Insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has appointed JD Deitch as Chief Operations Officer, while former COO Richard Thornton moves into the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer. More
In Washington, DC, WPP-owned market research and political polling specialist Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates (PSB) has hired former Hershey CMO Peter Horst as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mike Chuter who left the firm earlier this month. More
Retail data firm The NPD Group has appointed Darren Person as Global Chief Information Officer, and Robert Taylor as SVP, Enterprise Systems. More
London-based marketing personalization company Qubit has hired Tracey Ryan O'Connor as VP of North America and Julia Fearn-Muller as VP of Customer Success, while Robin Trickett has been promoted to VP of Strategy. More
In London, Healthcare Research Worldwide (HRW) has hired long-time healthcare research industry exec Sue Rees for its newly created role of Global Director. More
2001, like 1984, was a year for which fiction had given us very specific expectations, and while disappointingly little coasted through the heavens to the strains of the 'Blue Danube', some MR industry giants certainly soared. Here's our review of the year on DRNO. More
Kantar Chief Executive Eric Salama has decided to step down from his role at some point in 2020, after which he will serve as a non-executive Director and Consultant at the company. Kantar has already begun the process of recruiting a successor. More
Harriet Kozak, President of the Philadelphia office of healthcare specialist Research Partnership, is to retire at the end of the year. She is replaced from January 2nd 2020 by Sabera Hyderally, who currently serves as Director of MedTech, North America. More
Facebook Retail team head Maureen McDonagh is to join newspaper publisher Reach, formerly Trinity Mirror, in the new role of Chief Customer Officer. More
London-based customer experience solutions specialist Sabio Group has appointed Jonathan Gale as CEO. Former Chief Exec Andy Roberts will move to the role of Vice-Chairman, with a continuing focus on inorganic growth. More
WPP has announced that Michelle Harrison will move from CEO to non-executive Chair of its Government Practice - which she has led since its inception in 2012 - so as to focus on her role as Global CEO of Kantar's Public division. Global MD Sean Howard steps up to the vacant CEO role. More
In the UK, kids, parents and family specialist The Insights People has added five to its research and technical teams: Sarah Riding as Trend & Research Director; Hannah Carley as RM; Bethany Bleathman as an RE; Anne Kelly as Account Director; and Mark Armstrong as Principal Developer. More
In the UK, data science company Black Swan Data has appointed Rupert Day, former Global CEO of WPP media agency tenthavenue. In his new role, Day is responsible for applying the firm's Social Prediction technology to the retail, content and advertising industry sectors. More
Oslo, Norway-headquartered data collection specialist Norstat has hired Robert Agnew as Managing Director for Norstat UK, which has responsibility for clients, consumer panels and business in the UK market. More
UK-based emotion analytics specialist Realeyes has appointed long-time marketing analytics and technology industry exec Max Kalehoff as Vice President of Marketing, based at its offices in New York. More
Ipsos,60318, Population Services International and Matchboxology won the inaugural Liz Nelson Award for Social Impact, at last night's annual MRS Awards ceremony in London; while Kantar Profiles Division won the overall Grand Prix Award for Greatest Impact. More
In London, survey software firm Merlinco has appointed long-time industry exec Simon Stephen as 'Data Management Expert'. More
Today it's exactly 21 years since MrWeb was officially launched - a traditional coming-of-age here in the UK. In Internet terms, 21 is ancient really, and we'll do a bit of looking backward over the next few weeks, but we also have major plans for the coming year. Details here - and your feedback wanted! More
In the UK, train operating company Hull Trains has appointed Anne Somers as Commercial and Customer Experience Director, responsible for listening and responding to all customer insight to help shape services around their needs, while maintaining competitive ticket prices for travellers. More
A global 'hub' called OKRE has been launched, to support collaboration between the research sector and entertainment industries and help audiences better engage with the ideas that shape society. More
Marcoms group Interpublic has created a new practice focused on 'digital responsibility', within its recently formed Kinesso targeting and optimisation company. Acxiom / LiveRamp executive Sheila Colclasure has been hired to head it up. More
Digital data collection agency Research on Mobile has moved its headquarters from Beirut to Paris, and says that after a successful first year Europe is emerging as its biggest market, overtaking MENA. More
In New York, Nielsen Global Connect has hired IBM exec Jacqueline Woods as Chief Marketing Officer, starting on December 1st. More
In London, full-service agency IFF Research has named Voluntas co-founder Tyrone Field as its first Director of Innovation and Technology, while Tim Morrow joins as Finance Director. More
In the UK, strategic insights firm Firefish has appointed former C Space exec Adrien Weinert as a Director at its headquarters in London. More
In the US, data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions provider Alliance Data has appointed Ralph Andretta as President and Chief Executive, effective from next February. He will succeed Melisa Miller, who has served in the role since the June 2019 retirement of Ed Heffernan. More
In the UK, data regulator the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) has appointed Ellis Parry as its first Data Ethics Adviser, as the organisation considers the practical implications of the growing use of personal data. More
WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell has allegedly been involved in an 'explosive confrontation' with former colleague Jim Prior, over critical remarks he made about Sorrell to Campaign magazine. According to one eyewitness quoted in the FT, the bust-up led to Sorrell slapping Prior in the face. More
In the UK, former GfK NOP MD and current MRS Chair Phyllis Macfarlane has joined social research organisation NatCen as a Trustee on its Board. Pensions consultant Mark Duke also joins, and a third new Trustee is expected to be announced over the coming weeks. More
In the UK, Matt Kirby, co-founder of creative insight agency bob's your uncle, has joined the Insight Leaders research collective. More
In London, specialist MR staffing consultancy Hannelius Recruitment has appointed Ryan Reast to work on operations, sales and full service research exec roles. More
In Madrid, WPP Chief Exec Mark Read has opened the marcoms group's latest co-location campus, La Matriz, which is its largest in Europe to date. More
Michael Karg, the Group CEO of UK-based media and marketing analytics firm Ebiquity, has stepped down from his role. He will be replaced by former YouGov CFO Alan Newman on an interim basis, while the search for a permanent CEO is undertaken. More
In the UK, online research supplier Panelbase has hired research veteran Johnny Caldwell in the newly created role of Innovation Consultant. He is based in London More
In the UK, full-service agency BMG Research has appointed former Kantar exec Simon Wood to lead its London office. More
UK-based research group Walnut Unlimited has appointed Michal Matukin as Head of Neuroscience Research, underlining its commitment to a growing part of its business. More
Fast-growing UK-based MR and consumer insights platform Attest has brought in Freddie Beesley, formerly Head of Product at DIY research firm Typeform, as Product Director. More
UK-based social media monitoring specialist Bakamo has relocated its London office to a new, larger location in Shoreditch. As part of the expansion, Research Director Dávid Gáspár has relocated from the firm's Budapest-based operations centre to lead the team in London. More
In the US, Sony Pictures has promoted Chris Liberge and Kate Donnelly, both taking the title of Senior Vice President of Global Strategic Marketing and Research. The pair will co-run Sony's new group of film-specific 'strategy pods'. More
In London, qual-quant research and strategy consultancy Redblue has appointed Tom Scrimgour in the new role of Managing Director. More
Mobile data intelligence and verification specialist Location Sciences has expanded to Australia, where it will be led by digital marketer Rupert Pay as the company's local representative. More
Mobile measurement and fraud prevention specialist Adjust has expanded its UK team with the appointment of Andy Chandler as General Manager UK & Ireland, and Isabel Ferreira as Sales Director. Both will be based in the firm's London office. More
Research software firm Confirmit has appointed Howard Lax as Principal Director, CX Consulting, supporting clients in their efforts to design, develop and implement customer experience strategies. More
In London, Healthcare Research Worldwide (HRW) has added behavioural scientists Rhiannon Phillips and Emma Neville to its Behavioural Science team. More
US-based sample solutions provider InnovateMR has opened a new headquarters in Calabasas, California - adding to existing locations in Connecticut, London, Ahmedabad and New Delhi. The firm says its headcount has doubled during 2019. More
London-based boutique insights agency 2CV has promoted Sabine Cronick - previously Head of Quant - to Managing Director, UK; and Jennifer Axen, previously Head of Qual, to MD North America. More
Data-driven performance marketing agency Merkle has promoted Ben Gott to the position of SVP Digital Analytics for the EMEA region, overseeing a team combining the analytics team from its performance marketing agency Periscopix with its existing customer analytics business. More
London-based strategic insights consultancy Firefish has appointed long-time WPP exec Natalie Pilch as Chief Operating Officer. More
Programmatic sampling firm Lucid has launched new EMEA headquarters in London, from which to drive development in the region. Staff numbers in the city have grown from fewer than ten to more than 50 in just two years. More
In the UK, former Cambridge MR Managing Director Mark Bagnall has set up his own agency ESP Live, which will focus on two areas of consumer research - development of products and techniques to re-shape the way research is conducted, and measurement of experiential marketing campaigns. More
Kadence International has announced that Greg Clayton, Global Head of Insight and MD of the UK office, is leaving the business to 'pursue new challenges'. The London office will then be led by Darren Lewis, in the role of UK Country Manager. More
London-based strategic insights firm Firefish has promoted Daniel Rose to the position of Managing Director of its qualitative, cultural insight and human strategy business, Firefish UK. He replaces Lisa Hill. More
Kantar has named Doreen Wang Country Leader in China. She will return from New York to Beijing in January to take up her new appointment. More
In the UK, full service research and strategy consultancy Populus has hired long-time YouGov exec Bernadeta Wilk for a newly created position, Chief Data Officer. More
In the UK, full service research and strategy consultancy Populus has acquired insight-led innovation agency Decidedly (previously known as FreshMinds), for an undisclosed sum. At the same time, Decidedly's CEO Catherine Crump is stepping down and Tom Wormald will become its MD. More
In London, full-service agency IFF Research has appointed Katy Wilburn as Head of Housing. In addition, Kelsey Beninger joins as Associate Director and Sarah Coburn has been promoted to the same role, while Hannah Dunn joins as People Manager. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA has recruited RDSi director David Power to manage its quant and analytics offer, which is being rebranded as 'Crowd Numbers'. Power will join the firm in November. More
In the UK, full-service agency BMG Research has appointed former Ipsos and Maritz executive Roger Sant as Chief Research Officer. More
In the UK, international healthcare specialist Adept Field Solutions has launched a new agency called Language Pharmacy, specialising in healthcare market research translations, transcriptions and interpreting. More
In the UK, former Kantar Deputy MD Jamie Thorpe has joined the Ipsos MORI Customer Experience (CX) business as Head of Experience Management (XM). More
In the US, online community and survey tech provider Toluna has launched a specialized practice focused on the needs of the Media & Entertainment industry, led by long-time company exec Patricia Chapin-Bayley. More
GroupM's data and measurement-driven media agency Essence has announced the expansion of its services across China. More
Continuing our month-long in-depth look at online communities, Nick Thomas talks to InSites Consulting co-founder and CEO Kristof De Wulf about buying UK online research pioneer Join the Dots, its fourth acquisition in 18 months; and about plans for the future. More
British retailer M&S has hired former GroupM exec Mehdi Hosseini for a newly created role, Head of Data Science, including responsibility for recruiting for up to twenty new roles in the near future. More
In the UK Mediatel, which provides media data, market insight, news and events, has hired former Kantar Media exec Rob Laurence to lead its data analysis platform, Mediatel Connected. More
In London, community panel specialist Verve has completed its fourth graduate intake, bringing the total number of graduate recruits to twelve. The firm recently appointed long-time MR recruitment specialist Sarah Penny as Talent Manager. More
In London, former Save the Children insight leads Tom Skilbeck and Matt Williams have launched a consultancy called Chemistry Insight, dedicated exclusively to charities, movements and brands that 'seek to do good'. More
UK-based Brandwatch has transformed its leadership team with the addition of Guy Berruyer as Chairman of its Board, Fergus Gloster as an NED, Eva Klein as Chief Customer Officer, Dan Freund as Chief Sales Officer, and Ian Collins as CFO. More
In the UK, full service agency Relish has appointed Neil Stevenson as Research Director in its Qualitative team, with a focus on building the company's Technology, Media and Gaming sectors. More
Panel provider Borderless Access has appointed former Dynata exec Max Czycholl as Vice President - Europe. He is based in Hamburg, Germany. More
Cazoo, an online used car sales platform, has hired former dunnhumby / MoneySuperMarket data chief Piers Stobbs as Chief Data Officer, ahead of its launch later this month. More
In the UK, data collection and processing business Populus Data Solutions (PDS) has appointed long-time Future Thinking exec Kalpesh Varsani as Head of Telephone Solutions. More
London-based research technology firm Liveminds has officially expanded to the US with the opening of an office in Chicago. More
Ad and brand research firm Hall & Partners has appointed Stacy Vaughn as Managing Partner of its US healthcare team, and Beth Stagg for the same role in Europe. More
London-based market research and healthcare translation specialist GlobaLexicon has doubled its European Operations Centre capacity in Seville, Spain. More
Full-service agency Sapio Research is moving offices in the City of London, to make space for two new members of staff: Office Manager Sheila Duke and neuropsychologist Sinead McIntyre. More
UK-based marcoms giant WPP has appointed Argos CEO John Rogers as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Paul Richardson who is retiring from the company. Rogers will join the group and its Board in early 2020. More
There are lots of options for those wishing to join this successful sector (see job listings in the publication) but how do you find the treasure and minimise the risk? Nick Thomas taps the experience of four of the sector's recruitment specialists to help you pick all the right cards and avoid the blues. More
Kantar has appointed Dolly DeNyse and Amy Fenton to its North American leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Client Officer respectively. More
Our month-long focus on online communities continues with another podcast. Samsung's Director of European Countries CMI on work-life and other kinds of balance; the extremes of 'agile'; working on communities with Verve; backing up insights; and why brands should 'get out more'. More
Comscore has promoted Arturo Guillén to the role of SVP & Global Managing Director of its movie division, taking the reins from SVPs Steve Buck and Jim Zak. More
UK-based 'human understanding agency' Walnut Unlimited has appointed Becky Miles as a Research Director in its retail team. More
Manchester-based kids, tweens and teens specialist Kids Insights has launched its first Asia Pacific business, Kids Insights India. More
WPP has appointed Keith Weed, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Unilever for most of the last nine years, as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 1st November. More
Kantar has appointed Chloe Woolger as Commercial Director in its Customer Experience (CX) team, based in its London headquarters and reporting to Tim Pritchard, MD of CX at Kantar UK. More
On 29th November 1998 MrWeb - publisher of DRNO - officially launched with the appearance of its first job ad. To celebrate our twenty-first birthday we're publishing special supplements on five major growth areas in the sector, beginning this month with online communities. More
London-based Opinium has hired Adrian McCallum, previously a Senior Director at Kantar Millward Brown, in the role of Research Director. More
Eurodata TV Worldwide, the international division of French audience measurement firm Médiamétrie has promoted François Lhomme to the role of Sales Director for the EMEA and APAC regions; and Kunal de Souza to an equivalent Americas role. More
New York-based Semantic ad technology specialist Peer39 has opened an office in London, where it has appointed Andrew Morsy as Managing Director, International. The firm has also hired Alec Greenberg as Vice President of Partnerships in its NYC office. More
Recently formed group STRAT7 has launched a specialist business strategy offering called STRAT7+, based in Stockholm. Martin Hörnqvist, former CEO of toymaker BRIO, joins to lead it. More
Steve Buck, Comscore's SVP of Business Relations and Jim Zak, SVP of International Theatrical are among those to depart the company as it cuts 8% of its workforce, according to reports. More
Sample provider P2Sample has partnered with not-for-profit organization Women in Research (WIRe), to launch a study which evaluates the percentage of women in MR executive roles. Across 133 firms analysed, only a third (36%) of exec roles were occupied by women. More
Former dunnhumby director Rob Sharland has joined Milan, Italy-based customer data platform Audiens as Vice President of Global Sales. He will work from the firm's London office. More
Long-time Kantar exec Graham Page has joined US emotion measurement specialist Affectiva as Global MD of Media Analytics, leading a unit focused on the application of emotion analytics to content, media testing and the customer experience. More
Melbourne, Australia-based mobile researcher MDI has expanded its footprint to London, with the appointment of former GfK NOP leader Arno Hummerston as Director - Europe. More
Industry veteran Ray Poynter has joined Australian data intelligence company Potentiate as Chief Research Officer, responsible for driving the firm's product innovation, research techniques, team education agenda and supporting client engagements. He is based in Nottingham, UK. More
UK-based big data video analytics firm Big Sofa Technologies has appointed former Kantar exec Sam Curtis as Head of Client Partnerships and Business Development. More
US-based Further&Further, which combines qual research methods with immersive documentary film-making, has opened a European office, based in London. Former CrowdDNA director Kelvin Amos joins the office as European Managing Director. More
London-based audience insights company GlobalWebIndex has hired former Groupon exec James Scott for a newly created position, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). More
Former Flamingo and TNS exec Lyn McGregor has been appointed as Head of Qualitative Research at Walnut Unlimited. More
Global CEM Software firm Sitecore has laid off around 70 employees, c.5% of its workforce, according to reports. More
Marcoms giant WPP is to open a new campus in San Francisco, in the heart of the US tech industry, where it will house more than 1,000 people from its companies around the city. More
In London, Neil Frackiewicz has been promoted to Head of Retail UK, effective from 1st September. He takes over from Michael McLaughlin, who moves up to Head of Retail Europe. More
Insight and analytics company MESH Experience has hired Bharat Parmar for the newly created role of Managing Director of EMEA, working with the team in London to extend the firm's UK Retail Banking Study to other verticals such as insurance and payment services. More
Cambridge Analytica's former Lead Psychologist Patrick Fagan has teamed up with former ad agency execs Dan Thwaites and James Cragg to launch an audience behavioural change business called Capuchin. More
Comscore has disclosed plans to cut a further 8% of its workforce, adding to around 10% made redundant in the second quarter. More
In the UK, the management team of specialist medical device MR consultancy Creative Medical Research (CMR), led by CEO George Ashford, has completed a 'multi-million pound' buyout of the company. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna has appointed former MetrixLab exec Nicholas Langeveld as Managing Director for North America. More
Comscore Board member Paul J. Reilly has resigned, citing a lack of confidence in its operating strategy and innovation. In the last few days, the company's share price has dropped further to record lows around the $US 1.50 mark. More
Enterprise data and analytics provider LiveRamp has appointed Clark Kokich as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, replacing Jerry Gramaglia, who announced his intention not to seek re-election in February. More
Digital research firm MetrixLab has appointed four Regional Managing Directors: Angela Morgans for Europe, Rebeca Dreicon for LATAM, Rob Valsler for AMEA, and Kevin Moran for North America. Meanwhile two new teams will focus on innovation in the company's product portfolio. More
In London, media researcher RSMB has appointed Chris Mundy as Chief Executive, following Steve Wilcox's decision to step aside from a full-time role at the company. More
In London, research software firm Confirmit has promoted Chris Brown to the role of Vice President, Global CX Consulting, leading a global team of customer experience (CX) experts who deliver CX consulting services to clients across the US, EMEA and Asia Pacific. More
Next15's data and insights group Savanta has hired five new US employees while announcing a move to a larger office in New York City. More
Jacob Lagerstedt has returned to data collection company Norstat as Managing Director of its specialist International division, which is responsible for clients and business development in overseas markets. He is based in the firm's Stockholm office. More
Newcastle and London-based research consultancy Differentology has appointed Melissa Gonsalves and Matt Picton as Directors, leading its Strategic Insight team. More
Toluna's parent company ITWP has promoted Phil Ahad to Chief Digital Officer and Pierre Camagne to Chief Financial and Operations Officer, while hiring Michael Masset as Chief Human Resources Officer. More
Professor Sir Ian Diamond has been appointed as the UK's National Statistician, succeeding John Pullinger, who retired at the end of June. Sir Ian will take up his new position on a full-time basis on 22 October 2019. More
Insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has acquired US-based P2Sample. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Mobile research technology firm RealityMine has added five new members of staff to its Manchester team. More
UK-based Future Thinking has appointed Steven Forrest as Group CFO. He replaces Jason Stark, who left the company last month after less than a year in the role. More
DIY research software company SurveyMonkey has expanded its executive team with the appointment of Lara Sasken Lindenbaum as Vice President of Communications; DuVal Hicks as Vice President of Sales Operations; and Dennis Scott as Vice President of Growth Marketing. More
Leeds, UK-based full service agency Gusto Research has appointed Martin Reed as Research Director, and promoted Heather Thorpe to Associate Director. More
UK qualitative association the AQR has a new Chair, Razor Research co-founder Chloë Fowler, replacing Lyn McGregor. The organisation celebrates its 40th anniversary next year. More
London-based qual-led insight and strategy specialist BritainThinks has promoted both Cordelia Hay and Anastasia Knox to the newly created position of Associate Partner. Also promoted are Holly Wicks, Michael Allard, Hettie Hill and Katharine Allen. More
US-based customer insights platform UserTesting has opened its first international office, in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it has appointed Bruce Hunter as European Regional Vice President. More
London-based MR staffing specialist Hannelius Recruitment has appointed Bonnie McAlpine as a Director and Jennifer Elliott as Talent Manager, both focused on full service MR roles. More
Kantar has completed the integration of societal impact consultancy InterMedia into its Public division, thus expanding its Washington D.C. office and strengthening the division's growing Development Practice. More
Analyst firm HFS Research, which serves clients in technology and business operations, has acquired digital marketing agency Quigley Media, whose founder Tom Quigley become HFS' Chief Marketing Officer. More
Media and analytics firm Crossmedia Inc. has announced a partnership with former MDC Partners CMO Bob Kantor to launch a collaborative marketing services network called Dawn, with four members agencies already included and more to be added soon. More
ITWP, the parent company of Toluna, Harris Interactive Europe and KuRunData, has hired Michele Morelli as SVP of Global Marketing Strategy; promoted Tsahi Ben-Yosef to SVP of Product Innovation; and promoted Mathilde Lelievre to EVP of Global Operations. More
Escalent, formerly Market Strategies International-Morpace, has promoted Mark Carpenter from Research Director to Joint MD of its European office based in Surrey, UK. More
London-based agency The Big Picture (TBP) has appointed longtime Basis Research Director Laura Pereira as Head of Quant, with a focus on innovative techniques in design research. More
Indonesia-based research and neuroscience start-up Neurosensum has followed up a recent $1.8m funding win with the launch of a new research tool, SurveySensum, and says it aims to double its size to around 90 employees by the end of the year. More
In London, boutique insights agency 2CV has appointed former Crowd DNA exec Antonia Cheese as Global Business Development Director. More
London-based market research and healthcare translation specialist GlobaLexicon has hired fifteen new team members in the first half of the year, and announced 20% growth in revenue. More
UK agency Walnut Unlimited has appointed former GfK exec Tijen Enver as Research Director, tasked with expanding its media research offering, building on its brand and comms work in the media space and across sectors. More
The partners at pricing and strategy consultant Simon-Kucher have elected Mark Billige, from the UK, and Andreas von der Gathen, from Germany, as co-CEOs for the next five years. They will take up their new positions on January 1st 2020. More
UK-based advisory group Cello Health has opened an office in Berlin, where it has appointed Heike Tombrink as Regional Director, Head of Cello Health Insight Germany; and Matthias Heurich as Regional Director, supporting Digital Innovation. More
In the UK, full-service research and strategy consultancy Populus has appointed long-time Kantar exec Simon Taylor as Director of Financial Services. More
London-based loyalty insights agency Motif has appointed long-time ABA Research exec Nat Hester as Head of Qualitative. More
In the UK, customer data and intelligence provider ResearchBods has appointed Emily Rutter as Client Services Director. More
In the UK, communications agency Influential has appointed consumer insight specialist Duncan Swan as Head of Research. More
Insight and analytics company MESH Experience has hired Dana DiGregorio as Managing Director leading the US unit for Vertical Subscription Studies. More
In the US, automated consumer insights platform Zappi has appointed Zontziry 'Z' Johnson as Vice President of Customer Transformation. More
Alison Lewis is leaving her post as Chief Marketing Officer of consumer manufacturing giant Johnson & Johnson, as part of a business shake-up which will see the role scrapped altogether. More
Global information services company Experian has appointed Shri Santhanam as EVP and General Manager of Global Analytics and AI, focused on helping the firm to take full advantage of the potential of big data. More
In London, MR technology company QuenchTec has appointed long-time industry exec Dennis Sewberath as Technical and Creative Research Consultant. The firm has also added its Chatbot Survey Builder to its survey platform. More
WPP media agency network Mindshare has launched a 'NeuroLab' in its New York office, using EEG and Galvanic Skin Response technology to measure second-by-second, non-conscious neurological responses to brand stories and media. More
Tech-enabled MR and customer insights group Maru has appointed long-time KPMG exec Natalie Cousens as SVP, Global Marketing Director. More
UK-based Insights People has created eight new jobs, after receiving backing from business support agency, GC Business Growth Hub. The company is also seeking to finalise another round of investment to further scale its US and European businesses, and to launch into Asia. More
Tesco-owned customer data science company dunnhumby has appointed Flávia Villani as Head of its Brazil operations. More
In the UK, global insights provider Maru/Matchbox has appointed former GfK exec Peter Jenkins as Chief Client Officer, based in the Southampton office. More
Sir Martin Sorrell's recently launched marcoms group S4Capital has hired his former WPP colleague Scott Spirit as Chief Growth Officer with a seat on the company's Board, while another former WPP exec, Elizabeth Buchanan, joins as a Non-Executive Director. More
Former Edelman CEO David Brain has co-founded a market research firm called Stickybeak in New Zealand, in partnership with pollster David Talbot, designer Kyle Hickey, and technology specialist Brody Nelson. More
Peter Mouncey, outgoing Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Market Research (IJMR) has been awarded the MRS Gold Medal, after fifteen years in the role. He is only the twelfth recipient of the medal since 1982. Dr Daniel Nunan becomes Editor in his place. More
Audience technology platform Eyeota has appointed former Dentsu Aegis exec Phoebe Ang as its new CFO, based in Singapore. More
In the US, Facebook-owned photo and video-sharing service Instagram has promoted Tamar Shapiro to the role of Head of Analytics, leading a team of more than 150 data scientists and data engineers. More
In London, insight and innovation consultancy Decidedly has appointed Tom Wormald as Director of Strategy & Insight. More
In London, WPP-owned Kantar has promoted Nathalie Burdet to the role of Chief Marketing Officer, while Ignasi Fernández replaces her as Global Marketing Leader for the Insights division. Additionally, Dionne Aitken joins the company as Global Marketing Leader for the Profiles division. More
In the US, Comscore's recently appointed Chief Operating Officer Kathryn Bachmann has resigned a month after taking up the position. More
Kantar has set up an International Election Team, to provide forecasting, research and commentary for elections across the world. More
UK research and data firm Delineate has appointed former TNS UK and Hall & Partners UK CEO Paul Edwards as Chairman. More
Independent NED Mike Rogers has been appointed Chairman of consumer data giant Experian plc, effective 24th July. More
John Pullinger will be retiring as the UK's National Statistician and CEO of the UK Statistics Authority at the end of next month. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Jonathan Athow, Deputy National Statistician for Economic Statistics. More
London-based digital banking intelligence service provider iSky Research has appointed Edward Chatham as Client Services Director. More
Former SKIM exec Lester Sualog has been hired by System1 Research as Managing Director for the APAC region, based in Singapore. More
Co-founder Julian Hadfield has left UK- and Australia-based specialist MR recruiter Resources Group, and retired from recruitment after nearly thirty years. More
In London, multi-media kids entertainment company Beano Studios has hired former Circle Research director Amanda Boote for its newly created role of Head of Insight, Sales & Business Development. More
London-based behavioural insights consultancy Irrational Agency has announced that co-founder Elina Halonen is leaving the firm, to pursue independent work in the MR and consumer insights space alongside her academic research. Her co-founder Leigh Caldwell continues at the helm of Irrational. More
Innovation insights provider Clarivate is extending the role of Executive Chairman Jerre Stead to include Chief Executive Officer. He will take up the position on June 30th, replacing Jay Nadler who becomes a member of the Board of Directors. More
Neuromarketing and analytics company Neuro-Insight has promoted Shazia Ginai to the role of UK Chief Executive Officer, replacing Heather Andrew who will continue to serve on the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director. Ginai takes up her new position on 1st June. More
Kantar has appointed Gregory Aston as Global Head of Research, Digital Advertising Intelligence, based in New York; while Petra Mašínová joins as Global Director for Reputation Intelligence, based in Paris. More
In London, respondent access specialist Maru/Blue has hired long-time industry exec Nathan Pereira as Business Development Director on its Agency and Enterprise team, tasked with helping grow the company's presence in the UK. More
In the UK, five independent consultants have come together to launch a new research group called Insight Leaders. More
Comscore has promoted to fill the gaps left by the recent resignations of Will Hodgman and Joe Nguyen. Guido Fambach becomes EVP, EMEA & APAC, while Kedar Gavane moves up to the role of SVP, APAC, reporting to Fambach. More
Hendon, North London-based full service agency PurpleMR has taken a majority stake in data collection provider Prevision Research; and has brought in Bob Qureshi, Co-owner and Managing Partner of facilities group i-View as a Director and shareholder for Prevision. More
Business intelligence, research and events group Informa plc has formally launched a new division, Informa Tech, bringing together research, media, training and events brands from across the group to serve the global Technology community. Gary Nugent serves as the new unit's CEO. More
Research technology firm Cobalt Sky has appointed survey ops and technology expert Phil Bird as Senior Consultant, focused on providing technology services to key accounts within the business. More
Comscore SVP of Asia Pacific Joe Nguyen has left the company after nearly a decade, as news breaks of an imminent 10% cut in workforce and a possible sale of the business. More
Marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity has hired Jed Meyer as MD of its North American offices, while promoting Nick Pugh to MD, UK & Ireland; Laetitia Zinetti to MD of Continental Europe; and Christian Zimmer to MD for its German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH) business. More
UK marketing services group Kin + Carta, which was previously known as St Ives, has appointed Charlie Wrench in a new role, 'Chief Connective Officer'. More
Newcastle and London-based research consultancy Differentology has promoted Mark James to the position of Chief Executive Officer, while Lizzie Gilthorpe takes over his previous role as Managing Director. Head of Research James Dickie and Head of Insight Dan Brilot complete the senior team. More
British-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has expanded its US team with the appointment of Natasha Trever as Research Manager, while Emma Kirk is relocating from the UK to take up the newly created position of Associate Director. The firm has also hired two new staff in the UK. More
Custom research and online data firm SurveyHealthcare (SHC) has appointed Lena Belz as Head of European Operations, based in its London head office. More
Insights and data firm Delineate has expanded its London headquarters with the appointments of Geoff Baker as Account Director, Josh Green as Research Manager and George Harwood as Business Development Manager. More
In the US, consumer data specialist 84.51º is to relocate its Chicago office in preparation for an increase in headcount from 86 to 250 associates within the next five years. More
Behavioural research specialist EyeSee has opened an office in London, to be run by former Nielsen exec Payal Patel who joins in the role of Director of Business Development. More
London-based digital consumer insight company GlobalWebIndex has appointed former Comscore exec Hugh McGoran as Senior Vice President of Revenue, North America, based in New York. More
In the UK, full-service agency ABA Research has been renamed 'Kokoro', the Japanese word for heart. The firm has also hired former Chime CIE Board Director Caroline Bates as Insight Consultancy Director in its leadership team. More
Australia-based insight and strategy consultancy The Leading Edge has closed its London office, citing 'Brexit uncertainty-related issues' which it says have made clients reluctant to commit to budgets. The firm will now run most client accounts from its Sydney headquarters. More
Leeds, UK-based full service agency Boxclever has opened an office in London; and has appointed former Relish exec Rebecca Huntley as Qualitative Director, based in Leeds. Also joining in Leeds, in the Quant team are Lauren Hall and Chrissie Tarbotton. More
The European Research Federation (EFAMRO) has appointed Bernd Wachter, CEO of German MR agency Psyma, as its new President. He takes over from Andrew Cannon, Executive Director of Global Research Business Network (GRBN), who has completed seven years in the EFAMRO role. More
WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell's recently launched marcoms business S4 Capital paid him £140k in salary, bonus and pension contribution, for just over six months' work last year, the firm's annual report reveals. More
UK-based fieldwork and data delivery firm Populus Data Solutions (PDS) has hired former Toluna exec Daniel Singham as Director of Business Development. More
Specialist business-to-business researcher B2B International is launching an office in Edinburgh, to be headed up by RM Imogen Williams, who moves from the firm's office in Manchester. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA is to open an office in Sydney in July 2019, to be headed up by Elyse Pigram, who moves from the firm's London headquarters. Meanwhile the London office has added former Flamingo execs Dunstan Kornicki and Yuka Uchijima. More
Automated consumer insights platform Zappi has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany to support clients across Central Europe. More
In the US, Ipsos has promoted Julia Clark to the newly created role of Head of Marketing and Communications for North America, based in the firm's Chicago office. More
Cultural insights and strategy consultancy Crowd DNA is opening an office in Sydney, in July. The business will be led by Elyse Pigram, who is transferring back to her native Australia after more than a year in the firm's London office. More
Next15's data and insights group Savanta has announced a new Americas team, covering the US and Canada. More
In the UK, qual and quant fieldwork services agency Ardent Fieldwork has expanded its senior team with the appointment of former Field Initiatives Directors Karen Beardon and Viki Hallahan. More
Marketing analytics partner firms Marketscience and Truesight have transferred MD and Associate Partner Nitesh Sahay from Delhi, India to the London, UK office. Following his transfer, Sahay joins Marketscience founder Peter Cain to lead product development and provide dual support to clients in both the UK and India. More
In London, Omnicom-owned brand and communications research consultancy Hall & Partners has promoted Sue Klinck to the newly created role of Global Head of People and Culture. More
Opinion and Strategy Researcher BritainThinks has hired Richenda Devereux, formerly of The Nursery Research and Planning, as Head of Operations. More
In the UK, full service agency Relish has hired Toby Matthewson for its newly created role of Head of Innovation and Strategy, working from the firm's office in London. More
London-based insights agency Motif has appointed former ORC exec Kevin Ford as Head of Data Solutions. More
Respondent access specialist Maru/Blue has appointed Simon Gallagher in the role of Director of Business Development, on the Enterprise and Market Research Sales team, based in London; while Claire Treloar joins with the same title, working with the Agency Sales team and based in Manchester. More
David Burrows, former Board Director at consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo, has set up his own consultancy, Zoetrope, offering cross-cultural human insight, to guide brand strategy, innovation and communications development. More
In London, tech-enabled customer insights platform Streetbees has hired shopper and consumer specialist Ben Langleben as Client Strategist, with a focus on uncovering growth opportunities for corporate clients. More
Nielsen has launched a Behavioral Sciences Institute, with the aim of educating leaders across industries on 'the power of conscious and nonconscious decision making'. The Institute will sit within, and tap the data library of the company's Consumer Neuroscience division. More
UK-based firm The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has appointed Sonia Misak as President of its New York office. More
Chief Executive Bryan Wiener and President Sarah Hofstetter are leaving audience measurement company Comscore due to 'irreconcilable differences over how to execute the company's strategy'. More
Nielsen CEO David Kenny has signed the LEAD (Leading Executives Advancing Diversity) Network CEO Pledge, committing the company to increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles globally. More
Social media-based marketing agency Social Chain has appointed McVal Osborne as its first Head of Data and Insights, based in its London office. More
Business intelligence, research and events group Informa Plc has launched a corporate venture capital fund, which will make early-stage investments in the 'knowledge and information economy'. More
In London, out-of-home and location marketing specialist Posterscope has promoted Nick Halas to the position of Global Head of Strategy, while Russell Smither has been named Head of Research & Insight, with an international remit. More
The UK's cross-industry measurement standards body JICWEBS has appointed former IAB CEO Guy Phillipson as its new Chairman. He replaces Richard Foan who set up the organisation in 1999 with trade bodies ISBA, the IPA, the IAB and the AOP. More
London-based full service insights consultancy Basis has appointed Georgie Cooper as a Partner, leading its European Health practice. More
In London, research software firm Digital Taxonomy has secured what it describes as a 'substantial' round of investment funding, which it will use for further business growth. To support this, the firm has hired recent graduate George Hamza and relocated to offices in the heart of Bloomsbury. More
UK-based brand research agency The Nursery has launched a new division called The Nursery Health, building on its experience working across the Rx, OTC and wellness sectors. More
Paris-based research and consultancy company BVA Group has rolled out its 'Nudge Unit' in the UK, led by Scott Young, who also serves as an SVP of the parent company. More
The Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe) has appointed Daniel Knapp as its first Chief Economist, to strengthen the market analysis and economic research offering for its corporate members and network of National IABs. More
In Cheshire, UK, insight and comms agency Tribe Communications has merged with media analysis specialist Crescendo. The merged agency will be known as Tribe and will launch a new specialist PR and marketing measurement unit called Qualimetrics. More
In London, research agency Kadence International has hired former Decidedly exec Emma Muckersie in the new role of Head of Global Marketing, and Kim Adjei as an Insight Manager. More
In London, former Flamingo director Hadley Coull has launched an insight and strategy 'collective' called Headz, consisting of a network of independent researchers, strategists and consultants who will work with clients across the tech, media, and gaming sectors. More
In the UK, automotive and transport customer insight specialist APD Global Research has promoted Kathryn Courtenay-Evans to the position of UK Managing Director, as Rob Whalley steps down as CEO. Additionally, Karl Fisher moves up to the role of Client Services Director. More
New York-based ad targeting tech specialist AppNexus has announced plans to hire 60 new employees for its services, commercial and other functional teams across Europe, including the big five economies. More
Online video analytics tech developer Innovid has hired Seamus Whittingham to lead its EMEA team as Managing Director, based in London. More
Kantar Media has expanded its BARB Client Service team with the appointment of Leo Weir, Claire Mitchell and Emma Holden. The firm says this expansion reflects the increasing breadth of the BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board) audience measurement programme. More
In New York, data-driven marketing solutions group Engine has hired Bloomberg Media exec Keith Grossman as its first Chief Operating Officer. He will join the company on April 15. More
In the UK, marcoms giant WPP has appointed Microsoft UK CEO Cindy Rose as a Non-Executive Director on its Board. Her appointment will be effective from 1 April 2019, when she will serve as a member of the Audit Committee. More
In London, PR group Newgate Communications has set up a Market and Social Research practice, led by Kantar's former Head of Qual, Dan Clay. More
UK-based behavioural economics specialist The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has expanded its team with six new hires, including Eleanor Heather as Associate Director, and Louise Littleton and Laura Woodward as Senior Strategic Consultants. More
UK-based agency The Insights People has expanded its services to Europe following a raft of client wins, and has appointed three new members of staff to support this growth. More
London-based agency Basis has appointed former Hall & Partners Health CEO Soumya Roy as Chief Executive of its rapidly-growing New York office. More
In London, full-service agency Critical Research has hired former RED exec Sam Day as Director, Face-to-Face. More
Full-service business-to-business MR company B2B International has hired Silvia Leiva for a newly created role, APAC Regional Insights and Business Growth Director, based in Singapore. More
Kantar is preparing to close its TNS office in Edinburgh by the end of the month, as part of its review of 'strategic priorities'; but two of its former directors, Jim Eccleston and Duncan Stewart, have announced they will launch their own agency, 56 Degree Insight. More
In London, insight and innovation consultancy Decidedly (formerly known as FreshMinds) has appointed Adrian Wong as Director of Innovation. More
Kantar has officially launched its 'Marketplace' on-demand research store, which combines a sample reaching 80 million consumers worldwide with the ability to deliver quick turnaround self-serve custom surveys, insight solutions and expert consulting. Will Galgey will lead it as CEO. More
Insight exchange and sample management platform Cint has created a global enterprise solutions team, focusing on clients with 'advanced, high value and technology-led requirements'. Greg Dunbar will lead it, as EVP of Enterprise, joined by Mike Misel as SVP of Enterprise for the Americas. More
UK research and data firm Delineate has acquired survey and opinion research business Opinion.Life for an undisclosed sum. More
Consumer insight firm Join the Dots has hired former System 1 exec Maria Spinelli as Head of Asia, based in Singapore and replacing Karen Schofield who is to leaving at the end of the month to 'pursue other interests'. More
UK-based behavioural economics specialist The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has appointed long-time Hall & Partners exec Di Adams as Head of its Health and Personal Care practice. More
In the UK, Tesco-owned customer data science platform dunnhumby has appointed Julie Woods-Moss as Chair of Board of Directors. More
Dentsu Aegis Network has launched its dentsu X media business in Canada. The agency uses an insight-driven media planning approach which goes beyond consumers' claimed behaviour and aims to understand audiences based on their motivations. More
In London, former Unilever exec Clare Salter has joined independent digital creative agency AnalogFolk as Managing Partner - Data Intelligence. More
In the UK, Healthcare Research Worldwide (HRW) has announced that Global MD Caroline Jameson has decided to step down from her role after nearly eighteen years with the company. On 1st April, Jameson will hand over to Christine Dalzell, HRW's current EVP, US Research. More
In the US, programmatic sample platform Lucid has promoted former COO Andy Ellis to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer and Managing Director, North America. He has been replaced by Rick Rodgers, while Nicole Patel and Ben Hogg have also been promoted to the exec team. More
WPP has hired Walmart exec Jacqui Canney as EVP, Global Chief People Officer, responsible for all aspects of employee strategy, including recruitment, talent management, leadership development and learning. She joins on June 1st and succeeds Mark Linaugh. More
Tech-enabled MR company Maru Group has promoted Julie Paul to Group Chief of Operations. She was previously COO for its Maru/Blue respondent access division More
Sir Martin Sorrell's new company S4 Capital is to open for business in India, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and has brought in former Ogilvy India WW President Poran Malani to lead them. More
Starcount, the customer data and insight analytics consultancy led by the founders of dunnhumby, has appointed Joanna Wardle as Chief Commercial Officer. More
Ian Pierpoint, founder of youth research specialist The Sound, has launched a new agency called Further&Further, which combines qual research methodologies with immersive documentary film-making. More
Data company Syno International has opened an office in London, and appointed Allan Shaw as UK Managing Director. More
US-headquartered purchase intelligence platform Cardlytics has appointed Jared Luskin as Senior Vice President for Growth Verticals, while John Hider joins as Vice President of Grocery Ad Partnerships. More
In London, custom research and online data firm SurveyHealthcare (SHC) has expanded its Qualitative team with the appointment of Tamara Burke as Director, Qualitative Business Development, and Michela Gonano as Project Director, Global Qualitative Services. More
In London, online community specialist C Space has appointed Justine Lai as Director of Data & Analytics, EMEA. More
WPP's specialist growth consultancy Kantar Consulting has opened a Retail, Sales & Shopper practice in Singapore, and has hired three new members for the team. More
In London, automated online MR platform Fastuna has hired corporate researcher Maria Soroka as Managing Director for Europe. More
SurveyMonkey's parent company SVMK has reported a 19% increase in fourth quarter and full-year revenue to $68m and $254m respectively. Meanwhile CFO Tim Maly plans to retire, to pursue his passion for 'climbing, skiing and adventure in the mountains'. More
WPP's Kantar has appointed Amy Cashman and Darren Bhattachary as Co-CEO's of its Kantar Insights Division, taking over from Will Galgey who has recently been named the division's Chief Operating Officer. More
Marketing personalisation tech firm Qubit has appointed Marco Vergani as Chief Operating Officer, based in its London headquarters. More
In the UK, online food ordering and delivery service Just Eat has hired easyJet exec Alberto Rey Villaverde as Chief Data Officer, starting on 11th March. More
In London, MR software industry veteran Tariq Mirza and Kinesis Survey Technologies co-founder Juha Vehnia have opened SampleNinja, a new company promising robust and scalable panel management software solutions, enhanced by AI. More
Former Scottish National Party MP Angus Robertson has launched a polling and research organisation called 'Progress Scotland', which will examine political opinion in the country following the Scottish independence and Brexit referenda. More
US-based sampling firm InnovateMR has promoted Amanda Keller-Grill to VP of Product Strategy and Jake Leal to Director of Platform Solutions, and has launched new features for its Pegasus self-serve platform. More
The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a specialist unit to provide insight on the economic effects of globalisation and multinational enterprises. More
Kantar company Lightspeed has promoted Jackie Blackler and Simon Buckley to serve as Co-Managing Directors, leading the firm's EMEA business from its offices in London. More
In London, Strive Insight has added four new members to its team: Sofia Savage as Associate Director, Alice Cappelli and Benjamin Darnell as Research Managers, and Kulay Labitigan as Narrative Designer. More
In New York, WPP's media investment arm GroupM has appointed research analyst Brian Wieser as Global President, Business Intelligence (BI). More
Next15's MIG Global data and insights group has combined its research agencies Morar HPI, VIGA, Charterhouse and Circle into one new brand, Savanta. More
Healthcare research specialist P\S\L Group has transferred Carolyn Chamberlain to the role of Managing Director of its healthcare tracking and testing business, Instar Europe. More
PR and media intelligence firm Cision has appointed Precise Media Group co-founders Peter Low and Keir Fawcus to head up its EMEA team, as MD and SVP of Sales respectively. The two both worked at Kantar Media after the WPP division acquired Precise in 2014. More
In Brussels, WPP's government and public sector advisory business Kantar Public has appointed long-time Ecorys leader Roelof-Jan Molemaker as Chief Executive Officer Benelux. He will take up his role in March 2019. More
Content discovery and personalisation platform Outbrain has re-organised its UK management team, with Stephanie Himoff, former MD of Northern Europe, taking on the corporate role of Vice President of Global Publishers and Platforms. More
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie has joined Swedish fashion group Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) as a Consulting Director of Research, to help the company use data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand its customers. More
Erik du Plessis, former Chairman of Millward Brown South Africa and a pioneer in the field of neuroscience in advertising, died on Monday night after a long battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. More
London-based data collection, analysis and advisory services specialist Kudos Research is expanding into mainland Europe with the opening of a new office in Berlin. This new operation will be led by Divisional Director Volker Balk. More
Former WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has repaid the company £170k of personal expenses for items such as ski trips, travel for his wife and child, and objects for his home in New York, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. More
UK company The Student Room has acquired market research firm Vincent Consulting, for an undisclosed sum, and will use it as the base for a new research division, TSR Insight. More
Trade body the Mystery Shopping Professionals Association (MSPA) has promoted Jill Spencer, Associate Director of UK customer experience specialist ReactCX, to Global Chair. She replaces Rich Bradley, President and CEO of CX Orlando. More
In the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has appointed former European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx as a non-executive Director. More
Dynata - which until last week was known as Research Now SSI - has hired former Zappistore exec Tiama Hanson-Drury as Executive Vice President, Product Development; and announced five further changes to the company's executive leadership. More
In Dublin, Ireland, DIY survey software firm SurveyMonkey has hired former Facebook / Google exec Joe Cummiskey as Senior Director of Enterprise Sales in EMEA. More
In London, Publicis Groupe's 'Spine' data and analytics arm has appointed former Microsoft exec Ian Thomas as Chief Data Officer. More
London-based Brand Genetics has appointed former Razor Research and Spinach Research director Lesley Salem as Director of Insight and Innovation. More
Kantar CEO Eric Salama is said to be recovering well in hospital, his injuries 'neither life-changing nor life-threatening', after being stabbed 'near the heart' with an 'enormous knife' by a man attempting to steal his car in Kew, London on Sunday. More
Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Seattle-based experience design and digital marketing Filter, and will add it to fast-growing data-driven marketing agency Merkle; which has also announced the launch of a new ad tech practice focused on in-housing. More
Thirty-year company veteran Crawford Del Prete has been promoted from COO to President of tech intelligence and events firm IDC, effective 1st February. He succeeds Kirk Campbell, who is retiring after leading IDC for more than 27 years. More
In the UK, industry charity the Market Research Benevolent Association (MRBA) has appointed respondi MD Jennifer Roberton as its new trustee responsible for marketing, replacing Sue Robson who has retired. More
In London, Kantar Media has appointed former Kantar Consulting exec Mark Inskip as UK and Ireland CEO, replacing Richard Poustie who stepped down from the role in November, to become MD Audience Intelligence UK. More
In the US, global shopper insights agency PRS IN VIVO has promoted Alex Hunt to the role of Chief Executive Officer, replacing Scott Young who is moving to a senior position at parent company BVA Group. More
Research Now and SSI have completed their merger, with the joint business now known as 'Research Now SSI' and led by former Research Now CEO Gary Laben. More
In London, custom research consultancy Beehive Research has appointed MR industry veteran Neil Callaghan as its first Business Development Director. More
In London, Niraj Patel has re-joined healthcare research specialist P\S\L Group as Managing Director of its online physician fieldwork services arm Medefield. More
In the US, online community specialist C Space has hired former FutureBrand Global Chairman Chris Nurko for a newly created position, Chief Growth & Innovation Officer, starting at the beginning of next month. More
In the UK, research and insights firm delineate has appointed Tracy 'Tarcey' Hubbard as Senior Director, to build its Custom Research practice; Susann Jerry as a Partner heading the Media and Content arm; and Steffan Evans as Digital Research Executive. More
UK research industry veteran Jonathan Sheldrake is joining US data collection and fieldwork services firm Opinions LTD as Sales Director, EMEA. More
Data-driven performance marketing agency Merkle has appointed Julia Crawley-Boevey as Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for EMEA, and says next year will see its M&A activity in the region 'increasing significantly'. More
YouGov has given Ben Glanville the task of replicating the growth of its UK Data Services offering - including its omnibus - across a number of key markets, including Germany, France and the Nordics. More
Animal health and agriculture researcher Kynetec has appointed Stéphanie Richez as Senior Research Director, based in France. More
In the UK, former ORC International exec Sam Dawson has launched a business called The Engaged Culture Company, which will focus on building employee engagement strategies, helping clients source engagement survey platforms, and measuring 'what matters' through pulse surveys. More
comScore CFO Gregory Fink has been appointed as the company's Principal Accounting Officer Elect, replacing Michelle Spencer, who had only served in the role since last January. No explanation has yet been given. More
British media group the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has shut down its US real estate data intelligence firm Xceligent, following a multimillion-dollar lawsuit with rival CoStar. More
In London, full service global media agency Initiative UK has appointed Charlotte Eagland as Head of Consumer Insight & Analytics. She will take up her new position in February. More
In Australia, behavioural economics specialist The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has hired former Kantar TNS exec Sam Paul as Managing Partner to open its new Melbourne office; while in Sydney, Melissa Gill has been promoted to the role of Head of Behavioural Strategy. More
Audience measurement firm comScore says it plans to cut 175 jobs, and that COO Cameron Meierhoefer has stepped down. More
Automated MR company ZappiStore has expanded to Latin America with the appointment of former GfK exec Gabriel Velez, who will lead its operations across the region. More
UK-based online research specialist FlexMR has opened an office in South Carolina, where it has appointed industry exec Lindsay Smith in the role of Client Development, US. More
MR reporting and dashboard software provider Dapresy has appointed former FocusVision exec Toby Fowler as VP, Business Development, based in London. More
Seattle-based online qual firm Discuss.io has appointed long-time Ipsos exec Frank Jellinek as Growth Director for the UK and Europe. More
In the UK, marcoms network the Unlimited Group has combined four of its existing insight businesses to form Walnut Unlimited, which it describes as a 'human understanding' agency. More
In London, consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo has made three senior hires: Lucas Galan as Head of Digital Forensics, Hazel Wilkinson as Head of Client Services, and Morten Jensen as Innovation Strategist in the Future Trends and Innovation team. More
All Global co-founder Eva Laparra has joined healthcare research specialist P\S\L Group, as Group President of its online physician fieldwork services arm Medefield. More
UK survey software firm Merlinco has promoted Mark Syrett to Associate Director, while DP specialist Reeta Ramdoss joins the company from Bryter Research. More
In London, data-driven performance marketing agency Merkle has promoted Michael Komasinski to the role of President of EMEA, tasked with driving the firm's growth strategy across the region. He replaces Tim Berry, who has returned to the US. More
Paul Harris, long-time Chief Statistician at NOP, died on Monday 19th November after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 81 years old. More
UK-based mobile survey solutions provider OnePoint Global has promoted Mark Procter, Head of Global Operations, to its Senior Management Team. The firm has also hired Collette Taylor and Sian Bentley-Magee as Marketing Managers of its SME and Enterprise markets. More
Today we are launching a survey of the UK market research industry, in partnership with B2B specialist Circle Research. If you're a UK insights or analytics professional, we want your input! More
UK-based capture and analytics provider LivingLens has added industry names Leonard Murphy and Gregg Archibald to its advisory board. More
Dun & Bradstreet's former UK CEO Christian Erlandson is joining GfK as Chief Customer Officer next Monday. He will take over responsibility for sales and business activities across all regions from CEO Peter Feld. More
UK business Barnett Waddingham - which provides actuarial, administration and consultancy services - has appointed former John Lewis Partnership HR insights leader Peter Meyler as Head of it new Workplace Consultancy team. More
Tash Whitmey, the CEO of Havas Worldwide's customer engagement agency Havas helia, is leaving the business to join Tesco in the newly created role of Loyalty and Membership Director, leading the supermarket giant's Customer Loyalty Marketing scheme. More
In New York, marcoms giant Havas US has partnered with former Flamingo/Omnicom Managing Partner Sam Hornsby to launch a brand insight and culture consultancy called TRIPTK. More
In the UK, MR technology company QuenchTec has promoted Simon Vaarning to Chief Technology Officer, replacing Bjørn Grønli who is taking on the newly created role of Head of Solutions. More
In the UK, full service agency ICM Unlimited has confirmed that MD Andy Wiseman has left the business after five years in the role. At present no information has been given as to the reasons, or his next move. More
Scientific and medical communications network Porterhouse Medical Group has launched a research division, Porterhouse Insights. Fabrice Allum, previously of Double Helix Discovery and McCann Health, joins to lead it as Managing Director. More
UK-based behavioural economics specialist The Behavioural Architects has announced 'four new significant hires' and says it has 'big plans for further expansion in 2018'. More
Leeds, UK-based agency ResearchBods has announced ten recent hires, including half a dozen additions to its in-house development and operations team as it looks to meet increased demand for its insight and behavioural tracking tools. More
US data firm Verisk Analytics, Inc. has appointed former Nasdaq CFO Lee M. Shavel as EVP and Chief Financial Officer. SVP Eva Huston will depart 'to pursue opportunities outside the company' after a three-month handover period. More
London-based nuaxia, which offers market research, marketing services, recruitment and information services to the healthcare sector, has expanded to the US, where it has appointed former Medefield exec Brendan Egan as President, North America. More
comScore co-founder Gian Fulgoni has brought forward his retirement date, originally planned for the end of next January, and stepped down as CEO. No reason has been given for this change. More
In the UK, former BrainJuicer and System1 Group COO Alex Batchelor has joined behavioural research agency Watch Me Think as Non-Executive Chair. More
UK-based research software firm Askia has appointed former FocusVision EMEA MD Richard Collins as its first Chief Customer Officer, managing and developing the company's international client base, and taking overall responsibility for the UK office. More
Shropshire, UK-based virtual reality (VR) company Igloo Vision has opened operations in both the New York and Los Angeles areas, where it will offer access to its '360 degree projection dome' environments. More
Joe Lewis, Head of Insight at the UK's Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), is leaving at the end of the year to set up his own audience measurement business, Measured Media Consulting (MMC). More
YouGov Group Chief Strategy Officer Alex McIntosh has been promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer, replacing Alan Newman who is leaving the company at the end of the year. Both McIntosh and COO Sundip Chahal will be given seats on the Board. More
UK-based agency Future Thinking has appointed former Joint UK MD Adele Gritten as (sole) UK Managing Director, following the recent departure of Claudia Strauss. The firm has also restructured and split its client teams. More
In London, innovation insights and analytics provider Clarivate Analytics has hired Sam Burridge for a newly created role, Director of Strategy & Transformation in its Scientific & Academic Research group. More
London-based Engage Research has hired Tracey White as its new Head of Qualitative. More
MARU Group's tech and communities business Maru/Matchbox has appointed three industry veterans for its Qualitative Center of Excellence. More
B2B research specialist Circle Research has hired Amanda Boote for the newly created role of Engagement Director, including responsibility for driving global growth and client relationships. More
London-based agency Network Research has appointed Chris Hall as its new Commercial Director. Starting next Monday, he takes overall responsibility for sales and marketing, and for the custom research team. More
comScore co-founder and CEO Gian Fulgoni is to retire at the end of January, shortly after his 70th birthday. Following this will resume his previous Chairman Emeritus role, and provide the firm with advisory services for a further twelve months. More
San Diego, California-based online panel and technology firm Branded Research has appointed long-time Nebu exec Ian Roberts as Head of Sales, EMEA, based in the UK. More
Chime Insight & Engagement Group (CIE Group) has appointed Andy Firman as Research Director in its London-based agency Opinion Leader; while Andres Mendes joins the group's digital specialist Watermelon as a Consultant in Sydney. More
Research and advisory services provider MARU Group has promoted Demitry Estrin to the role of Chief Operating Officer of its tech and communities business Maru/Matchbox. More
UK-based video data mining specialist LivingLens has promoted Matt Marontate to the role of Vice President of Sales in Toronto, while Laura Hayner has joined as Customer Success Manager, supporting North American clients from the office in New York. More
Research software firm Confirmit has appointed Halvor Stokke as Chief Financial Officer, following former CFO Ken Østreng's promotion to President and CEO earlier this year. More
London-based IFF Research has hired former Ipsos MORI exec Claire Johnson, and Aoife Ni Luanaigh, formerly of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), as Directors in its Learning and Skills team. More
Edinburgh-based agrochemical and crop protection specialist Agbioinvestor has expanded its team with four appointments; and enhanced its range of services, launching detailed reports about the crop protection and seed industries. More
Digital business analyst HfS Research has expanded its team of industry analysts. Saurabh Gupta joins as Chief Strategy Officer, overseeing the firm's global research function; while Elena Christopher, John O'Brien, Suvradeep Bhattacharjee and Ollie O'Donoghue also join. More
UK-based full-service agency DJS Research has opened an office in Leeds, Yorkshire, where Simon Driver will lead the research division and Matthew Coulling will oversee operations. More
In the UK, full service agency Boxclever has appointed former Future Thinking MD, Strategy & Planning Dan Young as Quantitative Research Director. More
Perth, Australia and Bristol, UK-based Painted Dog Research has launched a Data Technology division, led by Director Matt Gibbs, who is based in the UK. Meanwhile former ThinkField exec Andrew Lim has recently joined the company's Data Tech team in Australia. More
Animal health and agriculture researcher Kynetec has acquired Market Probe Agriculture & Animal Health and Market Probe Europe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
In London, cultural insights agency Crowd DNA has hired Sabrina Qureshi as Online Communities Director, while Sarah Griffiths joins as a Consultant. Over in New York, Isabelle Kåge joins as a Consultant, and Senior Consultant Tom Eccles has transferred from the London office. More
London-based agency Future Thinking has appointed Michael Wagstaff as Director of Client Servicing. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI has partnered with publisher Atlantic Books to produce a range of new titles, using the firm's insight on how people think, feel and behave to explore global beliefs and attitudes. More
In the UK, former Thinkbox media researcher David Brennan and former Carat Insight MD Sue Elms have set up a new consultancy called BE Insight, to help clients maximise the value of their existing and future intelligence resources. More
Manchester, UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots is to open an office in New York, led by Jeff Haselum who has been promoted to Head of US Research. More
YouGov CFO Alan Newman has informed the Board of his intention to retire by the end of the year. The recruitment process for his successor is underway. More
Northstar Research Partners has promoted Toronto-based Jeffrey Histed to the role of CEO, replacing Craig Binkley; and promoted London-based Matthew Sell to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. More
Kantar Media has teamed up with software firm TechEdge to create a dedicated audience analytics software unit, focused on bringing innovative products to market. Andreas Velter will lead the new business, reporting to Kantar Media CEO & Chairman Andy Brown. More
UK based researcher One Minute to Midnight has promoted Charlie Richards to the board, and appointed Shelley Pestaina, Kerstin Bickelmann and George Maguire. More
Online video research firm Discuss.io has added Dawn Re and Beth Winter to its Business Development team and Ashley Wali to the Product team, all based in the US; meanwhile Senior Account Manager Zuzka Žilková relocates to the London office. More
The three founders of London-based video ad distribution and tracking platform Unruly are stepping down from their roles, two years on from its acquisition by Rupert Murdoch's media group News Corp. More
UK-based online communities expert Verve has expanded its North American offer, with the appointments of Marlene Kohn as VP Business Development and Kristin Render as Senior Research Manager. Bogdan Bucur, Director of Operations in London, also joins the Verve Chicago team. More
UK consultancy Simpson Carpenter is expanding its pharma and biotech operation with a new office in Manchester's MediaCity. Alex Martin and Shaan Bassi join the company and will be based in the new location. More
Insights and marketing services holding company Reimagine has appointed Dan Fitzgerald, previously Chief Client and Marketing Officer at Lightspeed, to its leadership team as Managing Partner. More
Research solutions and online data firm Survey Healthcare (SHC) has announced record growth in 2017 to date, including a near 50 percent increase its in production staff, now 35-strong. It has also rebranded, dropping the word 'Universal' from its corporate identity. More
Recently formed research software firm QuenchTec has announced that Chief Executive Allan Shaw is stepping down from his position at the end of December, for health reasons; and that Mark Van Walwyk will replace him as CEO. In addition, Nick Southwood joins as Sales Director for the UK. More
Nielsen Sports has shuffled and strengthened its leadership team. Middle East leader Jon Long will move to London in January as MD, UK and Ireland, to be joined by Richard Brinkman, former Global head of KantarSport. Long replaces Jon Stainer who has moved to an expanded MD Americas role. More
comScore has given Wesley Nichols, Paul Reilly and Bryan Wiener seats on its Board of Directors, as part of its settlement agreement with one of its largest shareholders Starboard Value. More
In the US, comScore has appointed Joseph Rostock as Chief Information Officer, leading the technology division, and at the same time promoted Yvonne Bigbee to CTO, reporting to him. More
In Chicago, WPP's content division Wavemaker has appointed Aaron Smith as Global Chief Client Officer. He will take up the role next Monday. More
The founders of four market research agencies in Europe and the US - Kerry Hecht Labsuirs, Naomi Gooblar, Martha Llobet and Nikki Lavoie - have formed a collaborative group called The Ignite Collective, offering a range of services to MR buyers. More
In the UK, WPP's media investment arm GroupM has launched an addressable TV targeting company called Finecast, helping advertisers deliver relevant ads to viewers across multiple on demand, linear and live streaming TV environments. More
Cint has relocated Deputy CEO Richard Thornton from San Francisco back to London, taking the new role of Chief Operating Officer; while Oscar Carlsson has been appointed Chief Innovation Officer, based in San Francisco. Greg Dunbar and James Rogers are also promoted to new EVP roles. More
Montreal, Canada-based research software firm Voxco has hired Askia veteran John Rousay as a member of its global sales team, responsible for expanding the firm's presence in the UK market, while contributing to its growth in North America. More
In the US, global analyst firm NelsonHall has appointed Dave Mayer as Senior Analyst, responsible for its RPA & Cognitive Services program, driving research in robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive business and machine learning. More
Marketing personalization tech firm Qubit has promoted Joe Smith to Chief Revenue Officer and appointed Leah Anathan as CMO, and says it is hiring across multiple locations across three continents. More
New York-based SIS International Research has promoted Cédric Marin to Director of Operations in the EMEA region. He moves to London from NYC where he has worked for more than three years. More
In the UK, point of sale (POS) consumer targeting specialist Ecrebo has appointed former Aimia and dunnhumby exec Michael Poyser as Chief Analytics Officer. More
In the UK, recently launched digital product consultancy Pivot has merged with full-service digital user experience (UX) agency MadeByPi. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Former dunnhumby CEO Simon Hay has been hired to lead a new company called Outra, which will connect data, insight and opinions to target consumers based on their attitudes and behaviour. The team also includes former Tory party strategists Jim Messina and Lynton Crosby. More
In London, Kantar Public has appointed Grant Fitzner as UK Chief Executive Officer and Michael Davis as Global Chief Operating Officer. More
In the UK, dairy co-op Arla Foods has hired former dunnhumby exec Steve Millard for the newly created role of Head of eCommerce & Digital. More
Consumer tracking company The NPD Group has announced the appointment of former GfK leader Gerhard Hausruckinger as Group President for Europe and APAC. More
Viga, the data collection agency within the Next15 group, has tripled its staff numbers in the last six months, to 35, and is opening a third US office, in Dallas, Texas. More
WPP's public sector unit The Government Practice has appointed Sean Howard as Global Managing Director, reporting to CEO Michelle Harrison. More
Automated MR technology company ZappiStore has appointed former Millward Brown exec Jared Carr as its new VP of Strategic Client Transformation. More
The ESOMAR Foundation, the charity arm of industry association ESOMAR, has appointed System1 Group founder and CEO John Kearon as its new President, succeeding Gunilla Broadbent who held the role since 2013. More
In London, on-demand panel and sample company Innovate has appointed former dataSpring exec Rie Nagai as Managing Director, EMEA. More
US-based sampling and data collection provider Critical Mix has appointed former Lightspeed execs Matt Shepherd and Jon Williams as Sales Directors in its London office. More
Los Angeles-based tech-driven panel company Active Measure has hired former Lightspeed Research exec Bonnie Breslauer for the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer. More
In London, online research and marketing analytics firm MetrixLab has appointed former Future Thinking UK MD Claudia Strauss as Senior Client Director. More
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) has elected Jill Spencer, Director of UK-based customer experience research specialist ReactCX, as its President for the next two years. She replaces Yvonne Kinzel of German CEM firm Multi-Value. More
WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has appointed Angie French as Chief Executive Officer, EMEA. She will join on 1st November, taking over from Caroline Frankum who was promoted to Global CEO in April. More
Healthcare Research Worldwide (HRW) has added four new members of staff to its global management team. More
London-based strategic insight consultancy The Forge has appointed Kirsty MacEachen as the latest member of its senior team. More
In the UK, local news publisher co-operative 1XL has launched an Audience Development division, led by audience acquisition specialist Richard Underwood. More
UK online market research provider FlexMR has partnered with Madrid-based Idea Strategic Research Solutions, to support 'growing demand' from its Spanish clients. The firm has also hired two full-time Spanish speaking staff in the UK. More
Microsoft veteran Dave Coplin has left to set up a consultancy called The Envisioners, aiming to help organisations and individuals see the full potential of technology, with a focus on the humans who use it. More
Leeds, UK-based full-service marketing services agency Brass has hired Sam Bannister as Head of Insight. More
In the UK, social media ad targeting firm RadiumOne has promoted Louise Briggs to the role of Director Business Operations, and Emma Hazelhurst to Director of Business Development. More
In the US, global analyst firm NelsonHall has appointed Suri Nair as Principal Research Analyst in charge of its Insurance & Healthcare BPS research practice. More
GfK has announced a transformation and investment programme, aimed at sharpening its focus on customer needs, accelerating digitization and getting the company 'back on a sustainable growth path'. Plans include a 'one office per country' strategy. More
Former Jaguar Land Rover exec Ana Ramirez has joined insights consultancy Simpson Carpenter as International Head of Automotive Research, starting in early September. More
US research agency Phoenix Marketing International (PMI) has appointed former MaritzCX exec Andrew Grant as President of its European Operations. More
COO Alessandra Cama is leaving GfK, resigning with immediate effect after around two years as a member of the company's Management Board. More
Digital marketing dashboard and call tracking platform NinjaCat is opening a UK office, boosting its growth in EMEA markets. More
Terry Kent, the former Global CEO of Kantar Media's Ad Intelligence business, has set up an advisory firm for early-phase ad and media startups. More
Nielsen has launched a new video gaming analysis business called Nielsen Esports, which will provide sponsorship valuation, fan insights, custom industry research and consulting services to rights holders, media platforms and brands. More
GfK has appointed Jutta Suchanek as Chief Human Resources Officer and Benjamin Jones as Chief Technology Officer. Both take on newly created roles, and will become members of the firm's Executive Leadership team. More
Kantar has announced that Richard Ingleton will take over the role of Chief Executive Officer of its Insights Division, from Travyn Rhall who will be leaving the business in November. A spokesperson for the company declined to comment about Rhall's next career move. More
SRKay Consulting Group, a division of London and Mumbai-based SRK Group, has launched a specialist service for companies facing challenges with customer experience management (CEM). 'Serena Way' draws on ' deep customer psychology' and will be rolled out globally. More
UK-based digital audience platform MPP Global has appointed Heath Podvesker as General Manager Americas, Melissa Pegus as VP of Channel and Strategic Alliances and Trena De Landro as VP of Publishing and Media. More
In the UK, long-time SPA Future Thinking Director Chris Bland is joining ICM Unlimited in the role of Research Director, focused on business development. More
Ed Ross, the founder of survey software firm Quantime, died suddenly and unexpectedly in the early hours of Wednesday 9th August. He was 73 years old. More
UK-based healthcare fieldwork agency Just Worldwide has opened an office in Malaysia, where it has appointed KarHui Tan. The firm has also hired Carrie Skinner as Director of Global Fieldwork in its Newtown, Pennsylvania office. More
CEO Jamin Brazil and Chief Product Officer Jayme Plunkett, the co-founders of MR tech firm Decipher, have left research technology and services group FocusVision, according to industry sources. More
US organisation GreenBook has beta launched Savio, a platform inspired by the 'gig economy' and allowing users to buy in research expertise to use with online research tools or as a standalone service. Features include ratings and reviews, project management tools and payment processing. More
Manchester, UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has appointed marketing strategist Tracey Hunter as Senior Client Director, while Martin Bryant joins as Client Director. More
In London, digital research data firm Research Now has hired former McKinsey insights consultant Floriane Locatelli as Business Development Director for the EMEA region. More
In the US, pharmaceutical MR consultancy Adelphi Research Global has appointed Clarissa Guengant as Vice President of Client Services for the West Coast, based in San Francisco. The firm has also promoted four team members and appointed four Project Associates. More
Cello-owned agency Breaking Blue has appointed Alex Belcher and Linda Hutcheson as Senior Research Consultants in its Glasgow office. More
UK-based consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed former ComRes Head of Healthcare Rachel Skevington Britton as an Associate Director in its fast-growing pharmaceutical and biotech division. More
WPP division GroupM is losing its North American CEO Brian Lesser to AT&T, where he will build and lead an advertising and analytics business, tapping the telecoms giant's customer data and DirecTV programmatic assets. More
In the UK, consumer collaboration specialist C Space has hired former BBC exec Zoe Cotter-Morton for the newly created role of Human Resources Director, driving its 'people strategy' and supporting growth. More
Surrey, UK-based agency Bonamy Finch has hired three new members of staff, including former PepsiCo exec Louise Hanlon, following a 31 percent increase in turnover for the financial year ending June 30th 2017. More
In the UK, management consultancy PwC has acquired Leeds and London-based boutique agency Optimisa Research for an undisclosed sum. More
In London, brand performance measurement specialist Morar HPI has launched a creative services division called ARGO, offering evidence-based brand development work as well as stand-alone brand and creative services. More
London-based opinion and behaviour research specialist BritainThinks has hired Jessica Gibson for the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. More
Online survey analytics and reporting software specialist MarketSight has expanded its US team through the appointment of Rob Calcagni as Vice President of Sales, Amy Saint-Onge as Senior Designer, Marcus Woodard as Marketing Manager, and Cassie Packer as Marketing Assistant. More
London-based insight agency Opinium Research has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Wez Eathorne as Research Director, to support its ongoing growth plans. More
The management of UK-based telecoms and IT sector market research agency Rhetorik have bought the firm in a deal supported by a team of UK and North American data tech-focused investors. Terms were not disclosed. More
US-based on-demand panel and sample company Innovate MR has opened an office in London, where it has appointed Brendan Russell to supervise its European sales strategy. More
Former respondi UK MD Christopher Morasch has joined German-based mobile survey specialist Dalia Research as Head of Sales. More
In the UK, pharma / healthcare field services provider Survey'Log has appointed former Azure Knowledge exec Illitch Real as Director of Research Services. More
Former RED C Joint Managing Director David Cullen has left the Dublin-based firm after five years, to set up a strategic consulting firm for insight and analytics called Bayes & Becker. More
WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has promoted Jennifer Carrea to the role of CEO Americas and Global Health, replacing David Shanker who is leaving to 'pursue new opportunities'. More
Global MR groups The Research Club, Women In Research (WIRe) and MrWeb have teamed up to put the world's biggest listing of research job opportunities in front of a hugely expanded audience of potential candidates. The search is also in a new more mobile-friendly format. More
In the UK, customer experience specialist Maru/edr has appointed Damian Miller and Ross Durston as Managing Directors for its Retail and Financial Services divisions, respectively. More
UK-based agency Future Thinking has appointed Mohamed Muhsin as Head of Pharma UK, while Véronique Bonrepaux-Caux joins as Head of Healthcare France. More
MARU Group has promoted Maru/Matchbox executives Sarah Redford and Carlos Palacio to Group Chief People Officer and Group CIO, respectively, supporting its continued expansion across the UK and North America, and its recent acquisition of SynGro. More
In London, innovation research and advisory company Stylus has appointed former Nielsen Sport exec Simon Long as Global Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for developing commercial strategy and processes across the firm's membership and for its bespoke advisory services. More
In the UK, full-service pharma/healthcare MR firm OMR Globus has appointed former SERMO excec David Chikashua as Operations Director. More
WPP division Wunderman has launched an artificial intelligence division, tasked with developing enterprise-grade AI solutions for marketers across customer care, acquisition and retention, and product development. More
In the UK, MR and insight company d.fferento/ogy has promoted Mark James to the role of Managing Director, with responsibility for three divisional heads. Meanwhile former YouGov researcher Paul Marshall joins the firm as Insight Director. More
UK-based video analytics firm Big Sofa has appointed Cambiar partner and former NOP leader Simon Chadwick and former Unilever director Ralph Kugler as strategic advisers to its Board. More
Kantar has launched a new service integrating consumer insights and behavioral data from across its portfolio with shopper and media data, allowing clients to 'fully leverage the studies they run with Kantar for targeting purposes'. More
Senior GfK Leader Dr. Gerhard Hausruckinger has resigned from the company after seven years on the Management Board. Meanwhile Christoph D. Erbenich has been appointed as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer. More
Consumer video analytics firm LivingLens has made two senior hires for its Sales & Marketing team. Sophie Goddard joins as Business Development Director and Kat Hounsell as Marketing Director. Both will be based in London. More
UK-based Firefish has appointed former Flamingo exec Eric Paice as a Director in its US office, based in Brooklyn, NY. More
Havas Media has launched a division called Socialyse Influence, which will monitor all client influencer campaigns, and ensure they are accurately measured. More
In London, advertising and digital transformation agency R/GA has hired Hanan Belarbi for the newly created role of Head of Data, EMEA. More
In the UK, field and viewing studio business Viewpoint has appointed former Ipsos MORI exec Fiona Nolan as Senior Manager in charge of its Social Research team. More
The UK's Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS) is changing from a part-time entity into a limited company operating full-time, in a bid to tackle online ad fraud and promote brand safety. More
UK-based full-service consultancy DJS Research has reported an 11% increase in annual turnover to £4.7m for 2016/17, and says is aiming for £5.2m next year. More
British Airways has named Carolina Martinoli as its new Director of Brand and Customer Experience. She will take up the role in August. More
Surrey, UK-based Impact Research has been restructured, with Dawn Mulvey promoted to Head of Utilities, Stuart Grant heading Consumer, Monika Swift the New Generation unit and Jamie Margerison managing Healthcare, all now led by co-founder Michael Brainch as Managing Director. More
In the UK, market and customer insights group MARU has promoted Heather McRae to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as it pursues an acquisitive growth strategy. More
UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has launched a dedicated qualitative research unit under the new brand name of Spirit. More
UK-based data and analytics consultancy MESH has partnered with antipodean shopper consultancy 3Feet to bring the former's Real-time Experience Tracking (RET) methodology and experience metrics to Australia and New Zealand. More
UK-based CIE Group (Chime Insight & Engagement) has announced eight new hires, following a string of major client wins in the first half of 2017. The new arrivals include Alexis Goodson,Jennifer Peat and Jacob Barker. More
Consumer panels firm Netquest has appointed Johnny Caldwell as MD of a new company, Netquest UK. More
Hall & Partners has launched a new specialist consultancy dedicated to brand invention, under its OpenMind brand. Jen Drexler joins as Managing Partner to lead the company, which promises 'a radical new collaborative approach focused on rapid innovation'. More
UK-based Informa Group has appointed oncology specialist Richard S. Veal as Global Director of its Pharma Consulting division. More
British big data firm Quantexa has opened an office in Sydney, Australia, following a launch in Brussels in April. The Sydney office will be led by advanced analytics specialist and former SAS exec Shaun Mathieson. More
In the UK, AQR board member and former Razor Research and TNS exec Lydia Fuller has formed a new full service qual and quant agency, Full Colour Research, based in Manchester. More
Suzy Aronstam, a Director of UK-based agency Future Thinking, died peacefully on Sunday 18th June, after a period of illness. More
UK television broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Ben Marsden as Head of Audience Research and Insight. He will take up the role in mid-July, replacing Leonie Hodge who is leaving to work as a consultant. More
East Midlands, UK-based MR agency Habit5 has appointed Hannah Green as its first Head of Insight. More
WPP-owned PR consultancy Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has launched a service called 'The Shanghai Addition', promising a new way to connect Chinese brands with audiences, cultures and markets around the world. More
comScore's Chief Technology Officer Michael Brown is to leave the company, as a restructuring exercise combines the technology and product teams into a group reporting to COO Cameron Meierhoefer - according to a filing. More
London-based insight and strategy agency Flamingo has promoted MD Andy Davidson to become its first Chief Strategy Officer. More
Biopharmaceutical product strategy consultancy Prescient Healthcare Group has appointed Carolyn Dodd, Pip Keys and Jim Goldenberg to lead its Stakeholder Insights business. More
Informa subsidiary Agribusiness intelligence has launched an agricultural insight platform, IEG Vu, focused on the processed food and soft commodity markets; and has recently added more than twenty new analysts to its team. More
IRI has enhanced its core business of providing big data and predictive analytics for FMCG manufacturers and retailers, with the launch of a Growth Solutions practice. Former Premier Foods exec Daniel Hunt joins to help lead the practice. More
In the UK, insight and ad agency System 1 Group has announced that its Chief Operating Officer Alex Batchelor is leaving the business, as the role is being split into two, non-Board positions. More
WPP's audience intelligence and activation solution [m]PLATFORM has promoted Jenny Bullis to Global Chief Strategy Officer, with a seat on the platform's global executive committee. She will move to the new role over the next few months. More
In London, marcoms giant Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed Mark Keddie as its first Global Data Protection Officer, ahead of the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which governs the general use and privacy of EU citizens' data. More
In the UK, insight and innovation consultancy FreshMinds has appointed former ICM Unlimited exec Iain Carruthers as Client Services Director, with a seat on the Board and responsible for overseeing the delivery of work across the firm's client base. More
Toronto, Canada-based employee-owned research firm Hotspex has promoted Michael Dorr to the position of MD of its UK business, responsible for establishing an office and building the company's brand in the UK and Europe. He takes up the new role next month. More
Pharma sector forecasting and insights specialist J+D Consulting has partnered with Seigo Maeda, founder of SDMJ Consulting in Japan, to support its global expansion plans. More
comScore has expanded its Board of Directors from seven people to twelve. The new arrivals are Lisa Gersh, Joshua Peirez, Mark Harris, Jacques Kerrest and Susan Riley. More
More than a fifth (21.3%) of WPP investors voted against or abstained on the issue of CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's £48m pay package, at yesterday's AGM. However, this was an improvement on the 34% of investors who rejected the pay deal last year, and almost 60% who were against it in 2012. More
In the UK, cable and satellite TV news channel CNN's commercial operations division has set up an Audiences and Data unit, which will invest in artificial intelligence and data science to replace the firm's existing research function. The new initiative is led by data scientist Mark Sear. More
Seattle-based online qual firm Discuss.io has opened an office in London, where it has appointed former Kinesis Survey Technologies MD Tariq Mirza as Managing Director, Europe. More
In London, WPP digital data collection arm Lightspeed has promoted Leon De Koning to the newly created role of VP, Client Sales EMEA, overseeing strategic account planning and client services, and expanding the business development team. He will also oversee three new EMEA vertical divisions. More
Paris-based mass media conglomerate Vivendi has entered into an official agreement to buy Bolloré Group's c.60% majority stake in multinational marcoms group Havas, at a price of EUR 9.25 per share. More
Online insights exchange Cint has opened an office in Hong Kong, where it has appointed Ronald Leung as APAC Regional VP of Supply and Heather Hughes as APAC Regional VP of Partnerships and Alliances. The firm has also made hires in the US and UK. More
Cambridge Analytica, which uses data to change audience behaviour, has appointed former Google and Turn exec Richard Robinson as Vice President of CA Commercial, based in the firm's London office. More
UK-based healthcare MR agency Research Partnership has announced three appointments: Anne Cunningham joins as a Director in the European division, and Morten Andersen as an AD; while Sue Rees moves across into the specialist Emerging Markets Division. More
Emily Gray has relocated from Ipsos MORI's London office, to take up the role of Managing Director in Scotland. She replaces Steven Hope who is changing careers, as he moves to a 'new brewing venture'. More
In the UK, WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has appointed former Kantar exec Hannah Soar as Director, Business Transformation, responsible for developing, supporting and influencing strategic behavioural change management efforts. More
UK-based market intelligence firm The Business Research Company has relocated its Hyderabad, India team to a larger office in the city, where it plans to increase staff numbers from 70 to 150 in the coming months. More
Former Maru/edr director Crispin Boon has joined Hampshire-based Marketing Sciences Unlimited as Research Director in its Packaging & Shopper business. More
In London, consumer specialist Razor Research has set up a kids-focused business unit called Razor Kids, and appointed Leslie Salem to lead it. The firm has also hired Kenny Fox as Associate Director. More
Kantar's digital data collection arm Lightspeed is opening an office in Bangkok, Thailand, and has appointed Benchawan (Best) Phumphuengsri and Anis The as Client Development Managers in the region. More
UK-based firm Sample Answers has announced that Managing Director Phil Bird will be leaving the business on 30th June 2017, eighteen months after joining. He moves to ITWP, the holding company of Toluna and Harris Interactive. More
In the US, two former Apple engineers have launched a foot traffic counting and analytics firm called Dor, with $3.8m in seed funding. More
Data-driven business intelligence consultancy Future Thinking and its data science sister agency GemSeek have opened an office in Dubai. More
In the US, Harris Insights & Analytics (formerly Harris Interactive) has appointed long-time WPP execs John Gerzema and Will Johnson as co-CEOs, while Jonathan Gardner joins as Chief Operating Officer. More
International communication consultancy Leidar has hired former Brunswick Research exec Phil Riggins to lead its Brand and Reputation practice, whose approach combines opinion research, digital analytics and campaign methodologies. More
Less than two months after joining UK-based consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo, Desirée Lopez has been named Chief Executive Officer, replacing co-founder Kirsty Fuller who is leaving the business. Seven of the company's eight global offices are being closed by parent Omnicom. More
In Shanghai, former Kantar TNS exec Lynn Zhang has returned to the firm as Managing Director for China. More
UK-based polling company Populus has appointed Ben Lloyd as Director of Corporate Reputation, leading the Reputation Research team. More
Former dunnhumby CEO Simon Hay has joined the Board of Stockholm-based brand tracking researcher Nepa. More
Data visualisation specialist Dapresy has hired former long-time E-Tabs exec Ken Brewster as a Director in its UK office. More
UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has been acquired by its senior management team from founders and previous majority shareholders Pete and Trish Comley. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Leicester, UK-based MR and consultation agency Community Research has appointed Lucy Brady as Research Director. More
In London, survey platform Attest has hired former Vizeum exec Chrissy Totty as Insight Champion, with a remit to help clients understand consumer motivations and behaviour; and has appointed Mark Walker as Marketing Director. More
In the UK Facts International, part of the Chime Insight & Engagement Group, has appointed Louise Brice and Linda Marsh as Client Service Directors. More
Omnicom-owned brand and communications research consultancy Hall & Partners has promoted Soumya Roy to Chief Executive Officer of its New York operation. More
Creston's Unlimited Group has combined its customer journey specialist EMO and customer relationship marketing agency The Real Adventure, to form a new Bristol-based business called Prophecy Unlimited. More
Ken and Trish Parker, the founders of qual specialist the Discovery Group, have retired after selling the business to four company directors. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's pay for 2017 will fall by around £22m in 2017, with further drops scheduled for 2018 and 2021. The firm, whose high-paying 'Leap' scheme had in any case expired this year, notes that it 'understands share owners' increasing discomfort' with levels of 'reward opportunities'. More
Healthcare specialist Research Partnership has expanded its US capabilities, with the opening of new offices in San Francisco and New York. More
M&C Saatchi's qual/quant research agency The Source has opened a first Australian office, in Melbourne, to be led by former London MD Matt Swinson. More
Manchester, UK-based market research agency Mustard has added to its research and business development teams, with the return of David Hickson as Account Director, the appointments of ben Ashton and Laura James, and the promotions of Victoria Williams (nee Bennett) and Ryan Sherratt. More
In London, WPP-owned brand activation agency Geometry Global has moved UK CEO Sarah Todd to the role of Head of Shopper Marketing EMEA. Her previous role will be filled by M&C Saatchi Shop founder and former MD Michelle Whelan. More
London-based behaviour, brand and communications research agency Monkey See has appointed former MarketCast and Ipsos MORI exec Steve Smith as Research Associate. More
In the US, healthcare MR consultancy Adelphi Research Global has appointed Paul Teta as Chief Methodologist and Ted Noga as Director of Advanced Analytics. The firm has also hired three new project team members and promoted five existing employees. More
In the UK, former BT research head James 'JT' Turner and political and behavioural data scientist Zsolt Kiss have launched a research business called opinion.life, with ambitions to 'revolutionise' the science of polling. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has hired former WPP / Kantar exec George Pappachen for a newly created position, EVP Corporate Development & Strategy. More
Omnicom is closing seven of the eight global offices of its consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo, citing 'underperformance' and its need to now focus on growth opportunities in London. More
YouGov-owned sports and sponsorship specialist SMG Insight has promoted Lance Fraenkel to the role of Vice President, North America. More
In the US, Kantar Public has appointed Susan Gigli as Global Director for International Development, based in its Washington DC office. She has also been appointed to the Kantar Public Global Board. More
Global media giant Viacom has promoted Colleen Fahey Rush to EVP, Insights & Audience Science, and Chief Research Officer of its Viacom Media Networks subsidiary, effective immediately. More
GfK has appointed three new members to its Supervisory Board: Thomas Ebeling, Johannes P. Huth and Philipp Freise, following its agreement with investment group KKR which is now its partner in running the global group. They replace Peter Goldschmidt, Aliza Knox and Bruno Piace. More
Leeds, UK-based agency ResearchBods has added ten new 'Bods' to its staff so far in 2017, growing all departments in response to new contract wins. It has also promoted Tabita Razalia to Head of Project Management. More
Clear, the brand and marketing strategy company within ad agency group M&C Saatchi, has opened an office in Los Angeles, its first on the US west coast. The office will be led by consumer tech expert Ki Choi, and signals expansion into the booming sector. More
In the UK, full service insight and innovation consultancy FreshMinds has appointed four new members of staff at its London-based offices. It has also promoted Steven Martin, James Wallis and Sofia Savage to Senior Consultant. More
In the UK, former GfK director Andy Stillwell has launched a specialist business-to-business market research agency called InsightB2B, which will integrate market data with analysis of buyer behaviour. More
Kathryn Gallant has been promoted to the role of Chief Executive of Cello Health Insight US, and Angie Wheeler to that of President USA. In addition Justine Trinidad, Ed Geiselhart and Kaity Arctander have joined the firm's client facing team. More
Research technology and panel exchange operator Cint has hired former Nasdaq director Johanna Isander for a newly created position, Chief Human Resources Officer, supporting its global growth and talent management initiatives. More
In the UK, iCube Marketing founders Chris Horne and Mike Heisig have launched an online self-service MR platform called researchengine.org, offering users access to 'ready to use' products which deliver insights at speed. More
Tesco-owned customer data business dunnhumby has a new Chief Executive Officer, current Google exec Guillaume Bacuvier. He takes up his new position in May, replacing Simon Hay who left the business in February. More
UK audience research body BARB has promoted Joe Lewis for the newly created position of Head of Insight, tasked with uncovering untapped material in its data and sharing it with the wider industry. More
In the UK, former FreshMinds Head of Digital Innovation Chris Leo has launched a digital product consultancy, Pivot. More
In Oxford, UK, sensory and consumer insight specialist MMR Research Worldwide has promoted Client Service Director Judith Henderson to the role of EMEA Managing Director. More
GfK has appointed three execs to lead a new Customer and Audience Activation service, which creates segments using local audience data from partner firm Eyeota. Existing employee Niko Waesche will lead the unit while Cornelia Reitinger and Lauren Coppin join as Directors. More
After twelve years at marcoms holding company Creston, Barrie Brien has decided to step down from his role as Group CEO, to seek 'new challenges'. The Board will continue to be chaired by former Havas CEO Iain Ferguson. More
In the UK, former YouGov Head of Research Michael Wagstaff is joining full service agency Cambridge Market Research as Managing Director on 1st April. He will replace Paul Beresford, who becomes company Chairman. More
UK-based mobile video MR specialist Voxpopme has appointed industry veteran Jem Wallis as Regional Director of Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna has hired Jay Rampuria to lead global business development for both itself and parent company ITWP. More
Ipsos has promoted industry veteran Dean Luker to the role of Corporate Development Director, responsible for its acquisition programme in support of the company's overall strategy. He replaces Deputy CEO Carlos Harding, who passed away in December. More
Interpublic innovation arm IPG Mediabrands has appointed Arun Kumar as its first Chief Data & Marketing Technology Officer. He takes up the new position alongside his existing role managing global operations at sister company Cadreon, which focuses on data, tech, insights and activation. More
UK-based consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo has hired former TNS BMRB Chief Exec Desirée Lopez for a newly created role, Head of Behavioural and Social Strategy, leading its behavioural science offer and its Social Purpose specialist unit. More
UK-based video analytics firm Big Sofa has expanded to the US with the official opening of an office in Philadelphia, PA. More
In the UK, healthcare insight provider MMR International (MMRi) has appointed Colin Williams for the newly created role of Commercial Director. More
Oslo, Norway-based fieldwork group Norstat has appointed former Survey Sampling director Rosie Ayoub as Managing Director in the UK. In addition, Remek Gabrys has joined the London office as Business Development Manager. More
UK-based agency Future Thinking has appointed Jessica Herridge as Research Director within its Communicate team. More
UK-based full service agency MindMover has hired Alan Hargreaves to head its Operations team, and to roll out a new software programme which includes a self-serve platform. The firm has also appointed three further members of staff. More
London-based online community specialist Verve has relocated its Romanian office to larger premises, to accommodate its growing team. More
WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has promoted Caroline Frankum to Chief Executive Officer, replacing David Day who is leaving for a role in the UK Foreign Office. Nick Nyhan becomes Chairman. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has appointed Aviva Global Inclusion Director Jan Gooding as its new President. More
In London, healthcare data collection firm SHC Universal has promoted Niraj Patel to role of Managing Director Europe. More
Sir Martin Sorrell has cemented his place as comfortably the highest paid exec in the UK's FTSE 100 companies, securing just under £41.6m in this year's pay award under the now-expiring performance-related 'Leap' scheme. Then again, what's a pound worth nowadays? More
GfK has appointed consumer goods industry exec Peter Feld as its new Chief Executive Officer. His predecessor Matthias Hartmann resigned last August due to 'differing views' on the long-term direction of the business between himself and majority shareholder GfK Verein. More
US-based mobile research and retail data collection specialist Field Agent has expanded to the UK, where it has promoted Robin Shuker to the role of Managing Director. More
In the US, not-for-profit organization Women In Research (WIRe) has appointed former FocusVision exec Michelle Andre as its first Managing Director, responsible for organizational development and oversight, fundraising, marketing, and assisting with long-term planning. More
In the UK, brand building specialist Andrew Marsden has launched a brand activation agency called Pilgrim Marketing, offering clients business strategy and brand positioning services combined with creativity and access to in-house research. More
Chartered Accountant and investor Sarah Butler has opened a viewing facility, The Buzz Rooms, in Greater Manchester, UK. The new set-up is housed in the headquarters of Infinity Asset Management, of which she is a co-founder and partner. More
Andy Dexter, the founder of Truth Consulting and Principal at innovation agency Neon & Vine, has set up a collaborative initiative called Culturise, to help businesses and brands re-establish trust, authenticity, and social and cultural relevance. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna is planning to increase the size of its respondent community by 20 per cent during the second half of 2017, and has hired Kyle Kim-Hays as EVP for Global Digital Marketing, responsible for the push. More
Reading, UK-based point of sale consumer targeting specialist Ecrebo has raised £12m in an investment led by Air Miles and Nectar founder Sir Keith Mills, and former Warburg Pincus Head of Europe, Joseph Schull. Both will join the firm's Board of Directors. More
Online specialist YouGov has opened an office in Manchester, to support its customer base in the north of England and Scotland. More
US-based location data provider Factual has announced a drive for growth in Europe, and appointed former PlaceIQ exec Mandeep Mason as Managing Director for the region. More
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), set up by the UK government and often referred to as the 'Nudge Unit', has launched a new division called BI Ventures, which will use behavioural science to build products to help solve real-world problems. More
In London, WPP insight arm Kantar has appointed former SABMiller Global Insights Director Julie Kollman as Chief Research Officer. She takes up her new post on 27th February. More
Israeli digital ad tech firm Taptica has opened an office in London, to focus on clients across the UK and Europe. More
London-based B2B agency Circle Research has promoted Client Directors Graeme Cade and Chris Wells to its Management Board. More
European sampling solutions provider Bilendi has appointed former Ipsos exec Daniel Cunill as UK Panels Director, leading the team and strengthening the UK and European offer. He will also lead development of the firm's mobile offering. More
Online community specialist Verve has announced fourteen promotions in its teams in London, UK and Iasi, Romania. They include the promotions of Eugen Tuchendria and Tom Brand to Associate Director. More
UK-based agency Future Thinking has promoted five people in its qualitative team. Anna Appleford becomes a Senior Research Director and the division's second-in-command, and there are new roles also for Andrew Divers, Claire Haines-Gray, Simon Driver and Martin Nash. More
Animal health and agriculture researcher Kynetec has appointed Richard Jameson to its leadership team as Executive Director of Global Custom Research. More
Bonn, Germany-based pricing and strategy consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners has announced further rapid expansion, and an ambitious long-term growth target - aiming to double in size to 2,000 staff by 2023. More
In London, data-driven CRM and performance marketing agency Merkle has promoted Michael Komasinski to the role of Global Chief Operating Officer for its Services business. He will also serve as General Manager for Media Services, Europe. More
WPP ad group Y&R has set up a technology and business division which will access group services such as B2B brand analysis from the BrandAsset Valuator, and a social media listening capability for insights on the behavior of business decision-makers. More
In the UK, dunnhumby CEO Simon Hay is leaving at the end of the month to 'pursue new challenges', after 25 years with the business. More
Cello-owned agency Breaking Blue Research has set up an Advanced Analytics team in London, led by Research Manager Dan Luca. More
In the UK, WPP-owned Lightspeed Health has promoted Mary Andrews to the role of Senior Vice President, Global Operations. More
Brand strategy and insight agency BrainJuicer has promoted Alex Hunt to the role of President, Research Business, in charge of running its market research offering worldwide, and with a seat on the company's Board of Directors. More
WPP has formed a new sub-holding company called WPP Health & Wellness, which will work with group companies such as Kantar, GroupM and Wunderman to use data to deliver behaviour change and better health outcomes. More
UK-based Cello Health Insight has appointed pharma sector veteran Claire Derbyshire as a Director in its European Client Services team. More
Former RDSi and Nunwood exec Hannah Downs has joined UK consultancy Brand Potential as Client Director, with a remit to build its newly launched Leeds team. Emily Taylor also joins the firm. More
In New York, full service agency ORC International has hired former Nielsen marketer Ana Mackay-Sim as Chief Marketing Officer, responsible for overseeing brand and revenue-building marketing initiatives globally. More
MR presentation and reporting specialist Dapresy has promoted Fredrik Osterberg to the role of Managing Director, Europe, while appointing former Cambiar exec Beth Rounds as its Chief Marketing Officer. More
Netherlands-based online research and marketing analytics firm MetrixLab has appointed former GfK exec Ian Davis as Senior Client Director for Financial Services, based in its UK office. More
WPP's recently formed data, analytics and digital services business [m]PLATFORM has hired former Mindshare COO Paul Rowlinson to fill the role of UK Managing Director. More
GfK has launched a unit called Supercrunch, which will offer clients a new type of automated, user-defined analysis to support marketing decisions. The division will be led by Norbert Wirth, who previously served as the group's Global Head of Data and Science. More
Research software firm Confirmit has promoted CFO Ken Østreng to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Henning Hansen who, in his own words, has resigned to focus on other priorities, spend more time with his family, and 'start a new chapter'. More
Polling and research specialist ComRes has opened a practice dedicated to helping organisations evaluate and develop internal comms and employee engagement strategies. The firm will also launch a Faith Research Centre later in the year, to improve understanding of religion and belief. More
Chime Insight & Engagement Group has appointed nine new members of staff, including former Northstar Research exec Jack Miles as Insight Director, heading qual and quant projects across a range of sectors. More
London-based not-for-profit research organisation NatCen has appointed Roger Harding as Head of Public Attitudes. More
Financial brokerage and FTSE 250 company TP ICAP has acquired assets of MR, analytics and business consulting firm Burton-Taylor International Consulting LLC, via its data & analytics division. Founder and Managing Partner Douglas Taylor will join TP ICAP. More
In the UK, consumer data firm IRI has appointed Anthony Graham as EVP of International Solutions and Innovations. He replaces Lynda Gammell, who is returning to the US to lead product management of the firm's Shopper KnowledgeBase (SKB). More
nuaxia, the new venture from former Synovate UK CEO Peter Chopra, has officially rolled out of stealth with the launch of a short multimedia survey platform for healthcare professionals. More
WPP audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has named John Wittesaele as President EMEA, while promoting Arshan Saha to the role of President Asia Pacific. More
UK consumer and MR consultancy Incite has relocated Principals Jenni Forbes and John Tearle from its London HQ to its office in San Francisco. The firm has also hired Caroline Aulis in its New York office, which will move to larger premises by the end of the first quarter. More
Data-driven marketing firm MediaMath has revamped its senior management, in preparation for a new phase of expansion. These include a new President, Global Heads of Sales and Key Accounts, and C-Suite positions for Technology, Product and Strategy. More
Research and advisory services provider MARU Group has promoted Steve Brockway to the new position of Managing Director of MARU Operations Group UK, as Board member Liz Boffey moves into his old role as MD for Maru/edr. More
New York-based Integral Ad Science (IAS) has hired former Adobe MD Nick Morley for a newly created role, Managing Director EMEA, with a remit to deliver growth and expansion across Europe. He will be based in London. More
Emotion analytics specialist Realeyes has hired industry veteran Tina Gaffney for the global role of Head of Customer Success. She will work from the US, reporting to London-based CEO Mihkel Jäätma. More
London-based opinion and behaviour research specialist BritainThinks has promoted Anastasia Knox, Cordelia Hay and Lucy Bush to Research Director roles, while Raphael Malek moves up to Associate Director. More
After more than 39 years at NOP and GfK, almost all of them spent running the Social Research department, Nick Moon has left the global group and will offer his services as a consultant, under the name of Moonlight Research. More
London-based Strive Insight has appointed former Incite Marketing Planning exec Lucy Paxman as Client Director, with a remit to help grow the Financial Services practice. She also adds experience in the lifestyle and luxury goods sectors. More
UK-based research and consulting firm Populus has appointed Hamish Asser to lead its Brand and Communications team, part of its Business and Consumer Insight division. More
BrainJuicer's European MD Mark Johnson has moved across to the firm's marcoms business System1 Agency, to drive the next phase of its expansion plans. More
Former IAB Chief Executive Guy Phillipson has been hired by digital marketing agency and online buzz measurement specialist iCrossing, for the role of UK Chairman. More
Westminster, London-based agency ComRes has appointed former Fujitsu executive Simon Carter as CEO, and says it will announce the launch of two new business practices later this month, a Faith Research Consultancy and an Internal Communications Practice. More
Digital marketing services firm Be Heard Group Plc has extended the role of Robin Price - adding the responsibilities of COO, a newly created post, to his existing job as CFO. More
US market research associations CASRO and MRA have completed their merger, forming the Insights Association. More
Founder Richard Sheldrake is leaving Perspective Research Services and its parent, BDRC Group, for 'personal lifestyle reasons'. More
In the UK, the IAB has named Jon Mew as its new CEO, replacing Guy Phillipson who is stepping down after 12 years in the role. More
Global pricing strategy consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners has appointed London and Yorkshire-based Dr. Peter Colman as a Partner, leading its Technology and Industrials business in the UK and Ireland. More
Nielsen has appointed Nancy Ramsey Phillips as Chief Human Resources Officer, effective next week. She joins from Broadcom Corporation where she was EVP and CHRO; and replaces Mary Liz Finn, who announced her retirement from Nielsen in September. More
British audience research body BARB has been strengthened by the addition of joint venture broadcaster UKTV to its ownership group. More
UK agency McCallum Layton has changed its name to Allto Consulting, to reflect the expansion of its offer beyond research into the delivery of integrated solutions. More
This is the last edition of Daily Research News for 2016. We wish all our readers, clients, contributors and friends around the world a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. More
Harris Poll creator Louis Harris died of heart problems on Saturday, at his home in Key West, Florida. He was 95 years old. More
Broadcaster Channel 4 has hired neuroscientist Greg Detre for a newly created position, Chief Data Scientist, with a remit to 'revolutionise' how the business uses behavioural data for both commercial and creative ends. More
Mobile data platform Ogury has opened an office in New York, where co-founder and COO Thomas Pasquet has relocated to manage the business. The firm has also launched a solution called 360 Mobile Analytics, and hired former comScore exec Christophe Bize to lead the initiative. More
International investment business LetterOne (L1) has launched a retail investment arm, L1 Retail, and appointed dunnhumby co-founder and data pioneer Clive Humby to its Advisory Board. More
MR language and translation specialist GlobaLexicon has opened an office in Chicago, to extend coverage across all North American time zones and increase the capacity of its team following a number of client wins. More
In London, radio advertising specialist Radio Response has appointed former MRIB Managing Director Jon Mais as Head of Strategy for Audience Measurement. More
In Leeds, UK, former KPMG Nunwood execs Vicky Smith and Helen Fennell have launched insight-led consultancy Lens, which will focus on customer journey mapping and experience design, qual research and customer experience strategy. More
Carlos Harding, the Deputy CEO of Ipsos, died suddenly of a heart attack last Friday morning. He was 69 years old. More
UK-based convenience retail strategy firm Insight Research has announced a strategic alliance with US-based retail strategy and design consultant Joseph Bona, MD of MoseleyBona Retail. The two firms will share a new office in Mayfair, London. More
In the UK, retail sector specialist ABA Research has appointed former Camelot Head of Insight Nick Bonney as Managing Director. He will take up the post next February, replacing founder Alison Bainbridge who will remain active in the business. More
comScore co-founder Magid Abraham has resigned from the company's Board of Directors, to concentrate on his role as Executive Chairman of wearable technology developer APX Labs. More
Kantar TNS was one of the big winners at last night's MRS Awards, taking home the Grand Prix for Greatest Impact; the MRS/BIG Award for B2B Research, alongside digital data collection arm Lightspeed; and the awards for New Consumer Insights and Social Media Research (the latter with Unilever). More
US and UK-based customer journey analyst Kitewheel has announced promotions for two new senior management positions; and says it will shortly move its London office within the city to provide more flexibility for its growing client roster and workforce. More
Former Quintiles CEO Tom Pike, who led the company through its recent mega-merger with IMS Health and is now the combined firm's Vice Chairman and President of R&D Solutions, is to retire. His replacement will be Richard Staub III, while Paul Spreen will rejoin as EVP and Chief Customer Officer. More
Sydney, Australia-based video survey and research platform Verbate has expanded to Europe with the opening of an office in London. More
Recently-formed London-based communications insight and strategy firm delineate has appointed Erica Buckley as Insight and Digital Director and Helen Bennie as a Senior Consultant. More
WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has announced eight promotions in EMEA Operations, including Derek Gibson, who will become Director Operations, France and United Kingdom. More
London-based full service agency Relish Research has appointed former ICM Unlimited exec Joe Wheller as Head of Quantitative Research, while setting up an Analytics unit led by newly promoted Joe Catling. More
In London, full service researcher BDRC has appointed Andrew Lea as Experience Design Director, to launch and lead its new Digital User Experience (UX) and Usability division. More
WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where it has appointed Lindsay Dominguez as Client Development Lead. More
In the UK, Voice of the Customer (VoC) specialist Nepa has promoted Lindsay Parry (nee Cowan) to the role of Managing Director. She replaces Johnny Caldwell, who left following Nepa AB's recent acquisition of the outstanding 9.9 percent of Nepa UK Ltd. More
WPP's media investment arm GroupM has brought together all its data, analytics and digital services in a new suite of products, [m]PLATFORM, creating what it claims is the ad industry's 'most powerful collection of data, technology and expertise for audience addressability'. More
Former BBC Sport Digital Development Editor Chris Hurst is joining Nielsen Sports as Head of Digital for the UK. More
Online insights exchange provider Cint has appointed Kevin Gianatiempo to spearhead strategic partnerships in North America as part of its 'NextGen' strategy. He will be based in the recently launched San Francisco office. More
London-based Strive Insight has appointed Alex Webb as Client Director, its seventh employee, and says it is on course to more than double revenue this year. More
In the US, Joan Lewis has resigned from her role as Chair of comScore's Board, and has been replaced by former US Postmaster General William Henderson. More
IBM Watson has launched a new Internet of Things (IoT) consulting service, staffed by 1,500 consultants, data scientists and design and security experts at its IoT headquarters in Munich, Germany and in eight other IoT centres in Asia, Europe and the Americas. More
Quadrangle has undergone a restructure involving the promotion of Adrian Ward and Jenny Betteridge to Director roles, creating two client-facing teams, and re-defining the role of the partners with a focus on mentoring directors and supporting the teams. More
German-based product, pricing and marketing strategy specialist Simon Kucher & Partners has named sixteen new partners, who will take up their new roles on January 1st. More
London-based online communities specialist Verve has brought in two more senior hires at headquarters: former Quadrangle exec Nick Baker joins as MD Research & Consulting, while Emma Beech leaves Lightspeed GMI to become the firm's new VP Operations Europe. More
Ipsos has announced changes in its ownership structure, designed to simplify it and ensure the company's independence over the long term - following the death in December 2014 of co-founder Jean-Marc Lech. More
Global analytics and insights provider Blueocean Market Intelligence has announced four recent senior appointments, including Anish Nanavaty who joins as Head of Americas, and Joseph Sursock as SVP - Europe. More
UK-based online communities specialist Verve has appointed Marie Patenio as leader of its Chicago office, as Tim Martin returns to London from his secondment. The firm has also announced five further appointments in Chicago and Toronto. More
In London, independent agency Firefish has launched a specialist insight communications and activation agency called Insider, headed by John Sayers who previously led Firefilms, the firm's in-house insight film unit. More
WPP-owned creative digital agency POSSIBLE London has appointed Ben Bashford as Head of User Experience (UX), while Ilse Christiansen and Jules Spanou both join as UX Designers. More
UK-based digital insights firm ResearchBods has appointed Dave Naylor as Technical Director and Bryony Hughes as Client Service Director, while promoting Darren Sloper to Creative Director. More
Research and advisory services provider MARU Group has opened an office in New York for its Maru/edr business, offering CEM, voice of the customer feedback, and multichannel consumer insight across the North America region. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has appointed former Kantar Retail exec Mayer Danzig as SVP of Product Management, responsible for overseeing the Product team and helping define and develop the next generation of product offerings. More
In the UK, Southend, Essex-based outsourced customer management services firm Ventrica has expanded its contact centre to 330 seats, and says it is planning to create 200 new jobs to meet both increased client demand and future expansion. More
Manchester, UK-based researcher Amy Middleton has launched a company called BEAM Fieldwork, providing a bespoke approach to fieldwork for research projects across the country. More
Netherlands-based customer and employee feedback specialist Mopinion has expanded its Sales and Marketing teams with the appointment of seven new employees. More
In the UK, media measurement body the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) has named Derek Morris as its Chairman Designate. He will take up the position of Chairman alongside his existing role at Publicis Media, after the next ABC Board meeting on 7th December. More
Research technology and services group FocusVision has appointed Zlatko Vucetic as Chief Commercial Officer of the EMEA and APAC regions; while promoting Oliver Brown to the role of Director of Client Services, EMEA. More
Bristol, UK-based marketing automation and customer analytics specialist BlueVenn has opened a US headquarters in Boston. More
Consumer and media intelligence specialist Neustar Marketshare has appointed Luis Chaves and Sven Bagemihl as Managing Directors in the UK and Germany respectively. More
YouGov has hired Ben Leet as UK General Manager, overseeing the sales, marketing and client services teams. More
Research software firms MARSC and MI Pro have announced a merger, forming QuenchTec. The new company promises 'next generation insight tools' to give researchers more agile and automated insight processes. More
UK-based voice of the Customer specialist Maru/edr has added thirteen new members of staff in its research and technical teams, including Senior Research Manager Jessica Abbott, Software Development Manager Robert Pointer and a number of graduates. More
In the US, Nielsen Sports has appointed former Repucom execs Danny Townsend and Glenn Lovett as Co-Managing Directors, following its acquisition of the business earlier in the year. In addition, Repucom founder Paul Smith has announced he will leave the business at the end of the year. More
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In the UK, image recognition technology developer GumGum has promoted Phil Schraeder to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, with a focus on maintaining and building strategic brand and publisher relationships. More
US-based survey technology firm Qualtrics has appointed Microsoft veteran Zig Serafin as Chief Operating Officer, leading operations in the run up to a planned IPO. More
WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed has promoted Andrew Van Wezel to Vice President of Operations and Simon Buckley to Vice President of Sales, both within EMEA. More
In the UK, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has hired Tom Smith, co-founder of OCSI (Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion), as Managing Director of its newly launched Data Science Campus. He will take up the position in January. More
In London, former Kadence execs Paul Donnelly and Colm Russell have set up an international data collection agency called Dynamic Fieldwork. More
UK-based full service agency MindMover has appointed former employee Georgina Botting as Commercial Director, with a remit to help the business achieve future growth plans. More
Digital ad verification specialist DoubleVerify has appointed Steve Brown as Managing Director for the European region, based in London. More
London-based agency The Nursery Research & Planning has added no fewer than six researchers since the beginning of October, with Alex Paterson, Jane Passey, Kate Benson and Sophie Marder starting out at the company and Kat Cunningham and Adam Staton returning. More
UK-based market research translation and language services provider GlobaLexicon has expanded its internship programme, which has already brought no fewer than 50 interns to the company over three years. More
Detroit, USA-based agency Morpace has appointed Helen Armstrong to lead its growing European Consumer and Retail business. More
Insight and brand strategy consultancy Flamingo has launched a new division dedicated to healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, and appointed former Hall and Partners exec Lee Gazey to lead it. More
In Westlake Village, California, former Cint US MD Michael McCrary has launched PureSpectrum, a new global marketplace for buyers and sellers of online sample. The company is backed by strategic investments from Research Now and Critical Mix. More
Brighton, UK-based social media analytics specialist Brandwatch has opened a Paris office, its sixth location worldwide; and has appointed Bertrand Saint-Martin as VP for France. More
Paris-based customer service consultancy Academie du Service has opened an office in London, led by co-founder and Partner Claire Bonniol. More
UK-based media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity has launched a Media Management unit, to help advertisers respond to recent market trends. More
Tim Britton has left his role as Head of Strategy & Transformation for PwC's r2i global data research and insight centre, to take up the position of Managing Director of the Open Research Group at academic publishing company Springer Nature. More
YouGov-owned sports and sponsorship specialist SMG Insight has appointed former Sodexo exec Sara Eddleston as Head of Consumer Insight. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna has expanded its presence in Latin America through the opening of its first office in Brazil, led by Luca Bon as Sales Director. More
German sample and panel provider respondi has promoted Jennifer Roberton to the role of Managing Director, responsible for the UK office and market. The firm has also welcomed four new members to its Board, while founder and CEO Otto Hellwig continues to oversee management of the firm. More
In London, digital marcoms group Next15 has launched a data collection agency called Viga, led by former Research Now exec Lewis Reeves. More
Recently unveiled Kantar Public has launched a new research centre, bringing together a pan-European team of researchers with expertise in political and opinion polling, social and economic trends, and migration. More
In London, Colin Strong has left his role as MD of Verve Ventures after eighteen months, to join Ipsos as Global Head of Behavioural Science. He replaces Stephen Donajgrodzki, who stepped down from the role last month. More
Independent agency Firefish has appointed Anita Idnani as Research Director and Stefanie Lai as Senior Research Executive, at its office in New York. More
Consumer data giant dunnhumby has moved around 800 staff into a new global HQ building in Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith, London. More
Steve Aukers, former CEO of research firm J. Reckner Associates, has joined UK-based video analytics firm Big Sofa as President & CEO, North America. More
UK research agency Populus has hired LSE lecturer and former GfK Director Karsten Shaw to head up the analytics division of its Business & Consumer Insight team. More
In the UK, Creston-owned qual and quant digital and sensory research specialist Marketing Sciences Unlimited has hired long-time Tesco exec Claire Hiett for the new role of Client Services Manager. More
US media conglomerate Viacom has promoted Christian Kurz to the new global role of SVP, Global Consumer Insights, overseeing corporate and consumer research, with a focus on exploring new technologies and consumer behavior. More
UK-based Chime Insight & Engagement has made more than two dozen new appointments across the business, including former Sainsbury's Customer Insight Manager Simon Rawlinson as Insight Director. More
Leeds, UK-based full-service agency Boxclever has launched a new company called Whizzbox Analytics, providing a dedicated team of analysts who will work alongside agency clients at each stage of the research process. More
UK television measurement body BARB has hired former Guardian News and Media Head of Research Rhiannon Griffiths as Head of Strategic Developments. More
Newly announced Kantar Public is to open a Behaviour Change Academy in Sydney early next year, and in Amsterdam in the spring. The new venture will be led by long-time TNS exec Kathy O'Donoghue. More
Former GfK Director Babita Earle has joined research automation innovator ZappiStore as Global Accounts and Partnership Director. More
WPP's Kantar has unveiled a new global operating brand, pooling expertise to offer advice on the delivery of public policy, services and communications. More
In the UK, qualitative video research company Watch Me Think has appointed former Unilever exec Jenny Hearne as 'Head of Thinkers' Thoughts', while MRS co-Chair Danny Russell has been named as Chief Advisor. More
Redshift Research founders Jane Hales and Guy Washer have partnered with former colleagues Jessica Bunce and Andrew White, to set up a new London-based agency called Sapio Research. More
Interpublic-owned marketing network McCann Health has launched a business called 'Consulting at McCann Health', which will offer market research through sister agency Double Helix, as well as services such as business strategy and development of digital solutions. More
WPP's healthcare panel and patient community solutions provider Lightspeed All Global has appointed industry veteran Jennifer Carrea as Chief Executive Officer. She also joins the Lightspeed Board of Directors. More
In London, Chime Insight & Engagement Group (CIE) has hired long-time GfK exec Pam Armstrong for the newly created role of Managing Director of its Opinion Leader and Chime Insight & Engagement businesses. More
Bryan Atkin, co-founder of UK research group RS Consulting, has died after a battle with leukaemia. He was 72. More
British full service agency Boxclever has made three director-level appointments. More
In the UK, social media intelligence specialist Brandwatch has launched a division called the Global Customer Success group, and appointed Pat Phelan as EVP heading it up. More
In the UK, research and insight consultancy Morar has promoted Julian Dailly to the role of Managing Director, while Roger Perowne and Alistair Cunningham take on the positions of Chief Executive and Head of Technology respectively, and Paul Bath becomes COO. More
Viewing facility firm i-view London has moved to a new, larger purpose-built location on The Strand, where it has promoted Belma Lugic to the newly created role of Studio Director, and Sam Grey to Studio Manager. The firm has also made four new hires. More
In the UK, social and consumer trend forecasting firm the Trajectory Partnership has appointed former NatCen exec Jane O'Brien as a Director. More
US-based sampling and data collection provider Critical Mix has appointed Colin Turner-Kerr as Managing Director, UK, in charge of leading the development and expansion of the business throughout Europe. More
London-based polling and research specialist ComRes has opened an office in Shanghai, where it has appointed former Capita exec Marc Hardwick as Commercial Director. More
Omnicom-owned ad agency BBDO has appointed former MEC digital analytics head Sharona Sankar-King for the newly created role of Head of Marketing Science, based in its New York office. More
In the UK, insight and innovation consultancy FreshMinds has appointed Jason de Klerk as Head of Quantitative Research, Maeve O'Dwyer as a Senior Consultant, and James Wallis as a Consultant. The firm has also hired a number of Associates. More
Former GfK NOP leader Arno Hummerston has joined sampling automation provider Lucid as Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for nurturing client, supplier and partner relationships from the firm's London office. More
US-based audience-driven ad and media analytics firm Samba TV has rolled out its 'Sync and Retarget' digital ad buying platform in the UK market. To support this move, the firm has set up a London office as its European HQ, where it has appointed Hitesh Bhatt and Jay Fowdar. More
Edinburgh big data analytics firm Aquila Insight has geared up for further rapid expansion with a move to larger offices, still within the technology incubator Codebase on Lady Lawson Street. More
Bloomberg Media has hired former Dentsu Aegis Network exec Michelle Lynn as Global Head of Data Science and Insights, responsible for leading initiatives, and managing Data and Research teams globally from its office in New York. More
Brand strategy and research agency BrainJuicer has launched a specialist unit called 'System1 Politics', which will use the behavioural science principle behind its 3Fs model (Fame, Feeling & Fluency) to forecast the results of elections. More
Marcoms group Dentsu Aegis Network has hired Stefan Bardega as UK Chief Executive of its digital marketing agency iProspect. He replaces Chris Whitelaw, who was promoted to the post of EMEA President and Global Commercial Director at the beginning of this year. More
In the US, research technology and services group FocusVision has promoted Zhana Baleva to the role of Regional Head of EMEA, while also promoting three other members of staff. More
Consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo has promoted Sam Gomez to the role of London co-CEO, alongside current agency head Ednyfed Tappy. The firm has also hired former Kantar exec Robert Nagadowski as its first Group Chief Operating Officer. More
London-based emotion analysis specialist Realeyes has appointed industry veteran David Bilicic as Head of Global Sales and Strategic Partnerships, based in New York. He is joined by former Quantifind exec John Tomchek, who takes up the US-based position of Commercial Director. More
Oslo, Norway-based fieldwork group Norstat has opened an office in Paris, where it has appointed former Research Now MD Marc-Antoine Jacoud as Managing Director. More
Former McDonalds Consumer Insights Lead Joseph Chen has joined online research 'app store' platform ZappiStore as Vice President for the Canadian market. More
MR language and translation specialist GlobaLexicon has reported its third consecutive year of over 50 percent revenue growth, and says it has increased its headcount from 39 to 61 in the past twelve months. More
London-based Video data tech company Big Sofa has appointed former FocusVision EMEA MD Richard Collins to the newly created position of Chief Customer Officer, responsible for managing its global client base. More
Family-owned agricultural and industrial commodities giant Cargill has appointed CPG veteran Chuck Gitkin in the newly created role of CMO of its North America protein business - with a remit to help shift its focus to a customer-centric, insight-based strategy. More
In the US, pharma data giant IMS Health and healthcare consultancy Quintiles have confirmed details of the new senior management team to be established following their planned merger. More
Research technology and panel exchange operator Cint has opened an office in San Francisco; its fifth location in the US and second on the west coast. Deputy CEO Richard Thornton is relocating from London to head up the new office and build the team. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has opened a new office in India, based in the Cyber City business hub in Gurgaon, near New Delhi. More
US-based location data management firm Yext has appointed former Criteo MD Jon Buss as Managing Director of its recently launched UK and Northern Europe operations. More
US-based mobile campaign analyst Kochava is opening a European headquarters in the heart of Dublin, and has hired Fred Thuard as EMEA Director of Sales. More
Tokyo-based panels and technology company dataSpring is opening an office in London, where it has named Arjen van Duijvenbode as Director of Business Development EMEA. More
Henrik Åquist has joined panels and research fieldwork provider Norstat as MD for Sweden, from geo-data acquisition and provisioning firm Blom Sweden AB where he was also MD. He replaces Marie Sommar, who is leaving the company after almost ten years. More
The Supervisory Board of GfK has elected Ralf Klein-Bölting as its new Chairman - he succeeds Dr. Arno Mahlert on September 13th. More
Numbers International, the home of brands Q Research Software and DataCracker, has appointed eight new members of staff at its offices in the US, UK and Australia. The firm is also planning to release a new data science platform. More
In London, GfK has hired former Kantar Worldpanel exec Imran Choudhary for a newly created role, Key Account Director, Technology. More
North of England-based agency DJS Research has made six new appointments, while promoting six existing members of staff. More
Media intelligence and communications specialist Cision has appointed Kevin Akeroyd as Global Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Peter Granat who has moved into the role of Chairman of the Board. More
Sampling automation provider Lucid has hired Emel Mohammadally as Executive Director of Business Development at its office in London. More
Former Hall & Partners Managing Partner Grant Bird has joined behavioural science-focused 'research collective' house51 as a Partner. More
Mobile survey technology provider OnePoint Global has appointed former TNS North America Chief Financial Officer Rick Carbone as Corporate Advisor and interim CFO. More
Online qual software and services provider Dub has appointed Simona Kats as Senior Research Consultant in the US, and Gareth Mellor as Marketing Manager in the UK. More
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed former Kraft Foods insight exec Jen Acerra as Vice President, Global Brand Research and Insights, leading the group's global MR team. More
London-based Cello Health Insight has appointed former Kantar Health exec Duncan Munro as Joint Head of 'IQ', its specialist quantitative research practice. More
WPP's audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has promoted Nicolas Bidon to the role of Chief Executive Officer, EMEA, with Jana Kusick taking his old role as Global CEO of ad targeting subsidiary plista. More
In London, tech market research company DigitalMR has appointed Maksim Sipos as its first Chief Technology Officer, responsible for the adaptation and technical delivery of its listening247 and communities247 tools, and its DIY software-as-a-service offering. More
UK online retailer Shop Direct has appointed has appointed McKinsey & Company junior partner Assi Gol to lead its customer intelligence teams. He replaces Dene Jones, who left the company earlier this year. More
comScore co-founder Magid Abraham has resigned as Executive Chairman of the Board, to focus on his new role as Executive Chairman of wearable technology developer APX Labs. He will remain on the comScore Board for the remainder of his term, which expires in 2018. More
YouGov has opened an office in Washington D.C., with a focus on custom, academic, public affairs and public opinion research. Amy Emmatty joins as Managing Director of the new operation. More
Manchester, UK-based full service agency Mustard has appointed Laura Lyon from BBC Worldwide, Irina Dimitriade from DJS Research, and Hannah Barnsley from NHS England, while promoting Anthony Shephard to Associate Director, and Jack Melton Bradley to Research Manager. More
In the UK, branding and retail design consultancy Portland Design has launched a standalone unit, offering consumer insights and trends for the retail, travel and leisure industries. More
In London, multi-platform usability testing specialist Usability247 has added Saul Annett as a new member of its Board, responsible for commercial and corporate social responsibility activities. More
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), set up by the UK government and often known as the 'Nudge Unit' is expanding with the opening of new offices in Singapore and Manchester, and additions to its existing team in Sydney. More
In the UK, IAB Chief Executive Guy Phillipson is stepping down from the role next January, after twelve years heading the industry body. He says he plans to stay involved in the media sector through advisory and non-exec roles. More
German-based product, pricing and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners has announced first half revenue of EUR 116 million, up nineteen percent versus the first half of 2015. More
WPP Chief Executive Sir Martin Sorrell, 71, and his wife Cristiana are expecting their first child together in November. More
Kantar Health is expanding its presence in Israel, where it has named Kobi Sharon as Vice President, Client Consulting. The move reflects rapid growth in the country's hi-tech life sciences industry. More
London-based data collection business ICM Direct has boosed its data services team with three new hires - Iulian Lincu, Kar-Hoo Lee and Vlad Stanculescu - and the promotion of Kumeshnie du Plessis to Data Services Manager. More
The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division of broadcaster Turner has hired Channel 4 insight exec Pedro Cosa for a newly created role, Vice President Insights & Analytics. He will join the firm in September. More
London-based full service agency MESH Experience has appointed former Millward Brown MD Julian Green as Global Client Experience Director, with an initial focus on driving a new multi-brand proposition. More
In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has appointed YouthSight's former Director of Higher Education Research James MacGregor as a Director in its Qualitative team. More
WPP's marketing foresight consultancy Gain Theory has promoted Alan Bloodworth to the role of Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa. More
Former ESOMAR President Dan Foreman has taken on another Non-Executive Director role, this time with Amsterdam-based consumer insights platform Veylinx. More
Healthcare research and online physician community Sermo has promoted Eva Laparra to the role of Managing Director of Europe. More
London-based 'high-volume' MR and consumer insights platform Attest has appointed former Google exec Ali Syed as Chief Commercial Officer. More
DrMoSacoor Digital, the owner of healthcare insight specialist MMR International (MMRi), has acquired social media listening firm Klood for an undisclosed sum. The firm has also hired Ellie Osborne as Qualitative & Digital Research Director, in charge of the Qualitative Research team. More
In the UK, Winchester-based Marketing Sciences Unlimited has hired Bacardi veteran Nicola Gibbs as Research Director in its FMCG division. More
In the UK, full service agency Future Thinking has expanded its Operation team with the appointment of Emma Jordan as Head of Human Resources, Paul Clarke as Head of Business Systems, and Abigail Bassett as Financial Controller. More
Former Mintel exec Grant Norman has joined MR support services firm Research Runner as Technology Innovations Director, to help expand the firm's new Research Support Services division. More
App store analytics firm App Annie has appointed former QuestBack UK MD Paul Barnes as Northern Europe Territory and Middle East Territory Director. The firm has also hired Al Campa as Chief Marketing Officer, and promoted Nicolas Beraudo to the role of Managing Director, EMEA. More
Online retailer Shop Direct has appointed Gael Decoudu as its first Head of Data Science and Digital Analytics, in charge of a team of twenty and responsible for using data analytics to personalise the customer journey. More
London-based insight and innovation consultancy Brand Genetics has appointed former Reckitt Benckiser consumer insight leader Marc Edwards as Director of Strategy. More
London-based brand measurement specialist TransgressiveX (TX) has launched a new division serving the banking, financial services and insurance markets. The new team is headed by Sarajit Mitra, who previously worked at HSBC as Global Head of Marketing & Customer Experience. More
Nielsen Book has announced that Sales Director Simon Skinner is to leave the business this week following structural changes in its Discovery & Commerce Solutions business. More
A substantial sideshow to the debate that has dominated British media for the past two months has been speculation over how opinion pollsters would fare. Some even suggested that if they were badly wrong again, they might give up. Given that pressure, we think they did OK. More
MR presentation and visual analysis specialist Dapresy is opening a London office, its first in Britain, and has appointed Marc Chester as Director, UK. More
The founders of wealth intelligence specialist Wealth-X are to step down in September 2016 from their roles as CEO and President. Chief Commercial Officer Marc Cohen and CFO Richard Green become Co-Presidents, while Prasanth Ramanand and Christine Noh join in senior roles. More
Fast-growing UK business consultancy BrandCap is launching a new practice in New York, and has appointed former Interbrand President David Martin to lead it as Chairman. More
In the UK, ORC International has appointed former Harris Interactive exec Phil Brooks in the newly created position of Financial Services Research Director. More
BrainJuicer has officially launched its 'System1 - Feel More: Buy More' creative agency, which taps the group's work in behavioural science and its belief that the emotional, instinctive 'System 1' brain trumps the rational, evaluative 'System 2' brain when consumers make brand choices. More
In the UK, Creston-owned agency Marketing Sciences Unlimited has promoted neuroscience man Andy Myers to its Board. More
London-based opinion and behaviour research specialist BritainThinks has appointed Karen Clarke as Operations Director, in charge of HR and operations strategy. More
London-based agency Cello Health Insight has hired former Ipsos exec Maria Eletskaya as a Director in its European quant research 'IQ' team. More
In London, data-driven CRM specialist Merkle has appointed Azlan Raj as Vice President, Digital Analytics, responsible for helping expand its Digital Analytics practice in Europe. More
London-based Shift*Base Research has appointed former Forrester Research veteran Christine Overby as Chief Executive Officer. More
Year-old WPP consultancy Gain Theory has promoted Manjiry Tamhane to the role of Worldwide CEO. She succeeds Jason Harrison, who is moving to lead the new GroupM agency Team Arrow Partners. More
Mobile measurement and attribution specialist Medialets has opened an APAC headquarters in Singapore and announced senior appointments in North America and London. More
Caroline Plumb, 37, founder and Executive Chair of research and consulting firm FreshMinds, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's 90th Birthday Honours list, for her services to Business and Charity. More
Israel-based digital ad platform Taptica has further expanded its Asian offering with a new office in Seoul, adding to a recent launch in Beijing; and has appointed Hoon Lee as General Manager in South Korea. More
Around a third of WPP shareholders voted against CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's proposed £70m pay package at yesterday's annual general meeting in London. More
UK full-service research and insights consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed Joanna Grankin as Development Lead in its Innovation team. More
Kinesis' European MD Tariq Mirza has left the business, following its recent takeover by US research technology and services group FocusVision. He is now looking for his next challenge. More
ComRes MD Katharine Peacock has left the business to join the Brunswick Group as Director of Insight. Separately, ComRes has promoted Tom Mludzinski to the role of Research Director, overseeing the firm's political, media, sport, charity and government work. More
Procter and Gamble (P&G) veteran Mahmoud Ghazal has joined qualitative social media research start up Bakamo.Social as Global Head of Operations and Delivery, and will also lead the firm's newly-opened office in Geneva, Switzerland. More
Netherlands-based data collection firm GDCC has appointed Simon Glanville as Managing Director of its newly established 60-seat CATI facility in London. More
UK-based mobile research technology firm RealityMine has appointed Paul Street as Director, Global Research and Analytics in Toronto, Canada. More
Financial services specialist Charterhouse Research has appointed former Clydesdale/Yorkshire Bank Head of Market Research Marta Kovacs as a Director, to help develop new multi-client studies and ad hoc research. The firm has also hired Helen Davey as Research Manager. More
GfK has appointed Gavin McLauchlan as Business Development Director, Global and UK Media. More
London-based IFF Research has appointed Genna Kik as Associate Director and Catherine O'Driscoll as Senior Research Executive; while new graduates Poppy Curd, Leanne Buksztel and Naomi Morrice also join the team. More
London-based opinion and behaviour specialist BritainThinks has appointed former Ipsos MORI Head of Environment Research Edward Langley as Research Director, to expand its own environmental practice. More
In Singapore, WPP-owned digital data collection specialist Lightspeed GMI has promoted Neha Jindal to the role of Regional Operations Lead for the Asia Pacific region. More
Online specialist BrainJuicer has opened an office in Australia, led by company veteran Ed Harrison as Managing Director. More
London-based not-for-profit organisation NatCen has appointed Gillian Prior as Head of Health and Bio-Medical Surveys, while Fay Sullivan joins as Head of Health Policy Research. More
In the UK, Manchester-based research consultancy Alterline has appointed former National Osteoporosis Society exec Nina Copping as Head of Research (Health). More
In the UK, two veteran sports researchers have set up a new full service agency focused on the sector. Jack Murray was most recently Head of MR at Kantar Sport, while Michael Stone led research at Sports Marketing Surveys. More
London-based digital marketing agency Lab has merged with Neuro Agency, a specialist neuroscience consulting firm run by Neuro-Linguistic Programming expert Daryll Scott. More
Healthcare specialist Research Partnership has appointed industry veteran Tom Nolte as Director, Head of Business Analytics for North America, based in its Philadelphia office. More
London-based 'high-volume' MR and consumer insights platform Attest has launched out of beta. The firm has also appointed former WPP executive Justin Cooke and former Which? Chairman Paddy Barwise to its Advisory Board. More
The Market Research Society (MRS) has a new regional network in Northern Ireland, and has selected a steering group to help support, promote, and protect market and social research across the country. More
London-based consultancy FreshMinds has promoted Catherine Crump to the position of Chief Executive Officer, replacing co-founder Caroline Plumb who moves into the role of Executive Chair. More
Not-for-profit networking organization Women in Research (WIRe) has appointed Market Research Society CEO Jane Frost and Kantar Group CEO Eric Salama as new members of its Advisory Board. More
WPP digital data collection firm Lightspeed Group has hired former Hall & Partners EMEA CEO Caroline Frankum with the same title, plus a seat on the Board. She will replace Martin Filtz, who moved into the post of CEO, Asia Pacific in January. More
London-based comRes has appointed Olly Wright as Research Director, to drive its corporate client portfolio with a specific focus on employee research. More
US-based social media analytics firm NetBase has expanded in to Europe with the opening of offices in London, Paris and Heidelberg; all led by Jose Puyol who currently serves as VP and General Manager of the firm's Agency and Digital Practice. More
The new Chief Executive of British high street legend Marks & Spencer has promoted head of marketing Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne and halved the size of the company's operating committee as the retailer looks to speed up decision-making and put the customer 'at the heart of everything it does'. More
London-based data science start-up Black Swan has appointed Jeff Headley, formerly Global Head of Personalisation at dunnhumby, as US Managing Director, based in its New York office. More
London-based opinion and behaviour consultancy Britain Thinks is the latest agency to appoint an Advisory Board. The impressive triumvirate consists of Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein, UK McCann Worldgroup CEO Mark Lund and Mumsnet founder and CEO Justine Roberts. More
Dublin based agency RED C Research & Marketing has appointed Millward Brown veteran Conor Murphy as a Director. More
In the UK, customer experience management specialist KPMG Nunwood has promoted Tim Knight to the position of Managing Director, replacing co-founder Phil Rushfirth, who has left to 'pursue new interests'. More
London-based boutique qual research agency Spinach has restructured, shedding four positions, and increasing its focus on qualitative research, with an emphasis on strategy and communications work. More
Healthcare fieldwork agency Just Worldwide has opened an office in Japan, adding to existing operations in the US, UK, Italy, Poland and Singapore. More
London-based opinion and behaviour consultancy Britain Thinks has hired former Treasury and Prime Ministerial adviser Spencer Livermore as a Partner, with a remit to build a new strategy consulting offer for the firm. More
British MR support services firm Research Runner has appointed former Mintel and YouGov researcher James McCoy as Consulting Director, with the aim of broadening its offering. More
Sensory testing specialist Marketing Sciences Unlimited has promoted Becca Allen, Becky Hutchins, Becky McGee and Laura Spooner to the role of Research Manager; Sarah Bruce to Senior Research Executive; Simon Marlow to IT Manager; and Christine Trotter to HR Manager. More
London-based not-for-profit organisation NatCen has appointed Nancy Kelley as Director of its Policy Research Centre. She will lead a team of more than 50 researchers with expertise across a variety of policy areas including health, crime and justice, and education. More
Kantar Retail has transferred Cédric Guyot to the CEO role in its Virtual Reality unit, replacing Jeremy Cohen who moves into the role of CEO Kantar Retail Europe. More
Kantar Health has appointed former Double Helix exec Diana Tan as General Manager, China, with a remit to introduce new approaches to physician and patient insights, based on the firm's proprietary digital and mobile methods. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna has reported a 20 percent increase in staff numbers, supporting 'mass customer adoption of its digital research platform'. More
There may be no timescale set, but WPP has confirmed that it is beginning to think about who may eventually replace CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, including internal and external candidates. More
In London, research veterans Paul Laver and Douglas Dunn have opened a new consultancy, One Minute to Midnight, focusing on what it calls 'the 4 Dimensions of being Human'. More
Another Canadian has taken a top UK public sector job - this time it's not the Bank of England, but the ICO. Elizabeth Denham, who currently holds a similar role in the province of British Columbia, has been approved by Parliament as the new data protection supremo. More
UK-based agency Future Thinking has appointed former YouGov and Lieberman Research Worldwide exec Adele Gritten as Director of Key Accounts. More
Dublin based agency RED C Research & Marketing Ltd has opened a UK office, in Soho, London. RED C Research UK Ltd is a joint venture between the agency and Richard Barton and Charlotte Butterworth, both of whom left MD roles at Future Thinking in February. More
Acxiom subsidiary LiveRamp has expanded its data onboarding service to the UK, France and Canada. Last week the firm appointed Jeff Smith as its new CMO and teamed up with DigitasLBi. More
UK-based full service qual agency Tonic Insight has appointed Michael Aronsson and Lauren Moranor as Account Executives in its New York office, following a number of client wins. More
UK-based add association the IPA has appointed two new execs, Clare McNally-Luke and Dan Flynn. The two will help grow the association's TouchPoints survey, which provides an annual view of where, when and in what mood people consume media in Britain. More
Translation service provider GlobaLexicon has hired ten new staff to strengthen its offer in market research and other sectors. The firm has also completed a rebrand. More
News broadcaster CNBC has launched an in-house commercial agency called CNBC Catalyst, with a focus on delivering research and data to help brands shape their campaigns. To help drive this effort, the firm has hired media researcher David Evans as Head of Data and Insight. More
Former dunnhumby exec Paul Cook has joined user-generated profiles provider autoGraph.me as Business Development Director in London. More
WPP's audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has appointed former GroupM exec Harry Harcus as Managing Director, UK. More
Research consultancy Kadence International is relocating Singapore MD Greg Clayton back to the UK in May, to take up the role of Managing Director for UK/Europe. Replacing him in Singapore is Insight Director Phil Steggals, whose current position will be taken by Patrick Young. More
Reporting and analysis software firm E-Tabs has appointed Russ Budden as Consultant Team Manager in its London head office, from where he will coordinate the firm's global team of Client Consultants. More
US-based data collection agency Azure Knowledge Corporation continues to expand with the launch of offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Moscow, Russia; and has appointed Danielle Ribeiro de Souza and Ernest Khodzhaev, respectively, to lead them. More
In London, kids, youth and family research specialist iGen Insight has promoted former AD Maxine Fox to Managing Director, and appointed Monika Gorasia as Insight Executive. More
London-based full service agency Basis Research has opened its first US office, in Los Angeles, led by former Hall & Partners exec Kate Hartzell. More
Dublin, Ireland-based research agency Behaviour & Attitudes has promoted Luke Reaper to the position of Managing Director, replacing Ian McShane, who becomes Executive Chairman. More
US-based sampling automation provider Lucid has appointed former Research Now MD Ben Hogg as Managing Director, EMEA; while promoting Brett Schnittlich to the role of President and CTO, and Andy Ellis to Chief Operating Officer. More
London-based communications research agency MESH Experience has appointed Kahren Kersten as Experience Director for the EMEA region, responsible for leading its London-based team. More
Customer science company dunnhumby has appointed Symphony IRI veteran Rob Christian to lead business development across the US. More
In the UK, a team of five independent consultants has set up a 'virtual consultancy' called The Measurement Practice (TMP), to help in-house and agency comms teams maximise the insight and value from their communications research programmes. More
In London, TNS has transferred Richard Clissold-Vasey to the role of Chief Operating Officer, with a place on the UK Board. More
Media services division Omnicom Media Group (OMG) has unveiled a new data-driven marketing agency network, Hearts & Science; and appointed Scott Hagedorn - formerly Chief Executive of its analytics division Annalect - as its CEO. More
WPP division MEC has launched a specialist content division, MEC Wavemaker, pulling together its diverse existing services in the area into one unit. The insight- and data-driven unit will operate initially in ten markets across Europe, Asia and the Americas, and will be led by MEC's global COO Alastair Aird. More
Mobile usage and consumer analytics firm RealityMine has appointed Tom O'Sullivan, former EVP, Business Development with Symphony Advanced Media, as its Chief Revenue Officer. More
UKOM, the cross-industry organisation set up to oversee the measurement of online audiences, has appointed Microsoft veteran Julie Forey as its first Director of Insight. More
In London, predictive analytics specialist Black Swan Data has appointed former Edelman Berland COO James 'JT' Turner, to establish a new Insights division. More
US-based DIY research company SurveyMonkey has launched a mobile app insights platform, providing app publishers with data on more than a thousand mobile apps ad well as the overall app economy. The launch follows the acquisition of app data start-up firm Renzu. More
In London, global research and thought leadership community the Leading Edge Forum (LEF) has appointed Gartner veteran Dave Aron as Global Research Director. More
Global panel marketplace provider Cint has promoted Richard Thornton to the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer. His remit includes driving corporate business development in future markets. More
Millward Brown has appointed former Warc CEO Louise Ainsworth as Chief Exec in the UK. She replaces UK MD Dale Beaton, who is transferring to the role of SVP Global Practice Lead. More
Independent agency Firefish has appointed Beth Broughton as Managing Director of its US business, based in Brooklyn, New York. She replaces Liam Daley, who has chosen to leave the business. More
YouGov-owned sports and sponsorship specialist SMG Insight has appointed former Repucom MD Charlie Dundas as Commercial Director. More
Four former Hall & Partners execs have launched a new London-based qualitative agency called Compton+Dean, focusing on brand and communications research. More
In the UK, online research technology and services provider FlexMR has hired industry veteran Charles Pearson for the newly created role of SVP of Strategic Business Development, responsible for new business with end clients, agencies and consultancies globally. More
Global panel marketplace provider Cint has appointed Greg Dunbar as Vice President of Sales, EMEA, based in London, and Dag Magni as Chief Financial Officer, based in its Stockholm headquarters. More
London-based brand consultancy Morar has named co-founder Roger Perowne as MD, and Julian Dailly as Head of Consulting. The firm has also hired former Redshift Research Director Jane Hall, and Paddy Sutton, founder of The Nautilus branding consultancy. More
Winchester-based Marketing Sciences Unlimited has opened a London office, at the HQ of parent company Creston, in Soho. More
Recently formed research, insight and advisory services provider MARU Group has appointed Publicis and TNS veteran Steve Ducat as Chief Financial Officer. More
WPP's Data Alliance has expanded its reach to Jakarta, Indonesia, to meet demand from local agencies and clients - and has appointed Wijaya Santoso to lead it. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has appointed former WPP exec Gary Laben as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Kurt Knapton who resigned last October. Meanwhile John Rothwell has added the title of President to his existing role as Chief Operating Officer. More
WPP Chief Executive Sir Martin Sorrell has received shares worth £60m, according to reports. With salary and annual bonuses the figure is 'likely to approach £70m'. The share award is triggered by the group's success in outperforming both its peers and the FTSE 100 over five years. More
Former YouGov UK CEO Tim Britton is joining consultancy PwC to lead strategy and transformation in its r2i research and insight centre of excellence. More
In London, news publisher the Financial Times has appointed Sacha Bunatyan as Global B2C Marketing Director, responsible for expanding audience reach, reader engagement and paid-for readership numbers. More
Research process outsourcing specialist Azure Knowledge Corporation has added an office in London, and says it plans further openings in Moscow, Sao Paulo and Shanghai. More
In the UK, TV broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted Sarah Rose to the role of Director Consumer Insight, following the news that Gill Whitehead is leaving to join Google as Senior Director of Market Insight, EMEA. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Verto Analytics has opened an office in London and hired former comScore UK MD Michael Read as Managing Director. The firm has also appointed Alison Murdock as SVP, Marketing in the US. More
London-based not for profit organisation NatCen Social Research has appointed former TNS UK CEO Maureen Duffy to its Board of Trustees. Former UK Statistics Authority CEO Dame Jil Matheson and chartered accountant Stephen West also join as Trustees. More
Manchester, UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has appointed three new members of staff - Paul Das, Lindsay Hart and Bri McIntosh. More
Full service agency 2CV has appointed Andrew Lam to lead its North Asian quantitative business, from its office in Hong Kong. More
Media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity has appointed Tim Hussain as UK Head of Digital Media, to help the company further develop digital measurement tools and techniques. More
In the UK, branding and retail design consultancy Portland has hired trends insight specialist Terna Jibo for the newly created position of Head of Strategic Insights. More
London-based not for profit organisation NatCen Social Research has found its new Chief Executive. Guy Goodwin joins on 3rd May from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) where he is the Director of Social and Analysis; and is also UK Director of Social Statistics at the European Union. More
UK-based 2CV has promoted Sabine Cronick to Head of Quant, and Nicola Godfrey to Head of Qual. More
New York-based Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has opened an office in the City of London, led by former TNS UK MD Nigel Foote. MMA says the new office will enable it to work more closely with its EMEA clients, and with parent company Ipsos. More
Research Now co-founder and former CEO Chris Havemann has joined the Board of Manchester, UK-based research tech and consumer analytics specialist RealityMine as a Non-Executive Director. More
In London, financial services and technology insights specialist Strive has appointed former Incite execs Mark Yeomans as a Director and Paul Whelan as Creative Director. More
Hampshire, UK-based eDigitalResearch, recently acquired by MARU Group, has hired Heather Mcrae as Senior CFO, while promoting Kat Hughes and Naomi Crisp to Associate Director. More
In the UK, Damian Eade has returned to Cello Health Insight to take up the newly created position of Global Head of Digital. More
In New York, Jim Spaeth and Alice Sylvester are returning to media metrics specialist Sequent Partners after less than a year at media consumption and behavior analyst RealityMine. More
London-based full service agency IFF Research has appointed Rowan Foster as Research Director in its Learning and Skills team, and Siv Svanaes as Senior Research Manager and Libby Eastwood as Research Manager in its Research team. More
In the UK, the Guardian's former Data Editor Alberto Nardelli is joining news and entertainment website BuzzFeed as Europe Editor. More
London-based full service media research agency The Blinc Partnership has appointed former Ipsos-ASI MD Justin Charlton-Jones as Managing Director. More
YouGov President Peter Kellner is stepping down from the role at the end of March, when he will continue to write and broadcast about politics and elections, while also undertaking new projects. More
Instantly's former European MD Ben Leet has joined mobile survey specialist Dalia Research in the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, based in London. More
In the UK, Marketing Sciences Unlimited has appointed Scott Harwood-Ramsay to head up its Qualitative Research team. More
Digital marketing agency AnalogFolk has launched a global data solutions business, based in London, where it has appointed former Havas helia execs Ben Silcox as Chief Data Officer and Mark Barry as Head of Business Solutions. More
Polling and research consultancy ComRes is restructuring its Board and has appointed three new non-executive directors, Clare Hayward, Simon Carter and Chris Guyver, as it 'gears up for significant growth over the next three years'. More
In London, former Hall & Partners and Research Now exec Ashley Walker has launched a consulting firm, Culture Engineers, which will help clients develop their organisational culture as a principle source of competitive advantage. More
Manchester-based agency Join the Dots has opened an office in Singapore, its first outside the UK. Karen Schofield, previously the company's Innovations Director, will head it up as MD, Singapore. More
Former P&G and Walmart exec Andy Murray is to join the latter's UK subsidiary Asda next week as its Chief Customer Officer, taking a seat on the executive board and replacing Barry Williams who is leaving the company. More
Frank Møllerop, CEO of Enterprise Feedback Management specialist Questback is moving to work in the company's New York office this month, reflecting an increased focus on expansion in the US market. The firm says its enterprise revenues rose 40% in 2015. More
Kantar has moved Adrian Gonzalez into a broader group role in charge of its Consumer Insights businesses - he was previously CEO of Millward Brown's Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific (AMAP) region. TNS APAC CEO Chris Riquier is among those leaving the business in the restructure. More
UK-based web analytics platform Decibel Insight has expanded to the US with the opening of new offices in Boston, MA and Austin, TX. More
UK-based medical MR firm Field Scope International has opened an office in Belgrade, Serbia, from where it will provide respondent recruitment and telephone interviewing services. More
UK research agency Populus has promoted seven members of staff, including Laurence Stellings to the position of Director in its Reputation and Strategy division, and Daisy Powell-Chandler to Senior Consultant. More
In the UK, movement intelligence and shopper behaviour analyst Movvo has hired retail specialist Alexandra Petit as Customer Experience Officer. More
Data and analytics solutions firm Annik has re-established itself in the UK with the launch of an office in Bracknell, Berkshire. Jonnie Prior joins to lead the office after twelve years at Microsoft UK. More
MR app marketplace ZappiStore has promoted Christophe Ovaere to CMO, increasing his focus on the firm's brand, product marketing and key partner relations. More
Artesian Solutions, a UK-based provider of customer engagement and sales acceleration software, has opened its first overseas office, in Boston, MA, USA. Newly appointed VP of Sales Tom Beriau is joined in the US by co-founder Mike Blackadder, who will relocate. More
UK marcoms group Chime Communications has appointed former Diageo CEO Paul Walsh as Chairman, replacing Lord Davies, who has stepped down following the firm's acquisition by WPP and buyout specialist Provident Equity Partners last summer. More
Consumer specialist 2CV has promoted Adam Short from the role of Head of Quant to Managing Director of its operations in London. More
In London, independent agency Firefish has appointed branding specialist Lisa Hill as UK Qualitative Managing Director, responsible for leading the firm's core qual business. More
In the UK, MR and analytics staff recruitment consultancy Prime Insight has announced three appointments. Ed Binns and James Evans join the company, while Catherine Keeling has been promoted to Director for the UK and Europe. More
Utrecht, Netherlands-based research firm DVJ Insights has appointed Simon McDonald as Managing Director in the UK, where he will work alongside existing Commercial Director Roy Patel to increase the firm's presence in the market. More
In the UK, Guardian News & Media (GNM) has outlined a three-year business plan, which includes the creation of a new Data and Insight team to support editorial and commercial innovation; and the implementation of an ad model that tracks evolving market trends. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has promoted Nader Kobeissi to the newly created position of Global Managing Director. More
UK-based agency Future Thinking has promoted Claudia Strauss to UK Managing Director, simultaneously announcing that Group MD Richard Barton and Qual MD Charlotte Butterworth are to leave the company 'to pursue other opportunities'. Rebecca Ironside and Ian Hext are also promoted. More
In the UK, Peter Ellen, former CEO of the retail chain Fopp has officially launched Big Data for Humans, which aims to 'democratise Big Data analysis for successful SMEs'. More
Healthcare fieldwork firm M3 has announced a major expansion of its global MR team, with fourteen new staff added. They include Adam Wallace, as Director, Strategic Audience Recruitment; and Dan Lockwood and Jason Cammarata as VPs Market Research. More
UK-based online communities specialist Verve has announced twelve promotions, and the appointment of Jodie Chamberlain as Research Manager in its recently-opened northern office. Existing staff Warren Lister, Olly Robinson and Ana Garcia all become Director / RDs. More
Online community and survey tech provider Toluna has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of its first office in Malaysia. The new operation will be led by Christine Tan, Senior Director, Southeast Asia. More
In the UK, eDigitalResearch has doubled its office space by relocating to a fully refurbished 18,500 square foot location in The Hub, at Berrywood Business Village, in Southampton - the place where the business first started back in 1999. More
UK-based consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo is opening its eight office next month, this time in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new operation will be headed by Adri Reksodipoetro, who was previously MD of the firm's APAC hub in Singapore. More
Kantar Health has promoted Michel Murino to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer for Europe. More
Tapestry Research has opened an office in New York, where it has appointed former Microsoft exec Esther Burke as Managing Director, North & South America. More
Michael Kenyon, who died aged 72 in December after a long illness, spent nearly fifty years in the research industry and was MrWeb's Director of US Operations between 2003 and 2008, helping to establish the site and the Daily Research News service Stateside. More
UK-based independent media company Dennis Publishing has appointed J.D. Power veteran Brian Walters as Director of Research and Insight, tasked with developing its Driver Power car ownership survey into a standalone brand. More
Fieldwork specialist KeyQuest Health has moved into new UK headquarters in Richmond, Surrey. The firm has also appointed Vasilis Tzikas as a Project Co-ordinator in the UK, and promoted Kelly Bowe to Project Director in the US. More
In Europe, Nielsen has launched a Customer Experience practice, building on its alliance with CEM software firm ResponseTek and centred around the Nielsen Listening Platform, a real-time customer feedback platform the two announced a year ago. More
In the UK, specialist healthcare data collection firm Fieldwork International has appointed Kerensa Bindoff as Deputy Head. More
In the UK, CRM agency Amaze One has appointed Paul Kennedy as Data Strategy Director in its London office. More
Palo Alto, CA-based DIY online survey platform SurveyMonkey has appointed Zander Lurie as its new Chief Executive Officer, less than six months after hiring former HP exec Bill Veghte to replace CEO Dave Goldberg, who died suddenly last May. More
US-based data collection specialist Azure Knowledge Corporation has appointed former MRops MD and Ronin General Manager Rafal Gajdamowicz as Managing Director of its European business, based in London. More
Hampshire, UK-based eDigitalResearch has hired nine members of staff, including five in the Insight team and three in the Technical Delivery team. More
WPP audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has promoted Nicolle Pangis to the role of Global Chief Operating Officer, overseeing business operations, HR, partnerships, product management, and tech development across the Americas, Europe and AsiaPac. More
UK-based sampling agency Sample Answers has appointed Phil Bird, previously DP Director and Head of Data Development and Delivery at GfK NOP, as its new Managing Director. More
In the US, mobile research firm MFour Mobile has appointed former Instantly exec Scott Worthge as Senior Solutions Executive. More
London-based online retailing consultancy Summit has hired former dunnhumby exec Martin Corcoran for the newly created role of Head of Insight Consulting. More
Christopher Morasch, former MD UK of Respondi, has joined German MR agency Management Consult. More
UK-based full service research firm Simpson Carpenter has appointed former SKIM exec Debora Corfield as Research Director in its fast-growing pharmaceutical and biotech division. More
Nielsen has appointed James A. Attwood, Jr. as non-executive Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective January 1st and succeeding David L. Calhoun. More
In New York, WPP audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has promoted Brian Gleason to Global Chief Executive Officer, and Matt Sweeney to replace him as CEO, North America. More
Long-time Kantar Media employee Nick Burfitt has re-located from London to Singapore, to serve as Managing Director for Asia Pacific. He takes charge of the firm's recently awarded contract to supply multi-platform TV ratings in Thailand. More
Tapestry Research has hired former Microsoft Thought Leadership exec Ivy Esquero, to lead its Consumer Journey practice. She will be based in SIngapore. More
In Manchester, UK, Harris Interactive has appointed Scott Davidson as Financial Services Research Director, to lead on a number of accounts and assist with the growth and development of the division. More
WPP-owned online panel provider Lightspeed has announced the promotion of Martin Filz to Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, effective January 1st, 2016. President and Global CEO David Day will temporarily take over Filz's former role as CEO for EMEA. More
In the UK, former 2CV Research MD Mark Bagnall is joining Basis Research as Head of Innovation. His remit includes 'consistently updating the firm's intellectual tool kit' as well as developing specific new proprietary tools and techniques. More
In London, Harris Interactive has appointed Sabrina Qureshi as Head of Online Communities, replacing Pete Cooke who has taken on the expanded role of Head of Digital. More
London-based agency IFF Research has announced eight appointments and says it is gearing up for more recruitment in the New Year, to meet 'ambitious growth plans for 2016'. More
UK-based MR app store ZappiStore has appointed Jamie Shacklock as Director of Research Architecture, to help drive strategic partnerships with research agencies and end-user brands. More
In London, digital data collection specialist Research Now has promoted Aaron Simmons to the role of Senior Vice President, Northern Europe Client Development. More
UK-based healthcare market research specialist Narrative Health has opened a US office in New York, which will be established and led by former Cello Health Insight exec Avanti Ananthram. More
In the UK, the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) has appointed its current Executive Director of Audit, Finance & ICT Simon Redlich as interim Chief Executive Officer from 1st January, after the departure of Jerry Wright. More
In New York, WPP-owned media agency MediaCom has promoted Andy Littlewood to the newly created role of Managing Partner, Head of Knowledge, to provide North American clients with access to data tools, systems and products from across the agency, GroupM and WPP. More
Manchester, UK-based research agency Join the Dots has taken on eight new graduates, the third wave of its annual Graduate Development Programme. It has also hired former TBWA exec Hollie Clark, who will design creative strategies for global brands. More
Daniel Blake has joined UK research provider Simpson Carpenter as an Associate Director in its fast-growing pharmaceutical and biotech division; and says more hires are 'imminent' to enhance the expertise and specialisms in the pharma team. More
London-based opinion research specialist BritainThinks has appointed former Labour Party exec Julia Ridpath, who previously served as MP Harriet Harman's Campaigns Advisor. More
Big data, customer behaviour analytics specialist Clarisite has raised $5.5m in a Series A round of funding, part of which, has been used to move its headquarters from Israel to London. The firm has also appointed software industry veteran Yaron Morgenstern as Chief Executive Officer. More
In the UK, full service agency Boxclever has launched a Marketing Effectiveness business, and hired former Nunwood Board Director Colin Bunn to lead it. More
Katherine Edwards, a former Director at supermarket giant Tesco, has joined London-based insight consultancy BritainThinks in the new role of Director of Stakeholder Engagement. More
Brand and comms researcher Hall & Partners has hired three staff for its mobile-focused division, Tempo, running since February and formally launched just last month. Simon Walker joins as 'Director of Crowds' and Kimberly Webb as Director, while Gedas Tamutis takes the role of 'Project Engager'. More
UK-based research agency B2B International has launched an advice and consultancy division, and says it is looking to accelerate its expansion. More
Woking, UK-based MR and marketing services agency Create Convo has hired Oli Loughran as Marketing Manager, and added new services to its portfolio including neuromarketing and video engagement. More
GfK has agreed to sell its global Animal and Crop Health division to a consortium comprising private equity investor Inflexion and the current management team led by Stephen Hearn. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
London School of Economics Professor Ronny Razin and designer Piers Aitman have launched a qualitative insight tool called Voxter, which they say can be used for market research, opinion polling, brand engagement, change management and crowd sourcing. More
UK-based business intelligence specialist Future Thinking has appointed former 2CV exec Alex Lomizov to drive its advanced analytics business across all teams and locations, with the title of Head of Analytics. More
Research technology and services group FocusVision has promoted MD Richard Collins to the role of Managing Director for quant and qual solutions EMEA. He is based in London. More
Recently named Tory peer Lord Gilbert of Panteg is joining the Reputation and Strategy division of UK research agency Populus, as a Consultant helping to develop research-led campaigns for clients. More
WPP division Mindshare is rolling out its Shop+ real-time retail data unit globally. The unit works with a range of methods from beacons in physical stores to real-time response technologies used by online retailers. More
In the UK, full service agency Boxclever has expanded its senior team with the appointment of former GfK and Nunwood exec Iain Stanfield as a Director. More
Surrey, UK-based sampling and panel management specialist MARSC has promoted Allan Shaw to Managing Director, responsible for all commercial, operational and business development activities. More
In London, BDRC's telephone and online research agency Perspective Research Services (PRS) has split its qualitative and quantitative offerings to create two new divisions, and promoted Ger-Jan van der Maten and Tom Stacey to lead them. More
Chief Operating Officer Brian J. West has resigned from Nielsen, effective at the end of the year when his responsibilities 'will be divided among existing company executives'. More
In the US, YouTube video ad buying and marketing platform Pixability has appointed John Baker as Chief Data Scientist. More
In the US, shopping center operator Westfield Corporation has appointed Raghav Lal as its first Chief Data and Analytics Officer, responsible for overseeing a newly formed Big Data and Analytics division. More
Research and branding consultancy The Sound has appointed nine new members of staff across its offices on three continents. More
Ipsos MORI has appointed nineteen-year Kantar veteran Jeremy May as Senior Director in its face-to-face fieldwork operation. More
Cross-device ad targeting and analytics specialist Adelphic has opened an office in London, where it has appointed former Facebook / Microsoft exec Nicholas Mills as General Manager, EMEA. More
Recently launched consumer data specialist 84.51 degrees, which was created from what was previously known as dunnhumbyUSA, has appointed six new members of staff at its offices in Cincinnati. More
Online store analytics specialist Clavis Insight has received a $20m growth equity investment, part of which will help expand its sales and customer support efforts in the US, Europe and China. The firm has also appointed Jeremy Radcliffe as its UK General Manager. More
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is restructuring its leadership along more collective lines, as it both gears up for forthcoming changes in EU data protection law and reacts to recommendations in the high profile Leveson enquiry. More
UK agency eDigitalResearch has promoted its COO Steve Brockway to Managing Director, and appointed two new members to its Board. Founding Directors Chris Russell and Michelle Fuller are moving to the role of Joint Executive Chair, driving the firm's global growth. More
In the UK, market research recruitment consultant Sarah Penny has set up her own company, Penny Cross Recruitment Ltd. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now is looking for a new President and CEO, following Kurt Knapton's decision to resign for personal reasons. He will remain on the Board of Directors once his successor has been identified. More
London-based video ad distribution and tracking platform Unruly is set to open an office In Tokyo as part of its global expansion plans. Separately, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has appointed Unruly co-founder and CEO Sarah Wood as a technology ambassador for the city. More
In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has appointed Hazel Wilkinson and Sally Panayiotou as Directors in its Policy and Communications practices respectively. More
In London, GfK has hires James Howitt for the newly created role of Digital Lead, UK, driving the promotion of its digital media research capabilities and solutions. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has formally launched a mobile-focused division called Tempo, which uses technology to gather 'in the moment' feedback in the form of data, pictures, video and stories. More
Chris Haydon has re-joined Manchester, UK-based agency Join the Dots as Senior Research Director after a three-year stint in London. In addition, Benjamin Buckby joins as Research Manager, and Justine Colin, Martina Raviele and James Collinson as SREs. More
Surrey, UK-based agency Bonamy Finch has put Deputy MD Paul Carney at the head of a new Data Science team, helping brands to analyse large volumes of data and draw insights from both existing datasets and new primary research. More
WPP has appointed the UK government's Deputy Director of Communications Sean Larkins as Director of Consulting and Capability, leading a new consultancy offer within its Government & Public Sector Practice. More
In the UK, online communities specialist Verve has opened a Northern office in Leeds, and appointed Bryony Hughes to lead it. Ten more staff have also joined the company in its offices in London, Chicago and Iasi (Romania). More
In London, customer data 'onboarding' specialist LiveRamp has hired former AudienceScience MD Richard Foster for its newly created role of UK Managing Director. More
UK-based MR staffing specialist CSA Recruitment has closed its doors for the last time after nearly twenty years serving the industry. Proprietors Caroline and Clive Warren will pursue business interests outside recruitment and the market research industry. More
Cello-owned co-creation agency FACE has appointed six new consultants in New York and London, following several new clients wins in the digital sector. More
Full service agency Relish Research has appointed former TNS director Rebecca Harrison as Head of Qualitative. The firm has also hired Yimen Lee as an Account Director, Ute Wenkemann as Qualitative Research Manager, and Matt O'Brien as an SRE. More
London-based opinion research specialist BritainThinks has appointed former Shelter exec Julia Pitman as Associate Director, tasked with building the firm's Charity practice. More
In the UK, full service agency Explain Market Research has appointed Alex Gates as Marketing Director, Sam Riley as Market Research Executive, and Anna Wiltshire as Market Research Assistant on its graduate trainee scheme. More
Kantar has moved Efrain Ribeiro into the role of company-wide Chief Research Officer, replacing Renee Smith who is leaving to join Colorado-based research company GutCheck (see today's DRNO). Ribeiro will take up the new role on November 1st. More
Online research 'app store' platform ZappiStore has appointed former Lightspeed GMI exec Roxan Toll as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in Singapore; while Eileen Rozic joins in the US as Vice President of Sales, West Coast. More
GfK has promoted Ivar Michaelsen too COO of its Consumer Experiences segment in the UK, Nordics and Baltics, replacing Ben van der Werf who is leaving 'to pursue new opportunities' More
UK-based media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity is appointing Razorfish exec Michael Karg as Group Chief Executive Officer from next year, when he will replace Michael Greenlees who is stepping down from the role after eight years with the business. More
UK-based healthcare fieldwork agency Just Worldwide has appointed industry veteran Bj Kirschner as Director of Business Development, based in its New York office. More
WPP's Government & Public Sector practice has launched a 'hub' in Sydney, Australia, offering communications and research services for public sector clients in the ANZ region. More
London-based opinion research specialist BritainThinks has appointed former Opinion Leader Research (OLR) exec Lucy Brady as Research Director. More
In London, independent agency Firefish has hired Steve Banks as a Qualitative Director focused on financial services. More
London-based opinion research specialist BritainThinks has appointed Victoria Thrift as Associate Director in charge of its Financial Services practice. More
GfK has announced that Debbie Pruent will retire at the end of December, and will be replaced by David Krajicek as Chief Commercial Officer for the Consumer Experiences sector. In addition, Alessandra Cama will take up the new role of Chief Operations Officer. More
London-based consultancy FreshMinds has appointed Drew Still as a Senior Consultant and Jade McMillan-Hainey as a Consultant. More
London-based online community specialist Verve has opened an office in Chicago, supporting a new Fortune 50 client in the area; and has moved Tim Martin, VP Research & Consulting there with a remit to rapidly build a team. More
YouGov-owned sports and sponsorship specialist SMG Insight has appointed Richard Brinkman as Director of Strategy and Growth in the UK; Tracy Schoenadel as Senior Vice President, North America; and Joseph Eapen as Senior Vice President, India. More
US-based Civicom Marketing Research Services has opened an office in London, to support client qual research needs across the UK and EU. More
UK-based full service agency Tpoll has been re-named MindMover, and has announced the appointment of Laura Lake as Managing Director. More
IBM has hired former Thomas Cook CEO Harriet Green to lead its newly launched Internet of Things (IoT) business unit, which will bring together its strengths in big data, advanced analytics and cognitive computing. More
Guildford, Surrey-based healthcare MR and fieldwork operations firm FieldBox has hired Phil Thorpe as its first Managing Director. More
As part of a senior reshuffle, UK retailer John Lewis has promoted its Head of Marketing Craig Inglis to the role of Customer Director, with a seat on the Board. He retains responsibility for marketing and customer insight. More
Two former eBay researchers, Nicolas Bulois and Barbara Langer, have set up a new agency, Insight Angels, offering 'flexible freelance support' to clients and agencies. More
WPP has extended its strategic partnership with marketing software giant Adobe, to provide solutions to clients through six specialist WPP agencies called 'the WPP-Adobe Alliance'. Separately, WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has spoken about the 'very low standards' of some online audience measures, including Facebook's. More
In the UK, two major brands have underlined their focus on customer experience - British Airways with an appointment and Morrisons via an announcement by the CEO; while a third, publisher Trinity Mirror, has raised eyebrows with a new analytics-led business approach. More
British online audience measurement body UKOM has appointed Ian Dowds as its first CEO. More
Research software firm Confirmit has developed a location and beacon triggering solution, to help clients understand 'in-the-moment' customer behaviour. The company has also ammounced its official launch in Australia. More
Online research company Lightspeed GMI has announced a global roll-out for its survey programming platform, QuestionArts, backed by a newly strengthened leadership team. More
London-based consumer insight agency BAMM has hired Ipsos MORI's former Head of Qual, Dr Sarah Jenkins, as Client Services Director. More
Liverpool, UK-based video analysis specialist LivingLens has hired Andrew Mitchell as Global Commercial Director, Matt Marontate as Business Development Director, and Adam Cooper as Head of Technology. More
Kerry Sette has joined Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) as EVP / Research Director of its Research Group, based in New York. More
B2B veteran Mike Roderick has joined Clerkenwell, London-based Prescient as Research Director, tasked with expanding its work in the financial sector. More
Berlin-based social media analytics specialist Searchmetrics has appointed Volker Smid as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Tom Schuster who has left the company. More
UK-based business intelligence specialist Future Thinking has appointed Dan Young as Research Director and Head of its Quantum Lab in London. More
Czech Republic-based social media monitoring company Sociabakers has appointed Robert Lang as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing co-founder Jan Rezab who takes on the role of Executive Chairman. More
The UK's Financial Times (FT) has promoted Tom Betts for the new role of Chief Data Officer. He also joins the publisher's Executive Board, which oversees its global strategy and performance. More
In the UK, Dipsticks Research has promoted Judith Welford to the role of Head of Brand and Communications Research; and has appointed Steve Gray to oversee its FMCG Insights arm, and Paul Stallard as a Non-Executive Director. More
Brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has announced the opening of an office in Dubai, led by Managing Director Ziad Skaff, who previously served as Regional Executive Director of Research and Insights at sister company Omnicom Media Group MENA. More
In the UK, specialist MR staff recruiters Bridget Barry and Stephanie Fairbank have set up a new agency, Pollen Recruitment, which launches today. They are immediately joined by James Handley, formerly of Kantar and Australia's Hudson Global Resources. More
Interpublic division IPG Mediabrands has hired media auditor Charles Godbold for the newly created role of Global Director of Media Intelligence Systems. He will take up the post in October, after relocating from Sydney, Australia to London. More
In London, digital marketing agency and online buzz measurement specialist iCrossing has promoted Chief Strategy Officer Mark Iremonger to the role of UK CEO, replacing Paul Doleman who is leaving the business. More
London-based emotional analytics specialist Realeyes has appointed former US government mathematician Jeff Ryan as Chief Data Scientist. He is relocating from New York to join the firm's office in Budapest. More
In the UK, eDigitalResearch has appointed Angie Coombe as Research Manager and David Jeans as Senior Researcher Manager in its Insight team, while Darryl Sherborne joins the Strategic Technical team as Project Manager. The firm has also appointed four others, and promoted two. More
Media research company 'other lines of enquiry' has consolidated its TV broadcast, radio and press research offerings under one umbrella brand, reflecting the converging of media platforms as well as company growth. Former Ipsos AD Sara Rice joins the newly merged team as Senior Manager. More
WPP-owned digital research specialist Lightspeed GMI has opened an office in Gurgaon, India, with a team led by Ashish Pandey, Client Development Manager and Siddhartha Dutta, General Manager. More
Media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity has appointed former Nielsen MD Peter Cornelius as Director of Client Service - Media for Australia and New Zealand. More
In New York, WPP's brand, media and comms researcher Millward Brown has hired former Kantar IT EVP Matt Glace as Global Chief Information Officer, and a member of its global Board. More
London-based full service agency Opinium Research has hired former Millward Brown exec James Sweatman to head its Technology division. More
In London, DIY survey software firm Qualtrics has appointed Ian McVey as Head of Enterprise Sales for Northern Europe, responsible for setting up and staffing the business in the UK. More
UK-based full service researcher BDRC Continental has appointed former Nationwide Building Society events leader Karen Small as Client Services Manager for its Hotels and Hospitality research team, tasked with expanding its VenueVerdict customer experience offering. More
Further evidence of the increasing recognition given to User Experience skills: ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty has promoted its own Head of UX Adam Powers to be the company's first Chief Experience Officer. More
Ipsos MORI has appointed former Kantar Health MD Jim Needell as Managing Director, Marketing. More
UK-based full service researcher Incite has opened an office in San Francisco and appointed Kevin Waters as its Managing Director. More
Marcoms giant WPP is planning to bring together its agencies in eleven locations in Madrid, Spain, into the former Telefonica headquarters in the Chamberi neighbourhood of the city. The move brings more than 40 companies and around 2,500 people under one roof. More
Netherlands-based online research and marketing analytics firm MetrixLab has appointed three new client directors at its offices in the UK. More
In New York, information solutions giant Experian Marketing Services has hired MR industry veteran Pasquale (Pat) Pellegrini for the newly created role of Chief Research Officer and General Manager. More
London-based consumer agency Firefish has expanded to South East Asia with the opening of a Singapore office. The venture will be led by former ABN Impact Director Angela Cross, while company Board Director Bob Cook becomes Regional MD to help kick-start the business. More
In the US, WPP-owned online specialist Lightspeed GMI has appointed Michael Krameisen as Director of Business Development. He joins with more than 25 years' business development experience gained in the marketing research industry. More
In the UK, retail and healthcare data giant IRI has appointed Stephen Lampard as Head of Convenience and Stuart Byron as Head of Impulse for its recently launched Convenience Market Place initiative. More
WPP-owned media agency Mindshare APAC has launched a regional team called FAST, to provide services to brands looking to make sense of their marcoms data. More
In London, Havas Media Group (HMG) has hired former IPG Mediabrands exec Yvonne O'Brien for a newly created role, Group Chief Insight Officer. She takes up the position on 11th August. More
In the UK, full service market and social research agency Bright Blue Research has named Paul Cussell Head of Digital, and Kerry Robinson as Research and Digital Strategy Manager. The firm has also made a number of promotions and appointed graduate Sam Willcocks. More
Hertfordshire, UK-based data collection agency QRS Market Research is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a move to larger offices in Welwyn Garden City, on Friday this week. More
London-based IFF Research has announced five new hires - Sara Dobie and Sam Morris as SREs, graduate trainees Conor Healy and Jeffy Henderson, and Mark Lynch as Marketing Executive. Three employees are also promoted. More
Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) software firm Questback has appointed Edward Chatham to lead the company's growth in the UK market research sector. More
US-based full service agency Radius Global Market Research (GMR) has appointed Jeanette Vivier for a new position, Director of Radius Europe, responsible for directing the London-based team. More
In the UK, full service agency Mustard has made four new appointments, and promoted Bethan Turner to Research Manager and Elizabeth Brierley to Senior Research Executive. More
WPP's digital data collection arm Lightspeed GMI has appointed Susanne Goller and Johannes Van Lochem as Key Account Directors in its London office. More
US data collection firm SHC Universal has appointed former Kantar senior exec Hilary Fischer as SVP - New Venture Acquisition. In this role, she will focus on global product development and corporate acquisitions, while expanding the business development team into Europe. More
German communications scientist and former WAPOR President Professor Wolfgang 'Wolf' Donsbach died on Tuesday following a heart attack. He was 65 years old. More
In Australia, TNS has expanded Robyn Rutley's role to include oversight of its Social and Government teams in Sydney and Brisbane. More
Cello Health Insight has strengthened its European quant research 'IQ' team with three appointments: Massimo Bufi joins as a Director level Senior Methodologist and Lisa Rollins as an RE; while Richard Kunzmann is promoted to Director. More
Sports marketing firm Repucom has appointed Shane Mattiske as Joint Managing Director, with a remit to drive the consulting and strategy side of the business. More
Canada-based privacy specialist Nymity is to open a European headquarters in London, helping companies comply with fast-changing privacy and data protection laws including the upcoming and long-awaited / delayed EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). More
ISP-level ad targeting company Phorm has announced change at the top as it enters a new phase in its development. Out goes company founder and long-time CEO Kent Ertugrul, along with CFO Andy Croxson, and in comes former Arbitron exec Timothy Todd Smith as the new Chief Exec. More
Welsh agency Beaufort Research has been bought by its management, with the help of a £220,000 loan from Finance Wales and funding from Bibby Financial Services. Directors and new owners Fiona McAllister and Chris Timmins have run the company since founder Peter Stolle retired in 2007. More
Piers Leonard, Research Manager at social media research specialist FACE, has died after a battle with leukaemia. More
Cheshire, UK-based agency DJS Research has announced two new hires - Christine Scally and Holly Slater - and four promotions, strengthening its operations and research arms, and its focus on marcoms. More
Chiswick, London-based full service agency Relish Research has promoted two members of its Leeds team, Carol Wale and Lisbeth Chilcott, to Account Director; appointed Gemma Langley as an SRE; and says it will move the northern office to larger premises at the end of the month following 22% annual growth. More
Healthcare research veteran Alberto Herreros has been appointed Managing Director of fast-growing strategic consulting and analytics company Maitems, with a remit to broaden its portfolio of clients in Europe and the US. More
In Thailand, GroupM digital unit mInteraction has launched a Research & Consumer Insights division, and appointed Pan Jroongtanapibarn as Manager, Strategy Resources & Insights. More
Marcoms group Chime's Insight & Engagement (CIE) division has appointed Floyd McMillan as Managing Director of Australia, based in Sydney. More
Yorkshire-based full service research and marketing insight consultancy McCallum Layton plans to recruit at least twenty new members of staff for its CATI unit, following a major client win. More
Manchester, UK-based mobile research technology firm RealityMine has appointed Arbitron veteran Dottye Gould-Smith as Director of Product Methods, based in New York City. More
UK research consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed former Cello Health Insight Director Dave Bostock as Head of Digital. More
Ipsos has brought together several of its retail measurement services to form a new Market Measurement business unit, which will be managed globally. More
Former Nielsen and GMI exec Simon Guy is heading up a new digital research company, DataChefs, based in Davos, Switzerland and with a global partner network. More
Glen Westlake, the founder of Birmingham, UK-based business analytics company IT Performs has sold the company to SAP consultancy firm itelligence Business Solutions in order to focus on a new company, Kairos, specialising in cloud-based predictive analytics. More
Managed analytics company Ugam has expanded its technology team to thirty staff, adding eight over the last few months. More
UK research agency Simpson Carpenter has promoted its Director of Advanced Analytics Frank Hedler to the Board, after two years with the company, in recognition of 'the growing importance of strategic data management'. More
According to reports in the press, dunnhumby founders Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby are 'considering involvement' in a bid to buy back the company from Tesco. More
Manchester, UK-based agency Join the Dots has appointed former Tesco exec Mark MacNaughton as an Account Development Director, and Tim Burge as an Associate Director. More
In the UK Nik Harta, formerly a Director of agency markettiers4dc and the founder of its research division Opinion Matters, has left to form his own full-service research and marketing agency, Yolo Communications. More
Recently formed London agency Red Dot Research has rebranded as 3GEM Research and Insights, aligning itself with a sister company, 3GEM Media, specialising in PR. More
Technology veteran James Powell is to join Nielsen as Global Chief Technology Officer, from July 6th, from Thomson Reuters where he is EVP and CTO. More
Mobile data intelligence platform AdNear is expanding into Europe, appointing former TrustE Managing Director Ken Parnham as General Manager of Europe, based in its new London office. More
In the UK, publisher and conference organiser Solar Media has hired Finlay Colville, previously Head of NPD Solarbuzz, to lead its recently formed Solar Intelligence division. More
London-based research agency Firefish has launched a US office for its quantitative business, the numbers lab, appointing Emma Jones as Associate Director in New York; and in the UK has hired Anne-Marie McCallion as Research Manager. More
UK-based mobile research technology firm RealityMine has appointed former TNS Director Jonathan Briggs as MD of Australia, based in its Sydney office. More
WIN/Gallup International, the worldwide association of independent market research and polling firms, has announced the election of its new Board Members. More
In London, Kantar Media has hired Nathalie Zimmerman-Nénon for the newly created position of Managing Director of its global sports business. More
UK-based healthcare specialist Adept Field Solutions has appointed Jennifer Steinberg as Operations Director for its newly established team in the US. More
Around 20% of WPP's investors refused to endorse CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's £43m pay package at this afternoon's Annual General Meeting - quite a lot, 'though quite a lot fewer than in some previous years. More
TNS has appointed David Lansanah as Global Head of Innovation and Product Development. He will initially be based in London, before relocating to Singapore later this year. More
In London, WPP brand, media and comms researcher Millward Brown has appointed former Digital Radio UK director Jane Ostler as Sector Managing Director, Media and Digital. More
According to reports in the UK press, marcoms giant WPP will face a shareholder rebellion over CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's £43m pay package at tomorrow's AGM. More
In the UK, the ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) has announced that CEO Jerry Wright will be stepping down from the post at the end of 2015, after seven years with the organisation. More
Oxfordshire-based consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) has appointed Doug Findlay and Jan Worsley as Directors in its EMEA team. More
UK-based youth research and marketing strategist Dubit has appointed children's media, play and learning insights specialist David Kleeman as Senior Vice President of Global Trends, based in its New York office. More
WPP's audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has launched a new 'mobile-first' performance ad business called Light Reaction, which will combine Xaxis data with scientific insight into how audiences perceive, relate and react to ads. More
UK-based financial services research specialist Bdifferent has expanded to Asia with the opening of an office in the Marina Bay Financial Center in Singapore, to be led by Jessica Tuan Shepherd. More
Full service agency Northstar Research Partners has opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and plans further locations in China and India. Meity Rahtomo will lead the new hub as Managing Director ASEAN. More
WPP has promoted Tamara Ingram to the new position of Chief Client Officer, overseeing more than 50 client teams and all the marcoms giant's global accounts. More
Full service agency Kadence International has appointed Todd Davis as Insight Director and Head of Financial Services at its office in Singapore. More
US-based DIY survey software firm Qualtrics is to create an additional 100 jobs at its European HQ in the centre of Dublin, where it will employ up to 250 staff by the end of 2016. More
In the UK, Midlands-based specialist public sector agency Community Research has appointed former Opinion Leader consultant Kate Waller. More
UK-based Voice of the Customer specialist eDigitalResearch has announced record 25% growth in its annual turnover, to 'just shy of £10m' for the 2014/2015 financial year. More
WPP has acquired a majority stake in London-based and data-driven sports marketing agency Two Circles Ltd, and will immediately incorporate it into ESP, a new global agency within GroupM serving rightsholders from the worlds of sports and entertainment. More
Digital agency group Razorfish Global has appointed former Gravity4 exec Samih Fadli as its first Chief Intelligence Officer, based in Seattle and leading its fast-growing Data Intelligence Practice. More
London-based MR recruitment agency Sparkle Recruitment has announced a partnership with veteran Australian market research recruiter Andy McLellan of AML Resources. More
Ipsos has announced the appointment of Tim Farmer to lead the deployment of its electronic TV and Radio audience measurement service MediaCell, within the newly formed Ipsos Connect division. More
TNS has appointed former Ipsos MORI exec Debbie Shuttlewood as Head of Mystery Customer Research in the UK, replacing Simon Taylor who moves to the role of Group Director in TNS Tech and Finance. More
Creston subsidiary Marketing Sciences Unlimited has promoted Dr Andy Myers to the position of Research Director, and five other members of staff to the rank of Research Manager. More
UK-based call centre 1 Stop Data has opened a branch in Austin, Texas, which will offer services to North American agencies, while working with existing sales partners across the US. More
London-based child and family research specialist The Pineapple Lounge (TPL) has hired former Illuminas Research Director Pete Maginn as Head of Research. In addition, Tammy Perl joins as a Research Executive and the company has promoted two members of staff. More
In the UK, international healthcare specialist Adept Field Solutions has appointed former All Global Chief Operating Officer Kerensa Bindoff as Project Director. More
In London, news and information services provider CNN International Commercial has hired former IDG UK exec Rob Bradley for a newly created role, Head of Digital Advertising Sales and Data. More
WPP-owned direct and interactive marketing network OgilvyOne has appointed Yi Lin as its first Chief Data Officer in China. More
Research-led media group Light Reading has launched its first region-specific research service, focusing on Africa and the Middle East (AME). More
In the UK, MR training and consultancy organisation the Insight Management Academy has appointed former Barclays Bank customer analysis specialist James Wycherley as Chief Executive Officer. More
Research organisation The Reputation Institute has appointed Ed Coke as Director of Consulting Services and Jason Stokes as Vice President of Sales - both for the UK and Ireland. More
TNS has announced a number of leadership changes in Asia, including the promotion of former CEO Greater China Chris Bonsi to the newly created role of Chief Client and Insights Officer for the APAC region. Grace Liu, MC Lai and Jon Foged also earn promotions while Narelle Burke joins as HR Director. More
SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg died on Friday whilst on holiday in Mexico with his family, apparently as a result of an accident in the gym. He was 47. More
Sir Martin Sorrell, the CEO of marcoms giant WPP, received a 44% increase in 2014 pay, bringing his salary package to almost £43m. This makes Sorrell the highest-paid FTSE 100 CEO, with a pay package more than twice the size of the second highest earner*. More
Joe Burgess, an Account Manager at media and marketing insights firm Ebiquity, was killed last month after being hit by a London tube train during the morning rush hour. He died in St Mary's Hospital on 13th April, three days after the accident. More
WPP-owned marcoms network J.Walter Thompson has launched a global business intelligence practice, offering a combination of research, innovation and data analytics across its global network. More
Vancouver-based research and brand consultancy The Sound has made four of its staff Partners in the business. More
In London and Hong Kong, two branding veterans have set up a new company called WeAreFearless, using consumer neuroscience to help clients understand brand partnerships, experiences and storytelling. More
Creston-owned fieldwork business ICM Direct has appointed Michael Phillips as Data Services Director and Ali Yusuf as Solutions Development Executive, while promoting Mona Bläute to the role of Deputy Operations Director. Former Data Services Director Teresa Lynch has retired. More
UK television broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted Charlie Palmer to the role of Head of Viewer Relationship Management, to drive the consumer-facing element of its data strategy. More
London-based online survey and panel management specialist Demographix has hired Gina Lee-Young for the newly created position of Head of Insight. More
Berlin-based mobile audience data and targeting specialist adsquare has appointed Karel Ellis-Gray as Country Manager UK. More
In Cincinatti, staff from dunnhumbyUSA, the joint venture between retail analytics pioneer dunnhumby and grocery giant The Kroger Co., are being moved into a new agency. To be known as 84.51°, this will be wholly owned by Kroger, will use dunnhumby's tools under licence, and will employ around 500 people. More
Manchester, UK-based mobile research tech firm RealityMine is expanding its syndicated TouchPoints and passive measurement business to 20 new markets worldwide; simultaneously securing rights to the TouchPoints name and the services of the co-founders of USA TouchPoints. More
UK-based Chime has announced eight new appointments in its Insight & Engagement Group (CIE), spanning its Facts International, CIE Commercial, Watermelon, Cherry Picked and Opinion Leader businesses. More
In the UK, former Future Thinking co-owner Andrew Tharme has set up a new venture called AJT Bizdev Consulting, to help insights, analytics and research technology agencies grow their businesses. More
Digital research consultancy Mavens of London is opening a US headquarters in San Diego, California, and a Latin American base in Sao Paulo, Brazil. More
US-based location analytics specialist PlaceIQ has appointed former Microsoft exec Mandeep Mason to spearhead its expansion into the EMEA region. More
GfK has named Ben van der Werf to succeed company veteran Richard Jameson as head of its Consumer Experiences business in the UK, plus the Nordics and Baltics. Jameson leaves in mid-May after more than 25 years at the firm, to pursue as yet unspecified 'new opportunities'. More
WPP's Data Alliance has expanded its reach to Sub-Saharan Africa, with the opening of an office in Cape Town led by former VP of Strategy and Operations Devon Tighe. More
Marcoms giant WPP has launched a consultancy called Gain Theory, which brings together analytics, technology solutions, and consumer research and insight capabilities from around the group. More
In New York, former [x+1] CEO John Nardone has joined ad serving, measurement and technology company Flashtalking as Chief Executive Officer. More
London-based online panel and community research specialist Beehive Research has appointed Elke Neuteboom as Research Director, responsible for managing mixed methodology global insight programmes for clients. More
App store analytics firm App Annie has launched an internal research team, and appointed IDC veteran Danielle Levitas as Senior Vice President of Research & Analysis, to oversee the new practice. More
In the UK, media ratings provider Digital-i has appointed former BBC and Channel 4 researcher Claire Grimmond as Managing Director, replacing founder Ali Vahdati who has taken on the role of Chairman. More
In New York, marketing personalization and targeting firm Sailthru has appointed IBM veteran Neil Lustig as Chief Executive Officer. He replaces founder Neil Capel, who remains as Chairman. More
In the US, digital analytics consultancy Analytics Pros has appointed former Pitney Bowes exec Vicki O'Meara as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding co-owner and Board member Charlotte Whitmore. More
Online community and survey technology provider Toluna has appointed Ludovic Milet as Managing Director, APAC, based in Hong Kong and leading the business across the region. More
Kevin Tyrrell, Operations Director at UK agency 20/20 Research, has had his request to set up a new political party called the Ukulele Independence Party thrown out by the Electoral Commission, which ruled that the name was too similar to that of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). More
In the UK, NatCen Social Research has appointed Phil Doggett as interim Chief Operating Officer, replacing CEO Penny Young who is leaving in in mid-May to join the House of Commons. More
Retail data giant IRI has appointed former Hovis category exec Tim Dummer as UK Head of Grocery and Health & Beauty. More
WPP-owned media agency MEC South Africa has appointed former Effective Measure MD Alan Morrissey as Head of Analytics & Insights. More
UK-based research group RS Consulting has announced seven promotions, including Lorena Arrospide, Rhiannon Jones and Danielle Rodgerson who all move from Senior Research Consultant to Research Manager. More
In the UK, Millward Brown has formally announced the appointment of Jane Bloomfield, previously Head of Innovations at Hall & Partners, as Brand Development Director. More
In the UK, full service cultural insights and innovation specialist CrowdDNA has appointed two new members of staff, while promoting Sarah Brierley to the position of Business and Strategy Director, and Aurelie Jamard to Associate Director of Innovation. More
Today we're launching a new recruitment site, 1potato, dedicated to opportunities for data and analytics professionals. Many readers and users of MrWeb / DRNO have been asking for something like it for years, and with the big data / data science boom, the time should be ripe. More
In the UK, full service agency Vision One Research has appointed former Optimsa exec Victoria Wood as Director in charge of its Qualitative Insights team. More
Bristol, UK-based People for Research has relocated its Usability and MR Participant Recruitment team to larger premises in the city, following a second consecutive year of business growth. More
Customer and employee research specialist ORC International has appointed brand and innovation specialist Kevin Ford, previously Director of Research at NatCen, in the newly created role of Head of Markets and Products Research in Europe. More
Location-based marketing specialist xAd has announced four senior hires: former Twitter exec Paul Gelb; former Facebook Director Lissette Fernandez; Reagan Nunnally, previously of Google; and James Davies, currently Chief Strategy Officer at outdoor ad firm Posterscope. More
Laurence (Larry) Gold, the former publisher of market research industry journal Inside Research, has died at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer. More
UK paper The Financial Times has hired Havas content chief Renée Kaplan for the newly created role of Head of Audience Engagement. She will take up the post in May. More
The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has appointed Barclays Bank marketer David Wheldon as its new President for a two-year term, replacing Pernod Ricard CMO Martin Riley who has held the post since 2013. More
Sports marketing research specialist Repucom has appointed former SAP exec Claude Ringuet as its Head of Consulting for Asia. He will be based in Singapore, where he has lived for the past thirteen years. More
In London four former employees of Screen Digest have launched Ampere Analysis, a new company backed by a panel of investors. The firm aims to shake up the information sector with a combination of new methodologies and techniques based around big data. More
Reports say WPP has now made a bid for a majority stake in retail data powerhouse dunnhumby, with current owner Tesco apparently keen to retain a minority share. Separately, the media giant's CEO Sir Martin Sorrell is said to be 'in line for a £36m bonus'. More
Pharma MR specialist Instar has appointed Art McKee in Philadelphia to head up its new US business unit, and Manfred Eberlein in Hamburg to oversee its new European business division. The firm has also hired ten new research and delivery team members. More
In the US, healthcare data specialist Lightspeed All Global has appointed John Daly and Jacki Spear as directors in its Business Development team. More
Digital measurement specialist comScore has hired David Shiffman as Senior Vice President of Marketing Solutions in the US, while Duncan Trigg takes up the position of Vice President of Advertising Effectiveness in London. More
London-based online community specialist Verve has received an undisclosed amount of series A funding in a round led by investment firm Subito Partners, whose founders Geoff Westmore and Neil Brown join the Verve Board. More
TNS has promoted Andy Turton to the position of Head of Automotive for the Americas, based in Los Angeles. More
In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has promoted Bruce Hayward to the position of Head of Research. More
Face CEO and founding partner Andrew Needham is stepping back from the day-to-day running of the business to become Chairman, ahead of a planned exit later in the year. He is replaced by COO and co-founder Job Muscroft. More
In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has promoted Ben Toombs to the role of Head of Qualitative and Communications Research, while making Caitlin Connors his deputy. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has elected Crispin Beale, CEO of Chime Insight and Engagement, and Danny Russell, UK General Manager of Business Intelligence at Telefonica, as its new joint Chairmen, replacing Richard Silman who took on the role last April. More
In London, Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has promoted Mark Peters to the position of Managing Director, and Sarah Cheesbrough to Head of Policy. More
Oxfordshire-based consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) has opened a new office in Mumbai, India and another in Durban, South Africa. More
MR agency B2B International has expanded its UK headquarters in Bramhall, Manchester and revealed a five-year plan to double its annual turnover to £15m. More
In the UK, research firm Simpson Carpenter is forming a new department dedicated to comms research, and has appointed former Flamingo Group Insight Director Kirsty Higgins to lead it as Head of Communications Research. More
Ipsos has brought together its brand communication, advertising and media businesses under a new division called Ipsos Connect, which has replaced legacy brands Ipsos ASI and Ipsos MediaCT. More
In the UK, media agency OMD has set up a real-time insights and ideas team it is calling The Newsroom. To do so, it is partnering with Buzzfeed, The Guardian, Global Radio, Outbrain, Google and Facebook. More
Cheshire-based full service agency DJS Research has appointed seven new members of staff, and promoted six of its existing team. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has named Chief Operating Officer Debrah Harding as Managing Director, to reflect her enhanced role and responsibilities. More
US-based full service ad agency Deutsch LA has appointed analytics specialist Duncan Houldsworth as Executive Director of Data Strategy, in charge of the firm's Analytics team. More
In London, Ipsos Healthcare has appointed IMS Health veteran Omar Ehsan as Head of Emerging Markets and Global Clients. More
London-based qual and quant agency Critical Research has acquired insight and data collection firm RSM research, for an undisclosed sum. More
In the US, Millward Brown has launched a new business which brings together marketing science, strategic research and analytic consulting experts from its Marketing Science and MaPS (Marketing and Planning Systems) teams. More
NatCen CEO Penny Young is leaving the organisation to take up the position of House of Commons Librarian and Director General, Information Services. More
London-based BDRC Group has launched BDRC Americas, a joint venture with Washington, DC-based full service researcher Fusion Analytics, which merges into the new company. More
In London, Basis Research has appointed Dr Sarah Jenkins, formerly Head of Qualitative in Ipsos MORI's MediaCT division, as a Senior Director to lead and develop its media, content and technology offer. More
dunnhumbyUSA has made six promotions in its Cincinatti office. Molly Pearson becomes Client Lead; Chelsea Oliver an Analyst; Neil Pharris Analysis Manager; Tim Stoll a Senior Business Analyst; Katie Vogt Senior Client Lead; and Sarayu Sarangan Senior Data Developer. More
YouGov has confirmed former Chief Strategy Officer Alex McIntosh as its new UK CEO, replacing Tim Britton. More
Language Connect, a specialist in language translation and communication services for the market research industry, has opened an office in Singapore, where it has appointed Baxter Tan as Executive Director. More
WPP's global Government & Public Sector practice has introduced a team tasked with driving excellence in communications and research for European Union institutional clients. More
European fieldwork group Norstat has appointed Marc Leimann as Managing Director in Germany, replacing Christoph Irmer who moves into the group position of Chief Marketing Officer. More
Digital data collection provider Research Now has made a number of changes in its executive leadership team, including the promotions of John Rothwell, Kathy Rowley and Melanie Courtright to C-suite and EVP roles. More
Mehmet Xhambazi and Abdi Saïd, co-founders of Response Fusion and former directors of OnePoll, have set up a new London-based company called Red Dot Research, which specialises in multimode online MR and panel provision, as well as PR research services. More
In the UK, TNS has appointed former Leo Burnett SVP Sarah Patterson as Strategic Planning Director, working primarily on the Unilever account. More
US online sample and research operations company Market Cube has set up an office in London, where it has appointed former Lightspeed Research exec Roy Patel as European Regional Head. More
In Singapore, customer and employee research specialist ORC International has appointed Smitha Kuppa as Senior Research Director of its Qualitative practice, and Nellie Yeoh as Senior Consultant, Employee Research. More
In the UK Simon Marquis, Chairman of the National Readership Survey (NRS), is stepping down from the role at the end of the year, to 'make way for new blood' and a new system of governance across the sector. More
London-based full service agency Opinium has hired former Millward Brown director Steve Looney to head its Consumer Goods offering. More
In Australia, behavioural insights firm Beyond Analysis has appointed ad agency veteran Jeff Sanders as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Neil Boulton who is leaving the company this month. More
UK agency Opinion Matters has hired former Market Research Society (MRS) director Jennifer Sproul for the newly created position of Head of Client Services. More
Public sector research specialist Richard Abraham has relocated from the UK to Sydney, Australia, to take up the role of Director - Social & Government at TNS. More
Brand, media and comms researcher Millward Brown has promoted Chirantan Ray to the role of Managing Director in its Shanghai office; and appointed Robert Fuchs as Head of Media and Digital for Greater China and North Asia - also based in Shanghai. More
In the UK, Sainsbury's veteran Kirstin Knight has joined Kantar Worldpanel, to manage the Grocery Retail division. More
Consumer product and media intelligence provider Mintel has opened an office in Munich, Germany. The new location will be led by Frank Weibelzahl, who has returned to the company after a stint at concept testing and forecasting software specialist Affinova. More
UK-based market research staff recruitment specialist Hasson Associates has appointed Stephanie Richards as a Senior Associate and Alex Giurgiu as an Associate. More
Colin Strong, UK Head of Industry, GfK, is leaving at the end of March after nineteen years with the business, to join online communities specialist Verve in the newly created position of Managing Director of Verve Ventures. Meanwhile GfK has announced three senior appointments of its own. More
In the US, research technology and panel exchange operator Cint has made a number of staff changes, including the appointment of two sales reps and a marketing specialist, and four senior promotions. More
London-based online communities specialist Verve has hired former Research Now exec Pete Flower for the newly created role of Community Development Director, focused on delivering community panel innovation. The company has also recruited five other new members of staff. More
Surrey, UK-based MR community and panel management tech company MARSC has promoted Allan Shaw to the position of Director of Sales & Marketing, while appointing industry veteran Pat Molloy as a non-executive member of its Board. More
Former Infotools MD Ian Murray and Conquest Research Director Catherine Heaney have launched a new agency called house51, which will offer brand, communications and social research through a network of senior consultants. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has appointed non-practising barrister Dr Michelle Goddard as Director of Policy and Standards, to work alongside other regulatory authorities and public and professional trade bodies to ensure best practice across the sector. More
Sports marketing research group Repucom has commenced a restructure of its business operations in Europe, including the departure by mutual consent of President Europe Marcel Cordes. Meanwhile Alexandre Callay has joined as Global Director Media Research and Content. More
In the US, Ipsos MarketQuest President Matt McNerney has left the group to pursue other opportunities. McNerney joined Ipsos seven years ago as President of its Loyalty Division. More
UK-based Voice of the Customer specialist eDigitalResearch has strengthened its technical and insight teams with five new hires - including Liz Boffey as a Research Director - and four promotions. More
British Airways has restructured its marketing team, according to reports, giving the new role of Head of Customer - including research and insight, customer service transformation, innovation and brand proposition - to former Head of Marketing Abigail Comber. More
TNS has promoted Anjali Puri to the position of Global Head of its Qualitative practice, replacing Rebecca Wynberg who will move to a non-executive position as Chair of TNS Qualitative. More
In the UK, MR technology consultancy Data Liberation has appointed industry veteran Pat Molloy as Chief Executive Officer, replacing founder Chris Morgan, who has moved to the role of Chairman and COO. Separately, Daniel Bailey becomes CTO and Deborah Whitworth CFO. More
In the UK, healthcare specialist Research Partnership has appointed Dr Moniola Olusanjo as Compliance Manager. More
YouGov UK CEO Tim Britton has left the company after seven years, to pursue 'the next stage of his career'. He is replaced on an interim basis by Chief Strategy Officer Alex McIntosh. More
Retail tracking specialist The NPD Group has expanded Michel Maury's role as Group President for Europe, to include management of its Asia Pacific operations; meanwhile former Ipsos exec Philippe Cabin Saint Marcel joins as General Manager of Commercial Activities for Europe. More
In London, Kantar Media has hired former BBC director Margo Swadley for the new role of Managing Director, UK TV & Video Measurement. More
UK consumer specialist Incite has appointed former Millward Brown MD Jason Spencer as Managing Director of its latest office, in Shanghai, China. He will take up the post on 1st February. More
In London, sports broadcast measurement specialist Repucom has hired former Lawn Tennis Association Chief Commercial Officer Simon Long as Head of Sales for the UK and Ireland (UK&I). More
In London, financial services specialist Charterhouse Research has appointed Teresa McGarry as a Director. More
UK-based ad hoc and continuous research specialist Trinity McQueen has appointed Jo Zukunft as Research Manager in London, while Andrew Magee, Sarah Broadbent, and Michael Holmes join the company in Leeds. More
WPP-owned brand and media specialist Millward Brown has appointed Karen Rivoire as Chief Human Resources Officer, to lead the firm's strategy for attracting, retaining, and developing 'top talent'. More
UK-based behavioural economics specialist The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has appointed Nikii Dahlgren in Sydney, Natasha Xue and Lynette Xu in Shanghai, and Andreea Balica and George Deane in London. More
Healthcare fieldwork firm M3 Global Research has announced the appointment of eleven new members of staff - nine in the US and two in the UK. More
London-based online research software and services provider Dub has appointed Dan Stracey as Chief Inspiration Officer. More
SPA Future Thinking's French subsidiary has launched a pharmaceutical healthcare division called Future Thinking Pharma, in Paris, which will be led by Béatrice Chemla, the founder and CEO of healthcare MR agency Listening Pharma. More
Cambridge, MA-based outsourcing advisory and analyst firm HfS Research has hired Fred McClimans for the newly created position of Chief Client Officer, and Bram Weerts as Vice President of Global Business Development. More
UK-based business-to-business agency B2B International has opened an office in Singapore - its third location in the Asia Pacific region. More
Ogilvy & Mather's social media commerce, online listening and impact analysis practice has appointed Samson Choi as General Manager in Hong Kong. More
UK agency Marketing Sciences Unlimited has promoted Deborah Hall and Gerry Curtis to Research Director, Sadie Buckingham to Associate Director, and Becky Hutchins to Senior Research Executive. More
TNS has appointed Andrew Lancefield for a new role, Chief Operating Officer of the AMME (Africa, Mediterranean and Middle East) region. More
In Edinburgh, flight search engine and travel comparison specialist Skyscanner has appointed Adam Drake as its first Chief Data Officer, in charge of a newly created Data Science team. More
Desiree Lopez has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer of public sector specialist TNS BMRB, along with a seat on the TNS UK Board. More
Virgin Media has appointed former Unilever and British Airways marketer Kerris Bright as Chief Marketing Officer, with an expanded remit that includes data, insight and analytics. She will join the company on 19th January. More
UK-based consultancy FreshMinds has appointed Ramona Bartlett and Martin Ash as Senior Consultants at its offices in London. More
UK-based research innovator BrainJuicer Group has announced senior internal promotions in the Americas and Europe and the opening soon of an office in Miami. More
Global research tech and services company 20|20 Research has opened a UK office from which it will service its online qual offerings throughout EMEA. FocusVision veteran David Chandler will head up the new location in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. More
London-based online communities specialist Verve has announced rapid growth in the final quarter of 2014 - detailing no fewer than 22 appointments - and ambitious plans for 2015. More
TNS UK has appointed former Quadrangle exec Jamie Burnett as Director of Survey Methods and Sampling. More
Plymouth, UK-based online ad targeting firm Intelligent Optimisations has received a £250k grant from the GAIN Growth Fund, which it says it will use to recruit software engineers, data scientists, sales, marketing and finance execs. More
In London, newspaper marketing body Newsworks has appointed former Havas exec Denise Turner as Director of Insight. She will take up her new post in early 2015. More
UK-based cart abandonment analytics and personalisation specialist Yieldify has launched in the ANZ market with the opening of an office in Sydney, Australia. More
WPP has appointed Smith & Nephew Chairman Roberto Quarta as a non-executive Director and Chairman-designate, succeeding Philip Lader. He will join the Board on 1st January 2015 and offer himself for re-election at the group's AGM in June. More
TNS has appointed Serena Jacob as Managing Director for TNS Qualitative in Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. She takes up the role on 2nd January. More
Simpson Carpenter co-founder and automotive research veteran Derek Carpenter is to retire at the end of the year, the company has announced. More
Kantar has announced that Mark Inskip, will take the role of Global CEO of its consulting business The Futures Company, from February. He replaces Will Galgey who is moving to the role of CEO of TNS UK. More
Customer, employee, and market strategy research specialist ORC International has launched an online communities division, and appointed former Communispace exec Jennifer Adams to lead it. More
In London, Guardian Media Group has appointed Charlotte Putnam as Audience Director, in charge of the newspaper's Commercial Insight, Consumer Insight, and Primary Research functions. The paper has also hired ITV's Sonia Sudhakar as Director of Digital Growth. More
London-based polling and research specialist ComRes has hired five new members of staff, including former Ipsos MORI exec Rob Melvill as Research Team Leader in charge of its FMCG and Food & Beverage practice. The firm has also promoted Tom Clarkston to Research Team Leader. More
Recently formed market strategy division Millward Brown Vermeer has appointed former London2012 consultant Patrick Fry as Director, responsible for leading the firm's engagements in Australia and New Zealand. More
UK full service agency Simpson Carpenter has appointed former BrainJuicer and SPA Future Thinking exec Paul Roberts as Digital Director, to focus on developing new methods and ideas in areas such as analytics, video and visualisation. More
In the UK, Tesco has promoted Robin Terrell to the position of Head of Customer, replacing Jill Easterbrook who is transferring to head the retailer's Business Transformation programme from 1st January. More
GfK has appointed former Nielsen exec James Llewellyn as UK Head of Shopper. More
UK-based mobile video MR specialist VoxPopMe has expanded to Singapore with the appointment of Robert Fry as Managing Director, Asia Pacific. The firm has also launched an app for iPhone, with an Android version available early in 2015. More
Ipsos has announced that its Co-President Jean-Marc Lech died this morning in Paris, after suffering from a 'serious health issue' since the summer. More
UK-based digital MR specialist eDigitalResearch has appointed former Ordnance Survey Head of Insights and Product Innovation Liz Ratcliffe as Product Manager in its Product Marketing division. More
Norfolk, UK-based consultant Simon Anholt - the man responsible for the Anholt Nation Brands Index - has launched an ambitious worldwide political organisation, Good Country. More
UK agency Simpson Carpenter has announced two appointments catering for 'recent expansion and anticipated growth in 2015': Weiwei Yang joins as a Senior Research Manager in the pharmaceutical division and Charlotte Donald as an RE in the Major Studies team. More
WPP's audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has named Mickey Zhang as Managing Director in China. More
Trade association The British Marine Federation (BMF) has appointed Alastair Wilson to head its Statistics and Market Research service. More
In Ireland, retail and trade eCommerce solutions firm Magico is to double its workforce to 24, supporting a research and development project to develop a big data analytics tool called Magico DARE. More
In the UK, Portsmouth-based mystery shopping firm Douglas Stafford has promoted Operations Director Ben Sargeant to the role of Managing Director. More
In the UK, healthcare researchers Martin Schlaeppi and Craig Scott have launched Greensand, a new agency focused on the medical device market. More
In the UK, River Research co-founder and Partner Julian Kenway has left the company after six years to join SPA Future Thinking as its new Commercial Director, leading business development across all areas of the company. More
Healthcare panel provider M3 Global Research has promoted Roni DasGupta to the role of President of Market Research, Americas and Anton Richter to MD of Market Research, Europe, as it looks to 'accelerate its global growth'. More
MMR Research Worldwide (MMR) has launched a new Sensory Science Centre in Singapore, with a panel of thirteen sensory assessors led by newly appointed Sensory Director Antonella Scarabelli. More
TNS has announced the appointment of Will Galgey, formerly of The Futures Company (TFC) as UK CEO from mid-January 2015, following the departure of Maureen Duffy earlier in the week. Separately, Michelle Harrison will become Global Head of Political and Social at the beginning of the year. More
UK-based Kadence International has officially opened a Middle East office, in Dubai, which will be staffed by local quant and qual researchers. The company is also planning to open a second office in the region, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. More
Omnicom-owned brand and comms research firm Hall & Partners has appointed former InsightExpress exec Todd Trautz as a Partner in its New York-based Consumer team. More
Judy Taylor, the co-founder of Leapfrog Research & Planning, has joined Tonic Insight in a non-executive consultancy role at its office in London. The firm has also appointed three new Account Executives in New York. More
UK-based insights consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed two former TNS researchers, to boost its innovation and technology specialisms. More
In the UK, full service agency Explain Research has appointed Kat Allen as a Market Research Executive, and Rhonda Winskill and Michael Spink as Market Research Assistants. More
Cinema research expert and AIMRI Company Secretary Richard Chilton died suddenly on Tuesday 4th November, at the age of 83. More
In the UK, MD Maureen Duffy has left TNS after less than three years in the role. Reasons for the departure are not yet known. Global CEO Richard Ingleton is stepping into the role until a UK replacement is found. More
London-based insight consultancy Firefish has appointed Lyn McGregor as Qualitative Managing Director in its UK office, and as a member of its Management Board. More
Manchester, UK-based Mustard Research has promoted Gareth Hodgson to the position of Director, with responsibility for its 'people and personal development' strategy. The firm has also hired Laura Holloway as Senior Research Executive, and Amy Harrod as Research Executive. More
In the UK, dunnhumby co-founder Edwina Dunn has been appointed as a patron of the Market Research Society (MRS), joining husband Clive Humby. More
London-based agency ruby cha cha has appointed former Engage Research director Hetta Bramley as Director of Insight and Planning at its Shoreditch office. More
UK radio and television audience measurement veteran Tony Twyman died last Friday, 31st October, at the age of 82. More
Sydney, Australia-based Q Research Software has opened an office in London, which will be led by former Infotools director Nigel Cartman. More
Millward Brown has expanded its team in Indonesia with eight appointments, including former Diageo exec Chris Thomas as Director of strategic consulting arm Millward Brown Vermeer. More
UK-based 72Point, the parent of OnePoll, is expanding to the US market with the launch of an office in New York, offering a range of content-led marketing and social media products. More
Japanese online specialist Macromill has merged with Netherlands-based online research and analytics firm MetrixLab. The combined firm will now operate under the Macromill brand, and has plans to open new offices in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Russia. More
US-based multi-screen ad technology provider Jivox has opened an office in London, where it has appointed online media specialist Murly Tiwari as Managing Director, responsible for leading UK sales efforts and partnerships. More
In London, Kantar Media has appointed Alex Kuhnel as Chief Operating Officer of its TGI global online / off-line consumer behaviour and media consumption study. More
Full service agency Opinium has appointed former FreshMinds Research execs Andrew Littlewood and Adam Wilson at its central London-based offices. More
Industry association ESOMAR has elected Laurent Flores as its new President for the two-year term from January 2015 to December 2016. He will be supported by newly elected Vice President David Smith. More
UK-based mobile video MR specialist VoxPopMe has expanded to the US with the appointment of former Qualvu exec Dean Macko as Managing Director, North America. More
Daily deals site Groupon is to create 100 new jobs for an Engineering & Marketing Centre in Dublin. Skills sought include data analysis, digital marketing and software engineering staff. More
Outsourcing advisory and analyst firm HfS Research has appointed Barbra Sheridan McGann as Senior Vice President, Research in the US, and Khalda De Souza as Principal Analyst, Services Strategies in the UK. More
UK-based insights consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed Emily Hunt, former Director of Insights and SVP at Edelman Berland, as Head of Strategic Insights and Innovation - and a member of the Board. More
UK television marketing body Thinkbox has appointed Channel 5's insight leader Matt Hill as Research and Planning Director. He will join in early 2015, replacing Neil Mortensen who is leaving to become Director of Planning and Research at ITV. More
WPP firm Ogilvy & Mather has launched a Global Center of Data Excellence it calls 'OgilvyAmp', to help clients develop innovative approaches for using their data. More
In the UK, Kantar Health has recruited five new members of staff for its Epsom, Surrey-based team, including former TNS exec Hazel Haskayne as Group Director. More
WPP's audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis has appointed Sawato (Stephan) Yoshii as Country Manager for Japan, with responsibility for business development, partnerships and publisher relations. More
UK-based medical fieldwork specialist KeyQuest Health (KQH) has opened an office in New Jersey, US. The new operation is led by Miina Rafinski, who previously served as Client Services Director at Olson Research. More
In London, online community and consumer collaboration specialist Communispace has hired Franco Bonadio as Chief Creative Officer, responsible for setting the vision, goals and priorities of the firm's creative teams around the world. More
Charles Pearson, co-founder of Guildford, Surrey-based EasyInsites, has left the firm to lead client development in North America for community panel specialist Verve. More
Cambridge, UK-based emerging technologies researcher IDTechEx has appointed Mr. Yasuo Yamamoto as Head of Business Development in Japan. More
Another fortnight, another NED role for ESOMAR President Dan Foreman, this time with fast-growing Berlin-based technology firm Dalia Research. More
US-based digital marketing services firm MediaMath has acquired UK-based social media ad platform Upcast; and has appointed programmatic ad specialist Stuart Bartram as its first Australian Country Manager. More
Emeryville, California-based Greenberg Strategy has appointed Nick Collins, formerly an Account Director at Kantar, as its Chief Client Officer, overseeing client relationship management across the US and Asia in qual, quant, consulting and design. More
Kantar public sector division TNS BMRB has made two senior appointments, Keith Bolling as Head of National and Official Statistics Surveys and Gillian Prior as Head of Longitudinal Studies - on the back of strong growth in the two areas. More
London-based insight consultancy Firefish has announced six appointments. Simon Gedman joins as an Associate Director, while five Research Executives are added to the team - Ellie O'Dell, Anna Leggett, Posy Knightly-Brown, Tom Hayes and Toni Coker. More
Business information and events group Informa has announced that Alfred Moellenbeck, MD of its Euroforum subsidiary for the last 25 years, will retire at the end of 2014. His role will be filled by Ann-Marie Brems, reporting directly to Andrew Mullins, CEO of the group's Knowledge & Networking Division. More
Millward Brown has appointed Philip Dickinson, formerly of Kraft Foods / Mondelçz International, as Group Head of its Food and Household client management team in the UK, based in Warwick. More
IBM has opened a New York HQ for its recently-launched Watson Group, housing more than 600 staff of the new self-service analytics division; and unveiled the first five 'Watson Client Experience Centers' for client support and training, in the cities of Dublin, London, Melbourne, Sao Paulo and Singapore. More
British retailer Argos has appointed Ian Dobson as Head of Customer and Market Insight, based at its head office in Milton Keynes. More
The Insight Centre for Data Analytics - a joint initiative between University College Dublin, the National University of Ireland at Galway, University College Cork, and Dublin City University - has appointed Oliver Daniels as Chief Executive Officer. He will join on 21st October. More
WPP-owned brand development and insight consultancy Added Value has appointed Lynne Gordon as Managing Director, based in its office in Johannesburg. More
UK-based market research staff recruitment specialist Hasson Associates has appointed former Survey Sampling International (SSI) exec Beatrice Zornek as an Associate, and Aileen Ryan as Office Manager. More
Ipsos has hired Jake Dorn as Senior Vice President - Chief Client Director for Microsoft, based in Seattle, Washington and leading the agency's global initiatives with the software giant. More
Kent, UK-based fieldwork agency Facts International has announced four appointments: Ellie Osborne returns to the company as an AD, while Kirsty Bridgland, Cindy Ramnath Dawn Chapman all join the team. More
London-based online communities specialist Verve has opened an office in Toronto, and has appointed former Research Now exec Suzanne Costa to lead it. More
In the UK, automotive intelligence specialist EurotaxGlass's Group has appointed Informa veteran Lindsey Roberts as Chief Executive Officer. She will take up her new role on 22nd October. More
San Mateo, CA-based social media analytics specialist Viralheat has opened a European office in London, where it has appointed John Hayes as Marketing Director. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed former Added Value quant leader Gabor Koska as a Partner in its Consumer team. More
In the UK, not-for-profit body NatCen Social Research has appointed former Kantar Head of Field Sophie Ainsby to lead its 1,200 strong field force. More
US management consulting firm Optimity Advisors has expanded to Europe by acquiring London-based advisory and data management specialist Matrix Knowledge. More
In London, sports marketing researcher Repucom has promoted Jon Stainer for the new role of Managing Director of the UK and Ireland. More
In the UK, trade body the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has brought in University of East Anglia (UEA) Psychology Lecturer Dr Simon Hampton, to provide the organisation with a deeper understanding of the latest theories about digital technology and its effect on user behaviour. More
UK data collection agency QRS Market Research has completed a management-led buyout of retiring MD and shareholder Sam Adby. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
London-based online communities specialist Verve has announced seven more hires, including former GfK execs Rich Preedy and Olly Robinson who will help drive the expansion of its International service. More
TNS has added three senior members of staff to its Qualitative practice, including former Opinion Leader exec Sarah Morris (nee Houghton), who joins as Head of TNS Qualitative. More
Washington, DC-based polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (GQR) has promoted James Morris, a former speechwriter for UK Labour Leader Ed Milliband, to the position of Partner in its London office. He is the company's fifth Partner. More
Incite has appointed former TNS Chief Development Officer Matthew Froggatt as Global Head, replacing Group MD Roger Banks who will retire from the business in February 2015 after 8 years in charge. More
Millward Brown has promoted Doreen Wang to the role of Global Head of BrandZ, its high profile brand equity measure. More
Online research tech company uSamp has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany and hired Susanne Minneker and Catherine Gibbon who will be based there. More
UK-based agency SPA Future Thinking has restructured its senior management team, promoting Richard Barton to Group Managing Director, with four new divisional MDs - Steve King, Neil Aulton, Chris Bland and Claudia Strauss - working under him. More
UK-based research consultancy Incite has moved its Singapore office to larger premises and added two new members of staff there. More
Oslo, Norway-based fieldwork group Norstat has promoted Matt Reynolds to the position of Managing Director for the UK market. The firm has also appointed Elisabeth Sampaio as Senior Project Manager in the UK. More
Market research software firm Askia has opened an office in Los Angeles, where it has named SPSS veteran Jamey Corriveau as Director of US Operations. More
In London, YouthSight has appointed former Cint exec Ross Pinnegar as Panel Services Manager, replacing Tatenda Musesengwa who has been promoted to the role of Client Services Director. More
UK financial services specialist Charterhouse Research has appointed Kathy Ellison, former Head of Insight at Ecclesiastical Insurance, as a Director; and agency-side researcher Philippa Whitham as an Associate Director. More
In London, Millward Brown has appointed consumer brand specialist Robin Wood as Chief Solutions and Marketing Officer. More
Business information provider Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) has appointed AOL's former Global CTO Curtis Brown as Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for the firm's portfolio of technology, proprietary data and related intellectual property. More
UK-based full service research provider BDRC has opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and expanded Piers Lee's role to include oversight of the new operation. The firm has also added two new members of staff to its senior management team in Asia. More
In the UK, Julia Godfrey has re-joined global healthcare specialist The Research Partnership in the newly created role of Research Director, working in the firm's Therapy Watch division. More
Chicago-based 3-D virtual store research specialist InContext Solutions has opened an office in the UK, led by Alki Manias, with the title of Group Vice President Europe, Shopper & Retail Solutions. More
Former Asda Customer Insights Manager Matthew Hanson has joined automobile auction giant Manheim in Leeds, as Head of Marketing Projects and Planning. More
Recently formed strategic consultancy Millward Brown Vermeer has launched in Australia, and appointed Caspar Wright as Managing Partner there. More
Hall & Partners has made four New York appointments in its specialist Health division, including Ariella Evenzahav as Director, US Oncology Center of Excellence. More
In the UK, former Mindshare CEO Jed Glanvill has been brought in by newspaper industry body Newsworks, to chair an advisory group compiling a brief for a 'future-proof' cross-platform measurement system and approving the appointment of research providers. More
London-based online research 'app store' platform ZappiStore has officially opened an office in Boston with the appointment of former GMI exec Ryan Barry as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, North America. More
Nielsen has promoted Steve Hasker to the role of Global President, overseeing its business across the media sector, in addition to leading its product portfolio across both Watch and Buy segments. More
San Francisco-based audience measurement and digital advertising firm Quantcast has promoted former Yahoo! exec Matt White to Managing Director of its UK operation, replacing Phil Macauley who has moved up to the position of EMEA MD. More
Panel exchange operator Cint has relocated to new premises in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, where it has appointed Arianne Dumayas as Project and Customer Support Manager. More
Strategic insight and innovation consultancy The Futures Company has appointed multicultural strategist and lifestyle trendwatcher Valeria Piaggio as VP of Multicultural Insights for its U.S. Yankelovich Monitor. More
Advertising retargeting firm AdRoll has opened an office in London, where it has appointed former Google exec Michael Bertaut as Managing Director of EMEA Strategic Sales. More
Online research specialist YouGov has promoted Sundip Chahal to the newly created role of Group Chief Operating Officer. More
In London, research firm YouthSight has appointed James MacGregor as Director of Higher Education Research, responsible for developing new business, new products, project delivery, and representing the firm on Higher Education issues. More
London-based insight consultancy Firefish has appointed former Kadence qual leader Selena King as Qualitative Group Head. More
In the UK, Populus co-founder Andrew Cooper is to join the House of Lords. Cooper was Prime Minister David Cameron's Director of Strategy for two years until rejoining the research firm in October 2013. More
Online analytics provider Webtrends has lost two senior execs, Bruce Kenny and Eric Butler, having recently shuffled and strengthened its team with three VP level hires and two promotions. More
Hall & Partners has strengthened its new Tokyo office with the appointment of Yukiko Obata as an Account Director within the Japan Health Team. More
UK based consultancy The Futures Company is opening an office in Shanghai, its second Asia-Pacific location after Singapore - and appointed former Ogilvy & Mather exec Kunal Sinha to lead it. More
UK-based research firm Incite is moving its US operations to larger premises just one year after launching them, and has appointed two execs to boost the team. More
Tonic Insight, former earlier this year from the merging of Spring Research and its previously online communities division Tuned In Research, has appointed David Miller to head up its New York office as EVP, and promoted Matt Ayers to VP of Client Services. More
comScore is to pay an undisclosed sum for MdotLabs, an agency which 'detects non-human traffic' (NHT) - not by watching the skies, but by looking down at some of the murkier practices inflating digital audience figures. The measurement giant, which announced strong growth today, also appointed Mel Wesley as its new CFO. More
In the UK, advertising division Ipsos ASI has announced three senior appointments: Caroline Walker as MD, Paul Edwards as a Non-Executive Director and Lucy Burnham as a team leader. More
GroupM, the global media investment management operation within WPP, has promoted Harvey Goldhersz to the new role of Chief Data Officer and CEO of GroupM Analytics, and Phil Cowdell to replace him North America CEO of its MediaCom subsidiary. More
Maritz Research Europe has appointed Grass Roots Group veteran Nigel Cover as Vice President for Business Services, tasked with growing business within the financial services, telecoms, industrial, retail and healthcare sectors across Europe. More
Policy and strategy consultancy ComRes has announced four hires, including former Ipsos MORI exec Nick Allen, who will lead services for transport, energy, utilities and planning clients; and two promotions. More
Digital watermarking and fingerprinting specialist Civolution has appointed sports marketing veteran Luke Boyle as Sales Director in its 'Teletrax' Media Analytics division in London. More
UK-based online community specialist Verve has appointed former GfK exec Ryan Garner to head up its Personal Information Economy proposition, while recruiting six other new members of staff. More
UK-based full service provider BDRC has officially launched a digital research agency called Alligator Research, led by former Toluna director Suzy Hassan. More
UK-based database marketing and loyalty scheme specialist GI Insight has hired analytics industry exec Andrew Adkins as Head of Client Services and Analytics, and former ASDA Customer Insight Manager Melanie Brown as Senior Analytical Team Leader. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI's Social Research Institute (SRI) has appointed three senior directors, including Sam Clemens who previously served as NatCen's Head of Health and Wellbeing. More
Ogilvy & Mather has opened a third office for its behavioural sciences practice #ogilvychange, this time in Singapore. More
London-based insight consultancy Firefish has revealed impressive revenue figures for the first year of operation of its US office - $1.9m - and says it will be further expanding its team 'in the coming months' to cope with demand. More
Manchester, UK-based agency Join the Dots has appointed Jane Dugdale, formerly of Colgate-Palmolive and Kimberly-Clark Europe, as a Research Director; and David Waring as an AD. Three other recent hires have also been announced. More
Cello's Healthcare division has continued its recent expansion with the appointments of Zahidah Ahmad and Sunil Sharma as Directors. More
Millward Brown has launched its new Vermeer brand and business strategy consultancy in South Africa, servicing clients across Africa and the Middle East and with Nicki Cunliffe at the helm. More
In the US and UK, California-based research tech firm Decipher has appointed four business development staff members, including Gary Vigeant who joins as Director of Client Development after seventeen years at GfK. More
In London, the BBC has appointed GfK's Head of Innovation Nick North to lead its Audiences teams. He will take up the role on 15th September. More
UK-based digital PR agency Prompt has launched a social media division and service called Prompt Social, through which it will analyze online discussions and provide guidance relating to customers, competitors, and target audiences. More
London-based Opinion Leader has hired five new members of staff, including Jane Buswell as Insight Director and Daniel Taylor as Senior Research Executive. More
ESOMAR President Dan Foreman, already a non-executive Director (NED) at four firms including two in the MR sector, has added another, qualitative analytics and customer insights specialist YouEye, which is preparing to launch its enterprise market research SaaS solution. More
UK-based agency SPA Future Thinking has launched a Financial Services practice comprising a team of ten staff, led by Research Director Annabelle Truscott. More
Omnicom-owned brand and comms research firm Hall & Partners has opened an office in Tokyo, Japan, where it has recruited qual specialist Buntari (Tari) Martosudirjo as Research Director. More
Global consumer insights and marketing analytics provider MetrixLab has appointed digital and media research specialist Angela Morgans as Managing Director in the UK. More
Consumer specialist Firefish has appointed former 2CV exec Sam Elphinstone as Group Head of its Quantitative division, the Numbers Lab. More
Brighton, UK-based global insight consultancy Space Doctors has appointed former Added Value semiotics specialist Cato Hunt to lead its London office. The firm has also announced plans to establish teams in Asia Pacific and the Americas. More
UK agency Trinity McQueen has appointed two former ICM execs in its London-based Retail team: Nathan Bartlett as Research Director, and Anna Johns as Research Manager. More
UK-based Intellection Software has appointed Wojtek Kokoszka as Commercial Director and Charlotte Atkins as COO, plus ESOMAR President Dan Foreman as a Non-Executive Director. More
UK-based Cello Health Insight has appointed Marie Innes as a Director, based in its head office in London. Her remit includes managing international client accounts on both quant and qual studies. More
Leeds, UK-based quant fieldwork specialist Face Facts has hired former Quaestor director Rachel Hoy for the new role of Client Services Director. The firm has also made three other appointments and two senior internal promotions. More
UK-based online community specialist Verve has partnered with MR agency InsightAsia to meet client demand for full service quant and qual community panel research across Asia. More
US data collection agency MRops has appointed three former WorldOne execs to roles in its offices in London, Hong Kong and Philadelphia. More
Creston-owned full service agency ICM has promoted Sarah Perry to the role of Head of Development, and Gina Moore to Field Director. The firm has also hired Jenifer Curren as a Research Manager and Kate Bewick as an Associate Director. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has appointed former SPA Future Thinking exec William Ullstein as Commercial Director. More
ITWP, the parent company of online community and survey technology provider Toluna, has acquired Harris Interactive's European arm from Nielsen. As part of the deal, Nielsen will take a minority share in ITWP. More
UK firm Product Perceptions has been acquired by one of its Directors, Yvonne Taylor. Founders Dominic Buck and Keith Greenhoff will retain a financial interest in the business following the buy-out, but have also set up a new firm called Sensometrica. More
In Sydney, Australia, ethnography and qual specialist Charlie Cochrane has set up a new research consultancy called Jump the Fence, which he says will 'challenge the notion' that consumer psychology determines brand and buying motivation. More
In the UK, two former Lancaster University researchers have launched a language analysis service for marketers, called Relative Insight. Their technology was originally developed to help catch criminals through the analysis of the language they used in their online conversations. More
Global marcoms network Publicis Groupe has set up a new digital agency called ROAR, offering a full range of user experience, strategy, creative, media and analytics services. More
North of England-based online panel firm ResearchBods has opened its first overseas office near Melbourne, Australia; and appointed David Gibbs to lead it. More
Netherlands-based community research software provider CMNTY has opened an office in London, and has appointed Alastair Macmillan to lead it. More
UK-based agency business intelligence firm SPA Future Thinking has appointed Tom Meyritz, formerly of QuestBack, Lightspeed and Ciao, as Commercial Director, responsible for leading business development across all areas of the company. More
Customer and employee research specialist ORC International has opened an office in Sevres, south west of Paris, where it has appointed former Ipsos exec Anne Lavielle to head up the new operation. More
UK-based retail and consumer goods consultancy Retail Insight has expanded to Australia, where it has relocated Peter Goggin to head up its new initiative in Sydney. More
Mobile marketing firm Brandtone has appointed British businessman Peter Bamford as Chairman, to oversee the company's international expansion plans. More
UK-based Trinity McQueen (formerly Brass Insights) has appointed former Illuminas exec Mike Roderick as Research Director, tasked with expanding the agency's activities in the financial services, utilities and B2B sectors. More
London-based agency FieldGlobal has hired former MRops MD Rafal Gajdamowicz for a newly created role, Global Chief Operating Officer. More
Customer and employee satisfaction specialist ORC International has appointed four new members of staff in its Singapore office. More
UK research firm Cello Health Insight has launched a continuous staff development programme called BUILD, and promoted Leyla Itani and Helen Porter to lead the initiative. More
After announcing earlier this month its return to Scotland with the opening of a new office in the centre of Glasgow, social research firm mruk has appointed Alison Johnston as Research Manager and Neil Simpson as Research Consultant. More
Community panel specialist Verve has opened a dedicated survey programming office in Iași, Romania, headed by Senior Survey Programmer Eugen Tuchendria. More
In Sydney, Australia, BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) has appointed former Nunwood/TLE researcher Joe Lynch as Head of Research and Consumer Insights, starting in August. More
Tonic Insight has promoted Anna Wills to the role of Managing Director UK, and Lucie Holliday to that of Group Director, Research & Innovation. More
UK product development specialist Marketing Sciences has appointed former Tesco Head of Market Research Deborah Hall as an Associate Director in its Retail division. More
In London, former Vision Critical exec Amanda Boote has joined MR technology consultancy Data Liberation in the newly created role of Director of Sales & Marketing. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has hired former Ipsos director Nader Kobeissi as Managing Director for the MENA region, launching the company's new Dubai office. More
Healthcare MR consultancy Adelphi Research UK has announced three promotions and two new appointments. Caroline Coe and Jo Thompson are both promoted to Research Director; Emma Tweats becomes an RM, while Kris Barker returns and Steve Loasby joins the company. More
US-based cross-media analytics firm MarketShare has appointed former GfK Panel Services MD Lucien van der Hoeven as EVP for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). More
Enterprise data and analytics company Acxiom has hired Starcom Media Vest Group's former EMEA Chief Digital Officer Ian James for the newly created role of European Managing Director. More
Employee-owned MR provider Illuminas has reported a 27% revenue rise to £10m for the year ended February 2014. The firm has also appointed Steven Maskell as Senior Vice President in its New York office. More
UK-based Brass Insight has changed its name to Trinity McQueen, as part of a management buyout by its Joint MDs Anna Cliffe and Robin Horsfield. The rebrand will move it away from its former parent firm, marcoms agency Brass. More
In London, Fox International has promoted Christian Brent to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of Global Research and Audience Strategy for Fox International Channels (FIC). More
In London, online specialist YouGov has promoted Paul Marshall to Director in the Media & Technology team, and Simon Mottram to Lead Consulting Director. In addition, James Starkie has re-joined the firm as Business Development Consultant in the Reputation team. More
UK potato supplier Greenvale has hired former dunnhumby exec Kate Wright for the newly created role of Category Insight Manager, with a remit to use insight to help the firm identify and prioritise opportunities for growth. More
UK-based division Cello Health Insight has appointed former YouGov exec Dan Brilot as Digital Director, to help drive development of the agency's suite of digital offerings. More
UK-based insurance specialist Litmus Analysis has recruited Robin Dicks as a Partner for a new market research and analysis venture, Litmus Research Associates. More
Consumer products specialist MMR Research Worldwide has appointed Suzanne Hernandez as US Head of Business, based in New York and overseeing its Stateside strategy development and expansion. More
London-based Voodoo Research has appointed former Millward Brown exec Alex Duckett as a Junior Partner, as it continues to grow its quantitative offering. More
In New York, online research and technology specialist Toluna has promoted John Bremer to Group Chief Research and Strategy Officer. More
In the UK, full service agency Relish Research has appointed three new London members of staff, bringing the company's team to 26 across its two offices. More
Former Stopgap recruiters Kathy King and Janet Chambers have launched their own recruitment agency, Sparkle, which will work on permanent and freelance market research and insight roles at all levels. More
London-based B2B specialist BDRC Group has promoted Richard Sheldrake to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. More
George Terhanian has left Toluna to join consumer specialist The NPD Group in the newly created role of Group President and Chief Research and Analytics Officer. More
Global online sample aggregator EMI Research Solutions has opened its first European office, in London. More
US ad analytics and trading tools provider Yieldex has opened of an office in London, and appointed ad industry veterans Mark Williams and Nigel Edmund-Jones to kick-start its European business. More
Nielsen has announced three appointments for senior communications roles, including Ben Billingsley and Flavie Lemarchand-Wood to leadership positions in its Global Watch division, and Kristie Stegen in an expanded role as Global Head of Internal Communications. More
Newcastle and London-based creative, technology and insights specialist d.fferento/ogy has appointed James Dickie as Head of Research. More
Don Elgie, the founder and former Group CEO of UK-based insight and communications group Creston, has joined social media management agency Emoderation as Non-Executive Chair. More
UK-based digital MR specialist eDigitalResearch has hired eight new technical staff members, to help boost day-to-day technical support for existing clients. More
Kantar-owned research technology and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has opened a new office in Frankfurt, and appointed Key Account Director Norman-René Schwalme to lead it. More
UK-based international data collection agency OMR Globus has hired Paul Campbell for the new role of Research Director, in its London office. Campbell will service UK and EU clients, expand qual services in the EU and Asia, and strengthen quant support for global programmes. More
In the UK, Jim Easton, former CEO of customer and market insight specialist AMR International, has launched a new consulting firm, Plural Strategy Group, focusing on media, events, agribusiness and software markets. More
UK-based agency SPA Future Thinking has appointed Claudia Strauss, formerly Head of Insight at Burton's Biscuits Company, as Client Development Director. More
UK-based Voice of the Customer specialist eDigitalResearch has reported a 20 percent rise in annual turnover to £7.5m, and says it has employed an additional 30 new members of staff over the past twelve months. More
Stockholm-based panel exchange operator Cint has boosted its UK customer service and sales teams with three new hires and the promotion of Jane Attale (nee Mills) to the leadership role of UK Sales Director. More
Strategic insight and innovation specialist The Futures Company has strengthened its Asia Pacific team, based in Singapore, moving Radha Patel from the London office to the role of Director of Consulting, and hiring Tara Hirebet as Senior Consultant. More
Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) specialist QuestBack has appointed Paul Barnes to head up its UK operations as Country Manager, managing a team of twenty people. He was previously VP Operations at software provider Eptica. More
Millward Brown has appointed Jérome Simulin to the new position of SVP, Strategic Client Growth, Europe, based in Paris. Simulin was previously SVP of Europe for marketing tech firm Affinnova, helping to launch and grow its European business. More
Ipsos' MediaCT division, which specialises in measuring how consumers use and respond to media across different platforms, has opened a Data Science Hub in London. The new initiative is led by Neil Farrer, who takes on the role of Chief Data Science Officer. More
Kantar Media-owned digital marketing intelligence specialist AdGooroo has opened an office in London, adding to support for its client base of advertisers and agencies across the UK. More
WPP-owned direct and interactive marketing network OgilvyOne has appointed Olivier Janus as Head of Data UK, in charge of the Data Services team in the country. More
In London, former ORC employee research exec Phil Pringle has joined global management consultancy Hay Group, as Senior Consultant in its Employee Opinion Research division. More
UK agency Marketing Sciences has acquired consumer neuroscience consultancy Walnut Group. Walnut's founder Dr Cristina de Balanzó, a former global head of neuroscience for TNS, will join Marketing Sciences to strengthen its existing offer in the field. More
TNS has promoted Chaitanya Reddy to the newly created role of Political & Social Director, Mekong Region, adding Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar to his existing responsibility leading Political & Social research in Vietnam. More
US-based data collection company Schlesinger Associates has appointed Matt Campion as an Executive Vice President, charged with developing its quantitative client portfolio in healthcare and expanding its service solutions across the group. More
Digital data collection specialist Research Now has announced that MD, Americas Craig Stevens is to leave the business after a decade to pursue new opportunities, and that John Rothwell will step into his shoes. More
The Pineapple Lounge (TPL), youth and family division of London-based Firefish, has added five new members of staff to its existing team of seven, to meet fast-growing demand for its services. More
John Pullinger, currently the House of Commons Librarian and DG of Information has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, and National Statistician, succeeding Jil Matheson who retires at the end of June 2014. More
London-based IFF Research has added two more new directors: Pamela Bremner will strengthen the firm's work in the employment & benefits and health & lifestyle sectors, while Danny Millar joins as Interviewing Services Director. More
'Socially intelligent' researcher Face, part of the Cello Group, has recruited two senior execs from M&C Saatchi brand agency Clear: James Hirst, as London-based Global Business Development Director, and Sofia Mavros, based in Hong Kong in the role of Research Director of the Asia team. More
Digital audience measurement specialist comScore has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Kenneth Tarpey, will retire in August this year. The firm is currently seeking a successor. More
UK-based consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo is opening an office in São Paulo, in September, to serve as a hub for research throughout Brazil and the wider Latam region. More
In the US, Experian has named Eric Haller Executive Vice President of its data experimentation and innovation arm Experian DataLabs. Haller will lead the division globally as it expands beyond the US to London and Sao Paulo, Brazil. More
In London, former Nunwood leader James Walker is joining PwC-owned management consultancy Strategy& as Lead Partner - Demand Analytics, in charge of the firm's EMEA Customer Insight Marketing Analytics Center of Excellence. More
In London, Kantar Media has hired former Ipsos MORI Marketing Director Anna Reeves for the newly created Board-level role of Global Commercial Director, in charge of its marketing and business development teams, and the shaping of new offerings. More
In the US, former Ford Motor Co. Market Research Analyst Mark Fields is to become the company's ninth President and Chief Executive Officer, when Alan Mulally retires in July. More
Consumer specialist The NPD Group has promoted Jim Kelley to the role of President of its newly combined Sports and Leisure Trends business. More
Former Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit has been named Chairman of TGG Group, a consulting firm focused on behavioral economics and big data, whose co-founders include Freakonomics author Steven Levitt and economist Daniel Kahneman. More
Former BSkyB Research Director Harry Mirpuri has joined central London consultancy FreshMinds as a Director. More
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell saw his annual pay package rise by nearly two-thirds to £29.8m in 2013, from £17.5m the previous year, boosted by a plan linked to the company's share price and performance. More
London-based TV audience measurement startup TVbeat has appointed former Endemol and Disney exec Tom Toumazis as Chairman of its Board. More
In the UK, youth brand and marketing specialist Steve Reece has launched a consumer research agency called Kids Brand Insight, offering qualitative research for the toy, gaming and children's entertainment sectors. More
US-based 'influencer' research specialist MSS has opened an office in London, led by Susan Luebke, who has been promoted to Director, Global Research and Analytics. More
Creston-owned full service agency ICM has promoted Head of Qualitative Research Iain Carruthers to its Board, and given existing Director Alex Knight a wider remit as Insight Division COO and CFO. More
In London, community panel specialist Verve has hired Emel Mohammadally as Innovations Director, a newly created position, with a remit to roll out new technologies, tools and approaches for clients. More
Alex Yoder, former CEO of online analytics pioneer Webtrends, has joined UK-based media and marketing insights specialist Ebiquity as Chief Executive Officer, Americas. More
Online panel specialist Research Now has appointed BlueKai co-founder Michael Bigby as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a member of its Executive Leadership team. More
Tonic Insight, which was recently formed from the merger of consumer-focused Spring Research and its online communities specialist Tuned In Research, has appointed five new members of staff in the UK and two in the US. More
In the UK, specialist social research agency TNS BMRB has appointed former Office of Public Management (OPM) exec Robin Clarke as a Director in its London office. More
UK-based BrainJuicer has appointed Carlos 'Cadu' Eduardo Chiba as Client Director, Brazil, based in its São Paulo office. More
Firefish's specialist children and families research consultancy The Pineapple Lounge (TPL) has launched in the US, where it has appointed children's industry expert Cheryl Gotthelf as Managing Director. More
Palo Alto, CA-based DIY research specialist SurveyMonkey is moving its European headquarters to Dublin, where corporation taxes are far lower than in the UK. The firm will hire 50 new members of staff in Ireland, and relocate its international team there from its office in Lisbon. More
UK-based behavioural insights firm Beyond Analysis has appointed Sophie Neary as Group Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for taking the business from a consultancy-led to a product-focused enterprise with the launch of its new DIY 'Quick & Easy' insight platform. More
London-based mobile research technology specialist Lumi has appointed former Cint MD Daniel Cunill as European Sales Manager. More
Brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners (H&P) has appointed qual health researcher Jeanette Hodgson as a Partner in its London office, while promoting Marie Bennett to the same level. More
US-based hyper-local digital ad targeting specialist MaxPoint has established European headquarters in London, and appointed Jeanette Taylor as UK Country Manager. More
Marcoms giant WPP has launched a global Government & Public Sector Practice to drive 'excellence' in government communications. The new initiative is led by Dr Michelle Harrison, who is also CEO of the group's TNS BMRB agency. More
International media analysis and business intelligence firm Commetric has appointed Sally Hammond as Managing Director in the US. More
UK-based online shopping cart recovery software provider Ve Interactive has opened an office in Hong Kong, to support is AsiaPac client base. More
TNS has promoted Ignacio Galceran to the newly created role of Chief Client & Offer Officer - Americas, while also promoting five staff to become 'Americas Practice Leaders'. More
In London, real-time marketing platform SHIFT has appointed former AOL Europe CEO Kate Burns as Managing Director of its UK and European operations. More
WPP's brand and media specialist Millward Brown has appointed Narayanan Radhakrishnan as Chief Client Officer, South East Asia (SEA) - a role vacated by Priti Mehra, who became MD in Singapore last month. More
Mark Lasbury and Sarah Jones, former employees of Nottingham-based JRA Research, have launched a new agency called ampersand research. More
London-based agency IFF Research has appointed Martin Marine as Financial Services Director, while promoting Alistair Kuechel and Angus Tindle to Director level. More
BrainJuicer has appointed former Nielsen NeuroFocus exec Jeff McDonald as Vice President, North America, overseeing the firm's new Southeast account team. More
Custom pharma research specialist Double Helix is celebrating its tenth anniversary in the US with the opening of an office in San Francisco, and has appointed Madeline McMahon to head it up. More
UK-based medical market research agency Purdie Pascoe has expanded to the US, appointing former Ipsos Healthcare exec Muhammad Asim as Senior Vice President in Chicago, and Josina 'Hector' Habegger as an Associate Director in San Francisco. More
Social media intelligence company Replise has appointed Dan Foreman as Non-Executive Director on its Board. In addition, Dominika Poleszak has been promoted to the role of Managing Director in Warsaw and Sven Sperling has been named Managing Director in Hamburg. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed former Saatchi & Saatchi planner Ailean Mills with the title of Head of Cultural Investigation. More
North of England-based data collection agency Peak Answers has appointed Paul Sutton as Associate Director, replacing Call Centre Manager Jean Seddon who is retiring in May, after 25 years in the industry. More
In the UK, Alex Wright has returned to TNS as Director in the Technology & Finance business, after working at west London-based Winmark. More
In the US, online research community builder Communispace has launched a new business unit dedicated to healthcare clients; and has named VP Corey Schwartz as its Managing Director. The firm says more such 'sub-brand' launches may be in the pipeline. More
Online community and survey technology provider Toluna has opened an office in Seoul, Korea, where it has promoted Kayne Park to the position of Country Director. More
London-based social media community management and moderation firm Emoderation has launched a regional headquarters in Sydney, from where it will provide services to clients across Australia and the Asia Pacific region. More
TNS has hired client side researcher Yong Joo Park for the newly created role of Chief Research Officer for the Asia Pacific region. He will join on 1st April. More
uSamp co-founders Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin have launched a new firm called Innovate, which they say will 'pinpoint' global panelists on demand and deliver sample via connected APIs. More
In London, Simon Glanville has rejoined healthcare & B2B specialist RONIN Corporation, as UK Managing Director. More
London-based emotional analytics specialist Realeyes has appointed former Nielsen Director of Sales Bill Jaris as its first President of North America, based in New York. More
UK-based consumer targeting firm Purple WiFi has expanded to the US, where it has appointed media and technology exec Anne Lakstigala as Vice President, Americas, to direct the company's sales activity from Silicon Valley. More
South Africa's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has commissioned UK-based media research veteran Roger Gane to provide technical input into the development of a new national radio audience research survey. More
In the UK, Creston-owned Marketing Sciences has appointed Dr Debbie Parker as Associate Director, in charge of its Sensory Profiling lab in Westerham, Kent. She replaces Angie Reyner, who has left the company. More
Former Aer Lingus Marketing & Sales Director David Kelly has joined customer satisfaction and mystery shopping specialist Catalyst Market Research as a Consultant at its offices in Dublin. More
Online research pioneer YouGov has appointed Bianca Bruhn as CEO of its Nordic business, based in its Copenhagen office and with responsibility for the firm's operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. More
Irish business intelligence (BI) consulting services company DNM Analytics has invested $1.8m in a first North American office, in Toronto. More
Consumer specialist firefish has appointed former TLE exec Dee Campbell as Research Manager in its New York office, while in London Yimen Lee joins as Associate Director and Heather Williams as Research Manager. More
Research-based PR consultancy PRIME Research has hired Richard Bagnall for its newly created role of Chief Executive Officer in the UK and SVP of PRIME Research Europe. Bagnall will focus on developing the firm's business domestically and throughout the world. More
Technology industry execs Barry O'Sullivan, Joe Smyth and Dan Arra have set up a platform called Altocloud, which uses analytics and machine learning to produce personalized customer communications. The firm has bases in Galway, Ireland and Silicon Valley, USA. More
Roger Banks, the UK MD of consumer specialist Incite, has been promoted to the role of Group Managing Director, following growth in the firm's international business. Director Peter Kneale has taken over Banks' previous role in the UK. More
In London, digital ad agency Tribal Worldwide has hired former Accenture exec Jonathan Lovatt-Young to lead design and user experience (UX) strategy. He takes up his new role tomorrow. More
Former GMI/Lightspeed operations exec Mitra Asilzadeh has set up a new firm called Smart Outsourcing and Consultancy (SOC), providing online market research, survey programming and data analytics services, along with sample procurement via specialised panel companies. More
In the UK, Royal Mail has appointed former Aegis Media exec Antony Jones as Head of Insight for its MarketReach business, while Diana Rhodes joins the division as Mail Strategy and Planning Director, to lead the planning and data teams. More
WPP Chief Exec Sir Martin Sorrell has received 1.78m shares, worth around £22.7m, under the company's now-discontinued long-term incentive plan, LEAP. More
Millward Brown has appointed Nichola Rastrick as its new MD of Southeast Asia, succeeding the recently promoted Gonzalo Fuentes. Rastrick's current role as MD Singapore is filled by Priti Mehra who steps up from the role of Chief Client Officer, Southeast Asia. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed former Kantar Group/Millward Brown recruitment consultant Estelle Shepherd as Global Head of People, with a remit to 'hire the best talent' and support and develop careers. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has announced that its next President will be Camelot Group CEO Dianne Thompson. She takes up the position at the beginning of April when Rita Clifton completes her five-year term. More
In London, Omnicom-owned brand and communications research consultancy Hall & Partners has promoted Abigail Stuart to the newly created role of Global CEO of its Health division. More
Former Ipsos MORI CEO Mike Everett has moved to business psychology consultancy YSC as Global Chief Operating Officer. More
UK policy and strategy consultancy ComRes has appointed Tom Mludzinski to the new post of Head of Political Polling, effective today. Previously Deputy Head of Politics at Ipsos MORI, Mludzinski will lead ComRes's Political and Media Team. More
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (GQR) has announced the opening of an office in New York City; and the appointment of Graeme Trayner, formerly a Partner at Brunswick Group in London, as VP leading the office and the firm's corporate consulting practice worldwide. More
In London, community panels specialist Verve has reported a strong start to 2014, including the arrival of twelve new team members. More
ORC International has re-located its Singapore office to bigger premises in preparation for the launch of its new Strategy Research practice, which will focus on helping businesses drive organizational growth across the Asia Pacific region. More
In the UK, TNS has appointed Sunando Das as Head of Marketing Science, replacing Ian Brace who is to retire at the end of April. More
Brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has promoted Grant Bird to the role of Managing Partner, London, replacing Caroline Frankum whose promotion to European Consumer CEO was announced yesterday. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has named Caroline Frankum Chief Executive Officer of its European Consumer business. More
UK-based consultancy FreshMinds has appointed former Interbrand exec Andy Maher as Chief Operating Officer; Su Gill as Finance Manager; and Natasha Wallace and Catherine Caporn to senior roles in its insight and strategy teams. More
Former Leo Burnett Group Head of Research Steve Watkins has been appointed as a Research Director at pioneering UK agency Join the Dots. Emma Kirk and Mo Mahar have also joined the company. More
Nielsen has promoted CFO Brian West to Chief Operating Officer, replacing Mitchell Habib; and has appointed Jamere Jackson, who joins from General Electric, to fill the vacant finance role. More
In Chicago, Marla Commons has returned to consumer product and media intelligence provider Mintel as Vice President of Research, in charge of the US Consumer Research and Insight teams. More
GfK has extended CEO Matthias Hartmann's contract by a further five years, to 30th November 2019. More
In the UK, WPP-owned Kantar Media has promoted Richard Poustie to the position of Chief Executive Officer of its TGI & Custom division, which has recently been expanded to include the Kantar Sport business. More
Mobile research technology firm OnePoint Global has opened an office in Madrid, where it has appointed former Ipsos Loyalty exec César Rodriguez as Sales Director for the Iberia market. More
Online analytics pioneer Webtrends has named former Coremetrics CEO Joe Davis as its latest Chief Executive, just five months after appointing David Mitchell to the role. More
In the UK and Ireland, Interpublic's media innovation holding company IPG Mediabrands has created a new Marketing Sciences division, and appointed Yvonne O'Brien to lead its team of twenty insight and analytics specialists. More
San Francisco-based Peanut Labs has set up an office in London, from where it will offer social media sampling services across the UK, France and Germany. Will Carroll and Lewis Reeves join from sister company Research Now, to lead the new office. More
In London, research and strategy consultancy Quadrangle has promoted former MD Dr Nick Baker to the role of Group Chief Executive. More
TNS Australia has appointed former Colmar Brunton Joint MD Alistair Leathwood as Executive Director in charge of its Sydney team. He replaces Jonathan Sinton, who has transferred to TNS in New York to become Digital Director of Global Accounts. More
Media measurement specialist Salience Insight has appointed former Pulse Train CEO Pat Molloy as Consulting Chief Information Officer, charged with streamlining and integrating the group's technology. More
London-based research technologist Lumi Mobile has appointed Kimberly White as Director of Business Development. More
In New York, digital measurement specialist comScore has hired former Arbitron EVP, New Product Innovation Manish Bhatia for its newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing the sales, servicing, sales operations and business operations teams on a global basis. More
US-based customer feedback specialist Mindshare Technologies has set up a new office it describes as a 'Global Centre of Excellence' in Birmingham, UK, where it has appointed former GfK NOP exec Gary Topiol as Managing Director International. More
In the UK, Leeds-based full service agency Boxclever has opened a new office in Nottingham, where it has appointed JRA Research's former Joint Managing Partner Matt Coggan as Research Director. More
In London, Havas Media Group has named Mike Potts as its first Chief Data Officer, in a move designed to put data 'at the heart' of the agency. More
UK-based online specialist BrainJuicer has promoted Mark Johnson to the position of Managing Director, Continental Europe, combining Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Holland under his leadership. More
Media analysis and business intelligence firm Commetric has appointed former GMI exec Dietmar Walter as its new CEO, effective today. More
Brand and communications research group Hall & Partners has announced the promotion of Josh Shames to Managing Partner, Chicago, after more than seven years at the company. More
UK-based Facts International has appointed former Opinion Leader and Diagnostics exec Sarah Carter as a Research Director. More
Healthcare market research, market access and brand planning specialist OPEN Plan, which is part of Chime Communication's Insight and Engagement arm, has appointed Neil Rees as Head of Research and Catherine Swanson as an SRE. More
Former Campbell Soup shopper strategist Russ Onish has joined virtual shopping research specialist Decision Insight to lead its Client Solutions team. More
In the UK, full service agency Radius Global Market Research (Radius GMR) has appointed John Storey as Research Director and Christina Beza as Senior Research Analyst. More
WPP-owned media investment management company GroupM has opened a new division called Multicultural Marketing Analytics, focused on examining the performance of marketing initiatives targeting multicultural audience segments. More
In London, online panel specialist Research Now has promoted Ben Hogg to the position of Managing Director of EMEA, Portfolio Companies. More
US-based fieldwork firm Schlesinger Associates has launched its online service Schlesinger Interactive in Europe, led by James Sallows, who joined the company in September. More
London-based online, mobile and social media specialist Effective Research has expanded to Latin America with the opening of an office in Bogotá, Colombia. More
In the UK, the National Readership Survey has announced that Radio Advertising Bureau MD Simon Redican will be its next CEO, replacing Mike Ironside when he leaves at the end of June. More
ESOMAR President Dan Foreman has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at online DIY market research platform ZappiStore. More
UK-based research firm SPA Future Thinking has launched a new division called 'Playground', to provide businesses with an understanding of the way children and families think and behave. More
Millward Brown has named Carmen Bohoyo as Managing Director in Turkey, based in its Istanbul office. She replaces Dimitris Mannoussakis, who continues as MD of Millward Brown in Greece. More
In Germany, TNS Infratest CEO Andreas Kösters has left the company to focus on business interests outside the market research sector. While the company seeks a replacement, his role will be managed by Winfried Hagenhoff and Hartmut Scheffler. More
In New York, research-based branding consultancy the magnetic collective (tmc) has appointed Keith Navratil as a Partner, taking a leading role in innovation while developing content covering trends and topics influencing the MR industry. More
Research company nQuire Services has opened an office in Shanghai, to handle an increasing volume of work in China. Company President Tom Fuller has moved to the country to head up the new business. More
Expanding UK-based agency BDRC Continental has created two new divisions, Commercial and On the Move, and promoted Ian Stevens and Matt Costin, respectively, to lead them as Managing Directors. Five other promotions include Richard Smith, who becomes a Director and joins the Board. More
Panels specialist Research Now has promoted Chris Dubreuil from SVP of Client Development - Northern Europe to Managing Director of Northern Europe. More
SMG Insight, the sport and sponsorship arm of YouGov, has opened an office in Edinburgh to support Scottish events clients. More
Consumer product and media intelligence provider Mintel has expanded to Poland, appointing former Euromonitor execs Honorata Jarocka and Regina Maiseviciute as Analysts in its Global Food and Drink Analyst team. More
Brighton, UK-based social media monitoring and analytics provider Brandwatch is setting up an office in central San Francisco, where it has appointed former Topsy execs Even Walser as VP, Enterprise Sales and Aaron Hayes-Roth as VP, Strategic Alliances. More
Global information services company Experian has selected CEO Don Robert to become its new Chairman, following the resignation of co-founder Sir John Peace, who will step down from his role by the 2014 AGM. CFO Brian Cassin will succeed Robert as CEO. More
Chris Sinclair, the former co-owner of UK agency TORA, has been appointed Regional Director for Ipsos Marketing in Europe and Africa. More
Diane Hessan, President and CEO of online community specialist Communispace, is to move into the role of Chairman, and has named co-creation expert Charles Trevail as her successor. More
Research community and survey technology specialist Vision Critical has secured a $3.5m share investment from Difference Capital Financial. The firm has also appointed former OMERS Ventures MD Derek Smyth as its first ever Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). More
UK-based research firm SPA Future Thinking has welcomed back four former employees, who take up positions in its account and operations teams. More
UK-based insight and communications group Creston has hired former TNS CEO Pedro Ros for the newly created role of Head of Strategic Insight. More
Mobile research technology firm OnePoint Global has opened an office in France, and has appointed former Annik Principal Consultant Gary Stocks to lead the new venture. More
Manchester, UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has promoted Research Operations Director Paul Child to the role of Talent Director, responsible for the management, promotion and direction of its newly established in-house learning centre, the 'dotacademy'. More
UK-based insight and communications group Creston Plc has announced the retirement of CEO and founder Don Elgie, with effect from 31st March 2014. Elgie will 'pursue a career of non-executive roles', and will be succeeded by current COO and CFO Barrie Brien, who has been with the Group since 2004. More
In Nice, France, four pharma research colleagues from WorldOne have launched a new independent fieldwork agency, QualWorld, specializing in qual market research for the healthcare industry. More
Research and polling firm Gallup has closed its office in Budapest, Hungary, after 24 years in the country. According to local press reports, twenty employees have been made redundant, and client contracts are now being managed from the London office. More
Healthcare fieldwork firm M3 Global Research has opened a new office in Rochester, New York, while appointing four new members of staff in the US and five in London. More
Branka Orosnjak has returned to London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners as a Partner. More
Former Paddy Power Insight Director Danny Russell has joined mobile phone giant Telefónica O2 as General Manager of Business Intelligence. The firm has also made two other senior appointments in its marketing team, which is led by Marketing & Consumer Director Nina Bibby. More
UK-based Research Runner - the MR support agency set up by former Opinion Health sales specialist Julian Haste - has appointed Giuseppe Mancuso as Fieldwork Solutions Director, in charge of its fieldwork division. More
In the UK, research consultancy Quadrangle has promoted former YouGov MD Phil Rance to the position of Partner, while Steven Brown and Peter Hasler become Directors. The firm says the moves reflect its focus on the area of customer experience. More
UK-based consultancy DJS Research has announced a number of appointments and promotions, including three which strengthen its Operations department. More
MRS President Rita Clifton has been made a CBE in the UK's New Year's Honours List for 'services to the advertising industry'. More
Peter Rigby has retired as London-based business information and events group Informa Plc - whose subsidiaries include research firm Datamonitor - to be replaced by Stephen A. Carter. Group Finance Director Adam Walker has also left the company with effect 31st December. More
TNS South Africa CEO Karin Du Chenne is handing over her role to Rob Powell, and relocating to Istanbul where she will take up the position of Regional Director Business Development for AMME (Africa, Mediterranean and Middle East). More
Full service agency FieldGlobal has opened a research facility in London, where it has appointed Illitch Real as Associate Vice President - Business Development. More
Ipsos has confirmed that former TNS Regional CEO Judith Passingham will join its online data collection arm Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) as Global CEO on 2nd January 2014. IIS was formerly part of Global Operations, led by Stewart Jones, and will now operate as a separate business. More
David Pemsel, Guardian News and Media's former Chief Commercial Officer, has been promoted to Deputy CEO, tasked with expanding UK services including marketing and audience insight, advertising and sales. More
WPP audience profiling and targeting division Xaxis is launching in Indonesia and the Philippines, and appointed Arshad Rahman to lead its efforts in the two new markets. More
UK-based insight and communications group Creston plc has announced that Keith Bates is to step down from the role of Head of Creston Insight, seeking 'new challenges' outside the Group. More
Sports marketing researcher Repucom has appointed media measurement and consumer behaviour expert Joseph Eapen as Senior Vice President, South Asia, based in Mumbai, India. More
US-based survey and panel management software firm Kinesis Survey Technologies has appointed former CfMC Managing Director Daniele Pizzocchero to lead its European Customer Support team. More
US-based fieldwork group Schlesinger Associates has appointed former uSamp director Kristen Tripphahn as Vice President, Global Panels, to oversee their growth and development, and drive best practice in panel management. More
Brand and media specialist Millward Brown has opened an office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to support local, regional and global clients operating in the country. Piotr Chodakowski joins to lead the new operation, with a team of ten. More
In London, online sampling and technology company uSamp has promoted Ben Leet to the position of Managing Director for Europe, following the departure of Gaelle Norman who has returned to France to set up her own market research support consultancy. More
Brand tracking and advanced analytics agency Nepa has promoted Research Manager Gabi Clark to the role of Head of Insight for the UK. More
In the UK, Katariina Hannelius has left specialist recruiters RPCushing after almost nine years, to set up her own consultancy, Hannelius Recruitment, focused on the market research sector. Former colleague Inger Christensen joins her. More
Former Ipsos MORI Operations MD Yusuf Ramadan has opened a consultancy called INOSEER, based in central London, to provide ops expertise to market research companies across the UK. More
Two years on from its launch, YouGov's French office has announced a substantial expansion of its staff, to date adding Jean-Romain Lehr as Marketing & Business Development Manager, Diane Thebaudeau as Research Manager and Lucie Schweizer as Research Executive. More
US-based web personalisation software provider Monetate has added $8 million to its funding, bringing its total to date to $43m, and says revenues have doubled and staff numbers expanded to 200 over the past year. More
Palo Alto, CA-based online DIY research specialist SurveyMonkey is planning to open an office in London's Tech City, where it will hire up to 50 sales, marketing and business development specialists. More
UK-based Marketing Sciences has hired Andy Grout, former European Head of Quantitative Research at The Leading Edge, as a board member; and has also promoted Laura Ablett to its board. The company also reports strong first-half results. More
uSamp co-founders Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin have confirmed that they have left the company to 'explore new opportunities'. More
London-based mobile research and sample specialist On Device Research has appointed former Research Now director Martin Tomlinson as Managing Director of its Singapore office, in charge of the South East Asia region. More
Qual specialist The Sound Research has hired four new members for its global team, based in offices in Canada, the US and the UK. More
UK-based sampling agency SampleAnswers is looking to expand after an injection of cash from private investment partnership EXIMS. Meanwhile MD Neil Whelpton is leaving, and Abdi Mohamed has joined as group Technical Operations Manager. More
Former Millward Brown Ireland CEO Richard Waring has joined customer satisfaction and mystery shopping firm Catalyst Marketing Research as a Partner and Director. More
European banking group Santander has appointed its first UK Chief Marketing Officer, Keith Moor, responsible for all UK marketing activity across the company. More
Hard to believe, but on Friday 29th November, DRNO's publisher MrWeb is celebrating 15 years in business. More
London-based consultancy BritainThinks has appointed Lucy Bush, previously of research agency Define, as an Associate Director. More
London-based research firm YouthSight continues to expand with the appointment of Josephine Hansom as Head of Brand, Policy and Professional research, plus other appointments and an office move. More
Ad and brand research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed Marc DeCongelio as Qualitative Research Director, and Frank Harrison as Research Director, Health. Both are based in New York. More
Nielsen is to buy Harris Interactive for around $116.6m, or $2 a share. The deal was unanimously approved on Monday by the Board of Directors of Harris, which has recently improved profits despite a continuing slide in its revenues. More
Ipsos Loyalty has appointed Nick Lygo-Baker as Head of its real-time customer feedback platform ViewsCast in the UK. More
Former ad planner and Essential Research co-founder Luca Antilli has joined London-based online community specialist Verve as a Partner. More
Omnicom-owned communications network FleishmanHillard has hired former Coca-Cola insights leader Christina Liao as Senior Vice President and Senior Partner, Director of Applied Data, in charge of its global Research and Analytics practice. More
In London, research technology firm Cobalt Sky has promoted Mike Wooderson to the role of Managing Director, replacing Raz Khan who becomes Chairman of the company. More
Full service agency Northstar Research Partners has opened a new Insights practice in London, and hired Noah Roychowdhury as Principal, with a remit to broaden the firm's range of market research and brand consultancy services. More
UK-based IT and telecoms industry research specialist The Business Advantage Group has opened an office in San Francisco, where it has appointed Bill Gordon as Vice President of Business Development. More
In the UK, GfK has appointed former TNS mystery shopping leader Oli Bailey as Business Development Director for its own Mystery Shopping division. More
UK-based insight and innovation consultancy The Futures Company has opened an office in Singapore, which will act as a hub for clients across Asia Pacific. More
Global research consultancy The Behavioural Architects (TBA) has hired five new members of staff at its offices in London, Shanghai and Sydney. More
Echo Research founder and former CEO Sandra Macleod has joined corporate reputation and brand research consultancy Reputation Dividend as a Partner and Director. More
Mobile research technology firm OnePoint Global has opened an office in Amsterdam, where it has appointed former Ipsos EFM Head Otto Vroegop as Sales Director, Netherlands. Separately, the firm has hired past Ipsos MORI exec Ben Phillips as Sales Director, UK. More
Former Research Now and Verve execs Jo Winning and Kevin Goldberg have set up a full service online research agency called Tribes Research, based in Guildford, Surrey. More
Nielsen is to promote Mitch Barns to the role of Chief Executive Officer from January 1st 2014, replacing David Calhoun who takes on the role of Executive Chairman. More
In the UK, Creston-owned product development specialist Marketing Sciences has appointed former Nokia researcher Richard Snoxell as Research Director in its Technology team, Jenny Guerreri as Research Manager in the Product Testing team, and Nick Rafferty as Senior Data Analyst. More
Manchester-based consumer research agency Join the Dots has moved to a new head office in the city, reporting £1 million of new client business and 20% growth in 2013. More
US-based customer and employee research specialist ORC International has appointed Matthew Au as Managing Director, China at its office in Singapore, where it has also hired Jane Guo as Senior Qualitative Research Manager. More
UK TV broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Martin Greenbank as Head of Advertising Research & Development, to lead and develop the firm's commercial research strategy. He will join at the end of the year, replacing Sue Gray who has moved to the BBC as Head of Audience Measurement. More
In the UK, Mathew Francis has returned to health and wellness market researcher Zaicom Research Plus (ZRP) as Research Director, while David Williams has joined as Business Development Director of parent company Zaicom International. More
Full service agency FieldGlobal has opened an office in Manhattan, New York, where it has appointed former Harris Interactive exec Bob Romano as Vice President - Business Development. The company has also announced plans to open offices in Chicago, and in the UK, Japan and Brazil. More
In the UK, brand tracking researcher Nepa has appointed media research veteran David Brennan as a Partner and shareholder, to coincide with the launch of a new product for evaluating early stage television programme concepts. More
Mobile research technology firm OnePoint Global has appointed Rob Huijboom as Chief Commercial Officer, to build and lead the firm's global sales team, and open eight new offices around the globe. More
YouGov's Middle Eastern subsidiary has expanded its team in Dubai with five new staff, including Ali Draycott who joins as Commercial Director MENA. Also joining are quallies Milos Bugarcic and Hend Abdel Sattar, and quant researchers Isaac Thiga and Nidhi Sharma. More
Millward Brown has appointed Roger Li as Chief Talent Officer for the Africa, Middle-East and Asia-Pacific region, reporting to Adrian Gonzalez, the region's CEO and with a seat on its executive board. More
MR technology firm Decrypt, the UK arm of US-based Decipher Market Research, has promoted Richard Collins to the position of Managing Director in the London office. More
Brand tracking researcher Nepa UK has relocated its London offices to a larger site in Soho, where Business Development Director Johnny Caldwell has been promoted to the role of UK Managing Director. More
Data visualization company Infotools has promoted Ian Murray to the role of Managing Director for Europe, based in London. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners has launched a Global Brand and Marketing team, to help client-facing staff translate big data insights into 'visually interesting' ways to share a client's story. More
Stockholm-based panel exchange operator Cint has made nine appointments to support its global expansion plans. More
Manchester, UK-based marcoms agency Foundry Communications has appointed former McCann strategist Julie Neilson to lead its Research & Planning division. The firm has also opened 'virtual offices' in Dundee and Birmingham, and affiliate offices in Europe, the US and Asia. More
In the UK, National Readership Survey CEO Mike Ironside has announced his intention to step down from the role in June 2014. More
In the UK, oil and gas production and power generation company Centrica Energy has appointed former IoD Senior Economic Advisor Corin Taylor as Head of Communications Research. More
Nigel Sharrocks, previously CEO of Aegis Media Global Brands, has joined UK TV ratings body BARB as Chairman, succeeding Nigel Walmsley who moves on after eleven years in the role. More
Mobile research technology firm OnePoint Global has initiated a recruitment drive to fill 45 new positions in its Development and Innovation teams. The firm is also launching the OnePoint Global Innovation Centre (OPIC). More
In the UK, Jonathan Nicholls has moved from Ipsos MORI's Public Affairs division to serve as Head of Employee Research for Ipsos Loyalty - the division which focuses on helping companies improve business performance through customer satisfaction and relationship management. More
Andrew Cooper, Founding Director of UK research & strategy consultancy Populus, is returning to the company after a two-year leave of absence in which he served as Director of Strategy for PM David Cameron. More
US-based Truven Health Analytics has opened an office in Singapore, led by Sandeep Makhijani who joins as Regional Director Asia Pacific. More
US-based Qualtrics, which provides software for DIY data collection and analysis, has expanded to Europe with the opening of an office in Dublin, Ireland. The firm has also confirmed plans to create 150 new jobs in the EMEA region within the next 36 months. More
Nielsen has announced that Vice Chair Susan D. Whiting has decided to retire at the end of 2013, after thirty-five years with the company. More
Millward Brown has appointed two Regional Managing Directors in Europe: Benoît Tranzer takes responsibility for France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands; and Jean-Michel Janoueix for Central / Eastern Europe and the Nordics. More
UK-based research consultancy Incite has announced a number of appointments in its recently opened New York and Singapore offices. More
London-based research community and panel firm Verve has expanded its qual team with three specialist senior hires - Richie Jones, Tim Martin and Lisa Chautard, bolstering both its digital and face to face skills base. More
Mansoor Khan has been promoted to the new role of Director of MENA and South Asia, Kantar Media Audiences, as the company looks to build on existing operations in the UAE, Egypt and Turkey. More
Online MR software pioneer Confirmit has moved its EMEA headquarters to the landmark Blue Fin building on London's South Bank, where it will combine staff from its existing City of London and Guildford offices. More
Retail analytics giant dunnhumby has launched a seed-stage investment fund, dunnhumby Ventures, focusing on innovations in retail technology. The fund will support those 'embracing data for innovations along the consumer's path to purchase'. More
TNS BMRB, the division of Kantar providing specialist social research and insight on public policy for government and not-for-profit clients, has expanded its qualitative practice with a number of recent senior level appointments, following a year of growth. More
US-based in-store analytics firm ShopperTrak Corporation has appointed Bill McCarthy, previously CTO at the company's Chicago headquarters, as CEO of its EMEA operations. Current EMEA head Todd Starcevich returns to Chicago for the newly created role of head of the global mall division. More
Online analytics pioneer Webtrends has named David Mitchell as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Alex Yoder who has left the company for reasons as yet unclear. More
WPP-owned Xaxis - which links the group's ad buying technologies with a proprietary database containing 'the world's largest pool of audience profiles' - has appointed former Microsoft leader Christian Wilkens as Managing Director for Germany. More
UK broadcaster ITV has appointed former Google UK and Ireland Strategic Marketing Director Sarah Speake as Director of Commercial Marketing and Research. She will replace Paul Gilshan who left earlier in the year to join Freesat. More
Customer experience management consultancy Nunwood has appointed twelve new members of staff at its London and Sydney offices, on the back of several new business wins from clients including British Airways and the Post Office in the UK and Suncorp Bank & Insurance in Australia. More
Custom research firm TLE (formerly The Leading Edge) has transferred Client Director Derek McInnes from its Sydney office to its operations in London. More
David Jones, a former Head of Communications at First Direct, has launched a new UK-based market research agency called Habit5, which will focus on providing mutual understanding between brands and their customers. More
Publishing giant Gannett has appointed media veteran Judy Vogel as Vice President of Research, responsible for leading corporate research and addressing ad sales, digital, editorial and brand strategy. More
Kantar Media has given Andy Brown the role of Chief Executive Officer, replacing Jean-Michel Portier who retired earlier this year. More
Panel firm Research Now has appointed Elizabeth May as Vice President of Client Development in its Sydney office, where she will be responsible for leading client development teams across both Australia and New Zealand. More
US-based research and consulting firm The Pert Group has relocated its London office to larger premises close to St Paul's Cathedral, in preparation for continued growth and future expansion. More
US-based fieldwork group Schlesinger Associates has created two new senior roles in Europe: Eric Nalpas becomes overall Managing Director, and James Sallows Managing Director of its online data collection arm Schlesinger Interactive. More
In the UK, WPP-owned Kantar Media has promoted Sarah Sanderson to the position of Managing Director of its Custom research unit. She replaces Liz McMahon, who is transferring to sister agency TNS UK as Managing Director, Consumer. More
Online data exchange BlueKai has opened a new office in London, and appointed former Microsoft exec Zuzanna Gierlinska to lead its European expansion as Managing Director. More
Ana Garcia has returned to London-based research panel and online community specialist Verve as Associate Director of Team, with a remit to bring staff recruitment in-house. The firm has also hired five new employees. More
European consumer and luxury goods research specialist Stratégir has appointed Jackie Tarran as Managing Director in its UK office, replacing Dorte Torpe Hansen, who is moving into the role of International Business Development Director. More
Anna Noonan, formerly Qualitative Field Manager at ICM Direct, has launched her own face-to-face field agency called Strawberry Field, named after the London suburb where she lives. More
UK-based research and consulting firm Populus has appointed Andy Barker as Head of Qualitative Research and Ian Bramley as a Director, focusing on the media sector. More
UK youth marketing specialist The Beans Group has spun off its market research arm into a separate agency called Voxburner. More
In London, ad and brand research specialist Hall & Partners has transferred its European CEO Paul Edwards to the position of Chief Strategic Officer. More
PR group Edelman has launched its Edelman Berland research and analytics subsidiary in Greater China, and has relocated Fergus Clarke from its Abu Dhabi office to Hong Kong to lead it as Head of Research for Edelman Berland Greater China. More
Vincent Bollore, Chairman of marketing services holding group Havas, has resigned and passed the reins to his son Yannick. More
In Ireland, full service agency RED C Research has rebranded OI Research under the RED C name, two years after the firms merged. More
US-based Cardlytics - which offers technology to track consumer purchases and reward individuals accordingly - has launched in Europe through a partnership with the UK's Lloyds Banking Group. More
UK-based consumer agency Firefish has appointed former GfK design research specialist Rose Tomlins as Qualitative Director, strengthening its technology and service design offering. More
In the UK, consumer insight specialist Engage Research has expanded its Quant team with the addition of three new consultants: David Reah, Sandra Saadi and Jack Cox. More
In London, WPP-owned ad agency Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) has appointed Marshall Manson as Managing Director, EAME of its Social@Ogilvy practice, which taps the agency's network of social media strategists for solutions such as online listening and conversation impact analysis. More
In the UK, insight and innovation consultancy The Futures Company has promoted Deputy MD Henry Tucker to the role of EMEA Managing Director, replacing Sarah King who is transferring to a new position at Kantar. More
Surrey, UK-based agency Impact Research has appointed Sarah Birkett, formerly a Research Director at Ipsos MORI, to help lead its Project Delivery Team. More
Strategic qual consultancy The Sound Research has appointed Kelli Johnson, formerly VP, Strategy Director at Leo Burnett, as Vice President and Head of its Chicago Operations. More
Bob Carrigan, the CEO of media, events and research group IDG Communications Worldwide, is stepping down from his position at the end of September, when he will be replaced by company veterans Michael Friedenberg and David Hill. More
In London, former CFI Group exec Helen Wilson has re-joined Ipsos as Head of Account Management for its UK Loyalty business. More
London-based full service agency IFF Research has launched a Health & Wellbeing (H&W) division, to provide a range of services from patient satisfaction tracking surveys and health and lifestyle studies, to more niche studies involving hard-to-reach audiences. More
London-based research firm YouthSight has spun off its co-creation tool Bright Young Minds into a separate business, to help brands and creative agencies collaborate with the 'top 25%' of skilled young people via its OpinionPanel Community. More
In Germany, Kai Riedel has been appointed as Managing Director of YouGov Psychonomics subsidiary ServiceRating, which provides analysis and benchmarking of customer service levels. More
Analytics-driven UK-based media agency m/SIX is opening its first US office, in New York City, and has appointed David Stopforth as Managing Director. More
Family-run research business Survey Marketing Services (SMS), based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, is being handed over to the next generation, as its two founders Joy Maxwell and Judith Scrivener retire. More
In London, marcoms group Chime Communications has launched a dedicated qualitative recruitment agency called Cherry Picked, which will offer bespoke respondent recruitment services to businesses in the UK and internationally. More
In the UK, NatCen Social Research has promoted Kirby Swales to head up its Income and Work team, leading sixteen methodological researchers who specialise in employment, skills and income studies. More
UK-based consumer agency Firefish has opened an office in New York, headed by former The Leading Edge (TLE) partner Liam Daley. More
UK not-for-profit body NatCen Social Research has bolstered its team with the appointment of four qualitative research specialists. More
UK-based consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo has hired former Firefly Millward Brown exec David Moir as a creative development expert in its London practice. More
London-based co-creation consultancy Promise Communispace has appointed former Flamingo Board Director Jo Shaw, to lead a team of consultants focusing on strategic insight and innovation work using collaboration and co-creation techniques. More
US-based retail price comparison service Shopzilla is to launch its 'Aisle A' audience targeting division in Europe, offering marketers access to proprietary shopping intent data across the region. More
Chris Eynon has retired as Head of TNS BMRB Scotland after an MR career spanning more than thirty years. He has been replaced by Katherine McIsaac in the firm's Edinburgh office. More
Foviance co-founder Paul Blunden has set up a firm called Usability247, to provide 24-7 multi-platform user experience research and usability testing services to clients around the world. More
Euromonitor International has launched a Centre for Analytics, Modelling and Innovation (CAMI), led by Marius Dundulis and combining its quant research expertise with capabilities for modelling, innovative data exploration and visualization. More
Former Toluna exec William Yattah has launched France's first specialist MR recruitment consultancy, Market Research People. More
London-based digital data, information and events group Informa, which owns market intelligence firm Datamonitor, has appointed former Ofcom CEO Sir Stephen Carter as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Peter Rigby who is retiring at the end of the year, after 25 years with the firm. More
Former Total Politics magazine Commercial Chief Jeremy Halley has joined British polling and research specialist ComRes, in the newly created role of Business Development Director. More
Watermelon Research, the specialist digital company within Chime's CIE division, has announced the opening of an office in Sydney, its first in the Asia Pacific region. Company MD Mark Squires will oversee the setup and management of the new office. More
Cello-owned co-creation agency Face has appointed Serena Jacob as Head of Singapore, while former Rockhopper Research CEO Leonard 'Lenny' Murphy has joined the firm's Advisory Board. More
Customer experience management consultancy Nunwood has appointed Standard Life's former Head of Insight Carol McCreadie as Client Services Director, with responsibility for a portfolio of clients in the financial sector. More
Food, drink and consumer goods specialist MMR Research Worldwide has appointed eight new members of staff, including Mario da Cruz as Head of MMR USA in New York and Andrew Kuiler as Managing Director of MMR China in Shanghai. More
UK not-for-profit body NatCen Social Research has hired former Hall & Partners innovation specialist Kevin Ford as Director of Research, to head the organisations six research departments. More
In Singapore, TNS has promoted Nitin Nishandar to the position of Regional Managing Director for the Brand & Communication practice in Asia Pacific, responsible for a team of practitioners based across the region. More
Vipul Chokshi, a former director of rdsi-owned Field Initiatives (FI), has left the company after thirteen years, to set up his own qualitative and quantitative agency called Ardent Fieldwork. More
UK-based consumer and cultural insight agency Flamingo is opening a sixth international office next month in Mumbai, adding to bases in London, New York, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. More
Panel and research technology provider Toluna has opened an office in Singapore, where Julie dePontbriand takes up the role of Director, ASEAN. Meanwhile, the firm's Hong Kong office will shortly be relocating from Sheung Wan to Central. More
John Mackay, the owner of sampling agency Mr Sample, has joined ad optimisation specialist MediaAnlayzer as Business Development Director, to lead the roll out of the company's services across the UK. More
UK-based Kadence International has launched in Vietnam - the fifth Asian country in which it now has a presence - with offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; and has appointed Ivy Trang as Country Head, leading a team of nine. More
comScore has promoted Serge Matta to President, after twelve years at the company, most recently as President of Commercial Solutions and leader of the global sales organization. More
Market research agency support consultancy Actus Sales Intelligence - formerly known as ActusMR - has opened a division dedicated to recruiting professional sales executives for the MR sector. More
UK-based consumer specialist Incite has opened full service offices in New York and Singapore, strengthening its service for global clients. More
WPP-owned Xaxis - which links the group's ad-buying technologies with a proprietary database containing what the firm describes as the 'world's largest pool of audience profiles' - has opened an office in Taiwan, led by former Yahoo! exec K.C. Pan. More
Ipsos has launched a social media research and communities division called Ipsos SMX (Social Media Exchange), to provide clients with new approaches to market research into consumer engagement and interaction. More
Cello-owned Insight Health US has opened an office in Chicago, where it has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Angela Wheeler as CEO. More
In London, former YouthSight AD Mia Lorenz has opened her own training consultancy called the Research Academy, which will offer face-to-face and distance learning courses for the MRS Advanced Certificate and the MRS Diploma in Market & Social Research. More
London-based consumer insight technology firm Lumi Mobile has appointed electronics industry exec and former test pilot Pat Moody as Chief Operating Officer, working from Michigan in the US. Moody will play a key role in the integration of newly acquired IML. More
Full service agency Kadence International has made three senior appointments supporting its expansion in India. More
The partners of UK-based brand consultancy Purpose have teamed up with neuroscientist Dr Beau Lotto to launch a lab called Beautiful Mind, offering a combination of neuroscience, behavioural science and 'design thinking' for examining customer and client behaviour. More
Echo Research founder and former CEO Sandra Macleod is leaving the company to act as a consultant, advising boards and executives on their approach to reputation management. More
Northumberland, UK-based MR and insight company d.fferento/ogy has appointed Mark James as its Director of Insight. He joins from media research agency Other Lines of Enquiry. More
UK consultancy Brand Potential has appointed Ferrero's former Head of Insight Susie Gaunt as Client Director - Insight & Strategy. More
UK-based consumer agency Firefish has appointed former Flamingo director Liz Seok as Group Qualitative Director. More
Online sampling and technology company uSamp has appointed three new members of staff to support expansion both in the US and Europe. More
Deepender Rana has been promoted to the role of Head of Millward Brown Greater China, replacing Adrian Gonzalez who was yesterday named CEO of the firm's Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific (AMAP) region. More
British polling and research specialist ComRes has appointed Chris Townsend OBE, the former Commercial Director of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), as a non-executive Director on its Board. More
Ipsos Marketing has appointed Sophie Goddard to lead its partnership with Bounty, the UK pregnancy, baby and parenting club. More
Millward Brown has appointed Adrian Gonzalez as CEO of its Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific (AMAP) region, effective July 15th. He succeeds Travyn Rhall, recently promoted to Global CEO. More
Former Molson Coors MD of Brands Chris McDonough has joined Asda as Marketing Director, as the Walmart-owned UK retail giant restructures its marketing department. More
Barclaycard CMO and customer-centricity advocate Nina Bibby is to join O2 owner Telefónica UK in six months' time, in the role of Marketing and Consumer Director. More
Millward Brown has promoted Maureen Van Wijk to the position of Managing Director in Ireland, replacing Richard Waring who has left to 'pursue other interests'. More
US web-based software developer Cvent has opened an office in London, from which it will support its existing client base in Europe and continue to expand the business internationally. More
Brand and communications researcher Hall & Partners has appointed Jim Forrest as Global Partner, Digital Innovations, based in New York, with a remit to drive digital strategy and the creation, global roll-out and integration of digital capabilities across the company. More
UK-based market research recruiter RP Cushing is to open an office in Hong Kong in the summer, two years after the launch of its Singapore branch. More
Pharma specialist Double Helix Consulting has appointed former Deloitte exec Callum Bir to lead its Asia Pacific consulting business, based in its Singapore office. More
Former Philips exec Oana Stroie has been revealed as the voice behind the Angry_MR_Client Twitter account as she joins Cello-owned co-creation agency Face as an Account Manager. Former NM Incite director Erika Ammerman has also joined the firm, as Head of Social Media Research. More
Millward Brown has appointed Travyn Rhall as Global CEO, succeeding Eileen Campbell who is stepping down in mid-July for personal reasons. More
In the UK, fieldwork firm Facts International has appointed three new members of staff - Sian Kerr, Daniel Thirkell and Karen Voutt - for its team in Ashford, Kent. More
In India, Nielsen / WPP joint venture TAM Media Research has set up a 'vigilance desk', headed by a former senior policeman, and a 'transparency panel' of regulation experts, aiming to guarantee the impartiality of its methods and ratings. More
In the UK, fieldwork division ICM Direct has expanded its Bedford Call Centre by 20 percent, responding to 'increased client demand for fieldwork services'. More
UK-based customer experience management (CEM) specialist Nunwood has promoted David Herron to the newly created role of Insight Director. More
WPP brand and media specialist Millward Brown has opened an office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, headed by Samina Afrin, who recently joined the company from Nielsen. More
Healthcare consultancy Double Helix has opened an office in Munich, where it has appointed Thomas Becker as 'Head of Germany for Global Market Research'. More
In the UK, Cello-owned healthcare agency Insight Research Group has launched a Digital Business Team, to help clients understand the impact of new digital channels. Research Director Damian Eade will lead the new initiative. More
Healthcare consultancy Double Helix has put together an APAC market research team, which will be led by former IMS Health exec Diana Tan and will work out of its Singapore offices. More
Former Ipsos MORI Scotland exec Margaret Frazer has opened a new agency called 9 Dots Insights, with bases in Edinburgh and London and offering market, brand and communications research as well as strategic marketing consultancy. More
Healthcare data collection specialist WorldOne has expanded Eva Laparra's role to that of Managing Director for UK and Northern Europe, from her previous position as MD Southern Europe and LatAm. More
US-based analytics and research firm AbsolutData has opened an office in Dubai, where it has hired industry veteran Karan Dixit as Head of the Middle East region. The firm has also expanded its UK leadership team with the appointment of three senior execs. More
In the UK, marketing and customer analytics business Metametrics has appointed big data specialist Hector Vass as Chief Technology Officer, responsible for integrating Bayesian and adaptive modelling into the firm's analytics platforms. More
London-based research panel and online community specialist Verve has moved to a new loft space in The Leather Market near Tower Bridge, in preparation for substantial growth during the year. The firm has also appointed Georgina Botting and Sali Turner as Directors. More
Bart Michels, UK MD of WPP's brand development and insight consultancy Added Value, will take on the role of Global Chief Executive Officer from 1st July, replacing Janine Hawkins who is leaving the company. More
TNS has appointed Doug Maclay as Head of its Qualitative practice in the Middle East, based in its Dubai office, from 19th May. More
Nick Mawditt, Global Director of Insight and Marketing at WPP's out-of-home agency Kinetic Worldwide, is set to join rival Talon Outdoor in July, as the agency's new Director of Research and Insight. More
Alan Gould, the co-founder of IAG Research, has joined online sampling and technology company uSamp as Chief Executive Officer, while the firm's founders Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin will continue to operate the firm's core sampling business. More
London-based mobile research tech specialist Lumi Mobile has expanded to Asia with the opening of a subsidiary in Hong Kong. More
Havas Media Group has acquired London-based marketing insights consultancy SCB Partners. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
In London, Kate Anderson has been promoted to the position of Joint MD of Cello-owned RS Consulting Group. She replaces Phil Stubington, who will now focus on developing the group's key accounts, while leading its innovation development programme. More
Healthcare research specialist the Research Partnership has expanded its US operations with new offices in Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco; to be led respectively by Claire Richardson and new arrivals Christine Naegle and Birgit Eschmann. More
In Liverpool, UK, MR agency Curiosity Insight and social networking site AllJoinOn.com have launched CrowdZoo, described as the country's 'first' MR solution combining 'a feature-packed, easy to use online bulletin board' and 'the research participants to use it'. More
Online insight community specialist Tuned In has opened an office in New York City, where it has relocated AD Matthew Ayers and Research Manager Katie O'Driscoll. More
London-based qualitative insight consultancy Sundance has opened an office in Singapore, led by Account Director Jessica Bower. More
UK-based consumer insight and strategic consulting firm Future Foundation has expanded its international operations to Stockholm, Sweden, with the opening of a new office led by former GfK leader Anders Brogren. More
Facebook has set up a UK Advisory Board comprising eleven representatives from major brands and agencies who will meet four times a year to discuss insights, campaign measurement, product development and marketing best practices. More
Online sampling and technology company uSamp has opened an office in Paris, France, where it has appointed former SSI exec Franck Pernez as Sales Director, to support its expansion in Europe. More
The Editor of The Guardian newspaper's Datablog and Datastore online resources, Simon Rogers, has quit his job to join Twitter in the US as the firm's first Data Editor. James Ball will step into his shoes in the UK. More
In the UK, shopper and leisure sector research consultancy Touchstone Partners has appointed former Johnson & Jonson director Sarah Lacey as Head of its Shopper Consultancy division. More
Online specialist BrainJuicer has appointed former PepsiCo shopper insights exec Will Leach as Vice President of its methodological unit Behavioral Labs in Texas. More
Reports in the UK press suggest that Andrew Cooper, co-founder of polling firm Populus, is leaving his position as an advisor to PM David Cameron, possibly as a result of differences with Australian election specialist Lynton Crosby. More
US information and analytics provider IHS has announced that current President and COO Scott Key will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer on June 1, when Chairman and CEO Jerre Stead will move into the role of Executive Chairman. More
UK-based consumer insight and strategic consulting firm The Future Foundation has expanded to the US with the opening of an office in New York, where it has relocated Heather Corker in the role of VP, Consumer Trends, North America. More
UK consumer specialist Incite has launched a dedicated Behaviour Change practice, which will use multiple disciplines - including behavioural economics, neuroscience, health psychology and CRM - to help brands influence the behaviour of consumers. More
London-based brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners (H&P) has made two senior hires in its European healthcare team: ex-Kantar Health exec Chris McPartland and former medeConnect Research Director Lucy Ireland. More
UK-based BrainJuicer Group has hired Maria Spinelli as Vice President, BrainJuicer Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. The company launched offices in Mumbai and New Delhi in 2012 and Shanghai in 2010. More
Sydney, Aus-based Q Research Software is to open an office in New York later this month, and has appointed former Illuminas SRE Steven Kawalek to lead it. More
WPP-owned healthcare panel and data collection agency All Global has appointed former Schlesinger Associates exec BJ Kirschner as Director, Research Operations - Qualitative. More
David Thorpe, the VP of Strategy and Analysis at marketing agency network SapientNitro, has taken a one-year secondment to join the UK Cabinet Office, where he will serve as Deputy Director of Digital Policy in the Government Digital Service (GDS) team. More
Panel and research technology specialist Vision Critical has relocated to larger premises in central London following a year in which turnover increased by 66% and staff numbers were up 30%. More
Technology research specialist Richard Noden has returned to ORC International as Research Director in its London-based Customer Strategy and Technology department. More
UK consumer specialist Incite has hired four new members of staff, including Ipsos MORI's former Head of Travel Rosemary Bayman, who joins as Principal in the firm's Financial Services team. More
In the UK, M&C Saatchi-owned brand research specialist Clear has appointed former Ipsos MORI exec David Baxter as Head of Marketing Sciences. More
Enero Group has launched a Data Sciences Unit, in response to growing client demand for data driven marketing solutions. The unit will initially be launched in Australia and the UK, and will then be rolled out to Brazil and the US 'over the coming year'. More
SPA Future Thinking Group Managing Director Richard Hepburn is to leave the company to become Divisional MD at engineering and environmental testing business ALcontrol Laboratories. More
In the UK, Simpson Carpenter has recruited two client side qual researchers: Tony Comerford joins as Account Director after seventeen years at Procter & Gamble, and Joanna Zukunft joins from the Marketing and Audiences team at the BBC, as an SRE. More
US-based research software firm Revolution Analytics has opened a London office, to be led by former Accenture exec Neil Miller. More
In the UK, Dave Stevinson, former Sales Director of parts and peripherals distributor VIP Computers, has launched a new analytics and business Intelligence (BI) firm, GNR Corporation, focused on clients in the IT distribution 'channel'. More
Australia and UK-based digital consumer insights specialist Watch Me Think has expanded to the US, where it has appointed Kevin Gould as President. More
Big data firm Pursway, which tracks the influence of opinion leaders on purchasing, has named technology sector veteran Dave Ellenberg as its new Chief Exec, replacing company co-founder Elery Pfeffer who has moved into the role of Chief Science Officer. More
UK-based telephone research specialist Facts International has expanded into the APAC region, with the opening of an office in Sydney, Australia. More
Cello-owned co-creation agency Face has appointed Matt Arnold, formerly of The Nursery, as its first European Head of Qualitative Research. More
GfK has launched its Brand and Customer Experience practice (BaCE) in the UK, and promoted Iain Stanfield to lead it. More
A new agency called Wess Digital has been set up in the UK, to offer political parties and campaign groups access to data on people's political voting preferences and their support for specific issues-driven campaigns. More
TNS has officially opened an office in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), claiming to be the first international consumer insights consultancy to secure a licence to officially conduct business in the country. More
In London, the University of Westminster has launched a Centre for Social Media Research (CSMR), through which it will conduct research into the social, cultural and political-economic aspects of social media, while exploring how it might transform the practice of research. More
WPP's media investment management group GroupM has opened a new Consulting Services division, whose offer will include marketing and media analytics, as well as business forecasting. More
TNS has appointed former Ernst & Young Partner Richard Ingleton as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, replacing Eric Salama who previously combined the role with his leadership of Kantar. More
UK-based researcher SPA Future Thinking has appointed former TNS ops leader Sue Homeyard as Director of Operations. More
TNS BMRB has appointed Gerry Harrison as Director, to lead its Qual practice in Edinburgh. More
Toluna has promoted Mark Simon to MD of North America, allowing previous incumbent George Terhanian to focus on his other role of Group Chief Strategy and Products Officer. Paul Twite replaces Simon as UK MD, while former Ipsos exec Julie Paul also joins the firm. More
Millward Brown has promoted Soumya Saklani to the position of Managing Director, Sub Saharan Africa and Chris Githaiga to support him as Managing Director of the East Africa region. More
North of England full service agency Dipsticks Research has promoted Penny Browell to the position of Research Director, responsible for the firm's 'Other Lines of Enquiry' media research arm in addition to her current role as Head of the TV research division otherlines.tv. More
Aimia, owner of the Nectar loyalty scheme, has promoted David Johnston to the newly created role of Group Chief Operating Officer, with a remit to further develop its global operating model. Separately, the firm has reported a flat year, propped up by strong EMEA performance based around Nectar UK. More
Marc Litvinoff has resigned from his role as President and CEO of customer and employee research agency ORC International, and is being replaced by former Knowledge Networks CEO Simon Kooyman, who will take up his new position on Friday. More
Automotive customer feedback specialist Vital Insights has opened two new regional offices near Paris and London, complementing its existing offices in Germany and the Czech Republic. More
Trajectory Partnership's former Head of Research Katie Shearn has re-joined London-based full service agency Opinion Leader as Research Director, to help expand the company's reach in the financial services and public sector markets. More
San Francisco-based audience measurement and digital advertising firm Quantcast has opened a new EMEA Operations Centre in Dublin, Ireland, to support the expansion of the firm's advertising business across Europe. More
Chris Paxton has left the Sydney office of Australian custom researcher The Leading Edge, to return to his native UK as Managing Director of the London office. More
Nicky Forsyth, the MD of Surrey-based sampling and panel management software firm MARSC, is to leave at the end of March, and will look for 'new opportunities' later in the year. From April, the firm's Director of Consultancy Julian Simpson will take over the position of MD. More
Cello-owned co-creation agency Face has appointed Andrew Ho as Managing Director of its recently opened operations in Asia. More
Not too little, not too much, with three vital ingredients and a splash of flavouring... Continuing our celebrations of job ad no.100,000, Nick Thomas gives a simple but effective recipe for a good job ad. More
Here are the best set of mean salary stats for the UK MR industry you're ever likely to see. Best as in good, solid bases and careful compilation; and the average rise is not bad either. But there's one shocker, and it doesn't take a great analyst to spot it. MrWeb's Nick Thomas continues our celebrations for job no. 100,000. More
John 'Jack' Jones, the founder of the Market Research Bureau of Ireland (MRBI), died suddenly last Saturday at the age of 91. More
Market research was once said to be 'recession-proof', but we don't hear that quite so often these days. Are we in a 'double-dip'? And in our new, more cautious mode, who are we recruiting and how many of them? Nick Thomas looks at the stats for 2005-12 as we celebrate our 100,000th job ad this week. More
Curiosity Research founder Andy Cumming and his former employee Sally Lewis have joined UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots, in Manchester, as Research Director and Senior Research Manager respectively. More
Today we reach the milestone of 100,000 job ads on MrWeb. It's taken just over fourteen years and 1,806 different advertisers, and in that time we've seen many changes in the way researchers are recruited, and the skills in demand. Co-founder Nick Thomas starts an in-depth review today. More
UK-based BDRC Group has added a China office to its existing overseas locations in Singapore and Sydney. Based in Beijing, the new office will be led by former B2B International China Deputy GM Siew Wong. More
WPP's brand development and insight consultancy Added Value has appointed Sandrine McClure as a Director in its Paris office. More
GfK has named four senior leaders for its operations in the CEE-META (Central and Eastern Europe Middle East, Turkey and Africa) and APAC (Asia and the Pacific) regions. More
Business information specialist Cloudpoint has acquired business intelligence (BI) and performance management company Altius Consulting for an undisclosed sum. More
David Thomson, the founder and Chairman of UK-based agency MMR Research Worldwide, has developed a lexicon of 'emotional terminology', which he believes could form an industry standard for use in emotional research. More
The Access Partnership has made key appointments on both sides of the Atlantic. Kevin Mayo joins as EVP of its US office in Philadelphia, and Pascal King as Global Director at its London HQ. Thalia Nikoglou and Ahmed Edathodu have also joined as Consultants. More
Sevenoaks, UK-based analytics consultancy Logit Research has acquired a 45% stake in Big Data Investors, LLC, an entity set up with its US partner, Boston-based Statistical Innovations Inc. (SI) to develop CORExpress software for Correlated Component Regression Analysis (CCR). More
Rosenheim, Germany-based Business Intelligence software company Cubeware has opened a London office, as a focus for its expansion in new countries within the EMEA region; and has promoted company veteran Ingo Diekmann to lead it. More
London-based Behavioural Economics (BE) specialist The Behavioural Architects has appointed Gill O'Hanlon and Rachel Abbott as Director and Associate Director respectively. More
Brand valuation consultancy Intangible Business has appointed former Lightspeed Business Development Director Sam Latifi for the newly created role of Head of Research, as the company looks to expand its research and insights arm. More
Qual specialist The Sound Research has appointed former BBC research leader Stuart Knapman to head its London office, replacing Andrew Davidson, who joined Flamingo in December as Head of its UK Practice. More
London-based Purple Market Research has announced a partnership with US consumer insights specialist Kelton, as part of the latter's Global Group alliance of international partner firms. More
US-based analytics and research firm AbsolutData has opened an office in the UK, where it has appointed Kulpreet Singh to lead it as Senior Vice President, Europe and Middle East. More
In the UK, Cello healthcare agency Insight Research Group has launched 'IQ', a new practice dedicated to high-end quant market research. Directors Philip Dunn and Gracie van Kemenade will head up the new business. More
UK group Chime Communications has announced five appointments in its Chime Insight & Engagement Group (CIE), including three at London-based Watermelon Research. More
UK-based consumer insight agency Join the Dots has appointed former TNS director Mark Walton and former Buzzback manager Ed Wheeler to drive new business across all areas of the company, from its newly established office in London. More
Omnicom Media Group (OMG) has appointed ITV's Director of Media Jenny Bullis for the newly created role of Director of its data and analytics business Annalect. More
Toronto, Canada-based marketing research firm Fresh Squeezed Ideas has appointed former Cint Director Lindsay Veling as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. More
London-based book publisher HarperCollins has appointed former EMI Music SVP of Insight David Boyle, to bring consumer insight to 'every aspect of the publishing process', from acquisition and content development to sales and marketing. More
Matthew Bayfield, co-founder of UK-based insight and analysis firm Tree, has left to join WPP-owned OgilvyOne as Head of Data for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. More
Heineken UK is restructuring its London/Edinburgh-based marketing team to reflect what it describes as the increasing importance of 'innovation, media, and digital communications'. DRNO sources say that up to 60 posts will be affected by the changes, including some in the Insights team. More
Ipsos Healthcare's Gareth Phillips has relocated from Singapore to London, to take up the position of Managing Director UK & Head of Western Europe. More
UK consultancy ICM has hired Iain Carruthers, a former Interbrand Director, as Head of Qualitative Research. More
Kantar Health has hired former Holden Pearmain execs Theano Anasta, Ph.D. and Svetlana Gogolina, for senior positions in its UK team. More
Ipsos Marketing has appointed Stephen Yap, previously Global Account Director at TNS, as Head of Market Understanding & Measurement. More
North of England full service agency Dipsticks Research Ltd has announced the promotions of James Dickie to Head of Brand and Communications, and Dr Judith Welford to Head of its Public Knowledge division. More
UK research veteran Cliff Holmes died on Tuesday night at the age of 76, after a short battle with cancer. More
US-based digital agency 360i, whose services include consumer insights, measurement and analytics - has opened its first office outside the US, in London, where it has appointed Dentsu's former Chief Development Officer Rob Connolly as MD. More
In the UK, mobile network O2 has lost its Marketing and Consumer Director Sally Cowdry to National Lottery operator Camelot, where she will take the same title, with a role including consumer insight. She joins her new employer in 'a few months' after helping O2 with the transition. More
Online specialist Lightspeed Research has announced new roles for three of its senior managers, following the integration of sample and research tech firm GMI. Andrew Cayton becomes Global COO, Martin Filz CEO EMEA and Efrain Ribeiro Global Chief Research Officer. More
Consumer insights specialists Cristina de Balanzó, Siemon Scamell-Katz and Rafal Ohme have set up a new London-based neuroscience consultancy called The Walnut Group. More
North of England-based online panel firm ResearchBods has appointed former Nunwood exec Marcus Silversides as Operations Manager, to oversee both its project delivery team and its expansion plans. More
Brazilian football legend Ronaldo has joined comms giant WPP as an intern, apparently in a bid to learn about the world of advertising. More
In London, healthcare research specialist The P\S\L Group has appointed sector veteran Bob Douglas as Chief Strategy Officer. More
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has promoted Marketing and Operations Director Nick Collard to the new role of Group Marketing and Customer Director. He will join the management board in June. More
Leeds, UK-based quant fieldwork specialist Face Facts Research has hired former Nunwood exec Joanne Hughes as Head of Data Management. More
UK-based Engage Research has appointed quant specialist and former Hall & Partners exec Jen Halliwell as a Director based in its new Putney offices. More
Omnicom subsidiary The Modellers has opened a new Strategic Analytics business unit, which it says will help companies tap into their existing data before embarking on additional data collection. Marco Vriens will head up the unit. More
Customer experience research firm Strativity has appointed Chris Mills as Managing Director of its UK operations, to lead client engagements and business development in the region. More
Holding group RSMG Insights is bringing its sports broadcast measurement specialists Sport+Markt AG and IFM Sports GmbH under its Repucom brand, consolidating its global businesses in the sector. Meanwhile Andrew Milnes has joined to head up Repucom's marketing in the UK and Ireland. More
In the UK, marketing and customer analytics business Metametrics has appointed former Starcom MediaVest Data & Analytics AD Sam Watts for the new role of Head of Marketing Analytics, in charge of the firm's Econometric Modelling practice. More
Kadence International has opened a second office in the US, in Boston's Downtown Crossing area, complementing its existing facility in Framingham. The firm has also announced plans to increase US headcount by 100% by 2014, beginning with a 'significant graduate intake' in early 2013. More
YouGov's UK Managing Director Phil Rance is to join research consultancy Quadrangle early next year, as Corporate Development Director. More
Alan Gould, the co-founder of ad effectiveness measurement firm IAG Research, has stepped down from the Board of Harris Interactive, citing increased responsibilities at venture capital firm Greycroft Partners. More
Jo Winning, the co-founder of custom panel and community specialist EasyInsites, has left to join London-based Verve as Business Development Consultant. More
UK-based fieldwork agency Facts International has promoted Emily Kettle to the new position of Managing Director, adding responsibility for potential M&A activity and international expansion initiatives to her existing duties as Group Client Services Director. More
Media agency Universal McCann (UM) is to roll out its digital media data management and insights division Decision Sciences in Europe, via a new London office and a rebrand in Frankfurt. More
UK-based user experience design specialist Foolproof has hired Jonathan Culling as UX Director, with responsibility for overseeing its 20-strong team of consultants, and helping develop new services. More
German consultancy Simon-Kucher, which advises on product, pricing and marketing strategy, has announced the appointment of six new partners, all based outside its home country. The firm has recently opened offices in Dubai and Istanbul, and will soon add Sao Paulo and Santiago de Chile. More
London-based agency MESH Planning has made two senior appointments, reflecting a year of expansion for the company. Jo Rigby joins as Managing Director, EMEA and Nicki Boswell as Senior Experience Director. More
Research consultancy Double Helix has announced seven appointments in its London office. Among them, Rebecca Walker joins as an AD, while Rebecca Da Cunha is promoted to Director and Shaz Iqbal to AD. More
Online customer experience specialist Foresee has appointed Chris Harman as UK Managing Director, following the doubling of both UK sales and research teams over the past year. More
UK-based researcher Neil Cary has launched a new business, Asia Opinions Ltd, offering research services to British and Asian companies, including access to consumer panels, and its own online survey tool, Surveygoo.com. More
London-based consumer agency Firefish has expanded its quant team with four new appointments, including Paul Harvey as a Director, plus Jen Culby, Tom Birch and Louise Dinesen. More
UK-based YouGov has moved its SVP & International Head of Omnibus Ray Martin from London to New York, where he will lead the launch of US Omnibus services. More
TNS has appointed former Ipsos MORI CEO Mike Everett as Global Head of Stakeholder Management, based in London. More
UK-based agency MMR Research Worldwide, which focuses on the food, drink, personal and household care sectors, has announced seven new appointments including Client Services Director Janine Gamon and ADs Dan Hibbs, Tim Button and Tom Pile. More
UK store group The John Lewis Partnership has announced that current Lloyds Banking Group Customer Value chief Paul de Laat will move to the retailer in January to become its first Customer Insight Director. More
In the UK, former AQR Chair Peter Lovett has announced the closure of Consumer Profile Ltd, the Oxfordshire based full-service agency he founded in 1986. He will remain in the industry via a new consultancy, Bespoke Qualitative Research. More
B2B International has added five graduates in the UK and one in its New York office. Thomas Grubert, Adam Jones, Melanie Rankin and Rachel Woodbridge joins the firm's management programme in the UK as Research Analysts, while Michael Young and Joshua Kagawa join as Programmer / Analysts in the UK and US respectively. More
Former Nielsen NeuroFocus MD for Europe Thom Noble has set up as an independent consultant with the establishment of a new firm, NeuroStrata, focusing on the application of neuromarketing and biosensory techniques. More
Online insight community specialist Tuned In has appointed Hall & Partners founder Mike Hall as a non-executive member of its Board. More
UK-based sampling solutions firm Sample Answers is to open an office in Colombia, South America led by current MD Mark Dent, while Business Development Director Neil Whelpton will move into Dent's former role in the UK. More
In London, specialist social research division TNS BMRB has opened a 'Centre for International Development Research', which will draw on methodological expertise from across the group in order to help clients bring about policy change on an international level. More
MR technology firm Decipher Market Research has moved to using the name Decrypt in the UK, following a trademark dispute with West London-based media strategy and research group Decipher. More
UK Group Chime Communications Plc has issued an interim management statement and announced the appointment of Mervyn Davies, Lord Davies of Abersoch, as its new Chairman. More
Vivek Banerji, formerly a shopper marketing specialist at consultants McKinsey & Company, has joined UK consumer specialist Incite as a Director. More
Former Nunwood MD Sarah Houghton has joined Chime's Insight and Engagement group (CIE) as a Board Director. More
Former mruk MD Jim Law has launched a new agency in Glasgow, Scotland, called Wild Heather Digital Research, which aims to combine a technological focus with sound research methods. More
Millward Brown is boosting its support for clients in North Africa via a Cairo office, its third new location in the Africa and Middle East region this year, and led by Praveen Abraham. More
GfK has announced the formation of a new global Market Opportunities and Innovations practice, which will promise marketing professionals 'the critical foresight needed to successfully tap into future markets'. Marilyn Raymond will lead the new division. More
Mobile app optimisation specialist Swrve has raised $6.25m in a round of financing led by Atlantic Bridge Partners and Intel Capital, and says it will create 100 new R&D jobs in its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. More
UK agency BDRC Continental has announced four new appointments in its Financial & Business and Hotels & Hospitality divisions, including the return of Caroline Ahmed as Commercial Director in the former. More
Digital marketing solutions firm IgnitionOne - part of Japanese ad giant Dentsu - has appointed Michael Stephanblome as its UK Managing Director, as it completes the integration of his advertising exchange AdJug into its platform. More
In the UK, Lloyds Banking Group Head of Retail Strategy Alex Owens is leaving to take up the role of Head of Insight at supermarket chain Sainsbury's. He starts the new job in January. More
Healthcare fieldwork firm M3 Global Research has appointed three new members of staff in London. More
Industry association ESOMAR has elected Dan Foreman, currently Head of Business Development at Lumi Mobile, as President for the two-year period beginning January 2013. More
UK-based Illuminas has appointed former Holden Pearmain Healthcare Director Dan Coffin to lead its new global Healthcare practice. More
Sports broadcast measurement specialist Repucom has appointed former Kantar Sport Head Bruno Lalande, for the newly created role of Director of Strategy, EMEA, based in Paris. More
Former Synovate Global CEO Adrian Chedore has joined Asia-focused MR consultancy ABN Impact as Chairman. More
UK research provider BDRC Continental has launched a Sports & Sponsorship division and appointed Director Mark Long to lead it. More
The Merlien Institute - which runs conferences and events for market research professionals - has appointed Jens Cornelissen as Managing Director Europe and North America. More
Emerging markets specialist Borderless Access Panels has expanded its client-facing teams with the appointment of industry execs Matt Gershner in New York and Matthew Hurst in London. More
US-based online survey analytics and reporting software firm MarketSight has opened an office in London's Covent Garden, from where it will provide sales and support to clients in the UK and throughout Europe. More
Microsoft Advertising has hired former Experian researcher Faye Weeks for the newly created role of Senior Marketing Research Intelligence Manager, based in its London office. More
Kantar has appointed Walter Patanella as Chief Executive of Media Monitoring and Evaluation at its Media Intelligence Europe subsidiary, following its recent acquisition of an 87% stake in media monitoring specialist Press Index, where he served as MD. More
Marcoms group Chime has hired Lord Coe as Chairman of its sports marketing arm, CSM Sport & Entertainment. The firm has also entered into an 'option agreement' to buy Coe's 93% interest in CLG, a firm which acts as a vehicle for his earnings from speeches and appearances. More
Former Ipsos Health MD Emily Peasgood has joined market research consultancy Incite as Principal in its Health Team. More
Consumer and retail specialist The NPD Group has restructured its European management team in response to what it describes as the 'changing needs' of clients and retail partners. As part of the reshuffle, David Pritchard has been named General Manager of Commercial Activity. More
Digital audience specialist Effective Measure has appointed former ABC UK exec Alan Morrissey as Country Managing Director in South Africa. More
Ipsos MORI and King's College London are to bring together some of their researchers to develop new studies and maximise learnings from existing research. More
Kantar Retail is to open its first South American office, in Brazil, where it will team up with WPP sister company TNS to use the latter's primary shopper research capabilities. Former Mars and LVMH executive Eric Debarnot will head up the new office as MD. More
Former AGB and TNS director Dr Stephan Buck died on the 3rd October at the age of 75, after a three-year battle with cancer. More
'Holistic' web-based MR firm DigitalMR is moving into a larger London office, reflecting UK headcount more than doubled in the last twelve months. More
Berkshire-based brand, innovation and shopper research specialist Insitas has appointed former Leapfrog director Sarah Buckle as Director in charge of the development of its qualitative and integrated research services. More
Cello-owned co-creation agency Face has expanded to Asia with the opening of two new offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. More
Omnicom-owned consumer intelligence and analytics agency Targetbase has appointed Billy Sewell as Chief Operating Officer, a role overseeing areas including technology, analytics and communications. More
UK-based behavioural insights firm Beyond Analysis has appointed ad agency veteran David O'Hanlon as Strategy Director, with a brief to identify new products and oversee the development and execution of client strategies. More
Central London and Wimbledon-based data collection specialist The Research House has appointed Laura Haxton-Wilde as Managing Director. She replaces Sue Maldonado, who remains with the firm's parent group Schlesinger Associates, as VP, Global Marketing. More
In the UK, Impact Research has appointed Holden Pearmain's former Pharmaceutical Director Jamie Margerison to lead a new healthcare division, Impact Healthcare. More
In London, TNS has appointed Flamingo's former US CEO Lyn McGregor for its new global role of Chief Client Service Director in its Qualitative practice. More
London-based researcher and music aficionado Dave Beal died suddenly on Monday 27 August at the age of 60, after a long illness. More
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell and MORI founder Sir Robert Worcester have been appointed as patrons of the Market Research Society (MRS), alongside dunnhumby founder Clive Humby and social commentator Peter York. More
Online sampling and technology company uSamp has promoted George Llorens to the role of Executive Vice President, Global Head of Sales, tasked with further driving sales in Europe, where the firm reported growth of 104% in the past year. More
UK-based Behavioural Economics specialist The Behavioural Architects (TBA) is opening an office in Sydney, Australia, adding to existing bases in Shanghai, London and Oxford. Ad planner Mike Daniels is appointed to run the new business. More
UK-based agency 2CV has promoted Mark Bagnall to Managing Director of its UK office, following Doug Edmonds' relocation to San Francisco, where he now serves as Group CEO. More
Online insight community specialist Tuned In has moved into larger office space at its premises in Camden Town, London, to house a number of new staff including former FreshMinds director Richie Jones and Circus strategist Natasha Wallace. More
In the UK, Louise Tamblin has re-joined Kantar Health as Group Director, after a stint serving as Head of Research at the now closed Strata Research. More
Harris Interactive's former global brand and communications specialist Jeni Lee Chapman has been hired for the post of Managing Director of PR and communications measurement agency Gorkana Group, at its offices in New York. More
The Executive Board of the European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association (EphMRA) has elected Thomas Hein as its new President from next Monday. He takes over from Rob Haynes who took the role in 2008. More
Healthcare research fieldwork firm M3 Global Research has promoted Paul Williams to the position of Managing Director of its operations in Hammersmith, West London. More
UK-based data collection agency Perspective Research Services (PRS) has opened a new call centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire, following the closure of its operations in Acton, west London. More
Edelman Berland, PR giant Edelman's newly-named research and analytics business, has hired media intelligence exec Ben Schneider to lead its UK Media Measurement and Analytics team. More
Shopper marketing specialist Momentum UK has appointed former Coca-Cola European Shopper Insights Manager Kerry Stevenson as a Senior Planner at its offices in Manchester. More
In London, former Kantar Worldpanel MD Michelle Carter has joined panel and research technology specialist Vision Critical as Head of Client Service. More
In the UK, The National Readership Survey (NRS) has appointed media consultant Alison Finch as Director of Client & Insight, to oversee client relationships for its NRS PADD service, which combines print data collected by Ipsos Mori with web site readership figures from UKOM/Nielsen. More
London-based research panel and online community specialist Verve has expanded its team with the appointment of five client-facing members of staff. More
Engine Partners' London-based data analytics agency Fuel has appointed former Guardian News & Media Head of CRM Charles Ping as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Simon Wall who has left to pursue 'new interests'. More
Travel operator Thomas Cook has hired former confused.com CMO Mike Hoban for its new position of Director of Marketing, Brand and Customer Insight in the UK and Ireland, responsible for all marketing across the firm's brands as well as its customer insight and research. More
Online research specialist YouGov has promoted Dr Michael Wagstaff to the new position of Head of Research, to oversee the 'full spectrum' of research services the company provides. The firm has also promoted Adèle Gritten to the role of UK Commercial Director. More
Online specialist BrainJuicer has opened a 'client-facing' practice in India, where it has appointed Pooja Haldea as Managing Director – India, based in New Delhi, and Sarah Cowell-Thomas as Head of Juice Generation – India, based in Mumbai. More
Tokyo-based online sampling and data collection firm AIP Corporation has opened an office in India, which is led by Roy Kimura who is based at the firm's office in New York. More
London-based communications research agency MESH Planning has expanded to the US with the opening of an office in Manhattan, New York, led by Experience Director Nathan Evans. More
Winston Fletcher CBE, the founder Chairman of the World Advertising Research Center (Warc), has died at the age of 75. More
Michael Berland has left WPP-owned MR and political polling specialist Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) to join PR giant Edelman as CEO of a newly-named research and analytics business, Edelman Berland, into which the group's existing research firm StrategyOne will be integrated. More
In London, consumer insight technology firm Lumi Mobile has appointed former Insight International CEO Dan Foreman as Head of Business Development, to work alongside the firm's staff at its offices in New York, and Vaasa, Finland. More
MrWeb's former Features Editor Teresa Lynch has returned to an ops role in the position of Data Services Director at ICM Research, bringing nearly three decades of operations experience to the company. More
According to reports in the UK press, WPP is planning to 'refresh' its Board of Directors, after shareholders voted against a proposed 60% increase in CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's pay package back in June. More
Former Research Now director Johnny Caldwell has joined brand tracking agency Nepa, in the newly created role of Client Services Director in its Soho, London-based office. More
Healthcare specialist The Research Partnership has opened a market access consultancy called 'The Access Partnership', which will provide services to the pharma, biotech, and medtech industries. It will be run by healthcare research veteran Mike Mallinson, who joins at the end of the year. More
Data collection and sampling solutions specialist SSI has partnered with Danish online specialist Interresearch to launch a joint venture, SSI Denmark. More
In the UK, research and measurement consultancy StrategyOne - which is part of the Edelman PR network - has appointed former ICM Research Director Emily Hunt as Director of Insights, to lead its primary insights function. More
In Germany, automotive customer feedback specialist Vital Insights has appointed Jörg Höhner as Managing Director, EMEA, to focus on accelerating the firm's growth across the region from its base in Hamburg. More
UK-based market research recruitment specialist Hasson Associates has strengthened its London team with the appointment of Rosie Jessop as an Associate and Kate Gillen as a Resourcer. More
Irish sports betting chain Paddy Power has appointed former BskyB exec Danny Russell as its first Insight Director, and former Domino's Pizza director Robin Auld as Brand Director. Both commence their new roles in mid-October. More
Consumer research agency rdsi has promoted ten members of staff, including Research Directors Emma O'Connell and Tim Gowing (pictured) who join the Senior Management team. More
In the UK, CIE, Chime's Insight and Engagement Group, has appointed Telefonica O2's former Head of Brand and Marketing Strategy Caroline Bates as a Board Director, working across a number of large accounts. More
London full service agency Basis Research has appointed former 2CV leader Lynsey Showman to head up its Quantitative team. More
UK government social scientist Barbara Adams OBE, a pioneer of public consultation research, has died in London at the age of 89. More
In the UK, former Ipsos Health Research Director Mike Holland has joined schools marketing specialist the National Schools Partnership as Head of Research. More
Creston-owned ICM Research has filled three newly created positions with the appointment of Peter Cornick as Project Director in the Government and Social Research unit, Eulalia Pereira as Research Manager in the Qual team, and Tim Robinson as an RE in the Financial Services team. More
Brand and communications specialist Hall & Partners has promoted Caroline Dukes to Managing Partner in its London office, and Joann Schaumann to Managing Partner in New York. More
UK charitable trust The Nuffield Foundation has appointed Ministry of Justice Chief Researcher Teresa Williams as Director of Social Research and Policy. She takes up her new position on 29th October. More
UK-based mobile research platform CrowdLab has appointed former FreshMinds exec Niall Smith as Research & Technology Director; and a further five staff to support the ongoing delivery of the firm's services. More
In the UK, global marketing and technology agency LBi has appointed Michele Chang-McGrath as Head of Research. Her role includes launching a series of initiatives to understand emerging digital behaviour in mobile, eCommerce and online content. More
Technology specialist ABI Research has opened a new UK-based research and forecasting facility in Wellingborough, Northants, to house its growing team of analysts and to support local clients. More
In the UK, researcher Gemma Stokes has set up an agency called Podengo, to recruit consumers for qualitative research studies. More
New York-based communications agency Initiative has appointed former Nielsen execs Michael Heberle and Richard Sussman for senior roles in its recently restructured Performance Analytics team. More
Qual/quant agency MM-Eye has reorganised the management team at its London office, promoting Damien Field to Managing Director responsible for the overall performance of the business. Field will work alongside Anne Bolingbroke, who becomes Chairman. More
GfK has combined two recent acquisitions, KN Dimestore and nurago, to create a new global practice, Digital Market Intelligence (DMI), which promises clients a complete picture of their digital marketing and advertising ROI. More
Dubai-based News Group International (NGI) has acquired UK-based Report International and US PR and social media research specialist KDPaine & Partners, and will add them to its measurement company, Salience Insight, while maintaining them as distinct brands. More
Pharma market access consultancy WG Consulting has opened its first US office, in New York, and appointed Charlotta Norgaard to lead it. More
WPP-owned brand, media and comms research specialist Millward Brown is implementing a new 'service delivery' model across its North America operations, which involves centralizing a number of back office positions, resulting in the loss of around sixty non-research staff. More
UK-based market research agency Firefish has reported a 23% increase in turnover to £7.7m for the past 12 months, and has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Majbritt Rijs as Head of Quantitative. More
Customer loyalty specialist Maritz has set up a Business Services division, to focus on the changes being experienced by service industries as a result of the current economic climate, technological breakthroughs, and changing consumer behaviour. More
In London, specialist social research division TNS BMRB has hired former NatCen director Carli Lessof as Director of Development, and former EdComs Research Director Desiree Lopez as Head of Qualitative Research. More
Full service agency Market Strategies International (MSI) has launched a qualitative insights boutique, led by former Synovate director Steve Wolf. More
Shopper research specialist PRS (Perception Research Services) has opened a new office in Rome, Italy, led by Account Manager Roberto Fois and Project Director Gianluca Sacchet. More
YouGov co-founder and CEO Stephan Shakespeare has been named as chair of the Data Strategy Board for the UK government's Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) More
Watermelon Research, the recently launched digital specialist within Chime's Insight and Engagement Group (CIE), has hired Mark Barrett, Jo Brockhurst and Maninder Kaur Sahota as Consultants in its London office. More
In the UK, Chime-owned digital advertising agency VCCP Partnership has launched a new business called Conduit Marketing, which will help clients use their existing data to improve business performance. More
In the UK, Ipsos has transferred Belinda Freeman to the new role of Head of Distribution and Merchandising Tracking, with a particular focus on emerging markets. More
UK-based consumer insight and strategic consulting firm The Future Foundation has appointed former Iconoculture exec Nick Chiarelli as Key Account Director, to spearhead new business initiatives and develop its content and consultancy offerings. More
UK field agency Face Facts Research has re-located to larger premises in Leeds, where it has appointed former Quaestor field exec Julie Gaughan as Operations Manager. More
Global market and employee research specialist ORC International has expanded its team with the appointment of four new members of staff in the US, and a senior exec in the UK. More
Research group Cello has revealed that it has spent £600k in the last year on consolidating operations and reducing headcount in its Research and Consulting division; and is now splitting its business into two new divisions. More
US-based cleantech specialist Pike Research has been acquired by energy sector market intelligence provider Navigant. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
The UK-based Independent Consultants Group (ICG) has appointed Arthur Fletcher as its new Chairman, replacing Andrew Smith who held the title for the past five years. More
UK-based Online specialist BrainJuicer has appointed former P&G researcher Teri Hall as Vice President, North America. Based in the firm's Chicago office, Hall will oversee client accounts across the American Midwest region, and support EVP Alex Hunt. More
European online specialist InSites Consulting has promoted Robert Dossin to the post of Managing Director of its London office, replacing Christophe Vergult who has moved to Belgium to lead the firm's Global Technology and Services team. More
Brand and ad research specialist Hall & Partners has hired Andy Chappin, previously CFO of TNS UK, as its new Global CFO - its fourth major hire so far this year. More
Data visualization company Infotools has hired former Hall & Partners MD Ian Murray as Director for Europe, based in London. More
UK-based ecommerce service provider eCommera has appointed former IBM Coremetrics Director John Squire to lead its Retail Predictive Analytics Software division, and spearhead the firm's US expansion. More
London-based opinion specialist BritainThinks has appointed former Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) researcher Rana Baroud as Research Lead at its offices in Somerset House. More
Global media planning and buying group Carat has appointed Mike Vitti as Senior Vice President of Data and Analytics, to oversee a practice comprising around 30 US staff. More
In the UK, consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide continues the rapid growth of its Oxfordshire and London teams, announcing six new hires including AD Helen Stratton. More
UK-based eDigitalResearch has appointed former Nielsen exec Neil Callaghan as Head of Business Development, to help lead a major business drive for the company. More
Behavioural research consultancy SimpleUsability has appointed four new members of staff: Emma Travis, Alex Priestley, Laura Carlton and Sharon Dale. More
In the UK, former Nielsen Online MD (EMEA) Louise Ainsworth has taken up the post of Chief Executive Officer of online intelligence service and marketing and research publisher Warc. More
In the UK, Ipsos has appointed Victoria Kaulback as Senior Brand Strategist in its research innovation centre, the Open Thinking Exchange (IOTX), where she is tasked with introducing the firm's first 'productised' solutions in Europe. More
In the UK, full service agency Discovery Group has promoted media and telecoms research specialist Colin Rice to the position of Research Director; and Jessica Francis from SRE to Research Consultant. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive has appointed former Ipsos director Lee Langford as Research Director in its Telecoms, Media, Tech & Entertainment (TMTE) division. More
Belgian-based advanced analytics solutions-2 has announced the opening of an office in London, led by Paul Strange, who will join the firm in July from GfK NOP. More
Retail data specialist dunnhumby has hired former MicroStrategy exec Nishat Mehta to drive the global expansion and commercialization of its solutions as EVP, Global Partners, based in New York City. More
The BBC's former Director of Media Engagement, Marketing and Audiences Simon Lloyd has joined Virgin Atlantic as Marketing Director. More
Database and information services giant Experian has hired Ben Elliott as MD of its Decision Analytics division in Asia Pacific. He was previously Network Director for Retail Banking at Lloyds Banking Group. More
In the UK, Kantar Media Audiences CEO Richard Marks is leaving the firm in August to set up his own consultancy business. He will be replaced by Richard Asquith, who currently leads the firm's TGI and Custom division. More
UK Market Research Society (MRS) President Rita Clifton is leaving her role as Chairman of branding consultancy Interbrand London, to set up her own private office and to take on additional non-executive roles. More
In the UK, media group Future Publishing has recruited former T-Mobile insights leader Simon Wainwright for the newly created role of Market Research Director, with responsibility for driving its consumer insight strategy. More
Social media analysis firm uberVU has hired Kantar Media Compete's former General Manager Gregg Poulin as Chief Marketing Officer, with a remit to help the firm refine its customer acquisition and demand generation strategies while directing all marketing initiatives. More
Global insight and marketing group Cello has acquired the remaining shares of co-creation agency Face, four years after first investing in it. More
Interpublic Group-owned media agency Initiative has appointed former Microsoft Advertising exec Marc Bresseel as 'G14 President', responsible for its highest performing markets outside the US. He takes up the London-based role in September. More
TNS has opened its first office in Cambodia, through a partnership with local market and social research firm MSD, which has a network of locations across the country. More
In the UK, consumer specialist Leapfrog Research has closed its Windsor-based headquarters and moved into sister agency RS Consulting's offices in London. Parent company Cello says the move follows an agreement between the two agencies to form an 'alliance'. More
UK-based behavioral insights firm Beyond Analysis has opened an office in the US, led by Hunter Albright, who has been appointed CEO for North America and Global Head of Consulting. More
WPP shareholders have voted against a proposed 60% increase in CEO Sir Martin Sorrell's pay package. Separately, WPP says its Consumer Insight arm has been 'stable' in the first four months of 2012, with a 3.3% revenue rise adding to the group's £3.2 billion turnover. More
Marketing technology and services firm Acxiom has appointed online media specialist Christian Peck as Vice President and Managing Director for its UK arm, with responsibility for product, sales, delivery and all operations across the country. More
UK-based researcher SPA Future Thinking is in 'final negotiations' to form a joint venture with French customer relationship specialist Groupe Acticall. The JV will be launched as Future Thinking France and be led by Stéphane Marder, previously Managing Director of French agency LH2. More
Klaus Nadler has been appointed CEO of GroupM Switzerland, effective immediately. He succeeds interim CEO Peter Lammerhuber, who will continue to oversee GroupM Switzerland and remains CEO of GroupM Austria. More
Research consultancy Kadence India has appointed former Hansa Research General Manager Maninder Khurana as Vice President - Consumer Insights. More
In the UK, consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide has appointed seven new members of staff, including Jon Arthurs as Client Services Director. The new staff will be split between the firm's Wallingford, Oxford HQ and its London office. More
Ipsos MORI has transferred Rob Myers from his role as President of Marketing in the US, to the post of Managing Director for Ipsos Marketing in the UK. He replaces Susan Malcolm who is relocating to Australia for personal reasons. More
Radio ratings giant Arbitron has appointed former Nielsen exec Derrik Dennis as Director of Sales for its mobile measurement solutions, which include the syndicated Arbitron Mobile Trends Panels. More
Access panel provider Cint has appointed former Cobalt Sky exec Allan Shaw as Senior Account Manager in the UK, to drive new business across the PR, media and advertising sectors. More
Former ICM Group Chairman Justin Sampson has been appointed as CEO of UK television measurement body BARB, succeeding Bjarne Thelin who announced his resignation in February after nine years in the role. More
US-based Federated Sample has appointed former Greenfield Online MD Andy Ellis as Senior Vice President for Corporate Development. More
Janet Harkness, Director of the Gallup Research Center and a leading figure in the development of cross-cultural research methods, died on Monday in Germany at the age of 63. More
Researchers Dorothy and Ray Parker have set up a new marketing research and competitor intelligence company called 4insight in St Helier, Jersey, which offers what they claim to be the Channel Islands' first professional viewing studios. More
In the UK, leading edge research firm BrainJuicer has announced that Simon Godfrey intends to retire from the company's board of directors at the end of September this year. He will be replaced by Graham Blashill, who joins from a career with Imperial Tobacco. More
In the UK, MR veterans Hashim Emadi and Steve Elliott have launched a new company, RSVP Research, which will use a 'virtual office' setup to offer clients fast turnaround and low cost work. More
UK not-for-profit body NatCen Social Research has appointed Nick Shanahan as Director of Finance and Business Planning, starting in July. Shanahan is currently Deputy Director of Finance and Operations at the Natural Environment Research Council. More
GfK is integrating elements of its brand, communication, satisfaction and loyalty research into a new global practice, Brand and Customer Experience, and has appointed Helen Zeitoun to head it up. More
UK Yellow Pages owner Yell has announced it is to rebrand as 'hibu'. Also this week, the company has reported a significant decline in revenues and the departure of Group Chief Marketing Officer Jenny Ashmore after just seven months. More
In the UK, brand engagement and communications company Hall & Partners has announced a series of promotions in its specialist Health division, including Lee Gazey to Managing Partner. More
UK-based River Research has appointed Tom Skilbeck as Head of Online Communities, and promoted Zoe Best to Research Director, heading up its Brand Strategy and Innovation offer. Spencer Gray also joins as Head of Audio Visual, bringing high-end video production in-house. More
Kees de Jong, the CEO of data collection and sampling solutions specialist SSI, has moved to the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has been replaced by Chris Fanning, who joined the firm in February as President and COO. More
UK-based reputation analysis specialist Echo Research has promoted Ben Lloyd and Sam Knowles to Joint MDs, allowing CEO and founder Sandra Macleod to focus on growing global client relationships and operations across parent company Ebiquity. More
North of England-based Dipsticks Research has promoted Andreas Thorslund to the post of Head of Brand and Communications Research. Three other members of staff have also been promoted. More
UK-based insight agency Nunwood has announced the acquisition of California-based training and change management consultancy Retention Specialists Inc. Nunwood already has US offices in Los Angeles and New York. More
In the UK Alki Manias, a veteran of firms including GfK Roper and YouGov, has launched a new consultancy, Alkman. The firm will partner with research software provider Gamma Associates to launch a new automated reporting tool called mTABView. More
Zodiak Kids, the children's division at Zodiak Media, has created an international research department, 'The Research Lab', and promoted François Vallerian, Research Manager at Marathon Media, to lead it. More
In the UK, GfK NOP has appointed Martin Grimwood as Divisional Director for its pensions and asset management client business. He joins following an eighteen-year career at ORC, via a short stint at TNS-RI. More
Online healthcare specialist WorldOne has announced the appointment of Eva Laparra as MD Southern Europe. She joins from Vision Critical in Spain. More
In the UK, Discovery Group has promoted Alan Hathaway, who joined the firm as its first graduate trainee, to the newly created position of Managing Director of its research division. More
UK-based qual and quant agency Marketing Sciences has promoted Jane Rudling to the position of Managing Director, replacing Keith Bates who takes on the role of Executive Chairman. More
In Cambridge, UK, software developer Chris Arnold has officially launched a new company, Percollate, which offers a social media analysis tool for sourcing relevant Twitter audiences. More
In London, market research consultancy Incite has appointed ex-2CV senior Strategic Director Tom Marriage as a Principal, and Emily Taylor and Jenny Hall as Associates. More
Echo Research has appointed Robert Takacs as Executive Vice President, based in New York. He joins the firm's leadership team and takes responsibility for expanding its brand within the US, as well as for client service and enhancing its range of services. More
In the UK, behavioural research and usability consultancy SimpleUsability has announced the addition of a new laboratory and observation room to its Leeds office, and the appointment of Steven Lilley as Head of Technology. More
Belgian statistical analysis consultancy solutions-2 has re-located to new offices close to Ooidonk Castle in Bachte-Maria-Leerne, near Ghent. More
Stakeholder and employee engagement specialist Dawn Smith has been appointed Research Director at Bristol-based customer insight and brand strategy consultancy 100%Cotton. More
US-based Phoenix Marketing International (PMI) has appointed veteran researcher Howard Parr as a Group Director in its Phoenix Healthcare team, based in Richmond, Surrey, UK. More
In the UK, WPP-owned media agency MEC has bolstered its Analytics and Insight team with the appointment of former BSkyB exec Jonathan Edwards as Data and Technology Services Director, with a remit to help integrate data into clients' marketing strategies. More
Online audience specialist comScore has appointed former Microsoft researcher Beth Uyenco as SVP of International Research, to support the firm's initiatives with local market measurement JICs*, including UKOM in the UK. More
North of England MR agency DJS Research has reported a 26% increase in turnover to £1.9m for the year 2011, compared with £1.5m in the previous year. The company is also moving to larger offices at the end of April, to accommodate its short and long-term growth plans. More
In the UK, book publisher Harper Collins has appointed the BBC's Head of Digital Insight Rufus Weston as Customer Insight Director. More
Martin Filz has been appointed as Managing Director for the EMEA Region at panel and research software company GMI, recently acquired by Lightspeed Research. He was previously MD for EMEA and APAC at Research Now. More
In the US, consumer goods and retail specialist dunnhumbyUSA has made six Vice President appointments: Gul Ahuja, Global Solutions; Tom Cox and Cara Pratt, Manufacturer Practice; Julian Farbstein and Rachael Hadaway, Client Solutions; and Allison Unkraut, Client Leadership. More
In the UK, online healthcare data collection firm WorldOne has appointed Harris Interactive veteran Neil Phillips as Vice President of Quality. The firm says that in addition to enhancing its own procedures, Phillips will contribute to improving quality standards across the industry. More
In the UK, Radius Global Market Research has appointed Anjul Sharma for its new role as Global Director of Qualitative Research, to lead the firm's qual practice across its client base in the US, EMEA, and Asia from its office in London. More
Social media insight specialist Visible Technologies has acquired WPP-owned competitor Cymfony for an undisclosed amount. The operation will now be led by former Cymfony President Richard Pasewark, following the resignation of Visible's CEO Kelly Pennock. More
In the UK, broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed former Red Bee Media exec Clare Phillips for the new role of Head of Audience Research and Insight, leading a team which provides support to the programming, marketing and strategy teams. More
Panel and research technology specialist Vision Critical has appointed former Synovate North America CEO Scott Miller as President and COO of International Business. More
In the UK, a new agency has launched, dedicated to the investigation, collection, interpretation and marketing of geoscience data. Mantle Research & Consulting starts with a management team of three boasting a 'passion for geology' - Cathrene Rowell, Mark Biswell and Dr Kirti Sharma. More
UK-based Yell Group, which began life as the online version of Yellow Pages and now offers a variety of digital services, has appointed former Sitel exec Tim Schuh in the new role of Chief Customer Experience Officer. More
In London, CIE - the insight and engagement division of Chime Communications PLC - has announced the appointment of eight new team members. The new roles include Research, Field Support and Marketing Managers as well as Graduate Recruits. More
New Jersey-based Bowker, which provides information for the publishing industry, has merged its US-based PubTrack Consumer and UK-based Book Marketing Limited (BML) under a new global brand, named Bowker Market Research. More
In London, Creston Group company ICM has finalised a series of senior appointments and a major re-organization with the promotion of Operations Director Neil Sykes to the Board and the appointment of David Reeves as Production Director. More
In the UK, comms group Karmarama is extending its youth capabilities with the launch of a youth insights agency called KID, founded and led by Senior Planner Jono Holt. More
Market research recruitment specialist Resources Group has promoted Rowan Haylett to the position of Managing Director - Australia and APAC, with responsibility for the firm's business across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. More
Martin Filz is stepping down from his role as MD for EMEA and APAC at online sampling and data collection firm Research Now, to 'pursue a new opportunity' within the market research industry. He is leaving as the firm announces several changes in its global executive leadership team. More
European MR industry body efamro has elected TNS-Gallup EVP Andrew Cannon as the new President of its Executive Board, for the period 2012 to 2015. More
London-based insight consultancy Truth has celebrated its fifth birthday with annual revenues of £9m, up 25% from the previous year. More
UK field agency Face Facts Research has reported a 370% increase in sales for the past six months, compared with the six months following its launch in September 2010. As a result, the firm has hired new staff for its project management, telephone operations and marketing teams. More
In the UK, TNS has promoted Joseph Webb - who joined the company as a graduate trainee as recently as 2007 - to the position of Head of Digital. More
Online healthcare data collection firm WorldOne has expanded its network in Asia with the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China, adding to its existing presence in Hong Kong and Tokyo. More
London-based online research specialist DigitalMR has appointed Piotr Idzik as Country Director for Poland, with a remit to develop client relationships and drive sales of the firm's portfolio across the Polish and CEE markets. More
Online video analytics firm Skytide has hired analytics and business intelligence veteran Dr Hamid Bahadori as Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering, to lead the firm's product development initiatives. More
Ipsos has announced the appointment of Synovate veteran Jenny Broughton as a Global Talent Management Partner, and separately has given more details of the structure of its new InnoQuest Practice. More
Online researcher YouGov has appointed John Gilbert as Technology and Telecoms Consulting Director. More
In the UK Paul Roberts, a former MD at BrainJuicer, has joined SPA Future Thinking as Group Digital Director. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has announced that former GfK NOP Head Phyllis Macfarlane will become its new Chairman in April, following the completion of Vanella Jackson's two-year term. More
British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales as a consultant for a new crowdsourcing initiative, designed to encourage the public to get more involved in policy-making. More
Ipsos, continuing its integration of Synovate, has reorganised its largest global business line, Ipsos Marketing - which accounted for nearly half the group's revenues in 2011 - forming four distinct practices. More
In the UK, user experience (UX) design specialist Foolproof has appointed Leslie Fountain to the post of Managing Director. Fountain has served as Experience Design Director with the company since last year. More
In London, online research specialist DigitalMR has appointed former Kantar Worldpanel exec Tom Hogg as Commercial Director, responsible for implementing global sales and marketing strategies to promote awareness and drive uptake of the firm's research portfolio. More
UK-based mobile data collection specialist OnePoint Global has appointed former Synovate Global CEO Robert Philpott as Global Managing Director, based in the US with a remit to position the company for 'aggressive growth and scale'. More
UK-based group Chime PLC has partnered with two current leaders of its Insight and Engagement Division (CIE), Chairman Nick Lamb and CEO Crispin Beale, and its former Group Operations Director Mark Squires to launch a new digital MR agency, Watermelon Research. More
In the UK, market intelligence company Mintel has appointed Benjamin Punchard as Senior Global Packaging Analyst, to develop its global offering. More
comScore's Chief Operating Officer Greg Dale has moved across to the position of Executive Vice President, International, following last year's departure of Wolf Allisat. Cameron Meierhoefer now becomes COO, while Serge Matta is promoted and Tom Karrat hired for divisional President roles. More
UK consultancy Foviance, which offers usability, user experience and web analytics consultancy, has appointed Ben Langdon as its new President. Current Executive Chairman Philip Hunt moves to a Non-Executive position.
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GfK has expanded its healthcare practice with the acquisition of market access consultancy Bridgehead International, which serves companies across the pharma, medical device and diagnostics sectors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
European online consumer researcher MetrixLab has promoted Andy Habgood to the post of Managing Consultant, to lead the firm's UK Brand, Media and Advertising division from its offices in London. More
In London, GfK has appointed former Synovate director Amanda Boote as Global Key Account Director in the Consumer Goods Client Group, where she will focus on developing a consistent and co-ordinated approach to supplying and servicing major client contracts. More
Consumer and sensory specialist MMR Research has formed a dedicated research team, focused on early stage product development and packaging work and the creation of new qualitative and bespoke research approaches. More
UK agency Holden Pearmain has expanded its Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Division with the appointment of senior directors Russell Mills and David White. More
Brand specialist Added Value has combined the new role of Head of Global Clients with Bart Michels' existing position as UK Managing Director. The firm has also promoted Paul Cowper to the post of UK Deputy MD. More
Former BARB Director Peter Paine CBE has died at the age of 90, after a long career in the UK television industry. More
In London, GfK NOP has appointed former IMS Healthcare manager Richard Lawrance to lead its Consumer Healthcare business. More
Andrew Wiseman has been promoted to the role of acting Managing Director of ICM Group, following the recent integration of its three companies - ICM Research, ICM Direct and Fieldwork UK - and the departure of ICM Group Chairman Justin Sampson. More
Global qual specialist Firefly Millward Brown has appointed Steve Heron as Senior Strategy and Creative Director, responsible for the firm's innovative studio, and for identifying original ways of working. More
In Canada, former Optimisa CEO Simon Dannatt has joined youth-focused research specialist The Sound as Chief Executive Officer, with a specific remit to help the firm expand into Asia. More
Chris Underhill, the founder of customer intelligence software provider smartFOCUS, has joined UK-based web personalisation specialist Magiq as a Non-Executive Director, with a remit to help launch the firm's new lifecycle marketing product LifecycleMAGIQ. More
Former Truth director Richard Hall has relocated from London to New Zealand to join the new Auckland-based office of boutique consumer insights agency Fiftyfive5. The firm has also appointed former AMR Interactive exec Tom Nagy as an Account Manager in Sydney. More
UK-based online specialist BrainJuicer has appointed former Microsoft Market Research Manager Ralph Komen as Client Director in the Netherlands. More
WPP-owned ad agency Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) has launched a practice called Social@Ogilvy, through which the agency's global network of social media strategists will deliver solutions for areas including social media commerce, online listening and impact analysis. More
In the UK, insight and communications group Creston has scrapped the role of ICM Group Chairman, held by Justin Sampson, in a bid to reduce operating costs following 'lower than expected sales'. ICM Group will now be run by its Board of Directors. More
In the UK, Dipsticks Research's data collection arm Field and Fab has expanded its in-house CATI unit from 20 to 50 seats, in response to what it describes as increasing demand from its national and international client base. More
Ad and brand research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed former Synovate leader Andy Waller as Global Chief Operating Officer. More
In the US, consumer research company the NPD Group has decided to stay in its current headquarters in Port Washington, NY and expand the premises rather than move to a bigger alternative location. The company will also site its expanded data center at its headquarters and create ten new jobs. More
According to reports in the press, the BBC's Director of Marketing & Audiences Helen Normoyle is leaving the broadcaster in May, to become Chief Marketing Officer at furniture retailer DFS. More
In the UK, global research and analytics outsourcing firm Cross-Tab has appointed former ICM Direct MD Gareth Nicol as Associate Vice President, European Client Services, to further expand its presence across the region. More
UK agency Optimsa has appointed six new members of staff at its London and Leeds offices, following a number of recent client wins. More
UK-based full service agency SPA Future Thinking has appointed Jörg Höhner in the new role of Global Head of Automotive, with a remit to grow existing UK business in the sector and drive its international expansion. More
In the US, Greenfield Online veterans Hugh Davis and Keith Price have officially launched reInvention, a global sampling and data collection services firm founded last summer and promising 'a more human-to-human' approach to sample acquisition. A London office is planned soon. More
Retail and mall foot-traffic counting specialist ShopperTrak Corporation has boosted its planned expansion in Europe with the appointment of a European CEO. Former company COO Todd Starcevich moves from the Chicago headquarters. More
Ad and brand research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed Kevin Ford as Global Head of Research Solutions, based in London and reporting to Global CEO Vanella Jackson. More
In the UK, WPP-owned MediaCom has promoted Peter Fyfe to the newly created role of Head of Social Media, to lead a team of ten social media specialists focusing on monitoring, consultancy, campaign activation and community management. More
UK-based shopper analyst Planet Retail has appointed former Mintel exec Frank Weibelzahl as Sales Director for its European division. More
North of England-based Dipsticks Research has opened two new divisions - travel and tourism specialist 'explore research', and bespoke consumer solutions unit 'fmcg insights'; and appointed Katie Bryan-Brown and John Vincent to lead them. More
London-based opinion specialist BritainThinks has appointed former Manning Gottlieb Insight Manager Stephen Saw as Research Lead. More
In the UK, BDRC Continental's Director of Technology Greg Berry has transferred to the firm's operations arm Perspective Research Services (PRS), where he joins the Board of Directors with a remit to centralise the group's technology resources. More
US-based research technology firm Decipher has hired former Confirmit director Richard Collins as Director of Client Development for EMEA, based in the firm's London office. More
GfK has announced revenue up 6.2% to EUR 1.374 billion in 2011, in preliminary figures released today. Almost all (5.8%) was organic growth. Operating income grew relatively little due to specific items including write-downs and recruitment of a new CEO. More
Belgian agency InSites Consulting has announced revenue growth of around 28% to more than 16 million Euros; office openings in Timisoara, Romania and in New York; expansion to 120 employees; and a number of senior appointments. More
Japanese research and online panel provider GMO Research/JMI has today announced the opening of its first UK office, and the appointment of veteran researcher Jonathan Sheldrake as European Sales Director. More
TV ratings body TAM Ireland has appointed media sector veteran Jill McGrath as Head of its TV Audience Measurement service, replacing Aidan Dunne who is retiring. More
In the US, BrainJuicer has appointed planning specialist Rene Huey-Lipton as Senior Vice President, in charge of the firm's 'Juice Generation' team, which helps clients generate insights and ideas at the early stages of development. More
In the UK, MPG Media Contacts - which is part of ad and communications services group Havas - has appointed former Zenithoptimedia Head of Strategy Hamid Habib to lead its Catalyst division, which combines research, analysis and 'idea facilitation'. More
British polling and research specialist ComRes has hired former KRC director Pru Shelton to manage its quant research team. The firm has also made two senior promotions and is increasing the size of its London-based office to accommodate its plans for growth over the next few years. More
WPP-owned international communications consultancy Hill+Knowlton Strategies has launched a new unit called Research+Data Insights (R+D Insights), offering both data analytics and primary research. More
Murray Hardie has re-joined brand and comms research specialist Hall & Partners as US Chief Executive Officer, after a 10-year break spent working in comms planning positions. He assumes overall responsibility for US operations from Global CEO Vanella Jackson. More
UK supermarket Sainsbury's has finally filled the vacant role of Marketing Director, appointing Heineken's UK Marketing Director and former Innovation Director Sarah Warby. More
In the US, online sampling and data collection company Research Now has made changes to its senior team with three promotions: Craig Stevens to CRO for the Americas; Martin Filz to MD for EMEA and APAC; and Konstanze Just to SVP of Global Marketing. More
WPP-owned healthcare panel and data collection agency All Global has appointed Hilary Fischer as Chief Operating Officer, US, and Kerry Haynes as Director of Operations, Europe. More
London-based consumer insights specialist Incite has appointed former Ipsos leader Sarah Phillips as Head of its healthcare practice. More
Cint has re-branded its product names to reflect its twin focus on sample access and panel management solutions - and also has a new logo. Separately, the firm has appointed former SSI exec Anita Haddu as Director of Panel Development, Europe. More
UK-based custom panel solutions specialist EasyInsites has reported a 37% increase in annual revenue to £750,000 for 2011. The firm has also moved into new office space and doubled the size of its team with the appointment of four new members of staff. More
In the UK, full service consultancy FreshMinds Research has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Rosaleen Goldrick as head of its Consumer Goods and Gaming team, and Ross Antrobus as head of the Retail and Automotive team. More
Online sampling and data collection specialist Research Now has opened a new office in Rotterdam, where it has appointed former Sample Answers exec Kerem Köksal as Client Development Manager, Benelux, responsible for driving growth in the region. More
Former Toluna director Katie Gross has returned to market analysis company Mintel to take up the newly created position of Vice President of the Beauty and Personal Care (BPC) division in the US and Canada, based in the Chicago office. More
US-based word-of-mouth specialist Bazaarvoice has relocated Chief Client Officer Mark Riggs to London, where he has taken up the post of General Manager for Europe, tasked with raising the profile of the company's solutions across the continent. More
Market intelligence company Mintel has today announced the opening of three offices in the Asia Pacific region. Already open for business, the three are located in Mumbai, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. More
Independent London-based media agency the7stars has appointed former Aevolve Group Director Dale Simmons as Director of Data, overseeing the firm's insight, evaluation and analysis activity and with a remit to establish an insight team. More
In the UK, former JRA Research Associate Director Stuart Green has launched a new consultancy, fresh research. The company will specialize in integrated qual-quant projects. More
Nunwood has announced three appointments in its London headquarters - including former Holden Pearmain AD Louise Hawley as Qual Account Director. More
UK-based market research agency Firefish is planning to expand to Amsterdam next month, with the opening of its first international office headed by former Synovate Qual Insights Director Kees Van Duyn. More
In the US, dunnhumby - the data firm behind the Tesco Clubcard loyalty scheme - has appointed Yael Cosset as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), alongside his existing role as CEO of the company's price modeling and customer insight firm KSS Retail. More
In London, GfK Healthcare has appointed Ben Walton as Head of its UK operations, responsible for the support and development of business across the country, in addition to managing and expanding the executive team. More
In the UK, Discovery Research has appointed former Synovate exec Hamish Kynoch to its senior management team, to oversee the increasing number of qual projects commissioned by its financial sector clients. More
In the UK, consumer behaviour specialist Shoppercentric has appointed former Sainsbury's Senior Insight Manager Claire Pearson as a Director. More
Consumer and sensory specialist MMR Research is expanding into Asia, with the opening of an office in Singapore, where it has appointed former TNS sector CEO Clive Little to lead the operation; and a Sensory Science Centre in Shanghai. More
European industry body efamro has appointed former Millward Brown CEO Jan Oostveen as Director General, replacing Lex Olivier who stepped down in 2011 after six years in the role. More
Every month Daily Research News publishes over 150 stories from the market research industry and 2011's grand total of items was 1,886. So which of them grabbed you? Features Editor Teresa Lynch looks at the most read stories. More
UK agency Holden Pearmain has appointed former TNS MD Dr Tacis Gavoyannis as head of its Consumer Division. Also joining the firm are FMCG specialist David Beech, methodologist Svetlana Gogolina and qual researcher Wei Wei Yang. More
UK-based market research recruitment specialist Hasson Associates has continued its expansion with the appointment of former Major Players insight team leader Joel Naftal as Senior Associate. More
Social statistician and NatCen co-founder Professor Sir Roger Jowell died on Christmas Day after a heart attack, at the age of 69. More
Nunwood has appointed Harris Interactive's former Head of Marketing Sciences David Herron as its new European Head of Analytics, based in the UK. The firm has also made a number of appointments in both its London and Leeds operations. More
London-based social and consumer trend forecasting firm the Trajectory Partnership has appointed former Henley Centre Chairman Bob Tyrrell, as a Director specialising in analysing and interpreting social change. More
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After more than seventeen years at ORC International, Martin Grimwood has left to head the financial services team at TNS-RI. More
Former Opinion Leader researcher Rebecca Addis has become joint owner of Community Research - the specialist public sector agency founded by former ORC International Director Rachel Lopata. Addis takes up her new role in January. More
Paul Walton, the co-founder and CEO of Cello-owned brand development consultancy The Value Engineers (TVE), is to retire at the end of the year. More
TNS Global Chairman Jamie Hall is to retire next week, after nearly 30 years in the market research industry. More
In the UK, broadcaster Sky has appointed Which? Magazine's Head of Insight Harry Mirpuri as Research Director in its marketing strategy team. He takes up his new role in January. More
Waltham, Massachusetts-based engagement marketing specialist Constant Contact has opened an office in London through which it will provide UK support for its suite of e-mail, social media and event marketing tools, and its online survey solutions. More
In the US, Nielsen has announced the appointment of Rick Kash as Vice Chair and Mitchell Habib as Chief Operating Officer. Both appointments are effective from January 1st 2012. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Group has strengthened its data collection and field services with the promotion of Neil Sykes to Operations Director in the UK, and Rebekah Joseph as Field Director at subsidiary Fieldwork UK. More
In the UK, TNS has appointed Rebecca Wynberg as CEO of its qualitative business. She returns to Kantar to take up her new role in January. More
SPA Future Thinking's Research & Innovations Director Chris Handford has left to set up a digital research consultancy called Resound Digital. More
James Walker, formerly Chief Strategy and Development Officer at Nunwood, has moved to global brand and marketing consultancy Prophet to lead a new analytics practice with a presence in its London and New York offices. More
Panel and research technology provider Toluna has named Harris Interactive veteran Jim Fredrickson as Group Chief Operations Officer. More
Social media analysis firm uberVU has established a North American corporate headquarters, where it has appointed technology business specialist Mark Pascarella as its new Chief Executive Officer. More
UK-based eDigitalResearch has appointed Virgin Media's former Head of Customer Experience Insight Anna Ritchie as Research Director. The firm has also hired Katharine Watters as Research Manager in its Retail team and Gillian Gargett as Data Manager in the Technical team. More
Jeremy Philips has resigned as CEO of the Photon Group, the parent company of insight firms The Leading Edge and Jigsaw Research. Philips was brought in to save the debt-laden group 18 months ago, and 'though challenges remain, leaves with a sense of 'mission accomplished'. More
In the UK, publishing and events group Centaur Media plc has acquired data and analytics firm Venture Business Research Limited (VBR), which focuses on the clean energy and global security sectors. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Research has hired former Synovate exec Tom Bailey as Head of Analytics, while Ruth Moyer joins the Technology team and Matt Draper the Financial Services team, both as Research Directors. More
YouGov has appointed former TNS Digital manager Dan Brilot as Media Consulting Director, based in London, with a remit to introduce new methodologies and products to the team's international client base. More
UK marcoms group Media Square - the parent of market research agency Illuminas - has been acquired through a management buyout (MBO), following an earlier announcement that its bank had refused further funding. More
Consumer and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide has hired former Conquest Research director Judith Henderson to lead its new London office, where it has also appointed Elina Halonen, Katja Lips and Adrian Martindale, and re-located Mark Sismey. More
Publicis-owned digital marketing agency VivaKi has appointed Geoff Smith as Head of Activation for its dedicated R&D facility, the VivaKi Nerve Center (VNC), where he will lead the firm's Audience on Demand (AOD) team in the UK. More
Digital broadcaster UKTV has appointed former Kantar Retail director Simon Michaelides as Head of Marketing for its 10-channel network, which includes Dave, Gold, and Good Food. He will take up his new post in early 2012. More
US social media ad technology firm BLiNQ Media - which delivers Facebook advertising results combined with real-time audience insight - has expanded its leadership team in Boston while opening a new office in Chicago. More
Ipsos has announced its new senior leadership line-up for the UK, following the Synovate acquisition. Former Synovate senior execs Dave Hannay, Hilary Worton, Paul Stamper, Deborah McCrudden and Yusuf Ramadan are all included in CEO Ben Page's team. More
In London, pharmaceutical specialist Insight Research Group has appointed Dave Bostock as Research Operations Director and promoted Natasha Barretto and Jenny Service to roles in its online community for health professionals, eVillage. More
Following its acquisition of Synovate, Ipsos has promoted Grant Bertoli to the position of CEO for South East Asia (SEA), and confirmed the appointment of Synovate's Singapore MD Miranda Cheung as MD of Ipsos in Singapore and SEA. Senior European and US roles have also been finalised. More
IBM veteran Matthias Hartmann has officially taken up the post of Chief Executive Officer of GfK, replacing Professor Dr. Klaus L. Wübbenhorst who has stepped down. More
Robin Shuker, one of the founders of UK-based online qual research tools provider ChatCloud has resigned as MD to 'pursue other interests', just a year after co-founding the company. More
Concept testing and forecasting software specialist Affinnova says it is re-evaluating its staffing needs following 'rapid growth' and is set to hire 70 new employees in 2012. More
In the UK, full service consultancy FreshMinds Research has expanded in London with ten new staff appointments. More
Digital marketing specialist Steve Pritchard has opened a social media tracking agency in Leeds, UK. threeten10 will provide bespoke social media analytics along with client training courses and workshops. More
Ad agency DDB UK has hired former ITV information specialist Dr Shorful Islam as Head of Data. The agency is restructuring its DDB Matrix data division in order to provide clients with new forms of intelligence. More
In the UK, international specialist River Research has appointed former ICM Qualitative Head Marcus Boyland as a Director. More
In the UK, the Central Office of Information (COI) has achieved a 68% reduction in its marketing spend to £168m for the 12 months to 31 March 2011, ahead of the department's closure next March. More
North of England-based online research supplier Panelbase has officially opened its new office in London, where it has appointed former Lightspeed Research exec Andrew Pringle as Client Development Manager. More
In the UK, brand and communications research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed pharma researcher Lee Gazey as a Partner in its health business, to spearhead the division's growth in quant research while focusing on the use of digital and social media. More
In the UK, user experience (UX) design agency Flow has appointed Rob Varney as Director of Design. Varney will lead the firm's brand refocus exercise following its merger with competitor Foolproof at the beginning of the year. More
UK polling firm Populus has appointed another two former ICM directors, Gary Muncaster and Chris Menzies, just two months after ICM founder Nick Sparrow joined the firm as a Special Advisor. More
UK market research agency Firefish has appointed planner John Jones, formerly of Red Bee Media, as Group Head. He leads a team working on retail, FMCG and media accounts. More
In the UK, full service agency SPA Future Thinking has made five top level appointments, including Kimberley-Clark's Shelley Watson as Research Director, plus heads of business development, field operations, HR and finance. More
US social media research firm Feedback has launched in the UK, with the opening of an office in Islington, London, led by co-founders President and CEO Jeff Thompson and Executive Vice President Dean Browell. More
Millward Brown has opened a new office in Munich, Germany, adding to its existing presence in Frankfurt and Hamburg. More
Synovate CEO Robert Philpott has left his job as part of a management restructure, following Ipsos' recent acquisition of the firm. It is not yet known what his next career move will be. More
TNS has announced that Maureen Duffy, until this month CEO of the Newspaper Marketing Agency, will take over from Andrew Czarnowski as UK CEO from January next year. More
Nunwood has announced details of four recent promotions and four appointments in its offices in London and Leeds, continuing its rapid growth. More
In the UK, consumer research specialist Firefish has appointed radio industry exec MJ Olaore as its new Chief Operating Officer. Samantha Siva also joins as Qualitative Director and Karen Harwood as Field Project Manager. More
In the UK, ZenithOptimedia has made a number of appointments in its global marketing effectiveness agency Ninah Consulting, including former Nunwood analytics chief Colin Bunn who takes up the position of Director. More
Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood, the pollster who reshaped the image of the Labour party with the aid of focus groups, has died of cancer aged 61. More
Mobile giant O2 is creating a Business Intelligence team as a focus for data from across the business, according to press reports. Andy Day, Head of CRM since 2008, will head up the new division. More
Following its recent acquisition of Synovate and in line with plans to withdraw the Synovate brand in January, Ipsos has restructured its team in China. Five 'Combined Country Managers' will ready the businesses for integration while ensuring they run separately until the end of the year. More
London-based full service agency Opinium Research has launched a new division focusing on the healthcare sector. More
PR and research firm Brunswick Group has opened a third Chinese office in Shanghai, and appointed two un-named 'senior individuals' to expand its investor relations and research capabilities in Hong Kong. More
In the UK, growing full service agency Relish - formerly Drummond Madell - has promoted Simon Thompson to the new position of Managing Partner. More
Embattled UK-based social media analytics firm Alterian has announced cuts aimed at reducing its cost base by £10.6 million, including the reduction of its workforce from over 400 people to around 260. More
The UK's Market Research Society (MRS) has appointed client side marketer Jane Frost, CBE in the new role of Chief Executive. She joins from HM Revenue & Customs where she spent five years. More
In London, strategic consultancy Incite has expanded its team with the appointment of a new Principal, Beth Williams and two new Associates, Jenni Welling and Jon Watts. All three will be working with the company's growing list of qualitative clients. More
Online specialist YouGov has today announced the launch of YouGov France, based in Paris, and appointed Julien Chevignon to lead it. More
London-based consumer insight and brand innovation agency Brand Genetics has appointed former 1HQ director Tom Ellis as Director of Insight and Innovation. More
In the UK, telephone research specialist Facts International has expanded the capacity of its Ashford, Kent-based CATI call centre, increasing the number of seats to around 200 and introducing round-the-clock operations for large-scale international projects. More
In the UK, analyst firm Planet Retail has appointed former Ipsos MORI shopper expert Lindsay Cowan as Chief Knowledge Officer. More
TNS has today announced the appointment of Kristin Sharp as global COO of its qualitative business, starting immediately. She joins from Ipsos' US qual division Understanding UnLtd, of which she was CEO and President. More
David Primrose has returned to Paisley's RFM Research as Director of Market Research, following the recent closure of Edinburgh-based George Street Research. More
Damon Thomas is the latest to join fast-growing UK-based specialist MR recruiter Hasson Associates. More
Maritz Research has moved into its new offices in High Wycombe, UK, making room as it continues rapid European growth. More
In the UK, Mike Talbot and Tim McCarthy, the co-founders of analytics and social media monitoring specialist Alterian, have resigned their posts 'by mutual consent'. Two other non-executive directors have also resigned from the Board. More
London-based IFF Research has promoted five of its team members, including Ben Davies who takes up the role of Director. More
Online music insight and analytics service SoundOut has appointed former Nielsen exec Rob Sisco as President for North America, responsible for establishing partnerships with radio networks and labels in the US and Canada. More
UK consultancy Brand Potential has appointed former Kadence International Insight Director Alex Smith as Insight & Strategy Consultant. More
Global translation company Lingo24 has appointed former Survey Sampling International (SSI) EU Operations Director Mark Slobbe as Director of Americas and a member of its Board, with a remit to build the firm's strategy for the market research industry across North America. More
YouGov has appointed technology research specialist Steve Ingledew as Managing Director, San Francisco, in its US custom division YouGov Definitive Insights. More
Global pharma data collection specialist WorldOne has appointed former Medefield MD Gerald Wackert as MD for its recently opened German operation. More
WPP is launching its social and traditional media listening arm Kantar Media Cymfony in Europe, with the opening of a new office in London servicing clients this side of The Pond. More
London-based BDRC Group - which in the UK includes BDRC Continental and Perspective Research Services - has opened an office in Singapore, headed by former employee Piers Lee who recently left his role as MD of Kadence Asia Pacific. More
TNS has appointed Research International veteran Mark Kingsbury as Global Head of Marketing Sciences, based in the UK and responsible for building the firm's existing technical capabilities and developing new solutions. More
Former Logica CEO Craig Boundy is to join data giant Experian as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, responsible for further growing the firm's business across its Credit Services, Decision Analytics, Marketing Services and Interactive business lines. More
Harris Interactive's results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2011 show a further decline in revenues in real terms, and a significant rise in operating loss. Recently appointed Interim CEO Al Angrisani says there is 'not going to be a quick or easy fix' for the company's problems. More
Research software provider Voxco has announced three senior appointments strengthening its presence in France and Germany. More
In New York, pharma data collection specialist WorldOne has appointed Mergemarket co-founder Richard Hall as Chief Operating Officer, focused on managing and expanding the firm's operations. More
European agency SKOPOS Market Insight has rolled out its NEKXT mystery shopping service in the UK. More
David Ashton has left his position as Research Lead at public opinion specialist BritainThinks after just eight months in the role, to join the Hong Kong office of Brunswick Research, the opinion research practice of PR firm Brunswick Group. More
In the US, Kurt Knapton has returned to e-Rewards as President and CEO, following the recent resignation of Chris Havemann. More
Fast-growing agency Nunwood has relocated its London HQ to premises in King's Cross, to accommodate growing staff numbers following a number of new contract wins. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI has appointed former Nielsen BASES EMEA MD Susan Malcolm as Managing Director for its Ipsos Marketing division. More
Research consultancy Kadence International has promoted Greg Clayton to MD for Singapore, replacing the departing Piers Lee; and is gearing up to expand in the region with the relocation of Phil Steggals from the UK, the hiring of Natalie Sew Hoy and a major office refurbishment. More
US-based data collection agency MRops has appointed former RONIN General Manager Rafal Gajdamowicz as Director of its European business, based in London. More
Family, friends and colleagues have paid tribute to former Millward Brown MD Tony Copeland, who died recently aged 66 after a short illness. Copeland is credited with leading the development of the agency's international network of offices in the late 1980s and 1990s. More
WPP's salary body is to consider a fifty percent rise in the basic salary of CEO Sir Martin Sorrell, who in November 2008 rejected a scheduled review as 'inappropriate' for the economic climate. Sorrell's £1m basic, unchanged since January 2007, is a smallish part of his total income from the firm. More
In the UK, yearling agency SPA Future Thinking has acquired full-service media and technology specialist Essential Research for an undisclosed sum. More
Gloucestershire-based medical data collection specialist Gillian Kenny Associates (GKA) has branched into consumer and b2b research with the launch of a new company, Angelfish. More
In London, online measurement specialist comScore has appointed Laurence Bird as Senior Research Director for the EMEA region. More
Kadence International has appointed Andy Grout and Neil Rees as Insight Directors, both based at the company's headquarters in London. More
Online sample provider uSamp has hired eight new members of staff to support the growth of its recently opened London office. More
UK research and comms group Chime has appointed former Post Office customer analysis leader Pam Clark as Research Director in its CIE division, further strengthening its quant financial services offering. More
Northumberland, UK-based online research supplier Panelbase has appointed former Ugam Research Solutions manager Joerg Schymczyk as Sales Director, responsible for setting up a London office and developing international business. More
Full service agency InsightAsia has launched in Europe as Insight International, and appointed former ActiveGroup European MD Dan Foreman as Chief Executive Officer, based in London. More
UK-based online specialist Tpoll has appointed former Harris Interactive youth research leader Stephen Mellor as Qualitative Director, with a remit to develop the agency's qual offering. More
UK polling firm Populus has appointed ICM founder Nick Sparrow as a Special Advisor, providing guidance on business growth and methodological innovation. More
Nunwood has appointed former HPI Research Partner Conny Weyrich as Account Director, working in its Insight Division in London. More
In the UK, full-service agency SPA Future Thinking has launched The Analytics Hub, a new company offering a full range of analytic methodologies for clients ranging from small market research agencies through to branding shops. More
Edinburgh-based George Street Research has entered liquidation after more than two decades as a significant player in Scottish MR. More
Maritz Research has acquired Wiesbaden, Germany-based MR consultancy Imagin AG, a specialist in stakeholder and customer feedback management; along with subsidiary call centre company Customer Care International GmbH (CCI). More
In the UK, b2b media group Emap International has appointed Duncan Painter as its new CEO, replacing David Gilbertson, who stepped down in May. Painter is currently MD of customer intelligence provider Sky IQ and previously led consulting group ClarityBlue. More
In London, consumer behaviour specialist Shoppercentric has appointed qual freelancer Louise Lear as a Director. More
YouGov has significantly strengthened its senior team with the hiring of Phil Rance and Andreas Sperling, formerly in leadership roles at Research Now and Millward Brown respectively; and the promotion of Tim Britton from CEO, UK to CEO, EMEA. More
Former Major Players insight team leader Joel Naftal is helping to build a new London-based staff recruitment consultancy, Trace, whose specialist areas including marketing, branding and insight. More
Stockholm-based brand tracking researcher Nepa AB says it has made its first senior hiring in the UK, a year after opening the new office. Olly Watts, formerly of Opinium and TNS, joins as an Account Manager. More
Recruitment stats for the UK market research sector show an industry treading water since the partial recovery from 2009. Job ad numbers in the first half of 2011 were remarkably similar to those for H1 2010, and so were mean salaries - except for a rise in highly-paid senior roles. More
In the UK, Community Secretary Eric Pickles today removed the requirement for councils to gather sensitive demographics when conducting surveys about council services. More
German sample and panel provider respondi AG has today announced the opening of a UK subsidiary: respondi Ltd. Christopher Morasch, Chief Sales Officer at respondi AG will take on the role of UK Managing Director. More
Branding and retail specialist Razor Research has promoted Elle Atton to the role of Director and appointed Matt Arnold, formerly Head of Qual at Quadrangle, also as a Director. More
In the UK, specialist research consultancy B2B International has expanded its London presence by moving to new offices on the Euston Road. More
In London, independent consumer insight specialist Engage Research has appointed ex Harris Interactive man Colin Deller as a Director, focusing on new product development and behavioural economics. More
The UK's largest mutual retailer, the Co-operative Group, has appointed former MasterCard Advisors chief Neil Carden to the new role of Director of Insight and Planning. More
Food, drink and personal care specialist MMR Research Worldwide has announced six new hires at its Wallingford, Oxfordshire headquarters, including Client Services Director Jo Morton and Research Director Simon Williams. More
Research services provider Cross-Tab has expanded its US team with the appointment of former Research Now VP Terry Sweeney as Vice President Operations and Client Services, in charge of its global data collection operations. More
Synovate-owned Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has appointed a global executive team including EVPs Doug Brooks and Todd Gustafson. More
In London, full-service consultancy Simpson Carpenter has strengthened its Major Studies, Retail and Healthcare & Pharmaceutical teams, with four new appointments. More
Jan Hofmeyr, formerly Synovate's International Director of Innovation, has joined TNS in a 'global thought leadership role', responsible for building the firm's approach to behaviour change and embedding this across the group. More
Wunderman subsidiary KnowledgeBase Marketing (KBM Group) has launched in the UK, offering a range of data, analytics and marketing services. The division will be led by database marketing specialist Caroline Worboys. More
In the UK, former Vivid Interface data and customer research execs Lisa Holt, Jo Walther and Paul Kemp have formed a new quant and qual agency called Zing Insights. More
In the UK, former Harris Interactive Director of Research Operations Dave Laybourne has formed a new data collection agency called Peak Answers, following his acquisition of Harris' Stockport-based call centre. More
In the UK, Tangent Communications has merged its insight agency Snowball with its digital creative agency Tangent One under the Tangent Snowball brand, in order to provide clients with a range of 'insight to influence' services. More
Online survey and reporting software company Confirmit has appointed client retention specialist Claire Sporton for the newly created role of Director, Customer Experience Management, based in its London office. More
David Nelems, the founder of market research video streaming specialist ActiveGroup Ventures, has returned to the company as Chief Executive Officer. He left the firm in 2007 following its sale to the MVL Group. More
In the UK, Robin Hilton and Jonathan Clough - who previously worked at youth research and marketing strategist Dubit - have formed a new online panel firm. ResearchBods offers specialist panels for consumer; online qual; and research among youth, kids and families. More
Research firm Phoenix Marketing International has appointed former Hall & Partners exec Delphine Duchateau as a Group Director, based in its UK office in Richmond, Surrey. More
In the US, competitive intelligence provider Mintel Comperemedia has appointed Gary Wooley as Director, Insurance Consulting. More
Aegis-owned digital marketing agency iProspect has appointed Misty Locke, co-founder of digital agency Range Online Media, as its Global Chief Marketing & Performance Officer. More
UK success story FreshMinds has appointed Annette Müller as its new Managing Director, following the departure of Alistair Leathwood, announced last month. More
WPP agency MediaCom Worldwide has launched a new division focused on global sports sponsorship, MediaCom Sport, and appointed former IMG Consulting exec Marcus John to lead it. More
Concept testing and forecasting software specialist Affinnova, Inc. has announced sales growth of 44% for the twelve months ending June 2011. More
Nunwood has relocated its New York operation to larger premises in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, to accommodate 'significant staff growth'. More
US-based online b2b marketing and targeting firm Genius has opened its first overseas office, in Leeds, UK, and appointed Mark Donkin to lead it as Managing Director. More
Online specialist YouGov has moved its US CEO Doug Rivers to the role of Chief Innovations Officer, with a seat on the plc Board. The firm has also promoted Definitive Insights co-founder Doss Struse to the position of President of YouGov America. More
In the UK, Viewpoint Field Services and Rosslyn Research have merged and been re-branded as Viewpoint Field & Studios under the leadership of Gale Blears, following the departure of former Rosslyn CEO Julian Green. More
MR and consulting firm Morpace has opened a new Asia Pacific operation in Shanghai, and appointed former Broadview Market Research manager Tong Zhou as Research Director there. More
In the UK, Hampshire-based product development specialist Marketing Sciences has appointed former Nunwood exec Guy Maxwell as Qualitative Director, to help further develop its 'Inspired' division. More
Aegis Media has launched its specialist econometric and research consultancy ævolve in the APAC region, following its growth in the UK over the past ten years. The new arm will be led by former Nielsen exec Adam Hodgson. More
Synovate has merged its global analytics consulting practice SMA with its Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) division, to provide clients with 'more accurate data and insights' about the behavior and attitudes of consumers. More
The co-founders of North of England-based Dipsticks Research, John and Fiona Raglan, have announced they are stepping back from the day-to-day management of the business, which will now be run by their former Operations Director Ivor Knox. More
Indian MR technology and operations company Annik is opening a new office in London, led by former Globalpark manager Alex Happe, and an office in Sydney, Australia headed by former employee Meena Kumari. More
Online survey and reporting software company Confirmit has opened its first German office in Cologne, to be led by Business Development Director Dan Starkey. More
In the UK, media agency Initiative has appointed former Associated Newspapers Insight Manager Liz Parker as Head of Research Worldwide. More
London-based BDRC Group has strengthened the Boards of both its agency and consulting business BDRC Continental and its operations business Perspectives Research Services (PRS) with a number of promotions and appointments. More
GfK has named a successor for Professor Dr. Klaus L. Wübbenhorst, who announced his decision to step down as CEO earlier in the year. Matthias Hartmann, 45, is currently Global Head of Strategy and Industries in the consulting division of IBM Global Business Services. More
Healthcare communications agency OPEN Health, a subsidiary of UK-based Chime Communications, has announced the opening of a new market research and brand planning arm, OPEN Plan. Cory Inglis will lead the new division as MD. More
FreshMinds Research MD Alistair Leathwood has confirmed he is moving to Australian market research agency Colmar Brunton as Joint Managing Director. More
Chris Havemann, President and CEO of e-Rewards, is leaving the business to 'pursue new opportunities', but will remain in his current role until a replacement is selected. It is not yet known what his next career move will be. More
Consumer research and trends agency Iconoculture has appointed former Planet Retail researcher Greg Hodge as Director, Marketing Strategist, Global Retail in the UK; and consumer trends specialist Michael McCune as Director, Marketing Strategist, Asia-Pacific, based in the US. More
Ipsos has agreed to acquire Synovate for £525m (EUR 595m), creating the world's third largest market research company. The deal is to be funded with cash, new debt financing, and a rights offering to Ipsos shareholders. More
In the UK, FreshMinds Research has announced that current MD Alistair Leathwood is leaving the business to re-locate to Australia. It is not known what his next career move will be. More
In London, ad giant M&C Saatchi has taken a 25% stake in a new data and insight-based marketing consultancy, formed by two former Ogilvy strategists. More
UK-based custom panel solutions specialist EasyInsites has enhanced its EasyPanel product with the aim of making its panel web sites 'more engaging and community oriented'. To support this effort, the firm has hired web developer Charlie Fairclough. More
In London, GfK NOP has appointed former YouGov director Neil Thorington as Deputy MD, GfK Financial, with a particular focus on implementing new digital research tools and techniques. More
In the UK, sponsorship research specialist IFM Sports Marketing Surveys (IFM SMS) has promoted Jon Stainer to the post of Deputy Managing Director, while appointing former Synovate director Michael Stone as Head of Research and Consultancy. More
European online market research agency MetrixLab has appointed former Millward Brown leaders Graham Kerr and Michelle de Montigny as consultants in its US operation in New York. More
In London, ad agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO (AMV) has launched AMV Analytics; a division which will use data generated from its client campaigns to uncover new consumer insights. More
UK-based analytics and social media monitoring specialist Alterian has found a replacement for founder and former CEO David Eldridge, who stepped down in April, following a full-year profits warning. His successor, Heath Davies, will join the company in September. More
International online specialist BrainJuicer is predicting that it will achieve a 25% increase in first-half revenue compared with last year's figure of £7.2m. The company has also announced the opening of a fourth US office, and the planned launch of operations in Singapore and Milan. More
In the UK, consumer research specialist Firefish has reported a 59% increase in turnover to £6.3m for the past year. The firm has also been on a recruitment drive, resulting in the need to move to larger premises in the City of London. More
Research consultancy Kadence International has opened 55 fieldwork offices across India, staffed by 225 new permanent members of staff supported by more than 700 telephone and face-to-face interviewers and supervisors. More
In London, Synovate has brought together a team of methodologists to investigate the value of non-verbal response techniques, and apply their findings to custom research projects. More
In the UK, former Nebu exec Betty Adamou has launched a new consultancy called Research Through Gaming (R.T.G.), which converts surveys into computer research games through which to collect 'Playspondent' feedback and boost response rates. More
Harris Interactive is planning to sub-let excess space in its US premises in Norwalk, Connecticut and Portland, Oregon, as well as in its UK offices in Brentford, Middlesex, in order to reduce costs. More
Whisky producer William Grant & Sons has appointed Damien Heary as Global Planning and Innovation Director in its Dublin office, with responsibility for generating and applying consumer insights to drive brand marketing activity for the firm's entire portfolio. More
Kantar Health has promoted Werner Guminski to the position of CEO, Commercial Strategy, a role including responsibility for innovation. He most recently served as the firm's CEO, Global Practices. More
Survey Sampling International (SSI) and Opinionology have received regulatory approval to merge under the SSI brand. The firm will be led by SSI's Kees de Jong, who will continue his role as CEO, while Opinionology's CEO David Haynes will serve as President and COO. More
UK insight and marketing group Cello has reported that its research and consulting division has continued to 'show good like-for-like revenue growth' despite the loss of two significant retail research contracts, but has meanwhile made a number of staff redundancies. More
US-based research and consulting firm The Pert Group has opened an office in London, to support existing clients and serve as an international base for planned growth. The new office is led by former Synovate director Chris Bromham. More
US agency Radius Global has expanded its EMEA operation with the appointment of Nitin Ladva, who will head up its automotive practice from the recently opened London office. More
Database giant Infogroup has sold off its global market research arm ORC International to a group of the firm's senior managers, backed by Chicago-based private equity firm Lake Capital Management. Terms were not disclosed. More
Jennifer (Jenny) Bowen, co-founder of the MRBA (Market Research Benevolent Association) and a former Chair of the MRS, died suddenly earlier this year at the age of 78. More
In London, Asif Mirza has set up his own firm, Mobile Fieldwork, to offer mobile research and data collection services to market research, marketing, media and PR agencies, as well as end clients. More
UK-based insight and research consultancy The Behavioural Architects has appointed behavioural economics specialist Elizabeth Barker as Global Head of BE Intelligence & Networks, less than a month after launching. More
In the UK, PR firm Brunswick Group has appointed Phil Riggins as a Partner in its Opinion Research Practice, Brunswick Research. More
UK-based media, entertainment and leisure research specialist Brand Driver has expanded its management and research teams with four new appointments. More
TNS has hired Martin Lambie-Nairn as Creative Director, a new position with a remit to improve the look and feel of the company's deliverables and work with local and global management to develop their creative capabilities. More
Stockport, UK-based researcher B2B International has promoted Julia Cupman and Oliver Truman to its Board of Directors. Cupman leads the firm's North American strategy and operations, while Truman takes over as the Head of IT and Technology. More
GfK is to restructure its business following a major review, and from next January will operate through two new divisions, 'Consumer Choices' and 'Customer Experiences', under the new tagline: 'Own the Future'. More
In Melbourne, Australia, insight strategist BrandHook and full service online agency Melon Research have joined forces and will now trade under the BrandHook name. More
Online sample provider uSamp has opened an office in London, to be led by former Greenfield/Ciao director Gaelle Normand. More
Kantar is to roll out MarketTools' TrueSample quality solution across its network, following the breakdown of the Promedius Group, the not-for-profit quality consortium it launched with GfK and Ipsos less than a year ago. More
In the UK, former Nielsen colleagues Tony Meacock and David Timberlake have launched their own agency, The Marketing Information Company, to measure the effectiveness of market research agencies and help clients link payment to supplier performance. More
In the US, Millward Brown has appointed Susan Steele as Global Chief Human Resources Officer, responsible for leading the firm's human resources and talent strategy worldwide. More
In London, GfK HealthCare has appointed former Adelphi International Research MD David Mackenzie as Global Head of Country Strategic Development, liaising with local teams across the firm to develop new and existing clients. More
In the UK, the government has confirmed it will scrap the 65-year-old Central Office of Information (COI), and in the meantime has cut its annual marketing and advertising budget by nearly 70% to £170m. More
US-based comms market specialist Infonetics Research has opened an office in the UK, led by George Stojsavljevic as Senior Account Director for EMEA; and an office in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. More
Harris Interactive's former President and CEO Kimberly Till is to receive a $900k severance payment, while former CFO Pavan Bhalla gets $127k. More
In the UK, three former leaders of The Futures Company (TFC) - Crawford Hollingworth, Sian Davies and Sarah Davies - have launched a global insight and research consultancy called The Behavioural Architects. The trio are also planning to open a second office in China later this year. More
Marketing services network McCann Worldgroup has hired Marc Schwartz as Global Director of Performance Analytics and moved Laura Simpson from London to become Global IQ Director, heading up a new NYC-based Marketing Sciences practice. More
In the UK, media research agency Other Lines of Enquiry has announced the launch of otherlines.tv, a division dedicated to television research - and appointed sector specialist Penny Browell (nee Rudd) to head it up. More
Kadence International has opened a full service office in Mumbai, headed up by Executive Director Rohit Churamani - and plans another shortly for Chennai. More
Panel and sample specialist Cint has promoted Terence McCarron to the role of Managing Director of North America, following the departure of Michael McCrary after just a year in the post. McCarron was previously SVP of North American Sales. More
UK-based co-creation and planning agency Face is opening an office in New York later this month, and has relocated its most senior Research Director Philip McNaughton to lead and develop US operations. More
US-based product innovation technology firm Affinnova is opening offices in France and Germany, adding to its existing European presence in the UK and Switzerland. In addition, it has hired former Nielsen and Ipsos exec Jerome Simulin to lead its extended European operations. More
Former Yahoo! Europe VP Stephen Taylor has become Chairman of Manchester, UK-based call tracking and web analytics firm AdInsight. More
Synovate has opened an office in Vietnam, where it has appointed Rodolphe Jounot as Managing Director. More
London-based co-creation agency Promise Group has appointed former FreshMinds Head of Consumer Research Phil Burgess as Consultancy Director for its Promise Communities division. More
UK research agency Incite has reported a 'record year', with turnover increasing to £8.1m from £7.4m, following a period of expansion. More
London-based consumer research agency Firefish has appointed ten new members of staff - including three execs from Rosenblatt Research - bringing the total number of employees to 48. More
UK-based online research specialist BrainJuicer has appointed Matte Wicklin to oversee its activities in the American south and southeast regions. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Direct has appointed former Research Now panel specialist Pat McCarthy as Head of its online research division. More
Healthcare data collection firm WorldOne has opened an office in Hamburg; and announced the appointment of Rhona Himmelmann as Business Development Manager in Germany. More
In the UK, Kantar Media has promoted Allister Nixon from CFO to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, Kantar Media Audiences, charged with maintaining and enhancing the performance of the firm's metered measurement services. More
ruby cha cha - the Sydney-based research-based planning agency which was founded in 2008 by three former directors of The Leading Edge (TLE) - has opened an office in London from which to service UK and global clients. More
Online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has relocated Emel Mohammadally from London to Sydney to lead its Client Development team in Australia, while appointing James Burrows as Senior Vice President of Client Development in New York. More
London-based online research software and services provider Dub has opened its first US office in Los Angeles, to support existing clients in the North and South American markets. More
London-based qual agency Firefish has launched a specialist children and families research consultancy, 'The Pineapple Lounge'. The service will be led by Emma Worrollo, who specialises in kids, teens and mother-and-baby research. More
In the UK, international healthcare data collection agency Adept Field Solutions has moved to larger offices in Kingston-upon-Thames, where it has appointed former QUIT and Synovate Healthcare exec Andrew Stripp as Senior Project Manager. More
Synovate has announced the global launch of mobile research capabilities including SMS / text and mobile online surveys, as well as app development. Thomas Edwards has been promoted to lead the initiative. More
CIE - the newly named Research & Engagement Division of UK-based marcoms group Chime has appointed four new team members, including former BT researcher Tricia Whitby, who joins as Research Director at Opinion Leader. More
In London, independent full service research firm IFF has announced the appointment of two Research Managers, Camilla Huckle and Briony Gunstone, as well as four new graduate trainees. More
Belgian-based research agency InSites Consulting has announced four new hires for its London office. They include two new Business Directors: former senior GfK exec Aaron Rattue, and Simon McDonald, until now a Managing Partner at Australian-based agency The Leading Edge. More
UK-based consumer understanding specialist Spring Research has hired John Griffiths as Creative Director and Catalina Cernica as Managing Director. More
Australian-based qual software developer QSR International has hired leaders for its operations in the Americas and Europe. Rob Calcagni becomes General Manager, Americas and Chris Astle General Manager, EMEA. More
Text analytics specialist Clarabridge has released a new version of its 'Tower' software, and formally opened its EMEA headquarters in West London. More
GfK Media has today announced the appointment of Jude De Souza, formerly of the BBC, as Research Manager for its ITV Panel. More
In the north of England, MR agency DJS Research Ltd has reported annual turnover of around £1.5m, another rapid rise after exceptional results the previous year. The company has added eight new members of staff so far in 2011 and recently announced two promotions. More
Research Now has hired Kevin Murphy in the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He brings nearly 30 years of experience in the IT industry, most recently from ecommerce and payment solutions provider First Data Corporation where he was SVP of Retail and Alliance Services Product Delivery. More
The European branch of The Mystery Shopper Providers Association (MSPA Europe) has appointed Nigel Cover of Grass Roots as its President for the next two years. More
In London, co-creation agency Promise has appointed two new Executive Directors, Richard Bowden-Doyle and Ed Herten, to work with the company both in the UK and the US. More
In the UK, consumer specialist Perception Research Services International (PRS) has appointed former Harris Interactive director Alki Manias as Vice President, Account Manager in its London office. More
In London, market research agency BrainJuicer has appointed Federico Trovato, former Head of Consumer and Market Intelligence at Philips - as Chief Client Satisfaction Officer. He will also join the Executive Management Team and will start in August. More
Brand and marketing insight consultancy Added Value has announced four senior promotions, consisting of two newly created Offer Development roles and two moves from Europe to the US. More
Consumer and retail tracking provider The NPD Group has opened a new facility in Athlone, Ireland, for development as a Global IT/Operations Centre. Over the next three years, the firm plans to add another 80 employees to the twenty already based there. More
European market research software firm Askia has opened a new office in Mannheim, Germany, where it has appointed former Voxco director Dietmar Dzierzawa as Managing Director. More
US-based survey and panel management software firm Kinesis Survey Technologies has expanded its London office with the addition of customer and technical support functions for clients based in Europe; and appointed Paolo Marini to head them up. More
In the UK, full service agency FreshMinds has made nine new appointments on the back of what it describes as 'record results' with turnover growing by more than 20% in the past six months. More
In the UK, social media tracking firm Trufflenet has appointed former Harris Interactive exec Ed Chatham as Managing Director. Chatham will work to grow the firm by developing partnerships with marcoms agencies and expansion into other markets. More
Kadence International has appointed Nielsen veteran Barry Ooi as Managing Director of its operations in Malaysia. More
Kantar Chairman and CEO Eric Salama has taken on the additional role of CEO of TNS from Pedro Ros, who now becomes TNS non-executive Chairman. Ros replaces Jamie Hall, who will leave the business 'as planned' at some point in 2011. More
In Australia, Photon-owned insights and strategy consultancy The Leading Edge (TLE) has created three new senior roles as part of the expansion of its global network; moved Tim Riches to the role of MD of its Sydney office; and announced three further senior hires. More
Healthcare specialist M3 Global Research has relocated its UK focus group facility to Hammersmith, London, and opened an office in Princeton, New Jersey. More
Nunwood has appointed Alan Bergstrom as its new Head of Brand & Comms Strategy, dividing his time between Madison, Wisconsin and New York. More
Electronics market specialist IMS Research has set up a Touch Market Research & Consulting practice in the US, and appointed touch technology specialist Geoff Walker to lead it as Principal Analyst. More
TNS-BMRB, the social research arm of Kantar, today announced the appointment of Ben Toombs, previously a Director at independent qual specialists Cragg Ross Dawson, as Qualitative Director. More
WPP's global trend research firm The Futures Company has appointed former COI brand and innovation specialist Phil Soanes as a Director in the UK. More
In the UK, healthy food specialist Innocent has promoted former Nunwood Director Iain Leopold to the post of Consumer Insights Manager, following the departure of Joe Goyder to join innovation consultancy Brand Development. More
In the UK, customer experience measurement specialist Maritz Research has reported a revenue increase of £1.07m, from £8.4m in the fiscal year 2009 to £9.4m in 2010. In the last 12 months, the firm has also recruited 80 new researchers in Europe and Asia. More
BrainJuicer CEO John Kearon has sold 700,000 company shares and CFO James Geddes 75,000, in response to 'institutional demand' from investors wanting to take a stake in the company. More
In the US, Harris Interactive has brought back its former Chief Operating Officer Al Angrisani to advise it on turnaround strategy, following a 9% revenue drop in quarterly revenue. More
MR outsourcing firm Ugam is planning to increase its workforce in India by 30% in the next year, with the majority of new hires at its operation at Saravanampatty, in Coimbatore in Southern India. More
US-based word-of-mouth (WOM) research and consulting firm Keller Fay has opened a UK office in London, and appointed GfK NOP veteran Steve Thomson to spearhead its introduction to Europe. More
Graham Brown and Justine Lukas, currently Associate Directors at UK research provider Opinion Leader, are leaving to join the Management Board of Creston-owned ICM Research. More
Netherlands-based online market research agency MetrixLab has appointed former Kantar Worldpanel director Chris Kingsland to lead its NPD & Innovations division in the UK. More
Indian data collection firm Advaith has opened an office in the UK, where it has appointed former Pulse Group exec Jonathan Sheldrake as Sales Director for Europe. More
UK-based full service agency SPA Future Thinking has acquired the Munro Group, the parent of research agencies FDS International, Maven Research, M-Lab, and 3000ft Strategic Insight. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
In the UK, insight and marketing group Cello has promoted Insight Research Joint MD Jane Shirley and John Rowley, the CEO of its comms division, to the posts of Joint Group Managing Directors, reporting to the main Board. More
In the UK, Infogroup-owned ORC International has launched a new Data Solutions group, which will help clients handle large amounts of complex research and administrative data. More
Online panel and survey tech firm Toluna has announced two senior hires: John Bremer joins as Chief Research Officer (CRO) and Peter Shafer as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions. More
In the UK, consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has promoted SVP of Category Development Rakesh Kapoor to Chief Executive Officer, following the retirement of Bart Becht. The firm's Board of Directors described Kapoor as its 'unanimous choice'. More
WPP's global trend research firm The Futures Company has re-appointed former Henley Centre employee David Teague as a Director in the UK, leading its 'future-facing' quantitative team. More
In the UK, broadcaster ITV has hired Channel 4 marketer Rufus Radcliffe for the newly created role of Group Marketing and Research Director, with overall responsibility for marketing strategy, brand development, research and customer insight. More
Behavioral targeting platform Rocket Fuel has secured $6.6m in Series C funding, which it will use for new product development. The firm has also made its behavioural profiling technology available in the UK through the opening of European headquarters in London. More
In the UK, Havas-owned digital agency Media Contacts has launched a dedicated social media unit called Socialyse, which will create measureable social campaigns based on insight derived from consumer data. More
In the UK, Facts International Chairman Nick Lamb is selling his 25% stake in the business to the firm's parent company Chime Communications for £1.7m. More
In the UK, Leapfrog Research & Planning has hired former GlaxoSmithKline marketer Tim Brooks for the new role of Managing Director, with responsibility for helping drive the firm through a period of anticipated growth and expansion. More
In the UK, medical market research agency Purdie Pascoe has re-located its office within London SW11, and appointed Debbie Higham as Research Director. More
Panels and research technology firm Vision Critical has promoted Kris Hartvigsen to the post of Senior Vice President of Business Development, Direct Sales for Europe. He will be based in London. More
In London, trend-based marketing insights consultancy SCB Partners has appointed Margaret Frazer as its Senior Research Director, with responsibility for the development of research methodologies and a team of 18 research and brand professionals. More
UK-based analytics software company Alterian has announced that its Chief Executive David Eldridge will step down following a full-year profits warning. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed Hilary Worton as Head of Healthcare Custom. She joins from Aequus Research where she was Commercial Director, responsible both for existing clients and generating new business. More
Synovate has promoted Jon Harper to the post of Global Head of Brand & Communications in London, and John Carroll to Global Head of Customer Experience in Chicago. More
In France, panel and sample specialist Cint has appointed former Research Now director Ouiza Rebahi as Managing Director of its recently opened office in Paris, where she joins Associate Director Arnaud Papillaud. More
In the UK, Holden Pearmain co-founder David Pearmain has returned to agency life after a year as a consultant, joining Impact Research, a company started by two of his former employees. More
TNS has appointed Ivan Browne as Head of its Retail & Shopper Sector, based in London. He leaves GfK NOP, where he served as Business Development Director for the consumer products and retail division. More
Kantar Health has appointed Jim Needell as Managing Director for the UK. He joins from sister company Worldpanel, where he was most recently Commercial Director, UK and Ireland. More
French financier Vincent Bolloré has indicated that he may be willing to sell his 26.5% stake in Synovate's parent firm Aegis, according to a report in the UK's Guardian newspaper. More
In the UK, consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide has promoted Mark Sismey to the newly created role of Innovation Director, tasked with identifying, evaluating and delivering the latest technology and data collection tools. More
Research provider Kadence International has appointed Barbara Gourley as Insights Director and a member of its UK Board, responsible for building, leading and mentoring the UK quant research team. More
Global online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has moved Martin Filz from Sydney, Australia to the position of Managing Director in the UK. He is replaced in his previous role as Managing Director for Asia Pacific by James Burge. More
In London, automotive research veteran Andy Turton has returned to TNS as Client Services Director for the Global Automotive Sector. More
Kantar Media has promoted John McCarthy to the post of Head of Marketing Communications UK, promoting the firm's customised media research, media monitoring and evaluation services to media agencies, media owners and brands. More
The Board of Media Square plc has announced the death of its COO and Finance Director, Bruce Winfield, also known as the architect of Crawley Town's recent footballing rise. He died late on the 21st March at St Catherine's Hospice after a lengthy battle with cancer. More
Insight-focused Havas agency MPG Media Contacts is reorganising its Strategy Department into two distinct functions, and strengthening it with a number of promotions and hires. More
David Lowden, who stepped down as CEO of TNS at the end of 2008, has been appointed as a non-executive director of William Hill Plc from the first of April this year. More
Global business-to-business market research and intelligence specialist B2B International has opened a sales office in Brussels. The firm has also added new recruits in the UK, US and China. More
In New York, youth specialist The Sound Research has opened a new Diversity Unit to provide research and consultancy on diversity and the 'Millennial generation'. The Unit will be led by qual/quant researcher Dr Vanessa Anderson. More
In the UK, SKOPOS Market Insight has hired former Carphone Warehouse Senior Insight Manager Kevin Macdonald as Director for Digital/Media/Leisure. More
UK-based digital user experience (Ux) consultancy HeathWallace has established a new team in Melbourne, with the aim of expanding across Australia. More
In the UK, next generation digital media platform Specific Media has appointed Chris Worrell, previously Insight Manager at News International, as its new European Research Manager. More
Millward Brown's qual company Firefly has appointed Audrey Anand as Senior Strategic and Creative Director, UK. Anand has spent the last eight years as an independent consultant. More
Panel and survey technology provider Toluna is planning the launch of a Tunisian site, 'in support of the country's nascent democracy'. More
Online panel firm Research Now has hired Corinne Villalba as Client Development Director based in Paris. More
UK-based Verve has appointed two former Vision Critical execs - Steevan Glover as Director of Commercial Development and Andrew Reid as Managing Director. Reid replaces Jeannie Arthur who is leaving to set up a new business. More
In the UK, Millward Brown has appointed company veteran Duncan Southgate as Global Brand Director for Digital - the third of five such newly created roles planned across the company. More
Simon Glanville, former MD for Europe of Ugam, has joined London-based full service agency RSM as Director of Business Development, to support expansion of the firm's existing UK and international online and CATI data collection services. More
US text analytics firm Clarabridge has hired software industry veteran Darren Jaffrey to lead its new European headquarters in London. More
In the UK, Jim Law, the former Managing Director of Cello-owned social research agency mruk, has opened a new research consultancy in Glasgow, offering a full range of qual and quant services to clients in both the private and public sectors. More
In the UK, the Central Office of Information's Chief Executive Mark Lund is to leave in May after two years in the role, to set up a new private sector company. More
In the US, Nielsen has promoted Mary Liz Finn to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer, to lead the firm's human capital strategy, and oversee leadership development programs, compensation and benefits packages. More
Online sample exchange Cint has moved to bigger premises in Farringdon, London, having outgrown its previous offices in Oxford Circus where it moved just two years ago. The firm has also relocated its Southern Europe team to new space in Barcelona. More
In London, former Hall & Partners researcher Richard Owen has founded CrowdLab, which offers a mobile sampling and research platform as well as full qual/quant agency services. More
WPP-owned global trend research consultancy The Futures Company has appointed former Orange exec Patrick Harris as a Director in its UK operation. More
In the UK, qual specialist Firefly Millward Brown has appointed Meredith Bourgery as its first Global Qualitative Account Director, to develop and execute initiatives that support brand development strategy for the firm's largest European clients. More
Pharma services group P\S\L has appointed former Synovate M&A leader Peter Chopra to a newly created position, Chief Strategy Officer. Research companies are likely to be among its initial acquisition targets. More
In the US, marketing analytics provider MarketShare has hired former IBM strategist Jeanette Carlsson as EVP and Managing Director/EMEA, while Yahoo! Japan's ex-VP of Marketing Shigeyuki Tomomatsu joins as EVP and Managing Director/Japan. More
GfK CEO Professor Klaus Wübbenhorst, who has been with the firm for 20 years, has decided that for personal reasons, he will not be extending his employment contract when it expires at the end of July 2012. More
GfK HealthCare has appointed three senior researchers for leadership roles across its market access, pricing and reimbursement, and global syndicated divisions in the US and Germany. More
Digital media operations and data analysis firm Theorem has opened a new UK office in Central London, where it has promoted Marcus Harding to the post of Director of Business Development. More
Andrew Cooper - the co-founder of UK polling firm Populus - has taken leave of absence to become Director of Political Strategy at 10 Downing Street, working directly for Prime Minister David Cameron. More
UK-based insight consultancy Truth has hired Claire Parham to head its new office in Singapore, prior to its opening in May. The firm has also appointed Michael Carlon and Sharon Walsh as directors of its New York offshoot Strategic Truth Inc. More
In the UK Jonathan Francis, the founder of forecasting specialist Market Dynamics, has set up a new consultancy called Tresell, focused on improving clients' return on marketing investment. More
In the US, social media engagement firm Vitrue has closed a $17m Series C financing round, which it plans to use to open new domestic and international offices and hire between 100 and 150 new staff for them. More
In the UK, media research veteran Roger Gane is to retire from his post as Research Director at RSMB in March, after a 40-year career in the market and media research sectors. More
In the UK, market information specialist CACI is to hold a service on Thursday 10 March to remember the life of Gordon Cousland, a consultant with the firm who was killed in the Domodedovo Airport suicide bomb attack in Moscow in January. More
In the UK, content research specialist Brand Driver has appointed former Future Foundation strategist Nick Rand as Research Director, responsible for qualitative research and B2B projects. More
TNS Chairman Paul Edwards has left to join Omnicom-owned brand and communication research specialist Hall & Partners as European Chief Executive Officer, with a focus on leading the London office. More
UK agency HPI Research has launched a new division called Mobilocity, to conduct market research via mobile phones. More
In the UK, three former directors of brand and communications specialist Hall & Partners have set up a new research agency called Monkey See, which specialises in the use of behavioural economics. More
Online panel and research technology firm Toluna is to be taken private, in a deal valuing the company at £161m ($259m). Toluna's third-largest shareholder, family-owned Belgian company Verlinvest will fund the acquisition from its own assets and has formed a company called ITWP to complete it. More
Harris Interactive, which is in the process of restructuring its UK business following a major contract loss, today announced the appointment of Steve Reiman, an expert in managing online communities and usability trials, as Head of Qualitative Research. More
Net Promoter consultancy Satmetrix has appointed Robert Salvoni - formerly President, International of Harris Interactive - as its Managing Director, International. More
Global news and information giant Thomson Reuters has returned to revenue growth in 2010, but with heavy investment and acquisitions saw a 7% drop in underlying profit and is reportedly preparing to make hundreds of job cuts in its global Markets division. More
UK-based Ipsos MORI has appointed Dr. Denise Fairhurst as Head of Employee Relationship Management, while parent company Ipsos has appointed Sonia Pall as its new Country Manager and CEO in India. More
In the UK, the Newspaper Society's Head of Research and Insight Keith Donaldson has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Joint Industry Committee for Regional Media Research (JICREG), which provides readership currency for the UK's regional printed press and associated web sites. More
In the UK, citizen engagement specialists Jonathan MacDonald and Tayo Medupin have set up a marketing platform called Human Dialogue, which offers panellist feedback and consultancy advice to help companies optimize their mobile marketing campaigns. More
Graham Williams, co-founder of media specialist M-Lab Research, has joined London-based market research agency BDRC Continental as Research Director. More
US online survey management software firm Vovici has established a European presence with the opening of an office in Kingston-upon-Thames in the UK. More
In the UK, game industry specialist Chris Wright has launched a company helping online game publishers with data mining and monetisation. Services include real-time behavioural analytics, predictive modelling and individual targeted in-game marketing. More
Consumer insight and sensory specialist MMR Research Worldwide has appointed nine new recruits for its UK and US operations, since the start of the year. More
In London, Language Connect - a specialist in language services for market research - is relocating its head office from Borough to larger premises near Bermondsey Square, in preparation for the expansion of its UK team to 50 staff by the end of the year. More
Online research specialist BrainJuicer has promoted Krishna Kabra to the post of Senior Vice President, in charge of its operations in Canada. More
In the UK, TNS has appointed former Microsoft marketer Tim Isaac as Global Marketing Director, based in the firm's London headquarters. More
In the UK, former BBC digital strategist James Micklethwait has been hired by commercial broadcaster ITV for the newly created role of Director of Product Strategy, overseeing product development, audience research, and web analytics. He starts in April. More
Electronics market research specialist IMS Research has appointed 25 new analysts for teams across several sectors in the UK, US, Taiwan, China and Korea. More
Millward Brown has announced the appointment of Ronald D. Markham as Chief Information Officer; and the setting up of a Client Advisory Board to keep the company truly customer-focused. More
Harris Interactive has appointed Nathalie Perrio-Combeaux and Patrick Van Bloeme as co-CEOs of its UK operations, replacing Robert Salvoni whose position as President, International has been eliminated as part of a 'shake-up' of the UK business. More
London-based pharma specialist Strata Research has hired Kantar Health's former Group Director Louise Tamblin as Head of Research, a role spanning customer relationships, research delivery and overseeing the development of new techniques. More
In New York, Millward Brown has appointed Rob Hernandez for the newly created post of Global Brand Director of its qual research network Firefly - the first of five such roles planned across the company. More
In the UK, market research and insight agency Kadence International has appointed Marcus Boyland as Insight Director and Board Member. More
CACI Managing Consultant Gordon Cousland has been named as one of the victims of yesterday's suicide bombing which took place in Moscow's Domodedovo airport. He is one of two Britons and at least 35 people in total killed in the attack. More
Investment advisory firm Blackstone Group is suing Infogroup founder Vin Gupta, over an unpaid $6.8m bill connected with the firm's takeover last year. More
Retail behaviour research specialist Shoppercentric has appointed former Marks & Spencer Head of Customer Insight Susie Spencer as a Director. More
Survey reporting and distribution company Dapresy has opened a German office, in Berlin, and appointed Mats Flodin to it as Sales Manager. More
Synovate has appointed Amaury de Condé as CEO of Southern Europe and Managing Director of Synovate in France, to oversee all aspects of its business in France, Italy, Belgium and Greece, with the MDs of the last three countries reporting to him. More
Andrew Jeavons, former MD of Nebu USA, has joined online survey and analytical tools provider Survey Analytics as Executive Vice President. More
In the UK, Chime Communications' Research & Engagement Division has hired Rosy Goodrick, Winston Chesterfield and Laurence Palfreyman for Opinion Leader in London, and Caroline Holman and David Winstone at Facts International in Kent. More
In London, Kantar Media has appointed Giselle Bodie for the new position of Chief Operations Officer for Media Monitoring and Evaluation in Europe. More
UK-based insight consultancy Truth has promoted Senior Partners Neil Coburn to the position of Head of Global and Leanne Tomasevic to Head of UK, in advance of further overseas expansion planned for later in the year. More
Qual specialist Firefly Millward Brown has appointed Cécile Conaré as CEO of the UK business and Director of Europe. More
In the UK, television marketing body Thinkbox has announced that Research and Strategy Director David Brennan is leaving the organization in July after four and a half years, to 'pursue other opportunities'. More
In the UK, newly formed full service MR agency Samson Research has appointed media research veteran Richard Windle to lead its Digital Communications practice. More
In the UK, branding specialists Simon Coker and Nick Burrows have launched Brand Spirit - a new agency which will connect internal and external brand building, while profiling customers' attitudes, motivations and behaviours. More
UK TV broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted Gill Pritchard to the new post of Director of Audience Technologies and Insight, to lead all activities relating to research, data capture, database management and analytics, and their dissemination and use. More
Online sample exchange Cint has launched a new service to enable smaller business to access its Cint Panel Exchange (CPX) through plug-ins and third party software. The new 'Cint Direct' offering will be led by Stefan Hök, who joins as Senior Vice President. More
In the UK, Ipsos Health has appointed Mike Holland as Research Director, to focus on the continued development of key metrics for the pharmaceutical sector. More
Synovate has appointed Paul Stamper, formerly Deputy Managing Director of TNS Opinion in Brussels, as Head of Qualitative Research based in London. More
In the UK, the government has formed a roundtable of experts - including YouGov's CEO Stephan Shakespeare - to advise on its review of the future of the COI (Central Office of Information). More
Ipsos MORI has appointed Lindsay Cowan, formerly TNS Research International's Global Director of Shopper Insight, as Head of UK Retail and Shopper. More
In the UK, sponsorship research specialist IFM Sports Marketing Surveys has sold its sports goods business to one of its directors - John Bushell - and the firm's original founder Stephen Proctor. Terms were not disclosed. More
In the UK, former TNS Healthcare colleagues Steve Lowery and Philippa Hammerton have launched Red Leaf Research - a full service MR consultancy with specialist expertise in the healthcare and consumer sectors. More
Brand and communications research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed Mark Stapylton as Managing Partner in its New York office. More
UK consultancy Simpson Carpenter has launched a new healthcare and pharmaceutical research division, headed by Anna Sawka who joins from Aequus Research. Further appointments are planned for early 2011. More
US-based data collection specialist Opinionology - formerly known as Western Wats - has opened a new service bureau in London, to meet an increase in demand for its European research panels. More
London-based brand research specialist Drummond Madell has rebranded as Relish Research, and opened a new division called Relish North near Leeds. More
In the UK, full service research agency Crowd DNA has appointed trend and consumer insight specialist Terna Jibo as Research and Strategy Director. More
US-based survey and panel management software firm Kinesis Survey Technologies has opened a European office in London, and appointed former NEBU and Intellex exec Tariq Mirza as Managing Director of European Operations. More
UK polling firm Populus has officially launched its new data collection and processing business, Populus Data Solutions; and named Patrick Diamond, who previously led the CATI and online field and tab agency ICM Direct/newvista, to lead it. More
Little more than a year after joining insights agency Nunwood as Chief Strategy and Development Officer, James Walker has left to take up the post of Managing Director with video crowdsourcing agency MOFILM. More
In the UK, former Opinion Health sales specialist Julian Haste has launched Research Runner - a business development consultancy for MR firms. More
US translation and transcription tech firm Language Logic is to establish a presence in the European market, to focus on sales of its Ascribe products and services and its soon-to-be-launched text analytics solution. More
UK-based agency Nunwood has recorded double digit growth in 2010, with a 10% rise in revenues to more than £11m ($17.6m). The firm has also announced two senior management changes. More
In the UK, medeConnect Healthcare Insight, the market research division of Doctors.net.uk, has appointed Anna Garofalo as Managing Director. More
Jake Orpen has returned to Synovate as Managing Director for South Africa, following a spell working as a Director at quality assessment specialist QMetrix. More
TNS has acquired a majority stake in the Research and Marketing Services (RMS) group of companies in West and Central Africa. More
Nielsen's Chief Human Resources Officer Roberto (Bob) Llamas is to leave the firm at the end of the first quarter 2011. The firm plans to name a successor during the transition period. More
Online research specialist YouGov's German arm YouGovPsychonomics has disposed of its subsidiary 'Great Place to Work Deutschland' (GPW Germany) through a management cash buy-out of shares valued at c.£800k. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Research has appointed former Leapfrog Research exec Rupert Blackwell as a Board Director, responsible for creating a broader awareness of its qual research offering. More
In the UK, marcoms consultancy Smye Holland Associates is planning further overseas expansion in 2011, following the appointment of Onno Jol as General Manager of its operations in The Netherlands. More
In the UK, media and marketing analytics specialist Ebiquity is relocating to North Tyneside, as it merges its London and Newcastle offices. Around 60 new jobs have been created ahead of the move, and the firm says there is potential for further expansion within months. More
In the UK, former Ipsos directors Sam McGuire and Alison Bigsby have founded a full service market research agency, Samson Research. More
In the UK Graham Farrant, formerly Operations Director at NatCen, has set up Your Site Check, a firm which applies cognitive methodologies to test and evaluate web sites. More
In the UK, the National Magazine Company (NatMag) has recruited Asos exec Aida Muirhead for its newly created role of Research and Insight Director, responsible for creating, developing and managing its centralised insight team. More
TNS has acquired Belgian shopper research specialist Retail Insights, and appointed its CEO Kristien Laureys to head up the Retail Insights division within TNS Belgium. More
GfK has appointed Joe Staton as Director and General Manager for its Roper Consulting business, responsible for the day-to-day running of the London office, and for innovation in its global consumer trends and insight offer. More
US-based cleantech market research and consulting firm Pike Research has opened a European HQ in London, where it has recruited a number of industry analysts and business development staff. More
Andy Dexter's agency Truth scooped the blue riband Best Agency award at last night's annual MRS bash in London. A noisy crowd at the capital's Lancaster London Hotel saw Verve take the Best Newcomer, while innovative agencies Firefish and BrainJuicer took three and two awards respectively. More
In the UK Keen as Mustard, a marketing and PR agency focusing on the MR sector, has appointed StopGap's Emma Long as a consultant, as well as designer Jeff Ceriello. Both will be based in London. More
Vision Critical has hired Mike Stevens, formerly a divisional head at Simpson Carpenter, as Senior Vice President of UK Research. More
UK research agency FreshMinds has hired former JRA exec Niall Smith as Head of Research Expertise and Development, responsible for providing methodological expertise to its 40 researchers and working across its diverse client portfolio. More
UK marketing services group Panovus has brought together a number of its firms to launch a data and information services agency. Led by new hire Andy Taylor, its offer includes data planning and management, prospect acquisitions, research and intelligence, and data analytics. More
Global interactive network Havas Digital has appointed former Microsoft exec Ciaran McConaghy as its UK-based Head of Data and Analytics, with a remit to champion all emerging forms of data analysis, site analytics and data modelling. More
In the UK, David Barr has announced his intention to step down as Director General of the Market Research Society (MRS) from next September. Recruitment for his successor will begin shortly. More
In London, software and IT services analyst Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) has hired Philip Carnelley as Research Director, to lead its research and consulting services in software and app service markets. More
Less than three months after joining Nunwood to lead its new Los Angeles office, industry veteran Jane Ormiston has left to take up the post of EVP of Marketing Insights North America for online specialist YouGov. More
In London, Opinion Leader Research (OLR) has appointed industry veteran Neil Russell to lead the continued expansion of its quantitative offer. More
In the US, Insight Research Group has re-located its Insight Health US team to new offices in Midtown Manhattan, where it has made four appointments. More
US agency Radius Global Market Research has opened a new London office, dedicated to serving clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The venture is being led by former Ipsos Director Michael Fodor. More
In the UK, semiotics expert Ginny Valentine died yesterday, following a lengthy illness. More
Research and MR technology firm Vision Critical has appointed former TNS researcher Gina Lagos as Senior Research Director in the UK. More
WPP has raised its 2011 growth forecast, with Martin Sorrell suggesting the group will also be able to raise its dividend. Separately, the group has reportedly invested in a new consultancy venture launched by former Business Secretary Lord Mandelson. More
In the UK, the government's review of the function and future of the Central Office of Information (COI) is to be conducted by Matt Tee, the Permanent Secretary for Government Communications, who will report back in January. More
Online customer behaviour analysis firm Site Intelligence has received an unknown amount of equity funding from Oxford Capital Partners, while appointing Peter Ryan as Chief Executive Officer. More
In the UK, online market research specialist BrainJuicer's Chief Operating Officer Alex Batchelor has been elected to the company's Board as an Executive Director. More
Former Sky News journalist and Arsenal Football Club aficionado Jem Maidment has joined the London office of insight agency Nunwood as Head of Communications, responsible for all internal and external comms globally. More
European research agency InSites Consulting has appointed social media and trend specialist Polle de Maagt, to support the addition of marketing consultancy to its portfolio of services. More
In Scotland, full service agency Progressive has appointed social market research specialist Scott Brand as Research Director. More
WPP-owned global trend research consultancy The Futures Company (TFC) is relocating Lloyd Burdett to its New York office, where he will take up the position of Head of Consulting in the US. More
Nunwood has promoted Andy Moore to the position of Global Managing Director, with responsibility for the firm's operations across the European, US and APAC regions. He takes over from Phil Rushfirth, who is moving to Los Angeles to drive the US business. More
In London, Harris Interactive has appointed former Millward Brown exec Colin Deller as Senior Consultant, New Product Development. More
In Leeds, UK, three former Nunwood Board directors have founded full service agency Boxclever. More
WPP is merging its business advisory and public opinion research firm Public Strategies with its international communications agency Hill and Knowlton (H&K), to offer joint capabilities in public affairs, research, digital and financial services. More
In the UK, TNS has moved James Fergusson to the post of Global Technology Head, responsible for leading the sector team and strengthening its presence across all markets. More
In the UK, PR and comms consultancy Twelve Thirty Eight has appointed qual veteran Clare Wade as Research Associate, responsible for all consumer insights underpinning its campaigning and corporate responsibility work, as well as new product announcement planning. More
UK research veteran David Smith has teamed up with management consultants Adam Riley and Jennifer Del Carlo to form Evolution Research, which will offer syndicated sector reports combined with consultancy services. More
Leeds, UK-based youth research and marketing strategist Dubit has added Claire Jolley, Jen Holmes and John Crichton to its research team; and has promoted Jonathan Clough to the role of Head of Online Research Services. More
Synovate has launched a global analytics consulting practice, Synovate Management Analytics (SMA), promising clients the ability to make holistic, strategic decisions by integrating research, analytics and data sources for each project. More
Caroline Plumb, co-founder of UK research agency FreshMinds, has been named in the UK government's new line-up of Business Ambassadors. More
In the UK, experienced social and market researchers Jon Batterham and Tom Levesley have launched a new agency - Chrysalis Research - specialising in education, employment and skills, and health. More
In Windsor, UK, Leapfrog Research & Planning has announced 11% revenue growth over the past year, and says it aims for another ten percent over the next 12 months by extending its research programmes in the UK, the US and across Europe and Asia Pacific. More
UK-based Illuminas has appointed George Musi as Vice President in its New York office, charged with managing strategic quant and qual projects and running the client service and new business teams. More
Research and measurement consultancy StrategyOne (S1), part of the Edelman group, has opened a Brussels office to focus on public affairs work at the EU and national levels. Antoine Harary, Director for Continental Europe, will head it up. More
Texas-based researcher Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is to open a European Operations centre in the Ballybrit Business Park, Galway, Ireland, creating fifty new jobs over the next five years. More
WPP-owned online research specialist Lightspeed has strengthened its office in Wimbledon, UK with three new project manager hires and a promotion. More
In London, WPP-owned consulting business Kantar Retail has appointed Bryan Roberts as Director, Retail Insights for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). More
Global research association ESOMAR has appointed Dieter Korczak as President and Mike Cooke as Vice President for the 2011/2012 period, following a recent vote among its 4,800 members in 120 countries. More
Online sampling and data collection firm Research Now has appointed Marc-Antoine Jacoud as Managing Director of Southern Europe, responsible for leading client development in France, Italy and Spain. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed Sam Scott as Head of Project Management in its Operations team. More
Nielsen has transferred Justin Sargent from his former role as Group MD for UK and Ireland, to the position of Managing Director for its Consumer business in India. He is replaced by Chris Morley, who recently returned to the UK following a number of years working in Asia. More
In the UK, Discovery has appointed Alan Bredee as Associate Director, with specific responsibility for the agency's quantitative research services. More
In the UK, GfK has added the position of Chief Marketing Officer of GfK Media to Nick North's existing role as Joint Head of GfK NOP Media. He also becomes Secretary of the GfK Media Board. More
In the US, Ipsos OTX MediaCT - which specializes in the media, content and technology sectors - has moved former OTX Europe head Ian Wright to the position of Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. More
In London, FreshMinds Research has appointed businesses improvement specialist Kevin Cornwell as Head of its Financial and Professional Services division, tasked with growing the team significantly in 2011 and bringing in new clients. More
In the UK, dunnhumby founders Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby are to step down as Chairman and CEO and take on non-exec roles, as company veteran Simon Hay takes on leadership of the firm next March. More
In the UK, Jim Law, the Managing Director of Cello-owned social research agency MRUK, is to leave the firm next year as part of a move to cut costs following public sector budget reductions. More
In the UK, Colin Auton has been promoted to the position of Managing Director at Ci Research, replacing Ian Font who becomes Chairman of the firm. More
In the UK, Peter Luff has been appointed as Managing Director of Synovate Retail Performance (formerly SPSL), whose founders Paul Tombs and Dominic McGuiness will be leaving at the end of the year to 'pursue their entrepreneurial careers'. More
In the UK, Market Strategies International (MSI) MD Bob Qureshi has quit his job to set up his own full service agency Qureshi Market Research. He has already hired former Fieldfacts Worldwide qual specialist Chris Boniface as Client Relations Manager. More
In the UK, global brand and communications research agency Hall & Partners has appointed former BBC Vision audience insight head Max Gadney as Chief Creative Officer, to lead its innovation, product development and visualisation teams across its 11 global offices. More
In the UK, Anshuman Saha has rejoined Toluna as European Client Services Director, responsible for leading the client services team based in Timisoara, Frankfurt, Paris and London. More
Kadence International's Managing Director Kieron Mathews is relocating to the firm's North American office, to develop the company's presence across the US market. More
The BBC has axed the role of Director of Marketing, Communications and Audiences (MC&A) held by Sharon Baylay, and integrated her team into an expanded division led by COO Caroline Thompson. More
UK-based Verve - which specialises in customer advisory panels and online brand communities - has appointed five new members of staff, and promoted Client Services Director Jeremy Hollow to the position of Sales Director. More
Washington, DC-based polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner has opened its first European office in London, managed by Labour Party Leader Ed Milliband's former speechwriter, James Morris. More
UK-based Holden Pearmain Research has appointed four new business development professionals from a variety of market research agencies and client companies. More
In the UK, Chime company Opinion Leader has hired Dominic Scott-Malden as Research Director, to boost its expertise in advertising research. Catherine Plews also joins the firm as Senior Research Executive. More
Research Now has opened an office in Milan to provide its 'greatly expanded' base of Italian clients with skilled local account management. Client Development Manager Robinson Leoni will head up the office. More
YouGov has announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 July 2010, with a good second half performance bringing full year results in line with expectations after a fall in late 2009. One-off items led to a substantial reported operating loss of £9.6m (2009: £0.7m). More
In the UK, online marketing research specialist OnePoll has appointed consumer trend authority William Higham as Managing Director. More
US-based social media tracking and targeting firm Lotame has opened an office in the UK, and where it has appointed former AOL executive Chris Stark as Managing Director. More
In the UK, Nielsen veteran Marco Barbaccia has joined Ipsos MediaCT as International Director of Electronic and Digital Audience Measurement. More
Nunwood has opened an office in Sydney, Australia, headed by former BBC researcher Anna Thomas who joins the company as Joint Managing Director, APAC. Meanwhile Ann Thompson is promoted to Joint MD based in Auckland, NZ. More
Synovate has named Peter Huijboom as its second CEO of Geographies, following last week's news that former Synovate Healthcare CEO Michael Spedding had rejoined the firm to take up a position with the same title. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Research has hired Ipsos MORI's former retail and shopper head Nathan Bartlett as a Director in its Retail team, and former TNS consultant David Perry as Project Director in its Financial team. More
Newly merged agencies SPA and Future Thinking have expanded in Europe with the appointment of Adeline Baret to head a new Paris office. More
TNS has re-organised its operations in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa (APMEA) into two separate regions - TNS Africa and Middle East (AME) led by Kim Macilwaine and TNS Asia Pacific (APAC) headed by Chris Riquier. More
In the UK, full service agency JRA Research has appointed Andy Grout and Matt Coggan as Joint Managing Partners, joining Terry Wagstaff and Paul Summers on the Board. More
In the US, Harris Interactive has named Pavan Bhalla as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, replacing Robert Cox who left the firm last year. More
US-based online video research solutions provider Qualvu has opened an office in Dublin, from which to serve its European clients. The new operation is led by former ad agency account planner and research consultant Anne-Marie O'Sullivan. More
TNS has formed a new central division called Corporate Development, incorporating a number of current areas of marketing and strategy expertise. Matthew Froggatt, until now Technology Sector Head, has been appointed to lead the new unit as Chief Development Officer. More
UK-based Virtual Surveys has appointed former eBay user experience specialist James Lang as Web Research Director. More
In the UK, CSA Recruitment - which specialises in market and social research staff recruitment - has appointed former Aquent consultant Bridget Barry as an Associate Partner. More
Former Synovate Healthcare CEO Michael Spedding has returned to the company with the title of 'CEO, Geographies'. More
In London, Opinion Leader Research (OLR) has appointed GfK NOP director Michael Thompson as Research Director, and DSGi customer experience specialist Shaendel Hallett as Client Services Director. Both will take up their roles within the next couple of months. More
Panels and MR technology firm Toluna has hired former Harris Interactive leader Dr. George Terhanian as its Group Chief Strategy and Products Officer. More
GfK is restructuring its healthcare management team under a single brand with the appointment of Stephen Hearn to the newly created post of Global Head of GfK HealthCare, and the transition of Richard Vanderveer from CEO of the division to a consulting role. More
Chime company Facts International has announced the acquisition of London-based acefieldwork, part of Munro Global, for an undisclosed sum. The companies will continue to trade separately under their existing brand names until next year when they will merge. More
London-based financial services MR firm Lafferty Group has launched an office in India, and appointed Arvind Agrawal to head it up. More
Nick Palmer is moving from Hall & Partners London to lead the firm's new Sydney, Australia-based brand and comms research joint venture with Open Mind. More
London-based online agency Opinium Research has announced four appointments. The arrival of Jeremy Marshall, Paul Crooke, Gregory Absalom and Ross Leibbrandt will help the firm to expand following strong results in the summer. More
Vision Critical has promoted Monique Morden to the role of President of its Global Partner Program and Chief Operating Officer for National Panels, and says it aims to expand the Program rapidly. More
George Terhanian, Harris Interactive's long-time European chief and more recently in charge of its US Centers of Excellence, is to leave the firm at the end of the month 'to pursue another career opportunity'. More
London-based qualitative specialist Firefish has launched a quantitative practice led by former RS Consulting MD, Neil Swan. The agency has also reported sales growth of 69% to £3.3m for the first half of the year. More
In the UK, global data collection agency Field Facts Worldwide has been put up for sale by administrator and business recovery specialist Leonard Curtis. Sources suggest that overseas facilities belonging to the firm have closed. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Group has appointed BT's former research head James Turner and Optimisa's former CEO Andrew Wiseman to its Board, while announcing that MD Matt Burn and Director Gary Muncaster are about to leave the company. More
US online measurement giant comScore has appointed Wolf Allisat as Executive Vice President, responsible for overseeing international expansion strategy in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. More
Out-of-home (OoH) media agency Kinetic has formed a data consultancy division called Meta, to help clients 'unlock' and maximize the value of existing consumer information by linking data from a variety of locations and transaction types. More
Market research and consulting group Cello has reported good overall growth, but says a slowdown in public sector work for its Research and Consulting division will mean redundancies there. More
Media executives Jeffrey Erb and Harold Hambrose have set up Clarity Labs, to provide eye tracking and other usability research services from facilities on both sides of the Atlantic, in Philadelphia and London. More
Insight consultancy Nunwood has opened a new office in Los Angeles, and appointed former GfK exec Jane Ormiston to lead it as Executive Vice President, reporting to the company's global HQ in London. More
UK-based user experience consultancy User Vision has opened an office in Dubai, to service clients in the Middle East and North Africa. More
In London, WPP-owned communications consultancy Maxus has hired Martin Lawson for the new role of Global Data and Insights Director. More
UK-based consultancy Nunwood has hired former Asda consumer specialist Craig Ryder as Global Head of Shopper Insight, Analytics and Activation. More
In the UK, full service agency SPA has been acquired by private equity firm Next Wave Partners as part of a plan to merge it with Future Thinking, in which Next Wave holds a 60% stake. More
In the UK, media communications specialist Elizabeth Filippouli has launched Global Thinkers - a branding, media intelligence and PR agency designed to help clients manage and analyse their online reputation. More
UK-based specialist recruiter Resources Group has hired Rowan Haylett to lead and expand its Market Research & Insight offering in Australia and Asia, working from new offices in George Street, Sydney. More
Horses for Sources (HfS) - a social networking community and advisory / analyst firm which focuses on outsourcing - has expanded with the appointment of former Forrester executive Euan Davis and outsourcing specialist Esteban Herrera. More
TNS has hired Synovate's former CEO Iberia and Latin America Ignacio Galceran as Regional CEO Latin America, and a member of its Global Executive Committee. He joins the firm in October and takes up his new post next January. More
Former Ipsos MORI director Maggie Little has joined Language Connect, a specialist in language services for market research, in the newly created role of Business Development Director. More
In the UK, TV audience measurement body BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board), has appointed former GfK NOP Media AD Joe Lewis as Research Manager. More
In the UK, Chime's Research & Engagement Division has hired Patrick Meakin to head up its automotive practice. More
Marketing scientist and consumer behaviour specialist Andrew Ehrenberg died last week at the age of 84. More
Healthcare data collection specialist WorldOne has opened an office in Tokyo, to be led by Katsuhiko Niga and Takahito Asano. More
IFF Research founder and former Market Research Society Chairman Lord McIntosh of Haringey died on Friday at the age of 77, after a battle with cancer. More
In the Netherlands, the Rotterdam branch of online research firm InSites Consulting is moving to larger premises next month, to provide space for an increase in staff numbers, and room for hosting industry events. More
UK-based transaction data specialist Beyond Analysis has appointed former Experian executive Lisa Didsbury as Director of Decision Sciences, responsible for leading the data analytics team and supporting the firm's growth plans over the next three years. More
In the UK, market research consultancy Touchstone Partners has reported 47% organic growth in the last financial year, with pre-tax profit rising by 55%. To support this growth, the firm is moving to new offices in central Oxford. More
In the UK, brand research specialist Millward Brown has hired former Yahoo! HR leader Kerstin von der Brelie for its newly created post of Chief Talent Officer - Europe. More
Fast food giant McDonald's has promoted UK President and CEO Steve Easterbrook to the newly-created position of Executive Vice President and Global Chief Brand Officer, responsible for marketing, menu innovation, consumer insights and other global brand assets. More
The Futures Company has hired two Senior Vice Presidents in the US: Steve Levine as SVP, Future-Facing Research & Consultancy and Christine Baskin as SVP, Research & Consulting. More
WPP's insight division Kantar has appointed panel specialist Renee Smith as Chief Research Officer in the US, and has moved Tim Kelsall to the role of SVP, Client Strategy, Innovation and Delivery at its brand research division Millward Brown, in the UK. More
UK-based Verve, specialist in customer advisory panels and online brand communities, has expanded its Sydney-based team with the appointment of Betty Mai as Partner, Australia and New Zealand; and Chantal Brady as Online Community Manager. More
B2B International is about to open an office in Regent's Place, London, from where it will focus on sales and project delivery in the South East of the UK and mainland Europe. More
UK-based Dunnhumby - the data firm behind the Tesco Clubcard loyalty scheme - has paid a £17.5m dividend to Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby, the husband and wife team who founded the business back in 1989. More
Pharma market research giant IMS Health has appointed Ari Bousbib as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing David Carlucci who will continue to serve in his other role as Chairman for a transition period. More
In the UK, marketing services firm PharmaGems has appointed healthcare MR veterans Allan Bowditch to its Board, and Kathryn Jones as an Advisory to its Board. More
Online specialist Michalis Michael has opened DigitalMR, an agency focusing on web-based market research, with headquarters in London, UK and Nicosia, Cyprus. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive has appointed Gerardine Padbury as Senior Consultant in its Consumer Research division, to provide research solutions to the FMCG market. More
Online panel and survey technology firm Toluna has rolled out its UPS (Unified Panelist System) globally. Separately, in the US, the firm has hired Jeff Scott as President and promoted Ron Franscella to the post of Chief Revenue Officer. More
Strategic research firm Hotspex has appointed former Millward Brown Canada President James Conrad as Executive Vice President, to lead sales and drive growth. More
Interactive research and technology firm Vision Critical has announced results for the first half of 2010. On a constant currency basis, total revenues rose 43% versus a year earlier and CEO Angus Reid says the company is 'on track to earn approximately $70 million in revenue in 2010'. More
Caroline Osborne has been appointed Director of GfK NOP Consumer Products & Retail, with a particular remit to enhance the company's shopper insight, customer satisfaction, segmentation and U&A offers. More
Two former employees of UK agency Holden Pearmain have launched their own company, Impact Research. Darryl Swift and Michael Brainch will focus initially on clients in the utilities, retail and FMCG sectors. More
WPP insight division Kantar has appointed former Yahoo! EMEA VP of Human Resources Helen Russell as its new Global Talent Director, reporting to Chief Executive Eric Salama. More
The UK's Central Office of Information (COI) has announced a reduction in staff numbers from 737 to 450, as a result of the government's freeze on non-essential advertising and marketing spend, and the consequent reduction in its workload. More
UK-based firm The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has changed its name to Future Thinking and opened its first office in the US under the leadership of George Ciardi, who becomes US President and Global Head of Volumetric Forecasting. More
Open Mind Research Group has teamed up with Hall & Partners to form a new boutique consultancy, which CEO Dr Vicki Arbes says will 'compete at a different level' in the Australian market. More
UK-based online researcher YouGov has announced that operating profit for the year ended 31 July 2010 was 'significantly ahead' of the prior year period. The firm has also appointed Camilla Parker Bowles' nephew Ben Elliot as a non-executive Director. More
UK research agency Incite has moved to larger premises in central London, from its Covent Garden base where the agency has been located since it was founded 10 years ago. More
Indian-based KPO group Annik Technology Services has announced the opening of a Middle East office located at Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the appointment of key personnel in Japan and North America. More
Newly announced agency BritainThinks has already hired two further team members and is looking for two more. 'Though currently working for a number of clients, the company is planning a full launch in two months' time, including product announcements, web site and central London offices. More
UK group Chime Communications plc has appointed Toluna exec Mark Squires as Group Operations Director for its Research & Engagement Division. Meanwhile the Division's former bosses Viki Cooke and Deborah Mattinson are to launch a new consultancy called Britain Thinks. More
YouGov has taken a minority stake in SMG Insight, a sports marketing consultancy, and announced an alliance aimed at delivering higher value added services for the global sports marketing industry. More
Online sampling and data collection specialist Research Now has expanded its team in Munich, Germany, and moved to new office in Hallbergmoos, near the city's airport. More
WPP-owned global trend research consultancy The Futures Company (TFC) has appointed a new management team following the resignation of its CEO Sian Davies, Executive Chairman Crawford Hollingworth, and Global MD Sarah Davies. More
Vancouver-based youth specialist The Sound Research has opened an office in Toronto, headed by former Youthography Director of Research and Strategy, Barbara Brooks. More
Ipsos MORI has restructured its operations team. Rowland Lloyd is promoted to the post of Regional Director, Western Europe and South Africa Operations, while Jane A'Court and Sarah Michell become Joint MDs of Operations in the UK. More
In the UK, professional and financial services research specialist Acritas has reported a 104% increase in sales for the last six months, while revenue doubled. The firm has also announced its plan to become a 'global knowledge hub' for the legal profession. More
In the UK, media and communications research provider Ipsos MediaCT has partnered with qualitative media specialist Work Research to launch a qual joint venture called 'Work with Ipsos'. More
GfK has promoted Julia Beaver to the position of Head of GfK NOP Research Panels, which specialises in continuous or longitudinal consumer panels. Most recently, Beaver was Deputy MD at GfK Financial. More
BrainJuicer has appointed Orlando Wood as Managing Director of its methodological unit BrainJuicer Labs, and appointed him to the Company's Management Team. More
ESOMAR has revoked Tom Anderson's status as its US representative, following his public criticisms of the introduction of ISO quality standards to the US. The body is now urging its global representatives to sign a charter agreeing they adhere to its 'mission and values'. More
Infegy - the developer of social web analytics platform Social Radar - has opened a European sales and support office in Birmingham, UK, and appoined Gray Dudek as European Managing Director. More
Survey Sampling International (SSI) has appointed former Greenfield-Ciao director Chris Watson as Managing Director of its UK business. More
London-based marcoms agency Engine has launched a new insight and research unit to provide clients with an analysis of why and how consumers make choices. More
London-based Opinion Leader Research (OLR) has appointed former Social Democratic Party researcher Sarah Horack as Research Director, in charge of its Political, Social and Public Policy research team. More
Richard Lloyd has left his position as General Manager of infoUK, following parent firm Infogroup's acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors earlier this month. More
UK research agency Incite has appointed three new members to its team, including former RI Board member Mark Yeomans, who has joined as a Director from Jigsaw Research. More
TNS has promoted Margit Huber to the position of Global HR, Talent Manager & Culture Director, with a remit to create an 'inspirational culture' across the group. More
In the US, data giant Infogroup has appointed Marc Litvinoff as President of its research division, Opinion Research Corporation (ORC). More
In the UK, the radio audience measurement body RAJAR has appointed Jerry Hill as Chief Executive Officer, following the departure of Sally de la Bedoyere in May. More
Millward Brown has added five team members to its Neuroscience Research Practice, formed in March to extend the services offered by its existing advertising and brand research unit. More
In London, former Synovate Healthcare Directors Peter Boyle and Sarah Flinn have launched a new qual and quant international healthcare data collection agency, Adept Field Solutions. More
GfK has become the first foreign market research company to be granted a license to open a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia. The firm has also opened a branch in Kenya, acquired the outstanding shares of GfK Mode in India and GfK Kynetec in the UK, and increased its stake in Shopping Brasil. More
In the UK, Millward Brown has appointed Jorge Alagón to head its Global Innovations team, which develops strategies to help marketers build strong brands. More
In the UK, full-service marketing and management consultancy Realia has opened a dedicated research business to provide marketers with evidence-based decision support. The unit is headed by former IFF Director Sue Burden. More
Chairman and founder of MORI Sir Robert Worcester has been appointed President of the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) in the UK. More
Central London-based Jigsaw Research has appointed Monique Rotik as Director in charge of the Media and Communications practice, and a member of its senior level research team. More
In the UK, Eventus Software Directors Cathrene Rowell and Kevin Simpson have set up a new company, CaKe Research, to offer both platform-only and full-service online qualitative research services. More
In the UK, financial services research consultancy NMG has acquired CATI specialist Dataquest Research Consultants. Terms were not disclosed. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive has moved its headquarters and 120 staff to offices in the landmark Vantage West building in Chiswick, London, from its previous location in Brentford, Middlesex. More
In the UK, Creston-owned ICM Direct has appointed operations specialist Gareth Nicol as Managing Director, replacing Patrick Diamond who is leaving the firm after 11 years. More
In the UK, Barry Noble has returned to online research specialist Tpoll to take up the position of Managing Director, following a three year 'self-imposed exile' in Barcelona. More
In the US, Ipsos has launched the Open Thinking Exchange - a new organization dedicated to 'opening the exchange of ideas and information between marketers and their consumers'. More
In the US, The Planning Shop International (TPSi) has launched a new Oncology Business Unit (OBU), staffed by a team of market research professionals who are specialists in both the oncology therapeutic area and its associated brands. More
Derbyshire, UK-based agency DJS Research has bucked the downturn with an exceptional year of growth in 2009-10. Turnover is close to the £1m mark and four new permanent staff in two months bring the total to sixteen. More
UK FMCG and customer experience researcher The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has moved to larger premises in the city, while appointing former Ipsos MORI AD Emma Baret and promoting three of its team to the UK Board. More
UK-based market research recruitment specialist Hasson Associates continues to grow, with the appointment this week of Yvonne Costello, who will focus on planning & qualitative research. More
Online market research specialist BrainJuicer has appointed FMCG specialist Han Zantingh as Managing Director for its new consultancy in Shanghai. More
Creston-owned ICM Group has appointed Justin Sampson as Chairman, replacing ICM founder Nick Sparrow who resigned in February after 21 years with the firm. More
In the UK, online medical network Doctors.net.uk - parent company of medeConnect Healthcare Insight - has hired Gareth Thomas for its newly created role of International Development Director. More
US-based neuromarketing research specialist EmSense has opened a European headquarters in central London, where it has recruited Sue Nosworthy as SVP, European Research Director and Maria Domoslawska as VP, Digital and Media Research. More
Millward Brown has moved Tim Wragg into the new position of CEO - Europe, following last year's integration of its UK and Ireland business with mainland European operations, and the formation of a pan-European Board. More
In the UK, marcoms group Chime has appointed Gill Rumbold as Research Director, to head up the Research and Analysis team at its Kent-based full service and field & tab agency Facts International. More
In the US and UK, Aegis Media has launched a sports sponsorship and lifestyle marketing agency called Team Epic, which combines its Velocity Sports & Entertainment and Vivid Marketing agencies, with the research capabilities of Sponsorship Research International (SRi). More
Pharma specialist The Research Partnership has appointed Philippe Pouliot as Associate Director in its Philadelphia office and Kah Huey Loh as Research Director for its Singapore operation. More
In Melbourne, Australia, Millward Brown has re-hired Martin Attwood as Senior Account Director. Most recently, he was Consumer and Shopper Insights Manager for Schweppes Australia. More
In the UK, relationship marketing firm HS&P Group has merged its various divisions - Crayon, HS&P, Legends and the Loyalty Practice - into one agency which will focus on consumer insights, creativity and accountability. More
Nielsen Online's UK Managing Director Stephen Brooks has left, as part of a company restructure. More
In London, Synovate has revealed more information about the launch of its 'Digital Centre of Excellence' which will specialise in understanding and measuring the effectiveness of brands' advertising and communications through digital media. More
Hampshire, UK-based online MR firm eDigitalResearch has announced the launch of HUB, a new insight and analysis tool. In addition, the firm reports six new appointments, expanded office premises and a 25% growth in sales. More
Ad and brand research specialist Hall & Partners has announced the opening of a new office in Singapore, to be headed by Managing Partner Hilary Lee. More
Online research firm InSites Consulting has announced rapid growth and the opening of new offices in the Netherlands, UK and Switzerland. Four senior hires will help to support and consolidate the expansion. More
Simpson Carpenter has hired Abi Markey, former Deputy MD of specialist qual agency Directions Research & Marketing to head up the agency's qualitative team. More
Synovate has appointed Dave Hannay to the newly created role of Global Commercial Head of Brand Equity. He joins from TNS where he spent 20 years in various senior management positions. More
Social media monitoring and engagement firm Visible Technologies has announced the opening of a London headquarters to lead its expansion into Europe. More
Online market research specialist BrainJuicer has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil, headed by former Philips Director Gabriel Aleixo. More
US-based web audience measurement specialist Quantcast has expanded into Europe, and appointed former Yahoo! Director Philip Macauley to spearhead the venture as UK Managing Director. More
As part of an internal restructure, Nielsen has transferred Ivar Michaelsen from its Denmark office, to lead its operation in Germany, while appointing Justin Sargent as Group Managing Director for UK and Ireland. More
London-based full-service agency IFF Research has promoted directors Katie Oldfield and Rob Irving to its Board of Directors. More
AOL has made three key marketing appointments, including the promotion of Scott Joslin to Director of Research and Business Intelligence, based in London. More
Global information services giant Experian is divesting part of its UK database marketing activities to form a new consumer and media insight business with its client British Sky Broadcasting (Sky). Terms have not been disclosed. More
Marketing Sciences has joined forces with sister agency ICM to launch a new qualitative research service called 'Inspired'. More
UK-based agency 2CV has launched a new team called 'Bloke', to analyze the 30-50 year old male demographic group of what it describes as 'powerful decision-makers'. More
In the UK, consumer insight and market research specialist Engage Research has appointed YouGov's former Head of Qualitative Research Andy Barker as a Director. More
At a conference recently the closing panel was asked 'What happens if PaddyPower get this one right and we don't?'. The consensus was that we couldn't be blamed for this one since it was 'too close to call'. As it was, pollsters did pretty well, as did two former researchers who are now MPs. More
In the UK, market research industry veteran Chris Brookes has set up a new consultancy, specialising in conducting research for start-up businesses. More
Out-of-home (OoH) media agency Kinetic has formed a new think tank which will explore the impact of changing consumer behaviour, technology and data on the future of communications and commerce. More
In the UK, Nielsen has appointed AOL Europe's former Director of Insights and Sales Strategy Andrew Bradford, as a new member of its European online division. More
UK-based insight consultancy Truth has opened its first overseas office, in New York, and appointed brand strategy expert Gayle Moberg to head the operation. More
London-based Opinion Leader Research (OLR) has appointed Royal Mail's Head of Business Intelligence Sinã©ad Jefferies, to lead its research and insight business. She will take up the newly created post in early summer. More
Wimbledon, UK-based survey research consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed Rachael Fraser as Director of its Retail and Consumer team. More
Canada-based custom panels and interactive research firm Vision Critical has appointed Sally Campbell as Managing Director of its UK operation. More
Fast-growing UK-based agency Nunwood has acquired customer and employee research specialist The David Conway Consultancy, and appointed the firm's founder to its Board. Terms were not disclosed. More
UK-based insight and communications group Creston has reported a 4% decline in revenues for the year ended 31 March 2010, which it says is 'marginally ahead' of the Board's expectations. More
In London, Synovate has named former ORC International Public Sector Head Richard Abraham as Head of its Public Sector, Charities and Transport industry sector team. More
Brand and communications research consultancy Hall & Partners has opened its ninth office, in Berlin, Germany, headed by former Sony insights specialist Michaela Bergenthal. More
Munich-based online fieldwork specialist ODC Services has appointed former Lightspeed Research executive Tom Meyritz to drive its expansion in the UK market. More
In the UK, the Optimisa group of research companies has moved to new London offices, ahead of the rebrand of its MR agencies Quaestor, Buckingham Research and AiA under the new name of Optimisa Research. More
In the UK, full-service market research agency MASMI has named former Synovate director Michalis Michael as Managing Director for Western Europe. More
A UK research company founder is stepping into the limelight as the papers fill up with election news. Firefish's Jem Fawcus is to marry Clare Cameron, younger sister of the Tory leader, ten days before the election. More
The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has revealed plans to expand beyond its UK home with new offices in North America and mainland Europe in the summer; and has shuffled its senior management to ready itself for the move. More
RAJAR Chief Executive Sally de la Bedoyere has announced she will leave the UK radio audience measurement organisation at the end of June. More
Sample marketplace firm Cint has opened an office in Amsterdam, where it has appointed Arjen van Duijvenbode as Managing Director of its Cint Netherlands operation. More
Angus Reid Public Opinion - the global public affairs practice of research technology firm Vision Critical - has fielded a team of experts who will provide commentary and analysis during the UK's 2010 General Election campaign. More
In the UK, sample marketplace firm Cint has promoted former Sales Director Stephen Hughes to the position of UK Managing Director. More
US marketing research, data and advisory firm SiriusDecisions has opened an office in the UK, where it has transferred VP of Sales Georgie Donahue to take on responsibility for building the firm's client base in the EMEA region. More
US headquartered customer satisfaction specialist CFI Group has hired former GfK Director James Rudd as Managing Director of its UK office, where it has also appointed Pallavi Chari and Sandra Jehoel as Account Managers. More
Online physician data collection specialist Medefield has appointed Drew Seath as President of its US operation and Iain Findlay as MD of its London-based unit. More
In the UK, mystery shopping and performance improvement firm Grass Roots has merged its Learning and Measurement units and made a series of appointments to support the new division. More
Harris Interactive has appointed Peter Shreeve as Senior Consultant, UK Financial Services Research. He joins from Frost & Sullivan where he was Director of Customer Research and responsible for developing business across all units. More
In the UK, Millward Brown (MB) has set up a neuroscience division, to extend the services offered by its existing advertising and brand research unit. More
Marketing services group Munro Global, the UK-based parent of five research firms, is launching an analytical division. Munro Analytics brings together people from across the group to provide 'plain talking, advanced analysis'. More
Aegis, Synovate's parent company, is raising funds through the issue of a convertible bond for c.£190m, which it plans to use to make acquisitions in the US and China. More
London-based consumer research agency rdsi has moved its Leeds office to larger premises, and promoted Jenni Welling and John Horgan to SRE positions. More
Former Infogroup CFO Stormy Dean says he is confident he will win his claim against the database giant, which fired him last year; and refutes charges brought against him in a new SEC civil lawsuit. More
UKOM - the UK Online Measurement Company - has appointed former BMRB researcher Jeremy Smythe as General Manager, replacing Peter Bowman who left the role in January. More
In the UK, healthcare specialist WorldOne Research has appointed former SSI UK Joint MD Kim-Fredrik Schneider as Senior Vice President, to strengthen its European presence. More
Out-of-home (OOH) agency Posterscope has promoted James Davies to the post of EVP of Strategic Development for its digital subsidiary Hyperspace, to oversee the development of new audience measurement techniques. More
Vin Gupta, the founder of database giant Infogroup, has agreed to pay $7.3m to settle federal regulators' charges that he improperly used nearly $9.5m of company money. In doing so, he has neither admitted nor denied the allegations. More
Brand and communications research consultancy Hall & Partners has opened a new pharmaceutical division in Paris, headed by Clarissa Guengant Del Pup, who joins from Synovate Healthcare. More
UK ad agency McCann Manchester has announced it will acquire research firm The Blue Banana Agency, for an undisclosed sum. More
Harris Interactive has appointed Suhas Khanderia as its UK Head of Healthcare Research. More
UK-based marketing services group Chime Communications Plc has reported its 'best results ever', with full-year profit up 14% to £18.8m; despite a continued 'very disappointing' performance by its research division, where only Facts International is said to have done well. More
Research software firm E-Tabs is to offer outsourced report automation to clients. Under the brand name of Precision Reporting, the service consists of a team of ten skilled reporting executives, led by Jon Hackenbroch. More
UK-based consultancy Nunwood has announced four new client-facing appointments in London and New York and a promotion in its Leeds office. More
UK-based agency Truth has reported growth of 31% for the year ending March 2010, with turnover up to just over £5 million. The company says it expects to add at least ten to its headcount in 2010, and to launch a New York venture. More
Canadian research and social media intelligence firm MediaBadger has opened an office in west London, to co-ordinate all UK and European clients and projects. More
River Research has expanded to new custom-designed premises in Soho, London, following its launch in Autumn 2008 and subsequent increase in headcount to 10 staff. More
In London, Howdo Research, a new consultancy established in the autumn by former NOP and JRA exec Simon Cheshire, is reporting a buoyant start to business. More
In the UK, former Innocent Drinks Head of Consumer Insights Jan Worsley has joined The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) as Associate Director, to work with the firms' food and drink clients. More
Two former Directors of automotive specialist JD Power & Associates have launched brownsauce Group, a full-service UK agency which offers research design, brand interpretation and project management services to clients in the automotive industry. More
In the UK, Viki Cooke and Deborah Mattinson, the founders of Opinion Leader Research (OLR), have left parent company Chime to set up their own agency. More
In London, Hall & Partners' Global CEO Vanella Jackson has outlined her plans for her new role as Chairman of the Market Research Society (MRS); pledging to strengthen ties between research, business and government. More
In the UK, Synovate Healthcare's former CEO Michael Spedding and CFO Peter Chopra have launched a healthcare marketing services firm, which will invest in and partner with individuals and independent businesses to drive growth in profits and capital value. More
Wimbledon-based survey research consultancy Simpson Carpenter has appointed the former MD of TNS-RI's Business Services Division Mike Stevens, as Director of Telecommunications Research. More
Clayton Buckley has joined Synovate as Managing Director for its offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran. More
Insight consultancy Nunwood is reporting a 50% increase in international revenue in the last year. Four new members have been added to its New York team in the past few months, to help support the 25 new clients and £2.6 million of new business the agency says it won in 2009. More
US market research data collection agency MRops has opened a new office in Minneapolis, headed by former TNS executives Joe Mann and Shannon Hazlett. More
In the first quarter of 2010, Maritz Research has created more than 50 new jobs at its European and Asian offices, including around 20 in Hamburg. More
YouGov co-founder and CEO Nadhim Zahawi is preparing to step down from his role, after being selected to stand as the parliamentary candidate for the safe Conservative Party seat of Stratford-on-Avon in the forthcoming general election. More
British polling and research specialist ComRes has appointed former Barclays Bank India CEO Peter Harlock as its new Chief Executive Officer, and moved founder Andrew Hawkins to the position of Executive Chairman to enable him to focus on client growth. More
Roger Parry, the non-executive Chairman of UK-based marcoms group Media Square – which owns market research agency Illuminas – has announced plans to step down from the role, after the firm's AGM in July. More
In London, pharma specialist The Research Partnership has appointed TNS Healthcare veteran David White as Director of Syndicated Services, to oversee the development and positioning of the firm's expanding portfolio of solutions. More
In the UK, three former colleagues have opened a new consultancy, Brand Potential. Chris Molloy, Mary Say and Tom Lovett were previously Head of Insight, MD and Commercial Director respectively at brand agency 1HQ. More
UKOM - the UK Online Measurement Company - and Nielsen have officially launched the UKOM Audience Planning System (APS), by publishing inaugural data from the online audience measurement system. More
In Denver, US, former iModerate director Adam Henderson has opened a new qualitative market research consultancy with a focus on social media metrics. More
Customer insight solutions specialist MarketTools has promoted Lynn Christensen to the position of Chief Development Officer, responsible for its software engineering, user experience, performance optimization, quality assurance and customer support teams. More
In the US, online measurement specialist comScore has appointed former AOL ad technology leader Chris Nicotra as Chief Technology Officer, responsible for overseeing software and data application engineering, and the infrastructure technology teams. More
London-based Internet research and training firm Econsultancy has hired former Marketing Sherpa Research Director Stefan Tornquist, to lead the US expansion of its research and best practice programs. More
In the UK, data collection specialist Ray Lindley has joined FieldWorks as Commercial Development Manager. More
Fast growing UK-based online agency BrainJuicer has hired Alex Batchelor as Chief Operating Officer. Batchelor held brand and marketing leadership roles at Interbrand, Orange and Royal Mail and is the current Chairman of the Marketing Society. More
UK researcher Andrew Irving has launched a new qual-focused agency, AIMR, three years after selling his last company to Optimisa. More
In Australia, public sector specialist and former TNS exec Paul Vittles is launching The Vittles Organisation, centred around training and development, and with the particular goal of working with small and medium-sized research firms. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive has appointed former Millward Brown/TNS public sector researcher Neil Russell as Senior Consultant, Public Sector and Social Policy Research, to drive forward the practice. More
UK-based Business Logic Systems - which provides real-time customer intelligence for mobile network operators - has appointed Vodafone's former CMO Tim Yates as CEO, to lead the firm's global expansion. More
In Scotland, full-service market research agency Progressive has promoted Louise Fraser to the position of Managing Director, following the departure of Mark Cuthbert who has left to 'pursue other interests'. The firm has also appointed Frances Dobson as Research Director. More
WPP-owned insight consultancy Kantar has re-branded the media assets of TNS, KMR Group and BMRB Media as Kantar Media. More
Canadian-based custom panel and technology specialist Vision Critical has relocated its London office to accommodate its UK team, which has tripled in size in the last year. More
Infogroup-owned employee, customer and stakeholder market research consultancy ORC International has expanded to Scotland with the opening of a dedicated public services office in Edinburgh. More
Research-led media group Light Reading, which focuses on the comms market, has opened offices in Mumbai and New Delhi and appointed telecoms industry specialists Kailash Shirodkar and Gagandeep Kaur to drive sales and marketing and content in India. More
In the US, Harris Interactive has hired industry veteran Jeni Lee Chapman as Executive Vice President, Global Brand and Communication Consulting. More
In London, Krish Kara, Bob Dance and Carol Ashby have joined forces to open KDA Insights; a new consumer research agency. More
The UK government has missed its deadline for a response to the EC over Internet privacy concerns arising from the Phorm / BT ad targeting controversy. More
Firefly Research founder Simon McDonald has joined Australian agency The Leading Edge (TLE) as Managing Partner of its UK office. More
In London, a new innovation agency has been opened by Calum Watson, Marco-Pierre White's former Executive Head Chef and Director of Operations; and marcoms specialist Greg Wixted. The Food Nursery will provide NPD and new ideas research to the food industry. More
Global pharma market research specialist The Research Partnership has appointed industry veteran Harriet Kozak as US President, tasked with developing and strengthening the business across the country. More
US neuromarketing research specialist Sands Research Inc (SRI) has opened its first European office in Surrey, England, and appointed retail specialist Joe Oliver to its Board of Directors. More
US-based ActiveGroup, which provides video streaming to the market research industry, has hired former Opinium MD Dan Foreman to lead international business development from its London office. More
In the UK, TNS-BMRB has launched another new division, the Social & Political Attitudes Unit (SPA), which will focus on tracking social and political trends. More
Four former Drummond Madell and GfK researchers have launched a specialist brand strategy, innovation and communications research agency in central London. More
US-based JD Power and Associates has promoted John Humphrey to the post of Head of Global Automotive Operations, in a move to align operations globally and enhance and extend its industry benchmarks. More
In the UK, online research consultancy Opinium Research has appointed former MASMI Director James Endersby as Managing Director, following the departure of Dan Foreman last November. More
In the UK, Synovate Healthcare has appointed Steve Lowery as Group Head, Custom Healthcare. More
TNS-BMRB has announced the launch of its first new division, 'The Communications Research Centre', a UK-based specialist team dedicated to communications research for the public sector. More
Jack Noonan, the CEO of MR software firm SPSS, has been replaced by IBM veteran Deepak Advani, following the firm's acquisition. More
In London, FreshMinds Research has doubled the size of its Holborn office, to provide space for its growing team of research consultants. More
In the UK, digital marketing trade association The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has appointed NORAS founder Tim Elkington as Head of Research, in advance of the January launch of the country's first web measurement currency. More
In the UK, research technology provider nurago has appointed former TNS Global Interactive MD Arno Hummerston for the new post of Managing Director, responsible for its international expansion strategy, as well as developing new products and business divisions. More
Two projects aimed at protecting the public were among those taking the trophies at the Market Research Society (MRS) Research Awards 2009, held in London last night. More
Synovate has promoted former Research International Director Neil Davy to the newly created role of Commercial Director in the UK. More
UK customer insight and database management firm CDMS is rebranding under the name of Transactis, the transactional data provider it bought just under a year ago; and restructuring as it merges with the acquired firm. More
Danny Russell, Marketing Strategy Director at BskyB, is the new Chair of UK research client organisation AURA. More
Sample marketplace firm Cint is moving its global sales headquarters to the UK, and has promoted UK MD Richard Thornton to the role of Global Sales Director. More
London-based market research agency BDRC has appointed former Hilton International marketer Jude Bissert as Client Services Director of its Hotels & Hospitality team. More
In the UK, Leeds-based marcoms firm Intermarketing Group has joined forces with First Direct co-founder Peter Simpson, to launch a new consumer insights marketing consultancy. More
UK-based insight and communications group Creston has appointed former Reuters and EMAP finance chief David Grigson as Non-Executive Chairman from 1 April 2010, replacing David Marshall who is leaving his post next year. More
Bryan Miller, Former Head of Strategy and Consumer Insight at Cancer Research UK, has set up his own consultancy called Strategy Refresh. More
UK-based global insight consultancy Nunwood has appointed James Walker, former global President of Accenture Marketing Sciences as Chief Strategy and Development Officer. More
Pharmaceutical research giant IMS Health has agreed to be sold to private equity firm TPG Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for $5.2bn. More
In the UK, marcoms group Media Square (MSQ) is to appoint Iluminas Chairman Peter Reid as Group Chief Executive from 1 January 2010. He joins the Board of MSQ with immediate effect. More
T3i Group, which provides market research, data, analysis, consulting and advisory services to the telecoms industry, has appointed Jim Flinton as its new Chief Executive Officer. More
In the UK, Synovate's consumer psychology research specialist Synovate Censydiam has promoted Sue Phillips to the role of Chief Executive Officer. More
Piers Lee, Managing Director of Kadence International in Singapore, has been elected as the new President of the Market Research Society of Singapore (MRSS). More
In Germany, Ciao Surveys Managing Director Alberto Abisso is leaving after five years, following Toluna's acquisition of Ciao's parent company Greenfield Online. More
In the US, KantarHealth Joint CEO Elaine Riddell has decided to leave the company to 'pursue other opportunities': Joint CEO Lynnette Cooke assumes sole global CEO responsibilities with immediate effect. More
Online panel firm e-Rewards has confirmed that its founder and current Chairman and CEO Hal Brierley will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board, after the firm has completed its acquisition of panel provider Research Now. More
Less than two days after it was announced that e-Rewards was considering buying online panel specialist Research Now, the firms have agreed on the terms of a cash acquisition, which values Research Now at around £85.1m. More
Harris Interactive's Asia President Anthony Venus has decided to leave the firm in mid-November. He will re-locate from Hong Kong to Sydney, where he plans to pursue a career in private equity. More
Online panel management supplier Globalpark has appointed Toluna's former MD for Germany, Boris von Heeson as Managing Director for Enterprise Feedback Solutions. More
Online data collection featured heavily in this year's London Stock Exchange AIM Awards, with Toluna and Research Now both taking major trophies at last night's award ceremony. More
In New York, Nielsen has hired Steve Hasker to fill the newly created position of President, Media Product Leadership and Advertiser Solutions - a new business unit set up to help advertisers 'deliver the right messages to the right consumers'. More
In Sydney, Australia, online fieldwork and panel specialist Research Now has announced the appointment of Martin Filz as Managing Director, Asia Pacific from 1 November, replacing Jason Buchanan who is leaving to 'explore a new business venture'. More
In Amsterdam, global MR organisation ESOMAR has appointed market research veteran Finn Raben as its new Director General. More
UKOM - the UK online measurement body - has appointed Douglas McArthur, founder and former CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), as its new Chairman, as it prepares for the January 2010 launch of the country's first web measurement currency. More
Today sees the official merger of TNS' UK Custom Division and Research International UK to become TNS Research International UK; and the merger of TNS Custom's UK Social sector with BMRB's social research team to become TNS-BMRB. More
Growing UK B2B firm Circle Research has appointed former MDL Director and Partner Andy Booth as Client Director. More
In The Netherlands, online market research agency MetrixLab has appointed former Research International VP Alexander Kleijngeld to spearhead the international expansion of its NPD & Innovation unit. More
The biggest new MrWeb section in nine years opens today with launch articles from five research luminaries. 'MRT' is an online home for custom panel builders, mobile researchers, data miners, neuromarketers and many others at the leading edge of what we broadly define as 'MR'. More
Former Ipsos operations head Efrain Ribeiro has joined online panel specialist Lightspeed Research as Chief Operating Officer, based in the US and responsible for global online operations. More
Marketing services group Optimisa has appointed former Synovate UK boss Michelle Norman as CEO of its market research businesses, which include Quaestor, Andrew Irving Associates and Buckingham Research. More
Andrew Wiseman is leaving UK-based group Optimisa Research to join customer panel specialist Verve, and will establish a Leeds office for the company. More
UK agency Leapfrog Research & Planning has restructured to create three distinct business areas and reorganised its senior management team to oversee the changes, which are designed to optimize growth and client service. More
Retail research and brand specialist dunnhumbyUSA has announced senior changes as it continues its rapid growth. Stuart Aitken joins as COO and will assume management of dunnhumbyUSA from CEO Simon Hay; and Gary Cofer has joined as Global EVP / Manufacturer Practice Leader. More
Synovate has expanded its Retail Performance shopper counting and analytics business across Europe, the Americas and Asia; and appointed a 'Business Development champion' for each of these three regions. More
In the UK, Shoppercentric has appointed former Ipsos MD of Retail and Shopper Research Sharon Hodgson as a Director. More
In London, Synovate has hired Marc Chester for the newly created role of Community Panels Director. More
In Australia, Mark Sundquist is standing down from his post as Chief Executive Officer of consumer insight consultancy The Leading Edge (TLE), after 14 years with the company. More
Online panel specialist Lightspeed Research has promoted Andrew Cayton to the post of Chief Executive Officer of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business. More
Behavioural ad targeting company Phorm has reported a $15m pre-tax loss for the first half of the year; down from $25.6m in the same period last year. Separately, Chief Technology Officer Stratis Scleparis has announced he is leaving the firm. More
MR and consulting group Cello has appointed a new senior management team to lead its subsidiary RS Consulting. Jane Shirley adds the role of Chairwoman of RS to her existing responsibilities as CEO of Cello Research and joint MD of Insight, while RS's Group MD Neil Swann is leaving. More
FreshMinds Research has announced the formation of a distinct Research Communities and Panels division, and the arrival of James Turner, formerly Head of Research at BT, to lead it. More
Marketing services firm Acxiom Corporation has hired Stephen Whyte as its CEO for Europe. A former CEO of McCann Erickson London, Whyte has underlined his belief that 'The future of marketing lies with analytics-driven insight'. More
High profile UK-based start-up Verve is already opening its first overseas offices, in Sydney, Australia - and will launch customer advisory panels and online brand communities in Australia and New Zealand. More
Professor John Beath has been appointed to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. He takes up the post for a period of three years. More
In the UK, Nottingham-based JRA Research has appointed former Harris Interactive executive David Hassall as Head of Business Research. More
UK agency Ci Research has formed a new retail division, which it says will provide clients with access to team members' client-side and agency-side retail market research expertise. More
India-based market research outsourcing firm Ugam Research Solutions has increased its US client service and project management capabilities with ten new staff appointments. More
New York-headquartered MSW - previously McCollum Spielman Worldwide - has partnered with UK-based Insight Engineers to introduce its brand and communications research approaches across Europe. More
Healthcare and pharma MR agency The Research Partnership has appointed industry specialist Dr Chris Gaj as Director of its US operations, based in Philadelphia. More
In the UK, medeConnect Healthcare Insight, the market research division of Doctors.net.uk, has adopted an account team structure and appointed Nicky Richards and Neil Reynolds to head the two new teams. More
Market researcher Kirsty Nichol has won the title of Miss Earth(TM) (England), and will attend the international final of the environmentally conscious beauty pageant in the Philippines in November. More
Online measurement firm comScore has appointed industry veterans Anne Hunter as Vice President of Advertising Effectiveness Products, and Daryl McNutt as Vice President of Marketing Solutions, Media. More
Aegis-owned Synovate has appointed Robert Philpott as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, replacing Adrian Chedore who will retire on 1 September. More
London-based specialist MR recruiter Soho Search has been bought out by Frankie Wootton-Kelly, formerly an Associate Director of the company, for an undisclosed sum. More
In the UK, panel and online community specialist Verve continues to expand with the appointment of two former iD Factor execs. Amyas Peto joins as UK Operations Director and Paul Ferreira as Technical Design Manager. More
Canadian-based custom panels and communities specialist Vision Critical has announced a 75% increase in first-half gross revenue, versus the same period in 2008. More
In the UK, Ipsos-MORI has sounded out employees about the possibility of taking two weeks of voluntary unpaid leave later in the year. More
UK consultancy McCallum Layton has appointed a Head of Analytics, reflecting the growing importance of the area in the firm. Dr Angela Karlsberg is promoted to the role, having joined the company in 2007. More
Ad agency Clear Channel Outdoor UK (CCO UK) has appointed former ITV exec Emma Jones as Research and Insight Manager, responsible for all its research initiatives including the Research Monitor, currently conducted by Millward Brown. More
Harris Interactive has hired Edward Chatham for the newly created position of UK Sales and Marketing Director. More
Pharma market research giant IMS Health has reported a 19% drop in Q2 profit to $62.9m from $77.7m a year earlier. Accordingly, the firm is planning to shed a total of 850 staff, or 11% of its global workforce. More
US-based EMI Music has promoted David Boyle to the position of Vice President, Consumer Insight and Validation in its Global Digital Marketing team; an expanded role working across all three global business units and based in London. More
US-based online market research panel operator e-Rewards has appointed former TNS Director Mark Walton as Senior Vice President of International Operations, responsible for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. More
MrWeb's first detailed job and salary stats for three years show an industry interrupted in the midst of growth: client side numbers falling but salaries staying strong; struggles for SREs; and rude awakenings for Directors - but not yet ADs. More
B2B specialist Kadence International has reported a 40% climb in UK revenue to £4m during the financial year 2008-09. More
US-based healthcare and government researcher Abt Associates has promoted Kathleen Flanagan to the position of President and CEO, succeeding Wendell Knox who is to retire from the post he has held for the past 17 years. More
Having passed its ten thousandth news story in May, MrWeb registered its 10,000th jobseeker at the beginning of this month. More
WPP-owned media communication specialist MediaCom has promoted Carsten Lind to the role of Regional Head of Insight for EMEA, supporting local insight departments and developing new insight tools across the region. More
Synovate parent Aegis has promoted Nick Priday to the position of Group Chief Financial Officer, replacing Alicja Lesniak, who is retiring in October. The firm has also appointed three Non-Executive Directors. More
The Open University (OU) has been awarded €1.49m by the European Commission to co-ordinate a new research project to examine the link between the financial sector and the real economy across Europe. More
Kantar Health has hired Scott Davies as General Manager of China, to direct the group's growth strategy in the region. Kelly Wong has also been appointed as Business Leader and Head of Research, China. More
Euro RSCG Discovery - the data analytics and behavioral marketing arm of marketing services agency Euro RSCG Worldwide - has appointed industry veteran Jatinder Singh as Managing Director. More
UK food and drink market research specialist MMR Group has appointed Mat Lintern as Managing Director of both MMR Research Worldwide and its online business Qubiq-Online. More
In Germany, the TNS Infratest Group - which includes TNS Emnid - has announced that it is to shed 35 staff positions at its Bielefeld site. While 20 employees have been made redundant, 15 others have been offered jobs in the firm's Hamburg office. More
B2B specialist Kadence has appointed former Nielsen Director Benjamin Webb as Managing Director of its operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More
London-based communications agency WDMP has appointed Glen Patrick to head its Planning, Insight & Analytics team, and Lucy Acheson to lead its data function. More
In the UK, Maven Research has appointed former Harris Interactive executive Graham Craigmile as Research Director. More
Robert Louis-Dreyfus, former CEO of pharma MR giant IMS Health and the main shareholder in French soccer team Olympique Marseille, has died at the age of 63 after a long battle with leukaemia. More
In Belgium, social media analytics firm Attentio has promoted Amaia Lasa to the position of CEO, in place of co-founder Simon McDermott, who has taken on the role of UK Country Manager and Chief Communication Officer. More
In the UK, TNS has told 'a small number of employees' in its Custom division that their jobs are at risk, and has made a more general request to employees to take a fortnight's unpaid leave during the second half of 2009, as it tries to avoid further cuts. More
Recession-bucking UK agency Nunwood has appointed Edward O'Brien as Account Director, Maite Barnett as Quantitative Account Director and Salina Nawaz as Senior Consultant. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI has opened the Research Methods Centre (RMC), billed as a hub of expertise in sampling, survey methodology and advanced data analysis. More
From next Monday, Millward Brown IMS and Lansdowne Market Research will combine into a single company named Millward Brown Lansdowne. The new firm will be part of Millward Brown Ireland, along with Millward Brown Ulster. More
In the UK, Real Research MD Adam Phillips has been promoted to the post of Chairman of the Financial Services Consumer Panel, which acts as an independent voice for consumers of financial services. More
WPP's insight division Kantar is to merge Lightspeed Research's online panel business with the TNS 6th Dimension network of online managed access panels. More
In the UK, The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has launched a qual operation called Mimosa, which it says will address clients' needs for joined-up qual/quant thinking in the FMCG, retail and shopper insight, customer satisfaction and OTC sectors. More
UK-based fieldwork specialist John Mackay has launched his own international B2B and consumer sampling agency, Mr Sample. More
Peterborough, UK-based marketing and PR consultancy Smye Holland Associates has opened an office in The Netherlands, with the aim of helping clients with their export marketing. More
Growing e-marketing specialist CreatorMail has moved its London offices from Russell Square to Mabledon Place, Bloomsbury, as its data and analysis team grows with the arrival of execs from Experian and Tree, alongisde expansion for its eCRM, online and business solutions systems. More
Alec Gallup, who previously served as Co-Chairman of the Gallup Organization, has died at home of a heart ailment at the age of 81. More
In the UK, former Ipsos MORI and York Consulting executive Margaret Frazer has joined Cambridge Market Research as the Research Director of a new business unit that will focus on the development of the firm's client base in both the public and private sectors. More
Library and information specialist Sue Hill Recruitment has moved formally into market research with the launch of a new business area and the appointment of Damon Thomas to lead it as Recruitment Manager. More
In the UK, Phyllis Macfarlane has taken on the new role of Chairman of GfK NOP, while Richard Jameson steps up to her previous position as Managing Director, and joins the global Board of GfK Custom Research. More
In the UK, B2B publisher Emap has confirmed that Neil Bradford, the Co-CEO of its Data and Insight division, has left the firm after just one year. More
Online market research agency InSites Consulting, headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, will be opening offices in London, UK and Geneva, Switzerland in July. More
In the UK, Norman Glass, the CEO of social and academic institute the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), died at home last Saturday, following several months of illness. He is survived by his wife Marie-Anne and their two children Jerome and Sophie. More
In the UK, former BBC Head of Audiences Penny Young has become Chief Executive of the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). She replaces Norman Glass, who died at home on Saturday at the age of 63 following some months of illness More
In the UK, the Daily Telegraph has revealed that millionaire Tory MP Brian Binley broke parliamentary rules by claiming around £57k in taxpayer-funded expenses to rent a flat from his own firm, BCC Marketing. More
In Sydney, research veterans Alex Sweeney and Alasdair Johnston have formed Clarity Strategic Research, a new agency offering qual and quant research services to the financial, B2B, telecoms, retail, FMCG and media sectors. More
P\S\L Research has appointed Christine Corner as Group Managing Director for its London operation, leading the London-based business units and research team. She joins from TNS Healthcare where she was Head of Client Service. More
Millward Brown has announced the launch of a new structure for its Europe business, merging the UK/Ireland and Continental Europe regions. Seven Directors are named for a new European Board. More
UK consultancy Incite has appointed former Research International (RI) Chairman Julian Bond as a Director. More
Mike Everett, formally CEO of Ipsos MORI in the UK, is to become Global HR Director for the Ipsos Group in July. More
David Day will become Global CEO of Kantar-owned online panel specialist Lightspeed Research, following the departure of Anne Hedde, who is leaving to pursue a different role with a competitor. More
In the UK, new research agency EasyInsites is the latest to appoint an Advisory Board. Senior market research and food marketing executives from Europe and North America will help guide the firm's strategy and approach in the marketplace. More
Nielsen has re-organised its consumer research group into a global practice, and appointed practice expert teams across its five geographic regions. More
Barry Flanigan, former Head of Marketing at Telegraph Media Group (TMG), has joined social networking site MySpace as Director of Marketing and Audience Development for the UK and Ireland. More
In the UK, Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has created a new research department, to identify opportunities in existing and emerging markets, as well as analyse the challenges facing the business and industry as a whole. More
In the UK, a group of entrepreneurs has launched a research agency, Innovate Solutions. The founders believe observational data in increasingly important to pharmaceutical companies, as well as to patients as consumers of healthcare. More
Shareholders at marcoms giant WPP are opposing a scheme which could result in CEO Sir Martin Sorrell receiving up to £59.7m ($95m) worth of free shares during the next five years. More
In the UK, recent MBO The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has appointed Jackie Tarran as Head of FMCG Research and promoted Catherine Elms to Associate Director. More
New UK technology, telecoms and media research provider Verve has appointed three to its Advisory Board. Professor Patrick (Paddy) Barwise, Gareth Firth and David Packford are all cash investors and shareholders in the company. More
Ben Page is set to become the new Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI in the UK and Ireland, replacing Mike Everett who takes on a new global role on the Group Management Board. More
Online panel marketplace provider Cint is opening a German office in Berlin. German CEO Michael Henrich will manage the office and will take responsibility for customer development and support in all German speaking countries, including Austria and Switzerland. More
For the first three months of the year, GfK's sales slipped 1.3% from €268.1m in Q1 2008 to €264.7m. In order to absorb further 'crisis-related losses' the firm has announced measures to reduce personnel costs including short-time work, hiring freezes, salary cuts and redundancies. More
UK-based business intelligence specialist MDL Research Group is to go into voluntary liquidation at the end of this month, after 30 years of trading. More
In the UK, 2CV has appointed Doug Edmonds, former Head of Numbers, to the position of UK MD, and Tim Blandford as Global Chief Operating Officer. More
In the UK, out-of-home media firm Titan Outdoor has launched a new unit to bring together its strategy and insight functions, and provide audience-focused solutions for clients. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed former GfK Director Yusuf Ramadan as Operations Director for its UK operations. More
Simon Dannatt, CEO of UK market research group Optimisa, has stepped down from his role to focus on key consulting clients and on business in the US. He is replaced by Non-Executive Chairman Ron Littleboy, and will remain an Executive Director until the end of October. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive has appointed Robert Salvoni as UK and European Managing Director, replacing George Terhanian who took up the post of President of Global Solutions earlier this year. More
US web site analytics provider SeeWhy has secured $4.5m in new funding and appointed Scott Silk as Chief Executive Officer.The firm has also opened a new SaaS delivery center in Edinburgh, Scotland and launched a free Abandonment Tracker service. More
In the US, IBM veteran Christopher Caine has launched Mercator XXI, which will help clients export their success globally. As well as market access and market research, the new firm offers advice on government relations and public policy. More
Marcoms giant WPP, which eliminated 3,600 positions in Q1, is planning to make 6% of its global workforce redundant resulting in the loss of 7,200 posts in all this year. More
Ipsos' shareholders have approved the appointment of five new Board Directors, including Pierre Le Manh who is Global CEO of Ipsos Marketing and Chairman of the CEEA and MENA regions. More
In the UK, market research agency Ci Research has been bought by its management, led by MD Ian Font and fellow investors Colin Auton, Andy Wright, Richard Walker and Katie Waterhouse. More
US market research data collection agency MRops has expanded into Europe with the opening of an office in London. More
In the US, Harris Interactive has appointed former industry tech specialist Richard Scionti as Global Chief Technology Officer, responsible for process automation and solutions development, as well as leading the firm's efforts in the social media space. More
In the UK, new technology, telecoms and media research provider Verve has expanded its London team with three senior appointments. More
Former market researcher and specialist MR recruiter Fiona Warren has launched Snapdragon Research Recruitment, a new consultancy focusing on social and market research roles, both client and agency side. More
Synovate parent Aegis has disclosed in its 2008 report and accounts that former CEO Robert Lerwill has been paid a total of £2.1m following the termination of his contract last year. More
Stephen Hughes, formerly EU Commercial Director for CfMC, has joined recently launched Cint UK as Sales Director. More
Ann Stuchiner has joined the US Consulting division of London-based Double Helix Development group, as Vice President. More
Canadian-based Mob4Hire, which offers crowd sourced mobile application testing and market research, is targeting growth across the Atlantic with the appointment of Chantelle Hyde-Lewis as Director, Business Development, UK & EMEA. More
In New Zealand, Synovate has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the union Unite which ends the lockout of workers. The company says the MOU establishes a working party which has six weeks from 14th April to reach a deal over a performance pay scheme for interviewing staff. More
UK online performance researcher eDigitalResearch has opened a new London office, managed by Head of Business Development Dominic Bean. More
Rumours that up to 50% of YouGov's UK staff are to be made redundant have been strongly denied by UK CEO Tim Britton. Britton says a review announced this week is intended to 'cut the firm's cloth' to match current conditions and will probably mean 'a small number' of job cuts. More
In London, two marketing analysts have launched a new marketing and data analytics consultancy with a focus on linking digital advertising with traditional forms of marketing communications. More
In the UK, Bob Douglas has been promoted from Head of Synovate Healthcare's global custom business to overall Global Head of Synovate Healthcare. More
Mayfair, London-based recruitment consultancy Prime Insight is adding a specific Market Research arm to its established Analytics recruitment business; and has recruited Matt Terry to lead the launch. More
Experian has appointed Kirk Fletcher as Managing Director of its Business Information division in the UK and Ireland, charged with further developing the division's business data and analytics portfolio. More
Harris Interactive has announced that up to 30 UK jobs could go, as part of its plans to streamline the business. Meanwhile, continuing its US restructure, the firm has appointed former TNS Chief Information Officer Enzo Micali as Global EVP of Technology and Operations. More
In London, former Research Now Director Charles Pearson has today announced the launch of a new research agency, EasyInsites, focusing on custom panel solutions and using technology from Cint AB. Research Now's former Client Development Director Jo Winning joins him in the venture. More
Marcoms giant WPP is preparing to make thousands of staff redundant this year, in response to declining revenues and its £1.1bn debt-financed acquisition of TNS. Credit agencies S&P and Moody have downgraded the firm's rating from stable to negative. More
UK-based Portio Group is launching a new division, Portio Consult, providing technical, marketing and commercial consultancy services to companies at all stages of growth in the converging fields of telecoms, media, technology and communications. More
TNS has announced further changes to its senior management team, following its recent merger with Research International. The latest appointments cover global roles, North America and Europe. More
Cello Group has announced a new board for its Cello Research division, with Vincent Nolan, founder of its subsidiary 2CV, as Chairman, and Jane Shirley as CEO. More
After a number of contract wins, UK-based agency 2CV is launching a new centralised tracking division for long-term monitoring of consumer attitudes and behaviours. More
BrainJuicer Group has appointed Alex Hunt as VP of Client Service in the USA. He will be based in New York until the autumn, when he will open up the firm's Chicago office. More
TNS has appointed a new Regional Operating Board for the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa (ALM) region, led by former TNS Regional MD Jamie Hall, who assumes overall responsibility for the region as ALM CEO. More
After more than 14 years with UK public sector specialist Andrew Irving Associates (AIA), Nicky Spicer has been promoted to the position of Managing Director. More
British marcoms group Aegis - which owns market research firm Synovate - has announced plans to cut around 780 jobs across its global operations as part of a cost-saving plan to beat the downturn. Meanwhile CEO John Napier denied reports he has held merger talks with competitor Havas. More
In response to what it describes as 'shifting trends in market research', Kantar Operations will be shutting a telephone centre in Warwick, UK, in June. Local reports say that up to 137 people could lose their jobs as a result of the closure. More
Online media and data analysis firm Theorem has expanded its UK operations by moving to larger offices in Soho, London, and hiring Philip Stromeyer for the new position of Manager, Client Services. More
Harris Interactive has made a further 90 staff redundant - 16% of its US full-time workforce - in a bid to make $10m in cost savings. The firm saved $9.5m through headcount reduction in October and December last year. More
London-based market research agency MM-Eye has appointed three former Simpson Carpenter executives: Damien Field as Automotive Research Director, Deborah Fitzpatrick as Services Director, and Alison Phillips as Research Director. More
In the US, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Robin Lake to the post of Vice President of Research, in charge of all research and related analysis for the group. More
UK-based agency 2CV, part of Cello Group, has announced the opening of an office in San Francisco. The office is its first in North America and the beginning of an international expansion plan. More
Lightspeed Research has announced three more additions to its Wimbledon, UK team this month. Angela Bonora joins as a Project Manager, Puja Myne as Sales Coordinator and Matthew Seabrook as a Client Operations Manager. More
Rita Clifton, Chairman of Interbrand, is to take over from Jeremy Bullmore as President of the UK's Market Research Society (MRS), when he completes his five-year term in April. More
Research and marketing job losses at ITV appear a strong possibility as the UK broadcasting group cuts 600 staff in response to 'unprecedented conditions' in the sector. More
Harris Interactive has hired Stefan Schmelcher as President of its Global Loyalty Solutions practice, with primary responsibility worldwide for developing and implementing the strategy and tactics for the division and its recently-formed center of excellence. He will be based in Munich, Germany. More
Brand research specialist Evo has closed its UK office, and eight of its personnel including three directors have moved to Clerkenwell, London-based Prescient, part of Loewy Group. More
In the UK, Ci Research has launched a new financial services team, consisting of four individuals and headed by Director Colin Auton. More
Specialist MR recruiter Elizabeth Norman International (ENI) has promoted Emy Rumble-Mettle to MD of its UK operation, and has announced a partnership with US-based Morgan Search International, as it expands its international presence. More
UK b2b research specialist IQ has closed its telephone and online data collection firm The Wire, just three weeks after acquiring it from global agency Illuminas. More
The Kantar Group is streamlining its businesses after buying TNS. The TNS Custom business will merge with Research International and will be generally known as TNS. A new social research force for the UK is established in TNS-BMRB, while Kantar has four new vertical sector operating units: Media, Health, Retail and Worldpanel. More
Former Holiday Which? Head of Research Anne Harvey has taken on the newly created role of Head of Policy at VisitBritain, the UK's national tourism agency. More
In the UK, Kantar-owned brand and insight agency Added Value has transferred Paul McGowan to its newly created position of Chief Marketing Officer, to lead an investment programme across its network of international offices. More
New London-based technology, telecoms and media research provider Verve has hired former Synovate CEO/CFO Peter Chopra as Partner, Strategic Finance and International Development. More
Indian MR outsourcing firm Ugam Solutions has opened new offices in Rochester, New York and Dallas, Texas, and appointed Jim Frederickson as its President in North America and Russell Britt as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing. More
Former Ciao Europe MD Richard Thornton has joined Sweden-based panels firm Cint as UK MD, managing its expansion into the UK market. He will start by opening an office in London and recruiting sales and support staff. More
The BBC has appointed Sharon Baylay as Director of its Marketing, Communications and Audiences division. Formerly General Manager of Microsoft Online Services Division UK, she replaces Tim Davie who was promoted from the role last year. More
In the UK, Coca Cola has hired Bhawani Singh Shekhawat for its newly created role of Director - Strategy, Planning and Insights. More
UK-based online performance researcher eDigitalResearch (eDR) has realigned its business structure to cope with increased turnover and company growth. The firm has also promoted Nada Gillard to the position of Research Manager. More
In the UK, marcoms group Media Square is to reduce its global headcount by around 9%, as part of a cost saving programme in response to a significant reduction in client spend. More
Brand innovation company Clear has opened an office in Hong Kong, to enable it to manage projects in Asia for its global clients. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed former BT Insight Chief Jonathan Wibberley as Research Director in its Technology sector team. More
Full service online research agency mo'web has appointed Cathrene Rowel as its new Director, replacing Tom Fuller who has returned to the States to set up the firm's first US operations. More
Mike Hess, the former Director of Global Research and Consumer Insights at ad agency OMD, is to join Aegis-owned media agency Carat as EVP-Research, Marketing Science and Consumer Insight. More
In the UK, Mike Read has been promoted to the post of Senior Vice President and Managing Director of comScore Europe, responsible for all EMEA commercial activities. He will also oversee the firm's European offices in the UK and France, with Germany soon to come. More
In the UK, Interpublic-owned media agency Initiative has created a new planning and insight unit incorporating its previously separate research department. More
Harris Interactive's US-based President of North American and Global Operations, David Vaden, is set to leave the firm on Friday. The company has also agreed adjusted terms for its purchase of Canadian research provider Decima. More
In London, Omnicom Media Group has announced that Mike Hess, Director of Global Research and Consumer Insights at its ad agency OMD Worldwide, has left the firm following a restructure of its global research and analytics division. More
In the UK, new technology, telecoms and media research provider Verve has hired Nina Pocock as Project Team Leader and Charlotte Brady as Business Development Executive. More
Omnicom-owned brand and communications research specialist Hall & Partners has appointed Deborah Mills as CEO of its Europe business, based in the London office. More
In Germany, the GfK Association – GfK's main shareholder – has passed a resolution to ensure that any future bids to buy the group must first be authorised by its new Members' Council. It has also appointed four new members to its Executive Board. More
Online research and panels specialist Research Now has opened an office in Auckland, New Zealand, and appointed former TNS exec Martin Tomlinson as Client Development Manager. More
In London, full-service research agency SPA has restructured its business into three divisions, each with its own Managing Director. It has also promoted Jo Lockett from Marketing Director to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer to oversee non-research functions. More
The UK's Royal Mail has named former TNS Chairman Donald Brydon as first choice to lead it through a forthcoming part-privatisation. If appointed, he would replace current Chairman Allan Leighton when he steps down in March. More
In the UK, technology, telecoms and media research provider Verve has hired former FreshMinds COO/MD Jeannie Arthur as Partner and UK MD. More
Andrew Mann is to join UK supermarket chain Sainbury's next month from rival Tesco, to take up the post of Director of Customer Insight and Loyalty. The move comes as Sainsbury's restructures its London head office as part of a cost-saving exercise. More
UK marcoms group Chime Communications has appointed Paul Tredwell as Chief Executive of its Research and Engagement division. More
In the UK, The Direct Marketing Group (TDMG) has transformed its Millennium 'mature consumer' marketing agency into a specialist market research and consultancy firm. More
Healthcare research consultancy Double Helix (DH) has opened a division which will conduct strategic pricing, reimbursement and market access studies. The team will be led by industry veteran Andrew (Drew) Baker. More
UK-based online quant research specialist BrainJuicer Group Plc has issued a trading statement with 2008 results ahead of market expectations. Reported revenue rose more than 40% to £9m – all organic growth - and operating profit was up by 45% to over £1.2m. More
In the UK, full service research agency 2CV has announced the launch of a new division, and appointed former Orange Head of Analytics Simon Lane to lead it. More
AOP (the Association of Online Publishers) has appointed Tim Cain in the newly created role of Head of Research and Insight, reporting to the association's Acting Director Liz Somerville. More
UK-based MR recruitment specialist RPCushing has become part of pfj, one of the country's leading recruitment firms. pfj took a majority interest in RPCushing for an undisclosed sum. More
After almost exactly two years at the helm of SSI, Jim Follett has departed the company and is replaced by Bloomerce founder Kees de Jong. Dennis J. Beckingham meanwhile joins the firm as President and CFO. More
Sheila Jones has handed over the reins at Cardiff-based market research agency Research and Marketing Plus, after leading the company for twenty years. New arrival Phil Evans takes on the role of Chief Executive Officer. More
Richard Thornton has resigned as Managing Director of Ciao Surveys after five years at the firm, saying in a statement that 'it was a natural time to move on'. He leaves today. More
WPP's insight and consultancy division The Kantar Group has made what it claims is an industry first appointment, with the naming of George Pappachen in the newly-created role of Chief Privacy Officer. More
In the UK, Kantar-owned agency BMRB has appointed former Futures Company executive Dr Michelle Harrison as Managing Director for Government and Public Affairs. More
B2B specialist Kadence has promoted Kieron Mathews to the position of Managing Director of London-based Kadence UK, giving Group Chairman Simon Everard more time to guide the firm's strong international growth. More
Retail data giant Information Resources Inc (IRI) has appointed Blair Ruelens as Managing Director in the UK, replacing Jeremy McNamara who has left the firm following a review of the company's UK business direction. More
ESOMAR, the global association for market and opinion research, has appointed US-based Gunilla Broadbent as its President for the period 2009-2010. She is the second woman to hold the position and the first President who resides outside Europe. More
Online ad targeting provider Phorm has announced that UK CEO Hugo Drayton and UK CFO Lynne Millar are leaving the company, while Nan Richards and Andrew Croxson join in senior roles and Nick Barnett is promoted. More
Some of the world's biggest advertising groups have this week announced thousands of job cuts. However, their MR firms seem to be relatively little affected so far, as do PR subsidiaries, while ad agencies themselves bear the brunt. More
Cello has announced that Group Executive Chairman Kevin Steeds died last night, after a four month battle with cancer. More
Harris Interactive's new President and CEO Kimberly Till has implemented a series of restructuring initiatives, including a net loss of 51 US jobs, c.8% of the total US full-time workforce; the formation of new vertical teams; and changes in senior management. More
Employee-owned marketing research firm Hotspex is establishing a new team in Soho, London to serve its existing and new European clients. Paul Acerbi will head the new team, and has relocated from the firm's headquarters in Toronto. More
In the UK, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded £1.1m to establish the Survey Resources Network (SRN), a body which will promote best practice in survey research, provide online information resources for researchers and link academics, policy-makers and survey practitioners. More
Custom online panel firm Vision Critical has announced a new branch in Sydney, Australia, extending its presence into the Asia Pacific region. Kris Hartvigsen will lead the operation as MD, Australia. Last week, the firm announced the release of its newest online research platform, Sparq. More
In the UK, commercial radio trade body RadioCentre is cutting seven of its thirty-five staff, in response to the economic climate. Departures include members of the organsiation's recently formed Insight Team. More
Millward Brown has hired Suhas Khanderia to manage and develop its healthcare and pharmaceutical practice as Senior Director of Healthcare, based in the London office. More
In London, the founders of Research Now, Hall & Partners and the iD Factor – Andrew Cooper, Mike Hall and Jon Gumbrell – have launched Verve, a new technology, telecoms and media-focused research provider. More senior personnel are set to join in the next two months. More
US-based Market Strategies International has confirmed news of its expansion into Europe with the official opening of an office in London, UK, headed by former MASMI UK MD Bob Qureshi. More
In the UK, Carrot Pharma Recruitment has moved into premises in Wilmslow, Cheshire which are three times the size of its current office in Didsbury. More
Controversial Internet ad targeting company Phorm has announced several changes in the composition of its Board, including the appointment of Norman Lamont, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 to 1993. Three others join the board; four people leave citing differences of opinion with the CEO. More
Havas' Vincent Bolloré is more confident of securing his two boardroom seats at rival Aegis, after a recent meeting with interim CEO John Napier, according to sources quoted in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. More
Analysts are watching Aegis closely following yesterday's surprise departure of CEO Robert Lerwill. Initial speculation about easing conditions for a Havas merger has given way to caution, and the share price has not continued its rise after a brief morning surge. More
UK-based Munro Global has expanded teams at two of its subsidiaries, FDS International and acefieldwork, with five appointments in the last few weeks. More
Robert Lerwill is to stand down as group CEO of Synovate parent Aegis, at the end of this month. Chairman John Napier will take on his responsibilities on an interim basis. Aegis shares leapt 17% today as rumours linked the move to a possible merger. More
UK research pioneer Harry Henry, the last survivor of the 23 founders of the Market Research Society (MRS), has died aged 92 after a stroke. More
UK agency Virtual Surveys has hired former Harris researcher Andy Buckley to head up its rapidly expanding work in the online communities area. He leads a specialist team formed only in the summer and already boasting nine people. More
In the US, automotive specialist JD Power and Associates has named Finbarr O'Neill as its new President, succeeding Stephen Goodhall who is retiring after 30 years with the company. More
Microsoft will for the time being remain the owner of Greenfield Online's Internet Survey Solutions (ISS) business, after potential buyer ZM Capital failed to meet financing conditions. President and CEO Al Angrisani will stay on in an advisory capacity while a new home is sought. More
Synovate has announced four new appointments including former Opinion Leader exec Liz Owen as Research Director of its UK Qualitative specialist team. Wai Tang, Daoud Fakhri and Victoria Mansell also join the firm. More
London-based agency SPA is diversifying into the B2B, public and transport/travel sectors with the appointment of Janet Wright as Research Director, responsible for developing new revenue streams and building up a specialist team. More
Eminent social scientist Professor Sir Roger Jowell has been appointed the Deputy Chair and non-executive member of the UK Statistics Authority, serving as the Chair for the committee which advises on the UK's official statistics system. More
GfK has appointed former TNS Director Bill Noah as Global Chief Information Officer for its Custom Research business, responsible for overall IT and software including software strategy for operations. More
GfK NOP has appointed former GfK Executive Allan Dib as Head of its Marketing Effectiveness Centre of Excellence, tasked with leading the development of new research approaches for testing, benchmarking and improving marketing effectiveness. More
In the UK, consumer agency Engage Research has boosted its management team with the appointment of Bob Dance as Director. More
In the UK, Omnicom-owned brand and communications research specialist Hall & Partners has promoted Vanella Jackson to the post of Worldwide CEO. She replaces Terry Willie, who is leaving at the end of the year to pursue private interests. More
In the UK, specialist MR recruiter Hasson Associates continues to expand with the appointment of Nicky Geen, who becomes a Senior Associate. More
MR software and predictive analytics giant SPSS has announced third quarter revenues up 4% vs Q3 2007 to $74.9m and net income up 25% to $10.5m. However, the firm intends to respond to the global downturn by cutting costs, including a ten per cent staff reduction. More
Online research and panels firm Research Now has promoted Sébastien Croizard to lead its French business as MD. He was previously Commercial Director for the office. More
The European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) and the Internet Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe) have officially launched their industry-wide survey into the use of online audience and traffic measurement techniques; and appointed Elizabeth Van Couvering to help guide the initiative. More
Online data collection and panel specialist Research Now has promoted Chris Dubreuil to the newly created role of Head of Client Development in the UK. More
TNS CEO David Lowden has left after nine years with the firm, following the completion of WPP's takeover of the business. WPP's insight arm Kantar Group made no comment about Lowden's departure, but instead confirmed a series of senior management positions at TNS. More
WPP-owned healthcare data collection agency All Global has named Tony Burke its new CEO, responsible for running the company worldwide. More
Jill Telford, Synovate's CEO for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, is moving to London in January to take up the post of UK CEO. At the same time, Brendan Shair will become Managing Director for Hong Kong. More
In the UK, Maritz Research has appointed Millward Brown's Roger Sant as Divisional VP of Brand Research Europe, to work closely with the firm's offices in Europe and the US and take responsibility for development of new customer experience measurement methodologies. More
In the UK, FreshMinds Research has named Alistair Leathwood as its new Managing Director, replacing Jeannie Arthur who is leaving the firm at the beginning of November. More
UK-based online performance researcher eDigitalResearch has appointed Dominic Bean as Head of Business Development, Lloyd Viney as Head of the firm's Commercial team, and Naomi Greene and Graham Larkin as Research Analysts. More
In the UK, Cello-owned online and offline data specialist Tangible Data is expanding its operations into Edinburgh and has appointed Yvonne Balfour to head up the new office. More
Harris Interactive has announced that President & CEO Greg Novak is leaving the firm, to be replaced by former TNS North American CEO Kimberley Till. The company has also announced today that it will make around 30 US staff redundant. More
In the UK, quant specialist Buckingham Research has appointed Tim Sheard as Research Director and Justin Porter and Craig Strudley as Associate Directors. All three have previously worked at GfK NOP. More
Online data collection and panel specialist Research Now has appointed Adam Portner as SVP in San Francisco, David Bilicic as SVP in New York, and Steve Rosen as Finance Director, North America. In addition, Charles Pearson has been promoted to the new role of SVP, Panel Excellence. More
In the UK, Buckingham Research Associates founder Maggie Drye has launched a new company, Insitas. Former Buckingham execs Sandra Halstead and Duncan Fergusson join the start-up team, along with Acritas CEO Lisa Hart who becomes a Non-Executive Director. More
Digital marketing group TMN has appointed Datamonitor founder Mike Danson to the Board as a non-executive director. Danson currently holds 28.78% of the ordinary share capital of the TMN Group. More
Ipsos MORI is campaigning to replace 'any negative and outdated preconceptions graduates may have about a career in research' with the prospect of a role which 'can influence both society and business'. The agency has also announced a partnership with loyalty specialist The Logic Group. More
SKOPOS market insight has doubled its global sales and profit in two years – the former to around £5 million - and has appointed two new senior staff, Scott Dodgson and Anna Galicia, to its Research & Insight team in the UK. More
UK-based professional services research specialist Acritas has announced rapid expansion, with fourteen appointments taking its total staff to more than forty. More
GfK has appointed Dr. Arno Mahlert to replace Hajo Riesenbeck as Chairman. Stefan Pfander replaces him as Deputy Chairman. More
In the UK, Clive Gibbins, a 19 year veteran of NOP, has died of cancer just weeks before his 50th birthday. More
In the UK, Steve Evans has returned to Harris Interactive after a two year absence, as a Research Director working for music, film and entertainment clients; and providing insights into the digital consumer to the firm's Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) clients. More
UK b2b research specialist IQ Research has appointed Matt King as Research Director, responsible for designing research programmes for IT/Telecoms, distribution and logistics clients. More
Launch only in January, market research recruitment firm Hasson Associates has already outgrown its London offices and is moving to larger premises in Soho. More
TPI, the outsourcing data and advisory firm owned by Information Services Group (ISG), has launched a new business unit with an independent management team which will provide information and insights to outsourcing and offshoring service providers. More
204 weeks separate the Beijing Olympics and the start of the next games in London – precisely one week for each country that took part in the events in China. MrWeb will be following a trail across the world for the next four years, each week profiling one country and its research industry, linking also to news, jobs and suppliers. More
In the US, Nielsen has appointed Ed Dandridge as Senior VP and Chief Communications Officer, responsible for managing communications between Nielsen and its key audiences and stakeholders inside and outside the company. More
Hajo Riesenbeck is to resign from the Supervisory Board Chairmanship and Presidency of GfK Nürnberg e.V. Riesenbeck was closely associated with the TNS bid, while CEO Klaus Wübbenhorst is said to have been more convinced of the firm's ability to grow on its own. More
Wales has a new centralised social research body, WISERD, established with £9m in joint funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Initially the Centre pulls together expertise from five Welsh universities. More
European market research company Stratégir has opened a new office in Covent Garden, London and appointed Dorte Torpe Hansen as UK MD. More
In London, the Newspaper Marketing Agency (NMA) has made a number of appointments in marketing and insight roles, responding to demand for more campaign assessment and audience research. More
In the UK, Milorad Ajder has been appointed as MD of Ipsos MORI's Reputation Centre (RC), replacing Stewart Lewis who will retire at the end of the year after more than 30 years with the firm. More
Online panel firm Research Now has opened an office in Dallas, headed by newly appointed VP of Client Development, Joe Cunningham. The firm has also made a number of appointments in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. More
Cello Group Executive Chairman Kevin Steeds is said to be seriously ill, and has temporarily stepped down from his duties at the UK-based MR and consulting group. More
Consumer specialist Information Resources Inc (IRI) has appointed Hans Jessen as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of European Services and Global Analytics Delivery. More
Magazine trade association the PPA (Periodical Publishers Association) is to consolidate its various research departments into a single research unit, following a review by incoming CEO Jonathan Shephard. More
GfK Automotive has appointed Francisco Lopez Ramirez as Managing Director of its UK operation, taking full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the firm, with a particular focus on business development. More
UK healthcare fieldwork firm KeyQuest Health has today moved to new offices in the former home of writer Virginia Woolf in Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey. More
In the UK, global information services firm Experian has promoted Bernie Grady to the position of Data Strategy Director within its Business Information division. More
Media and marketing group Omnicom has combined its data and analytics agency Targetbase with its creative agency Claydon Heeley, and based the newly formed Targetbase Claydon Heeley at offices in London. The combined operation will offer 'creative consumer science' services across Europe. More
Company founder Vin Gupta is to receive $10m as part of a severance agreement from ORC-owner infoGroup. The company filed its delayed second-quarter earnings report with the SEC yesterday, revealing that soaring costs reduced quarterly net income by almost 32% to $4.3m despite a 17% increase in revenue to $187.2m. More
OTX Europe has hired Andy Davidson as Director. He will lead the company's trends and youth specialisms and strengthen the Media, Entertainment & Insight division. More
Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW) has appointed two senior consultants, Mark Hartstone and Soumya Roy, PhD, to their European HQ in London. More
Less than a month after removing Vin Gupta from his role as Chairman of database giant and ORC parent infoGroup, the firm's Board has announced his resignation as CEO. More
Global information services giant Experian has appointed Charlotte Hogg as MD of UK & Ireland, responsible for driving growth across the firm's Decision Analytics, Marketing Services, Interactive, Strategic Accounts and Credit Services business lines. More
In the UK, B2B specialist Information Arts has been given sole rights to sell DM company Harte-Hanks' Ci Technology Database (CiTDB). A number of Harte Hanks staff will join the firm, which is also introducing a new range of data and insight services for users of the database. More
Central London-based Jigsaw Research has opened a new office in Amsterdam, to support its growing international client base and to develop relationships with companies headquartered in the Netherlands. More
Entertainment research firm MarketCast has appointed former Nielsen executive Henry Piney as London-based Managing Director, to oversee the expansion of its international business and presence in the interactive entertainment sector. More
In the UK, global information services giant Experian has promoted Mel Mason to the new post of Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for the development and implementation of a common technology and deployment strategy. More
In the UK, Jigsaw Research has hired Hazel Fletcher as Director and Danielle Malone as Research Director. More
UK-based global recruitment group Prime People plc has launched a research, insight and analysis division, Prime Insight, and has appointed Alice Glover, co-founder of recruiters NicholsonGlover Consulting, to head it up. More
In the US, Research International (RI) has appointed Tom Buehrer as SVP/General Manager West Coast, Lisa Kassem as VP, and Jake Steadman as Research Executive. More
In the UK, online market research agency YouGov has warned that 2008 profits will be impacted by a one-off £1.2m cost it incurred by terminating merger talks. However, the firm said gross margins will be slightly ahead of market expectations and detailed a range of recent initiatives. More
Specialist UK research recruiter Hasson Associates has expanded with the appointment of Kate Langford as a Senior Associate. More
In the UK, Synovate has appointed Stuart Tagg as Research Director of its Financial & Business Services sector team. More
In the UK, JICIMS (the Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems) has appointed Research International's former Worldwide CEO Mark Cranmer as its first Chairman, heading up its initiative to establish a single online measurement currency. More
UK-based agency SPA has established a dedicated team to focus on Internet and Web research, and appointed Chris Handford to head it up. More
UK-based Quaestor has announced four internal promotions, including Rachel Hoy to Director of its fieldwork and DP division Quench. More
In the UK, BBC Worldwide has promoted Helen Kellie to the new post of Director of Marketing and Audiences, responsible for building its marketing and audience research functions. She takes up the new post on 1 October. More
In the UK, the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has appointed former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Executive Nicki Lynas as Head of Research. She joins on 9 September. More
TNS Healthcare has appointed Christine Corner as Head of Client Service for its UK International (UKI) division. Corner re-joins TNS with more than 15 years healthcare research consulting experience. More
In the UK, Dig Research has promoted Mark Broughton to Research Director, and appointed Emmeline Scott as Research Consultant, Matt Tindall as a Research Coordinator, and David Hollis as Competitor Intelligence Analyst. More
TNS has promoted Andrew Czarnowski to the post of MD of its UK and Ireland Custom business; tasked with driving growth in one the firm's largest units and exploiting capabilities in shopper, brand and communications research. More
UK retailer Boots is the latest big name to restructure in the interests of becoming more customer-focused. The changes, announced last week, include the appointment of Directors of Loyalty, CRM, Customer Communications and In-store Marketing, all reporting to Marketing Director Elizabeth Fagan. More
Flat panel display expert DisplaySearch has appointed industry veteran Paul Semenza as its Senior Vice President managing the North American and European analyst teams. More
The Board of database giant and ORC owner infoGroup has removed Vin Gupta from his Chairman's role following an investgation which has found him guilty of 'excessive spending'. In support of the finding, the firm has introduced a new policy which limits directors' use of company funds. More
Fresh from its BBC contract win, UK-based eDigitalResearch has appointed Derek Eccleston as Head of Research. He has worked previously in management positions at Harris Interactive and Sony. More
Maritz Research has appointed Graham Devereux as Division Vice President of its newly created Retail Research Europe unit, responsible for strategy and business development and based in Marlow, Bucks, UK. More
UK-based insight firm Nunwood has announced four further appointments in its London and Leeds offices, bringing its total to fourteen for 2008 so far. More
In the UK, marketing services group TMN, the parent of research agencies iD Factor and ICD Research, has called off talks with private equity firm August Equity to fund a management buyout led by CEO Mark Smith and FD Craig Dixon. More
In the UK, TNS has promoted two execs to lead its new contracts for broadcasting research body BARB: Chris Balch becomes MD of the new BARB Service Team within TNS Media Research, while Graeme Griffiths takes on the role of Services Director for TNS Custom Media. More
In the UK, media, entertainment and communications research agency Essential has appointed former TNS Managing Consultant Sarah Calver as Senior Research Manager in its qualitative research team. More
In the UK, insight agency Nunwood has expanded its London team by appointing Chris Webster as Client Consultant and Kristina Baumgarten to the Market Analytics team; and relocating two of its Leeds staff, Kim Walker and Ester Petrie. More
GfK, backed by an as-yet unnamed investor, is preparing to make a counter-offer for TNS in response to WPP's £1.08bn ($2.1bn) hostile bid announced this morning. More
In the UK, sensory panel company MSTS is being integrated with product development specialists Marketing Sciences. Both are part of the Insight Division of UK marketing services group Creston. More
Rob Stevens, co-founder of UK-based behavioural research consultancy Bunnyfoot, has moved the firm's established eye-tracking expertise into a new, separate consultancy, which will test consumers' behavioural response to offline media including TV, print and outdoor, as well as packaging. More
Despite approval from the Board of the GfK Verein, the 'merger of equals' with TNS continues to face pressure from two sides: Sir Martin Sorrell, who has one more day to decide for or against a 'hostile' bid; and workers and a former Chairman at the German firm he describes as 'very traditional'. More
Lightspeed Research has announced three new appointments in its London office, located in currently tennis-mad SW19. Saleem Ghumranand and Alex Mazurovs join as Project Managers, and Fiona Bryce as a Product Marketing Director. More
Mid-level salaries for British market researchers are continuing their rise despite fears of recession and talk of an impending slump. Figures for the first half of 2008, based on 3,500 advertised salaries on MrWeb, show higher means for SREs, Project and Research Managers, and ADs. More
UK-based Chime Communications, which owns MR agencies Opinion Leader, Ledbury Research and Facts International, is predicting that operating income will be 20% up on last year's £43.9m. Chime has also appointed former Australian politician Richard Alston as a Non-executive Director. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive plans to make between fifteen and twenty full-time employees redundant. The firm says the move will help align the cost structure of its UK operations with the evolving needs of the business. More
In the UK, Andrew Cooper, Founder and Group MD of online panel firm Research Now, is to step down as part of a restructure designed to streamline management during the firm's next phase of growth and development. More
In the UK John Napier, the former CEO of market research agency AGB, will join Synovate parent Aegis as Non-Executive Chairman from mid-July, when he replaces Colin Sharman who is retiring after nearly nine years in the role. More
In the UK, market research consultancy Ci Research has appointed former Nunwood Board member Richard Walker as its Director responsible for PR, marketing and brand development. The firm is also planning to make several other appointments in the coming months. More
In the UK, Millward Brown (MB) has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran Cathy Swift as a Director, responsible for advising its Healthcare team on the development of new brand and communications market research. More
GfK NOP has launched a Media Insight division, to be headed by Julia Lamaison. The firm says the new division is a 'direct response to the market need for in-depth interpretation and insight from research data'. More
The BBC has announced the promotion of the head of its marketing division, Tim Davie, to the role of Director of Audio and Music, overseeing Radios 1 to 5 and the four digital-only networks, plus the Proms, radio drama and TV music entertainment. More
In the UK, media watchdog Ofcom has named Peter Phillips, Partner of Strategy and Market Developments, as a member of its Executive Board with effect from 1 July 2008. The regulator also announced that Chairman David Currie will step down next year. More
In the UK, Alex Oliver has joined the IIPS (The Institute for Insight in the Public Services) – the joint initiative between BMRB Social Research and its sister company, Henley Centre HeadlightVision (HCHLV) – as Head of Service Transformation. More
In Paris, Research International (RI) has promoted Douwe Rademaker to the newly created position of Worldwide Director of Marketing. He was previously MD of Continental Europe. More
French financier and Havas Chairman Vincent Bolloré has said he is unlikely to make a sixth attempt to obtain two seats on the Board of Synovate parent Aegis this year. More
Online research agency BrainJuicer has opened an office in Switzerland, while also announcing plans to acquire Melbourne-based market research firm The Slater Marketing Group. More
In London, Synovate UK has appointed Nigel Jackson as Head of its Public Sector, Charities and Transport industry sector team, tasked with both client and team development. More
Less than a month after revealing plans to axe 250 executive jobs in Ireland, technology firm Dell has announced it will be recruiting 20 staff for its new ISG (Industry Solutions Group) in Dublin and Limerick; some of whom will focus on market research and R&D. More
In the UK, insight consultancy Truth has reported rapid growth since its launch last year – with client billings for 2008 forecast to exceed £3.5m. The firm is also considering opportunities for an overseas presence in Asia and the US. More
London-based B2B research consultancy BPRI has announced the appointments of Paul Middleton and Douglas Pointing as Client Directors, and James Keeling as a Research Executive. More
Online research specialist Lightspeed has made five recent European appointments including hires in its London, Paris and Hamburg offices. More
Research International's Nic Hall, a former SAMRA Chairman and currently Director of Market Strategy in the UK, is moving to Singapore to assume the role of Client Service Director Asia Pacific. More
infoGROUP, until this week known as infoUSA, is combining two of its market research businesses, recently acquired Guideline and Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), and has placed ORC President Gerard Miodus in charge of all operations for the new unit. More
Research Now has opened an office in Los Angeles, to be headed by Tobin Bailey as Vice President, Client Development, West and Central Regions. More
Munro Global, owner of a number of UK-based MR agencies, is to launch a new consultancy division, 3000ft Strategic Insight, and has appointed former Future Foundation and CSMTC exec William Nelson to lead it. More
UK-based agency Nunwood has announced ten recent appointments, plus the promotion of two of its directors to the Board. More
MrWeb, the world's busiest daily news and jobs service for market researchers, has expanded with the appointment of Chris Jensen as Marketing Executive. Initially, his focus will be on building the site's Asian and US job listings, and its UK and international audience. More
B2B specialist Kadence has appointed Rowena Lim as Project Director, to support the ongoing expansion of its Asia-Pacific company. More
London-based marcoms group Cagney has named Steve Mattey CEO, following the departure of Paul Simons who resigned from the firm last week to 'focus on growing interests elsewhere'. More
London-based communications research agency MESH Planning has opened its first office in the Asia Pacific region and appointed former InsightAsia MD Craig Griffin as Managing Director in Singapore. More
Information solutions giant Experian has opened a new international operations centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, where it plans to employ more than 120 people by the end of the year. More
In the UK, broadcaster ITV has appointed Chad Wollen as Director of Marketing Strategy, tasked with embedding audience research and consumer insight into marketing, planning and brand activity. More
In London, cinema advertising firm Pearl & Dean has appointed Anna Cremin as Research Manager, responsible for coordinating research and analysis of consumer behaviour and attitudes towards cinema. More
GfK CEO Klaus Wübbenhorst has told employees of the German-based global agency that the proposed merger with TNS would mean more jobs, not fewer. Prof. Wübbenhorst said comments suggesting the contrary from WPP's Martin Sorrell were 'morally reprehensible'. More
UK consumer and media specialist Mintel has appointed Robert Santiago as Director of Thought Leadership. He was previously Head of the Financial Times Research Centre. More
In the UK, former Synovate Healthcare Execs Marianne Purdie and Guy Pascoe have set up a new primary market research agency focused on the medical device and diagnostics industries. More
UK-based brand and insight agency Added Value has appointed Janine Hawkins as Global CEO, replacing Angus Porter who is leaving to take up the position of Group Strategy Director with Thomas Cook Group from 1 June. More
London-based market research agency BDRC has appointed Ruth Watts as Head of Advanced Analytics. She joins from FDS International where she was the first Marketing Sciences Manager, working across IT and research teams. More
UK based data processing agency MRDC has doubled the size of its operation in Thailand and employed extra staff to man the expanded unit. Employees David Ward and Fiona Turnbull have meanwhile become Directors in the UK. More
Tim Heald, Commercial Director at London panels firm The iD Factor has admitted throwing a foam 'stress ball' at Respect MP George Galloway yesterday as he harangued the public through a megaphone on his open-top election bus. Heald spoke to police and was released with an official caution. More
Healthcare research consultancy Double Helix has moved its UK headquarters to new purpose-designed offices in Baker Street, London. Meanwhile Rebekah Turner joins as Research Manager and Natalie Champness and Ben Shankland as Project Managers. More
UK research and marketing insight consultancy McCallum Layton has hired former Nunwood exec John McCambley as Brand Marketing & Communications Manager, and Synovate's Mark Gentry as Research Manager. More
In New York, healthcare marketing research and consulting firm The Ziment Group has added two new business units and appointed Eva Laparra and Jonathan Spiess to lead them. More
In the UK, Harris Interactive has appointed Andrew Freeman as Senior Consultant for Media Research, and Hayley Warner and Caroline Dennett as Associate Directors supporting the firm's services, consumer goods, and business and industrial sector clients. More
Harris Interactive has appointed Kevin Ford as European Head of Brand and Marketing Communications Research. He also becomes part of the senior leadership team of Harris Interactive UK. More
In London, social network site Facebook has hired Trevor Johnson for its Market Development division, where he will oversee trade marketing and market development. The UK team is run by Blake Chandlee, who joined in October as the firm's first European employee. More
Fast-growing UK provider The Oxford Research Agency (TORA) has been bought by two of its directors, Andrew Tharme and Chris Sinclair, with the aid of venture capital. Former TRBi CEO Laurence Curtis also joins, as Chairman, with immediate effect. More
Nielsen Online has appointed four new senior members of staff in the UK to support its growth in EMEA markets. More
Vincent Bolloré, Chairman of communications group Havas, will make a fifth attempt to secure representation on the Board of Synovate's parent company Aegis, in which he is the biggest single shareholder. More
In the UK, Comperio, the research arm of US sports marketing and media group IMG, has promoted Iain Barnett to the position of MD. Barnett will oversee the firm's global network of offices, and have direct responsibility for all business operations and strategy development. More
In the US, research technology specialist MarketTools has acquired Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) firm CustomerSat, which will form the basis of a new Customer Insight Management division. More
Millward Brown has promoted Patricia Driver to the newly created position of Managing Director in Singapore, from her existing role as Head of Client Service at the firm's London office. More
Luc Rens, Research International's (RI) Regional Director of Qualitative Asia Pacific, has been given an expanded role as Lead Co-ordinator and Spokesperson for the firm's worldwide qualitative team. More
Harris Interactive has appointed Stephen Wallace as its new Chief Information Officer, responsible for infrastructure and information security. More
In the UK, broadcast regulator Ofcom has hired Jonathan Thompson as its new Director of Strategy, to start in June. Until now, Thompson has worked as Channel 4's Director of Strategy and Research. More
How does research attract and keep young graduates - the views of experts... and of young graduates; how does it get into the boardroom (again); and how does it help 'scapegoat' brands turn things around? More from Phyllis Vangelder at the 2008 Conference. More
TNS's CEO for North America Kimberley Till is to leave, as the firm merges its North American and Latin American custom business to create one region, 'The Americas'. More
Data giant and parent of Opinion Research Corporation, infoUSA, has hired Andy Taylor as Head of Marketing and Product Development of its new infoUK.com business. More
In the US, Ford Motor has appointed Anne Bélec as Director of Global Marketing, responsible for marketing strategies and processes, brand positioning and consumer insights. More
In London, GfK NOP has recruited Ric Tizard as Divisional Director in its Consumer Products & Retail division. Perhaps seeking a change from a diet of mostly-telecoms research, he will now oversee the international Brand Equity Monitor for Scotch Whisky firm Chivas Brothers. More
In the UK, media, entertainment and communications research agency Essential has appointed Chris Hurry as Senior Research Manager in the firm's quant department. Hurry was previously Customer Insights Manager at GCap Radio. More
TNS has grouped several of its North American operating units into a new division, TNS media, with Dean DeBiase as CEO. TNS media intelligence and TNS media research join newly-acquired companies Compete and Cymfony to form the new entity. More
Ipsos MORI has appointed Johanna Shapira as Head of Ethnographic Research at its UK-based Qualitative Hothouse. More
TNS has promoted Richard Marks to the position of Global Sector Head of TNS Media Research – the Internet, TV and radio audience measurement arm of TNS Media. More
In the UK, YouGov has appointed Andy Barker as Head of Qualitative, to work with sector heads to develop an integrated consulting offer for clients. More
Optimisa's Leeds, UK-based research agency Quæstor has appointed former Nunwood Director Andrew Wiseman as CEO, following the departure of MD Anne-Marie McDermott last June. More
In the UK, BBC Worldwide has promoted Stella Creasey to the newly created role of VP of Research for Global TV Sales. More
Ofcom's former Director of Market Research and current Director of Media Literacy and Convergent Media, Helen Normoyle, is to join the BBC in May as Head of Audiences. More
Nielsen Online has appointed Rene Lamsfuss to the newly created role of Senior Director, Product & Methodology EMEA, where he will work alongside European industry bodies to tailor the firm's suite of Internet measurement technologies to the needs of the regional market. More
Ipsos Australia's public affairs division has joined with Eureka Strategic Research to found the Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute (IESRI); bringing together a team of 30 staff focused on issues affecting government and society. More
In the UK, Leeds-based research agency Quaestor is to open a new central London office next week, headed by Associate Director Claire Whelan and supported by Liliana Mardirossian. More
UK-based consumer insight agency Nunwood has made four new appointments since the beginning of 2008, following organic growth of 'more than 12 times the industry average' during the last year. More
In London, MR agency Opinion Leader has hired Carolyn MacLeish to manage its panel of senior decision makers drawn from politics, the media, the City, charity sector and from corporates. Nicola Austin joins as Marketing Director, tasked with supporting MacLeish enhance the panel. More
In the UK, public sector specialist Market Research International (known as mruk) has appointed Jean Black as Regional Director to manage and grow the firm's London-based operation. More
Global consulting and research firm Kline & Company has hired Gianluca Gallori as Director, focussing on clients within the consumer products industry. More
UK marketing services group Creston has axed its New York office at a cost of around £600,000, forcing US CEO Steve Blamer to step down because of uncertain economic conditions. More
In the UK, research consultancy Quadrangle has appointed Ben Skelton and Robert Griffiths as Research Directors. More
In the UK, information giant Experian has appointed Gareth Mitchell-Jones as Director of Analytics in its Integrated Marketing division. More
London-based marketing consultancy kae: marketing intelligence has expanded into Asia and appointed former Synovate Asia-Pac MD Damien Duhamel to head its two new offices in Shanghai and Singapore. More
Just eight months after joining as Chief Operating Officer for Synovate in Southern Europe, Finn Raben has been promoted to CEO Southern Europe, responsible for France, Italy and Belgium. More
Research Process Outsourcing (RPO) firm Pulse Group has opened an office in London headed by Jonathan Sheldrake, who joins as Associate Director for Europe. More
YouGov has appointed Tim Britton as Managing Director of its UK operation. He assumes responsibility for all aspects of YouGov UK's core business from Group CEO Nadhim Zahawi, who has doubled up in the role since Panos Manolopoulos moved to head international operations. More
Online research agency BrainJuicer has hired Susan Casserly Griffin as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. She will be based in New York and will work with BrainJuicer's global offices servicing clients in more than 50 countries. More
Online panel firm Research Now has appointed Phil Rance to the newly created position of UK Commercial Director, with overall responsibility for client development. More
Data fusion specialist Cognicient has expanded with the appointment of Siobhán Treacy as Operations Manager in its London office. More
Just a month after launching her own market research recruitment consultancy, Sinead Hasson has appointed former RP Cushing colleague Sarah Penny as Senior Associate. More
In London, survey software firm Merlinco has expanded with the opening of a new survey analysis department to provide an in-house facility for clients, and a hosting service for the firm's web survey facilities. More
UK survey design and data processing agency IDA has ditched its central London offices in favour of a 'virtual company' structure. MD Peter Jackling is the only remaining IDA employee, with the other seven former members of staff now working independently and directly with the firm's clients. More
US-based media research consultancy Interpret has opened an office in London and appointed Christina Costa as European Research Director. More
Former Henley Centre exec Marcus Hickman has teamed up with Jo Davies, formerly of KPMG and Cranfield School of Management, to form a new insight and strategy firm, Davies Hickman Partners. Hickman takes the role of Chief Executive. More
UK-based Holden Pearmain Research has opened an office in Geneva and appointed pharma research specialist Gavin Jelic-Masterton to lead it. More
In London, ABI Research has promoted Stuart Carlaw to VP and Research Director, in charge of the mobile wireless practice team. He will continue to serve as Senior Executive, overseeing European operations. More
Data giant and parent of Opinion Research Corporation, infoUSA, has appointed former Experian Business Information MD Richard Lloyd as General Manager of its new infoUK.com business. More
Online fieldwork and panel specialist Research Now has appointed Peter Blansjaar to head up its operations, project delivery and quality assurance systems in the Asia Pacific region. More
Survey Sampling International (SSI) has appointed Marjon de Bruin as Director of European Client Services and Delivery, reporting to Suresh Subbiah, Vice President of Global Client Services and Delivery. More
In London, newspaper group Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has announced that current AOL UK Head of Marketing Barry Flanigan will join the group in March as Marketing Director, working across all marketing disciplines including research and strategy. More
In the UK, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed Philip Cullum as Chair of its new Advisory Committee on Consumer Engagement, alongside eight new committee members from a wide range of backgrounds. More
New Jersey-headquartered consulting and research firm Kline & Company has appointed Luca Raffellini as Director of Kline Europe, based in the firm's recently opened European headquarters in Oxford, UK. More
TNS Healthcare has appointed Ceri Thomas to the new position of Executive Vice President of Global Accounts. More
Research International (RI) is continuing its leadership re-shuffle with the appointments of Kirk Ward to the newly created position of Global Product Development Leader, Andrew Wish to the new title of Worldwide Infrastructure and Operations Director and John McHarry to Chief Information Officer. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI has appointed former Research International healthcare specialist Emily Thomas as Research Director, while Lucy Owen has been promoted to Research Director. More
TNS is launching its 6thdimension Interactive Research services in Latin America and has appointed Trixie Cartwright as Regional Director for Interactive Research, based in Buenos Aires. More
Research International's UK Chairman Paul Edwards has swapped places with UK CEO Julian Bond, taking on the day-to-day running of the agency. More
In the UK, Maven Research has appointed Natalie Allen as Associate Director, and Ursula Oberembt and Benjamin Trump as Senior Research Executives. More
Information services provider The McGraw-Hill Companies has given details of restructuring carried out in the fourth quarter of 2007, with the loss of 600 jobs, c.3% of its workforce. Research company J.D. Power and Associates, a subsidiary, lost around the same proportion of its staff. More
Panels and online research firm Research Now is to open its third office in Germany on 1st March, in Munich, and has appointed Client Development Manager Oliver Tjarks to lead it. More
Sir Bernard Audley, whose UK-based company AGB Research became the world's second-largest market research firm behind AC Nielsen, has died at the age of 83. More
In London, GfK Healthcare has appointed Dr Lolita Banerji as Associate Director in the International client team, while Julian Shepelev and Tega Gbenedio join as Research Manager and Research Executive in the Market Access team. More
Warner Brothers has promoted Sue Kroll to President Worldwide Marketing - a new position where she will oversee all aspects of the studio's marketing from market research to campaigns and publicity. More
In the UK, IT/telecoms insight specialist the Analysys Mason Group has appointed George Stojsavljevic as Sales Director of its research division, where he will be responsible for global sales of reports, syndicated programmes and custom research projects. More
In London, Sally Winston has rejoined ORC International as Principal Consultant with the Employee Research (ER) team, after a brief stint as Business Development Director, Organisation Consulting with YouGov. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI MD Mike Everett has taken over the position of CEO from Brian Gosschalk, who has been promoted to CEO of Ipsos Western Europe and joins the group's Management Board with responsibility for Global Public Affairs. More
Nielsen has promoted Justin Sargent from Executive Commercial Director to UK MD. He succeeds Eleni Nicholas, who has taken on the role of Commercial Development Officer, Nielsen Europe while retaining her Group MD role for Nielsen's UK and Irish business. More
In the UK, Millward Brown (MB) has appointed Dr Trevor Acreman as Head of its Pharmaceutical Business Practice, responsible for the development of new brand and communications market research and the management of existing client projects. More
UK commercial radio association RadioCentre is creating a new team of five, to bring together its research and insight capabilities. More
UK holding group Optimisa has announced that Paul Nola is the new MD at Buckingham Research Associates. Previously an Account Director at sister company kae: marketing intelligence, Nola replaces MD Tony Isaacs who is leaving the firm after seven years. More
In London, former TNS busdev and research consultant Barbara Wilmot has joined marketing services holding group Optimisa as the firm's new Business Development Director. More
In the UK, the Market Research Society (MRS) has elected Ipsos-MORI's MD of Operations Rowland Lloyd as its new Chairman. He will replace outgoing Chairman Simon Lidington in April. More
Market research recruiter Sinead Hasson has launched her own consultancy, Hasson Associates Recruitment Ltd. Based in Soho, London, Hasson will draw on her experience from leading teams at Pricejamieson and RP Cushing Recruitment. More
Greenfield Online-owned Ciao Surveys has hired Chris Watson as Senior Director, Client Development for the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands; and promoted Leslie Abell, Christophe Deguignet and Cedric Maury. More
Kantar-owned pharma and biotech research consultancy MattsonJack has appointed Dr Pierre Anhoury as Senior Vice President and Business Leader, to support the expansion of the firm's cancer and non-cancer qual and quant services in Europe. More
Synovate has appointed Pranay Jeyachandran as UK Head of its MarketQuest team, which focuses on product design and development. More
Global pharma research firm IMS Health has announced plans to cut staff numbers by 10% during 2008 in an effort to save money and improve efficiency. More
Recently launched online panel and community research consultancy Beehive Research has appointed former Confirmit Senior Solutions Consultant Rune Wennesland as Head of Operations. More
Synovate Belgium MD Hans Raemdonck has taken up the new post of Global Head of Decision Systems, overseeing the firm's international team of statisticians, data analysis executives and research consultants. More
Founder Director of the UK's National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) Professor Roger Jowell has been knighted for services to social science in the New Year's Honours List. More
Technology researcher ABI Research has appointed Cesar Bachelet to the position of Senior Analyst, Multi-Channel Video and Zippy Aima as Industry Analyst, Digital Media. More
In a short hearing today at London's Old Bailey, a man admitted the manslaughter of researcher Tony Hoare in Charlton Park on September 11th. More
TNS has appointed Rosie Hawkins as Global Head of Brand & Communications Research. Relocating to London, she will report to Global Head of Strategy & Innovation John Abraham. More
In the UK, YouGov's former Head of Market Research Mark Hodson has launched a new agency with the aim of providing the 'handmade' feel of traditional market research in the online marketplace. More
Millward Brown has hired James Galpin, previously of Carat Insight, as Senior VP in its Global Media Practice, the specialist division which supports other Millward Brown companies. More
Caroline Rushton has rejoined UK-based research firm Quaestor, as a Director of Qmedia, its specialist media division. More
FreshMinds was again named Agency of the Year at the MRS Research Excellence and Effectiveness Awards, the second biggest event in London last night. Essential, TNS and Firefish scooped other key awards and Nick Sparrow received the association's Silver Medal. More
Canadian online panel firm Vision Critical has expanded into the European market with the opening of an office in central London. The firm has also launched the latest release of its survey authoring, support, panel management and reporting and analysis system, Panel+. More
Tony Smith has joined Synovate as Head of its Financial Services industry sector in the UK. He leaves TNS after fifteen years. More
Times are good for independent research consultants in the UK. Representative body the ICG has been growing rapidly and this week announced the appointment of its first Professional Administrator, (Ms.) Andy Laing. More
Research and management consultancy Kline & Company has opened a new European headquarters in Oxford UK, and announced that SVP Fred du Plessis, who joined the firm earlier in the year, will direct the company's management consulting activities in the region. More
YouGov has announced trading 'in line with the Board's expectations' in the 2007 financial year to date, including in its three newly acquired businesses. Meanwhile Dr Michel Floyd joins as Global CTO. More
Sampling solutions provider Survey Sampling International (SSI) has appointed three new VPs to strengthen its global operations. Kim Giangrande will manage Global HR; Suresh Subbiah, Global Client Services and Delivery; and Harold Kelley, Global Marketing. More
London-based b2b and public policy research firm IFF has appointed Financial Services Authority (FSA) Market Research Manager Rob Warren as its new Director of Financial Research. He takes up his new position early next year. More
WPP's insight division the Kantar Group is restructuring its media businesses, in response to 'a rapidly changing media environment'. A newly formed Kantar Media Research (KMR) unit will bring together the media audience measurement assets and talent from across Kantar. More
Millward Brown (MB) has promoted former EVP Global Development Gordon Pincott to the position of Chairman - Global Solutions, in charge of both existing and newly developed client offerings. He will now sit on the firm's Global Management Board. More
London-based communications research agency MESH Planning has hired Erminia Blackden as Planning Director, to work on a number of client projects, including work for new client O2. More
In the UK, B2B International's founder Nick Hague has become Managing Director, and following a year in China launching the firm's office in Beijing, Matt Harrison has returned to the UK and been appointed Finance Director. More
Aegis Group's market research arm Synovate has appointed John Coll as Head of both its UK Consumer Goods Industry group and its Qualitative Research business. More
Nottingham-headquartered JRA Research has opened a London office and re-located its telephone centre to new premises in Radford, Nottingham, in a move which the firm says provides a 'blank canvas' on which to design an improved working environment for its growing number of interviewers. More
Online panel provider Lightspeed Research has strengthened its UK team with the appointment of Anna Morgan, Donna Franklin and Eunice Vicente. More
GfK has announced organic sales growth of 6.7%., and a sales increase of 5.5% to €833.9m for the first nine months of the year. Meanwhile Dr Derek Allen is joining the group in the US as EVP of the GfK Research Center for Excellence. More
In the UK, the new venture announced in January by partners YouGov and publishing house Centaur has gathered momentum with the appointment of Alki Manias as Managing Director. More
Greenfield Online has reported a 29.9% Q3 net revenue hike to $32.3m, and a 25.4% climb in profits. The firm's Chairman Peter Sobiloff will step down at the end of the year to be replaced by Joel Mesznik, who has served as a Board member since 1999. More
In the UK, consumer research agency rdsi has appointed Ben Langleben as Research Director to co-manage the firm's quant team. More
In London, kae: marketing intelligence has appointed Kate Maloney and Leonie Mark as Account Directors. More
Flat panel research specialist DisplaySearch has added eleven new people to its analysis and support teams worldwide. They include Rich Alires as VP of North America Business Development, and Michael Boo, Calvin Hsieh and Hidetoshi Himuro as Directors in Korea, Taiwan and Japan, respectively. More
Former EQ Chief Executive Bob Bond is planning to kick off the new year with the launch of a new consultancy Ganbatte Capital, providing investment and consultancy services to media, technology and marketing services firms both in the UK and US. More
In the UK, communications research agency MESH Planning has hired Anna Wills as Account Manager, supporting new clients Sony and Orange. More
TNS Healthcare has appointed former Grey Healthcare leader Mark Duckham as MD of its UK International (UKI) division, supported by Head of Research David Hanlon. More
UK-based Virtual Surveys has appointed former WaveMetrix Research Director Jon Beaumont to identify and solve current and potential clients' research needs. More
In a trading update prior to half-year results, the TMN Group says it expects 12.5% year-on-year growth, with research divisions The iD Factor and iCD performing 'particularly strongly' in the past two months. The Group will also have a new Chairman, Peter Harkness, at the end of November. More
Marketing intelligence firm Xtract has appointed former Microsoft Finland MD Martti Mehtälä as Chair of its Board of Directors. Alan Moore from SMLXL and Canadian management advisor William Greenberg also become members of the Board. More
In London, Comperio Research has appointed Chris Barnes as Head of Research to spearhead the firm's operations across consumer, sponsorship and stadia markets. More
TNS has announced two global leadership appointments. Leendert de Voogd is promoted to Global Sector Head, Political and Social, replacing Marita Carballo who leaves to pursue 'academic and other interests'; while former Dell man Renaud Collery is appointed as Head of Global Operations. More
B2b specialist Kadence has made ten new appointments, reflecting significant business growth across its worldwide operations. Two people join the firm's UK headquarters in London and eight more are added to offices in Boston, Malaysia and India. More
Synovate has announced three key promotions to leadership positions in its Global Qualitative function. Steve Hales becomes Head of Clients; Sue Phillips Training and Development Director; and Steve Wolf, Commercial Director. More
In the UK, Flora Vieites has joined Hertfordshire-based Saville Rossiter-Base (SR-B) as Research Director. More
UK ratings body RAJAR Limited (Radio Joint Audience Research) has appointed David Mansfield as its new Chairman, succeeding Lord Gordon of Strathblane, CBE, who retired earlier this year after four years in the post. More
RONIN Corporation has promoted Massimo Manzoli to the role of Distributed Interviewing (DI) Operations Director, while John Buglass steps up to assume his responsibilities managing the firm's call centre and Global Control Centre. More
Omnicom subsidiary and field marketing company CPM UK has created a Board Level position for an Insight Director, and appointed Stephen Bisset in the role. More
In London, consumer agency Future Foundation has promoted Barry Clark to a new role to lead development of its new global insight program. More
Synovate Censydiam co-founder and former CEO Jan Callebaut has left his part-time consultancy post with Synovate after just four months. More
Mike Page, who left his role as Synovate's Director of Operations for Western Europe last year, is about to re-launch his firm Cognicient in New York. More
After 11 years in the UK, former Nielsen//NetRatings marcoms and PR specialist Andreas Gutjahr has returned to Germany to head the new consultancy division of research communications agency Faktenkontor. More
UK-based market intelligence consultancy Illuminas has appointed Andrew Reynolds as Director of Marketing Science. More
Recruitment consultancy Pricejamieson, whose specialist teams cover marketing and digital communications in addition to MR, is expanding its research services to Asia Pacific. Senior Consultant Rowan Haylett moves from the London office to parent company Aquent in Australia. More
MD Tim Britton is to leave London-based b2b and public policy research experts IFF, in November, and says he is 'considering options' for his next move in the industry. Two current Directors, Jan Shury and Mark Speed, will become Joint MDs. More
The Nielsen Company has laid off 1,250 of its staff, but says the losses are probably 'the last for some time' and the total of c.4,000 redundancies originally planned for 2007 will not be reached, according to Reuters. More
Retail info giant IRI has appointed John Freeland, an Accenture veteran most recently President-Worldwide Operations for salesforce.com, as its new President and CEO. He succeeds Scott W. Klein, in the roles since January 2004, who moves up to IRI's parent, Symphony Technology Group. More
TNS will be merging its Media Intelligence and Media Research (iTRAM) units into one, in an effort to further develop its TV and online audience measurement services. More
Winchester, UK-based Marketing Sciences has appointed Pip Whiteside as Research Director, strengthening its growing senior healthcare team. More
UK researchers scooped four of the five ESOMAR annual excellence awards presented at the final session of the association's 60th Congress in Berlin, with David Smith of DVL Smith Group taking home the top John Downham Award and a prize of €10,000. More
David Walker has joined fast-growing UK-based agency Incite after a dozen years at Research International, latterly as UK MD. More
UK-based researcher Tony Hoare, 49, has died after an incident in a park near his home in Charlton, south east London. A man aged 42 has been charged with manslaughter. Hoare worked at Research International before forming pink pound consultancy Stormbreak in 1998. More
Research provider Dmrkynetec, formed from the merger of UK and US companies in February, has employed Jim Herman as its new Vice President of Research. The firm recently opened an office in Poznañ, Poland. More
Dutch online reporting specialist Intellex Datamanagement has appointed Tariq Mirza to lead its business development in the UK, as he returns to the industry after a year out. More
Global fieldwork agency Fieldwork International Healthcare has opened a new office in Paris to house its qualitative unit. Anne Peyretout has been appointed as Senior Project Manager in charge of the new division. More
Global agency Fieldwork International Healthcare has hired Jane Jarvis as Director of Quantitative Services. She was previously a Director at Alexis Medical and Medicare Audits. More
Former Novartis Global Head of Consumer Insights Sandra McAuliffe has taken up the role of Managing Director with GfK HealthCare in the UK. More
Kent-based b2b specialist Westcombe Business Research has ceased trading. Administrators were called on 22rd August and the firm's employees have left: three of them have now set up a new fieldwork firm along with a former supplier. More
Specialist MR recruiter Kate Langford has left PriceJamieson after eight years to work at rival consultancy Elizabeth Norman International (ENI). More
Web-based US consumer researcher BuzzBack has opened in Europe, appointing Martin Oxley, formerly of Ipsos and TNS, as Managing Director for the region. More
In the UK, former Voxco and Pulse Group salesman Nigel Legg has formed Katugas Research Services Ltd, offering multi-lingual coding services. More
UK-based economic and management advisor York Consulting has appointed Margaret Frazer as Principal Consultant, in charge of operations in its Edinburgh office. More
Less than a month after leaving Synovate, Dr Nicos Rossides has joined London-based MASMI as Partner and Group CEO based in Cyprus, while bringing former Synovate colleagues Savvas Kyriakides and Andreas Christopoulos with him. More
Database giant Experian has launched a new global image and identity which includes a re-vamped logo and tagline. The firm has also appointed Tony Pullen as Managing Director of its Business Information Division in Nottingham, UK. More
London-based online market research firm BrainJuicer has appointed Eric Kenelm ('Ken') Ford as Non-Executive Chairman. John Kearon remains the agency's Chief Executive. More
Kraft Foods European Analytics Director Tom Lloyd has left to found what he describes as 'a new type of analytical consultancy' to help clients gain maximum value from the data they already buy. More
Market intelligence agency DVL Smith Group has appointed Marianne Cantwell as Project Director based in its London office. More
Digital marketing solutions firm ADTECH – whose Helios IQ software enables web publishers to evaluate online advertising campaigns – has appointed Lawrence Chmara as Sales Manager for the UK and Ireland. More
In London, Ipsos MORI has hired Sarah Phillips to lead its healthcare division. She joins from Research International where she was European Healthcare Director and a Board Director; and worked previously at Harris Interactive. More
UK-based GfK NOP has appointed Gordon Blunt and Andy Thwaites to extend the scope of its Financial Research Survey (FRS), adding expertise in areas including forecasting, segmentation and data matching. More
TNS has promoted Stuart Ridsdale to Head of Global PR, just nine months after he joined the company in an international PR role. More
MrWeb has announced a partnership with the US-based association MRA (Marketing Research Association). The deal aims to give MRA members access to daily updates of global news and job vacancies while promoting MRA's services and programs to readers of Daily Research News. More
Eight supervisory jobs at Kantar Operations' Leamington telephone centre in the UK have been lost after it was decided to relocate the unit to its existing Warwick site based two miles away. More
Flat panel technology specialist DisplaySearch is to begin tracking the DVD sector, and has hired Paul Erickson to lead this unit. Takao Tsukahara also joins, with a remit to expand the firm's research into small and medium display markets. More
As promised to shareholders in July, panels firm Research Now has appointed a CFO, Nathan Runnicles – he will join the Board on 19th November 2007. More
In the UK, Ali Pugh is joining Jigsaw Research to broaden its financial sector coverage, both quant and qual. She joins from Consensus Research. More
In London, Synovate has appointed Patrick Glydon as its new Global Chief Financial Officer. He joins the Synovate Executive Committee and will work closely with parent company Aegis to maximize synergies between its market research and media units. More
US-based Phoenix Marketing International has hired pharmaceutical research veteran David Luery as Executive VP and MD of its international healthcare division. More
London-based SKOPOS Market Insight has hired Andy Gallacher as Head of Insight Consulting to grow the firm's marketing consultancy practice and add new areas of expertise to the senior management team. More
Mark Cranmer, who replaced Roger Banks as Global CEO of Research International only last year, will himself be leaving the post by the end of 2007. Bob Meyers, currently completing his term as CEO of Millward Brown, will replace him. More
B2b specialist Kadence is boosting its Asia Pacific presence with the launch of new offices in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More
eMarketer, provider of MR information for online marketers, has hired Mickey Alam Khan for the new role of Editor in Chief. He will lead the analyst team and oversee publication of more than 80 reports a year, plus the content of the firm's daily newsletter. More
The Nielsen Company has launched NielsenHealth, offering clients 'consumer centric' analytical tools to more effectively understand and address the attitudes, behaviors and needs of patients and physicians. Matthew Dumas becomes its MD. More
IMS Health has named Kevin Knightly in the new role of Senior VP, Business Line Management, and promoted Adel Al-Saleh to replace him as President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). More
Ciao Surveys has promoted Richard Thornton, currently VP Client Development Europe, to manage the whole of its European sales operation as Head of Client Development. More
In the UK Neil Coburn, previously Head of Client and Business Development at Synovate, is to join Andy Dexter's new consultancy Truth, as a senior partner. More
Select Research, the UK agency working on a replacement for the 200-year old Body Mass Index, has set up a specialist division for user testing of Patient Information Leaflets. More
Fieldwork International Healthcare has hired Charlotte Solberger as Telephone Operations Director, based in the UK. She joins from Synovate UK where she was Group Field Manager. More
In the UK, TNS has appointed Kerry Brown and Jonathan Brown to develop existing and new client relationships as Directors of the firm's UK Media division. More
Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) has launched a global division that will focus on research using client supplied or specialist sample data. More
UK agency Incite Marketing Planning has hired Paul Thomas, currently Head of the IT and Telecoms Practice at Simpson Carpenter. Kathryn Collis also joins the fast-growing firm, as an Associate. More
Kantar, WPP's Information, Insight and Consultancy division, has appointed leading design consultant Aziz Cami as its first Creative Director. He takes up the position next week. More
American Matthew Fagan, accused of killing Research Now Finance Manager Cathy Marlow, pleaded not guilty to the murder at the Old Bailey in London on Friday. His trial will now commence in the last week of February next year. More
After 15 years with Research International (RI), the firm's Worldwide Director of Learning & Development (L&D) Daniel Wain is leaving to set up his own UK-based training consultancy, Daniel Wain Consulting. More
Paul Flatters has joined London-based research consultancy Opinion Leader as its new MD, providing the firm's founders with time to concentrate on their joint CEO roles with parent company Chime Communications. More
Synovate is restructuring its Asian business with future growth in mind. To support the changes, in August the firm will be making a number of senior promotions in China, North Asia, South Asia and Korea. More
MR software and panels firm GMI (Global Market Insite) has appointed Matt Shepherd as Managing Director of UK Sales based at its EMEA headquarters in London. More
In London, online direct marketing organisation TMN Group plc has announced record revenue and profit levels. Its online panel specialist subsidiary The iD Factor experienced 90% growth. More
Nielsen has promoted Lisa Lee to the role of Senior Vice President, International Communications, where she will take responsibility for all corporate and marketing communications outside North America. More
Synovate owner Aegis Group plc has appointed Chantal Restivo-Alessi, formerly of EMI, as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development. More
Harris Interactive has hired former MD of Ipsos Russia & Ipsos Ukraine, Jeff Stewart, to head its global account development strategy for both the US and European account teams. More
Kadence Asia Pacific has appointed Joseph Tan to its newly created role of Fieldwork Client Services Manager, to provide a central contact for international clients looking to undertake research in the region. More
Damon Thomas has joined UK MR specialist RPCushing Recruitment as Head of its Analysis and Information division. The firm says it aims to double the division's size to eight consultants by the end of the financial year. More
UK-based online performance researcher eDigitalResearch has announced two hires for its technical development team. Duncan Grist joins as Senior Product Developer and Robert Piasek as Systems Administrator. More
Daily and Sunday Telegraph Owner TMG has appointed Michael Moore, formerly of AOL Europe, to the role of Executive Director of Consumer Markets. He joins next month to spearhead marketing, research and strategy and will also be developing the group's multimedia activity. More
MR specialist RPCushing Recruitment is launching an executive search and selection division, headed up by newly appointed Estelle Shepherd, former European Director of Recruitment at the Kantar Group. More
Synovate has promoted Michelle Norman to CEO of its UK business. As UK MD since 2004 she has presided over the integration of its businesses in the country, including a number of acquisitions. More
Mumbai-based Ugam Solutions has hired former RONIN General Managers, Simon Glanville and Rafal Gajdamowicz, as Managing Director and Executive VP of its new multi-lingual data collection centre in London. More
Publicis Chief Strategy Officer Paul Edwards is to return to Research International (RI), where he began his agency career. He takes the role of UK Chairman and will report to RI Chief Executive Mark Cranmer. More
Denmark-based Anis Panduro Zouzou has been appointed Nielsen's European In-Store Manager, charged with leading the roll-out of its In-Store initiative across Europe. More
Anglo-American-based provider R/GA has appointed Luane Kohnke as MD of Data Intelligence, with a remit to grow its advanced analytics and web-measurement practices and add customer segmentation and targeting. She will head a team of analysts in New York and build one in London. More
Healthcare Research Worldwide Ltd (HRW), part of MMR, has promoted Jeanette Harwood to its Board. She worked at Insight International and NOP World Health Europe before joining HRW in January 2005. More
KMR has announced the hiring of Paolo Miscia as UK-based CEO of its software division, KMR Software. Miscia worked in business development roles at Nokia and as a media researcher with IBOPE Media in Latin America and AGB Services. More
CMP Technology publication EE Times has established an Intelligence Unit, which it describes as 'part of a commitment to deeper analysis of industry issues'. Senior Analyst Loring Wirbel will work closely with group publication Heavy Reading to set up and lead the unit. More
Keith Hughes, Development Director of UK survey software firm Merlinco, has accepted a prestigious MOJO music award on behalf of Universal Music for its Complete Motown Singles Volume 6 1966, which Hughes co-produced. More
Graham Saxton has left MTV Networks to take up an MD role at OTX (Online Testing eXchange). He will head the Media and Entertainment Insights International Division, with a remit for rapid growth of its syndicated and custom research products. More
Advertising industry pioneers George Wiedemann and Kenneth Lomasney have established Wiedemann & Lomasney (W&L), a holding company aimed at creating a 'customer centric marketing services firm'. The partners plan to announce a first buy before the end of the month. More
Recent UK start-up TwoMinds Research is growing already; its 'combination of applied neuroscience and Jungian philosophy' proving irresistible for the new arrival, sociologist Helen Light. More
Former Opinion Leader Research Director Sarah Michell has joined Ipsos MORI in a new role as Operations Director, based primarily in the firm's Harrow office. More
Burgeoning b2b specialist Kadence has hired Alex Smith as Research Manager and Sabrina Molteni as Research Analyst in its London office. More
Ipsos has appointed former AOL Time Warner HR professional, Lisiane Droal as Global HR Executive VP, and former ACNielsen Executive Tom Markert as CEO for Ipsos Loyalty. More
Synovate has announced the appointment of Finn Raben as COO for Southern Europe, based in the Paris office. More
In the UK, TNS has continuted the expansion and development of its sports sponsorship intelligence arm, TNS Sport, with the appointment of Ben Cronin as Account Controller. More
UK-based travel web site lastminute.com has hired Shai Eilon as its new Group Head of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), replacing Lopo Champalimaud who has become MD of its European lifestyle division. More
The Nielsen Company has appointed Paul Baynton as General Manager of its media planning and analysis software business IMS Worldwide. He has been with the division for two decades and was previously MD of IMS International. More
Australian-based consumer and branding specialist The Leading Edge (TLE) has named Darren Kemp as Director of its Branding and Innovation team, while Syada Jahan and Todd Eldridge have joined the firm's Advanced Quantitative Research team. More
In the UK, online marketing services group TMN has hired Tim Heald from ORB to take on a business development role with its research units, The iD Factor and iCD Research. Heald will take up the new post on 1st June. More
LRA Worldwide, a customer experience management firm which conducts mystery shopping exercises in the hospitality sector, has promoted seven staff to the post of Senior Consultant or Account Manager. More
London-based media and consumer agency Essential Research has hired Alex Vishney as an Associate Director and Head of Quantitative Research. More
Online marketing services group TMN has promoted Paul Dixon to the position of Managing Director of its research units, The iD Factor and iCD Research. More
Marc Drake has retired from TNS after more than three decades at the firm, including spells as Joint MD of the UK Superpanel business and Head of TNS Business Solutions. He joined the original Taylor Nelson Research business in 1976. More
Oxford Intelligence, a UK-based consultancy and research firm specialising in foreign direct investment, has appointed three senior consultants as an Advisory Group to back ambitious plans for expansion. They include BPRI co-founder Jonathan Shingleton. More
Offshore MR services agency Markelytics has announced plans for expansion into Europe. Former ESOMAR and Nestle research chief Fredrik Nauckhoff joins to lead the expansion as Head of Sales in France. More
After a 13 year career with ACNielsen, Robert Tomei has joined TNS as Global Head of Access Panels to establish, lead and deliver a growth strategy for the firm's global access panel business, 6thdimension(TM). More
Synovate has announced that Peter Chopra, Global CFO and Strategic Unit Head of the UK, is leaving the Group. Chopra has played a key role in the formation and growth of the global agency. More
Specialist MR recruiter RPCushing Recruitment has announced the rapid expansion of its team with eleven appointments in the past two months. The hires cover marketing communications, PR and business development sectors, and strengthen the support team. More
London and NJ-based agency Insight Research Group has promoted Jane Shirley and Nicola Cowland to the positions of Joint Managing Director. Insight is the healthcare MR arm of Cello Group. More
Mobile media research agency, M:Metrics, has appointed Evan Neufeld as VP Consulting and Senior Analyst. More
Online panel provider Lightspeed Research has hired James Riley as VP of Operations, based in the agency's London office. More
Online researcher Invoke Solutions has hired Josh Mendelsohn as its new Director of Marketing. He joins from Chadwick Martin Bailey, and takes over from Joanne Manley who moves to manage the company's Europe's strategic alliances in London. More
Synovate has appointed Mark Berry as Executive Vice President of its Consumer and Business Insights unit in the US. More
Alex Vayslep has rejoined Maritz Research as VP Technology/ Telecomunications Sector, having led the agency's Telecom Research Group sales and operations during the 1990s. More
Millward Brown's Bob Meyers has relinquished his CEO responsibilities to the firm's President of Global Development, Eileen Campbell. Meyers will remain as Chairman for the rest of 2007, and is likely to take another role within Kantar. More
UK-based consultancy Nunwood has appointed Sarah Houghton as MD for its recently opened office in the capital. She spent the past sixteen years at Millward Brown. More
Synovate Healthcare has promoted Stuart Bartlett to the post of Head of Business Development. He hands his former role, as Head of Synovate Healthcare Asia Pacific, to Sumit Sharma. More
B2b specialist Kadence has hired Fory McCandless as its new Field Services Director, based in its Boston office. More
UK marketing services group, Creston plc, has moved Stateside with the opening of a New York Office and the appointment of agency veteran Steve Blamer as CEO in charge of the new operation. More
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has today unveiled a new global marketing structure, with three new senior roles filled from outside the firm, all reporting to CMO Tony Palmer. They include former Mars exec Roger Chacko in the position of Vice President, Global Marketing Knowledge and Intelligence. More
London-based MR agency Continental Research has created the new position of Head of Media Research, and appointed ex-BskyB researcher, Kiri Mitchell, to the role. More
Panel and software provider, GMI (Global Market Insite), has increased the size of its panels in China by 65% and in India more than fivefold. Meanwhile senior Board member Larry Schack has left the company and the west coast, reportedly to work for his previous employer, PSB. More
Australian-owned MR software firm Insight Marketing Systems has appointed Simon Barker as its European Director, based in its North London office. More
In the UK Peter Bowman, a veteran of joint industry initiatives including the NRS and BARB, has been appointed as the inaugural General Manager of JICIMS, the Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems. More
Management and market research consultancy Kline & Company has created a new role overseeing global client satisfaction across the group, and promoted Ian Butcher, a twenty-five year veteran of the firm, to fill it. More
Synovate subsidiary Fieldwork International Healthcare has formed a new team to focus on conducting patient studies. More
In an exclusive interview with DRNO, Mike Connors admits the quarter billion dollars raised last month for his new acquisition company is 'burning a hole in our pockets' and that ISG will base its strategy on buying one information services firm worth $200-700m, within eighteen months tops. More
Technology specialist IDC has appointed Roberta Bigliani as EMEA Research Director of its Energy Insights company. Her role covers European research-based advisory and consulting services for both utilities and oil & gas segments. More
UK-based Illuminas Global has appointed Matthew Carr as Director responsible for Asia Pacific and China, a new position created to help drive the firm's long term growth in the Far East. More
UK-based FDS International has strengthened its team of analysts with the appointment of Ruth Watts, formerly of Harris Interactive More
UK MR staffing specialist RPCushing Recruitment has appointed Andy Dexter, former CEO of Incepta and now MD of start-up agency Truth, as a Strategic Advisor. More
Central-London firm Jigsaw Research has recruited Tim Dixon as Research Director. He joins from Research International, where he was Account Director within the Financial and Telecoms teams. Jigsaw's three co-founders and a number of its other staff all worked previously at RI. More
GfK NOP has appointed former Channel 4 RM Gary Roddy as Research Director, to work across its portfolio of media clients, and develop new business from its London headquarters. More
UK fieldwork specialist QRS Market Research has appointed two new Associate Directors. Raymond Lindley will take charge of call centre operations and Sarah Hobley will manage the Consumer Qualitative Division. More
Truth, Andy Dexter's new insight consultancy, has opened for business, with 'significant backing' from a private investment partner, College Group. Truth has an initial team of four partners including Leanne Tomasevic and Toby Matthewson who joined in February. More
Ireland's Ulster Bank Group has promoted insight professional Glynis Hobson to the role of Head of Strategic Planning & Communications. Hobson will be responsible for all marketing communications and strategic planning across the Ulster Bank and First Active brands on the island of Ireland. More
TNS has announced three senior appointments. Dawn Airey and Drummond Hall join the board as independent non-executive directors, with effect from 12 April, while David Reim joins TNS Healthcare in the new position of Group President, US. More
Austin, Texas-based word of mouth research and promotion specialist Bazaarvoice is opening a London office, its first venture outside the USA, and has appointed Shareen Campbell to lead the office as Sales Director. More
Pharma research specialist Double Helix Development has announced two hires for its US office in Fort Washington, PA. Elly Simmons joins from GfK as an Associate Director and Amy Moss from Adelphi RBD as a Project Manager. More
Simon Vangelder, a former Head of Qualitative Research at Infratest Burke, has joined new UK qual agency TwoMinds Research as Managing Director. He replaces Cliff McGregor who helped start the agency last year. More
Ipsos UK's MD of Public Affairs, Sam McGuire, has taken on a new challenge as he joins the firm's North American Public Affairs management team in New York, as Senior Vice President. More
Brand evaluation and identity consultancy, Interbrand, has appointed Rune Gustafson as UK Chief Executive, based at its Covent Garden office. He replaces John Allert who has moved to Formula One parent company, the McLaren Group. More
Steve Oliver, Head of the Customer Department at Honda (UK) for the last five years, has moved agency side. He joins channel marketing and research agency Aura as Project Director in charge of a key Pan European customer satisfaction project for Mazda. More
Ipsos MORI has promoted Sarah Castell, 31, to lead its Qualitative Hothouse unit. She began her career at Flamingo International and was named one of 'Campaign' magazine's 'Innovative young researchers' in 2002. More
The MMR Group has announced a number of appointments and promotions. They include three promotions to Research Director. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced five senior promotions, following strong growth in 2006 and continuing integration. They include Bob Douglas as MD, Global Custom and Marianne Purdie as MD, Europe Custom, plus HR Director Virginia Mount's elevation to the Global Exec Committee. More
Founder and CEO Rob Monster is to leave the helm of panels and software provider GMI, to pursue other interests. Monster will continue to serve as a board member and will participate in the selection of a new CEO, while the Chairman's role is taken by Enrique Godreau III, current GMI board member and MD of one of its major investors Voyager Capital. More
Michael Connors, until recently Chairman and CEO of VNU's MMI Group, has resurfaced at the head of an acquisition company with almost $260m in funds. Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) completed its IPO oversubscribed this week and boasts a strong line-up including several former Nielsen and VNU Execs. More
Ipsos has announced a number of new hires and leadership promotions strengthening its global and North American teams. Debra Mason joins as CFO of Ipsos North America, Efrain Ribeiro as COO of Ipsos Interactive Services, and Pushp Kamal as Senior VP of Research Analytics for Ipsos ASI's Tracking and Equity business. More
Panels company Research Now has announced the acquisition of Samplenet e-Research Solutions, which trades as OpenVenue. The price for Canada's largest specialist online fieldwork company is a maximum of C$47.5m (£20.5m), subject to performance. More
Survey Sampling International (SSI) has announced a number of senior promotions to support its worldwide expansion, following the recent appointment of Jim Follett as CEO. Among them, MD Europe Kees de Jong is promoted to Director of Globalization with COO Europe Michel Guidi stepping up to fill the MD Europe role. More
GfK and entertainment sales data firm Media-Control, have announced the formation of a joint venture, GfK M², to track mobile content sales. The company will get its data direct from content and network providers, and hardware and component manufacturers. More
UK-based Illuminas has promoted Joe Brown to its Global Board with immediate effect. He is charged with developing the firm's digital economy offer. More
Pharma and healthcare research giant IMS Health has promoted Gilles Pajot to COO and Leslye Katz as Senior VP and CFO. The firm has also been in a federal court this week, defending the right of companies to see prescription data from individual physicians. More
UK retailer Waitrose has created a new position of Customer Development Director, putting customer requirements at the heart of its ambitious development plans. Board member Tony Solomons, currently Supply Chain Director, steps into the role from next week. More
Gap CEO and champion of consumer insights Paul Pressler is leaving the role by mutual agreement with the clothing retailer's board, after sliding sales and falling profits in the last year culminated in a miserable holiday season and an 8% drop in sales during December. More
UK-based B2B research agency Circle Research has added b2b guru David Willan to its senior team. Willan spent twenty years building up BPRI, the agency he co-founded in 1986, which is now part of WPP. More
TNS has promoted Worldpanel head Judith Passingham to MD of TNS Europe, with immediate effect. Current Europe MD Bruno Hoetzel will concentrate on TNS Infratest in Germany, whose development he has led for the past six years. More
Two more financial specialists have left Synovate UK, following the disbanding of its corporate and financial research unit last autumn. Elenor Bosswood has joined London-based agency BPRI and Alice Kennard has also left – both were Associate Directors. More
The body of Cathy Marlow, Finance Manager for panel firm Research Now, was discovered in the shower cubicle of the firm's London head office on Saturday night. Police say the 28-year old was murdered in a 'frenzied attack', and are questioning a man in connection with the inquiry. More
Thriving UK-based pollster YouGov plc has appointed Roger Parry, former Chairman and CEO of Clear Channel International, as a Non-Executive Director. As of 26th April, Parry will also become Non-Executive Chairman while current Chair Peter Kellner moves to the role of President. More
European-based Evo Research has hired Matt Watts, formerly of Added Value, as a Research Manager. He has particular expertise in sponsorship research. More
UK-based Marketing Sciences has appointed Danni White to its Board, and promoted both Eileen Sutherland and Chris Peach to Research Director roles. More
YouGov has hired Dr. Andy Brown as Director leading a new Organisational Consulting offer. Meanwhile its Middle Eastern subsidiary YouGovSiraj has announced an online Omnibus Service covering the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Morocco and Egypt. More
Consumer research and consulting firm, OTX (Online Testing eXchange), has hired Dave Kaye from Flamingo International, to head its newly launched qualitative arm in Europe and Asia. More
Jim Follett, former COO of NOP World, is to replace Bev Weiman as Chief Executive Officer of panels firm Survey Sampling International (SSI). Weiman, who co-founded SSI along with Tom Danbury in 1977, cited personal reasons for her departure. More
Research software firm Globalpark UK has moved to larger London premises following rapid expansion in 2006. The company, which recently launched a new version of its Surveycenter package, has also boosted its sales team with the appointment of Diana Dawkins. More
Changes at the top for UK qual agency Sadek Wynberg Millward Brown. Nadim Sadek leaves for a senior global role at Research International; co-founder Rebecca Wynberg stays but assumes the role of Chairman while Andy Truslove becomes MD with a new senior team. More
UK research guru David Smith has revived his old company name and is back in business just days after vacating the Chairman's seat at Illuminas. The new DVL Smith Group already has offices in London Docklands and, thanks to a partnership with Australian financial specialist John Marinopoulos, in Melbourne. More
The UK government has boosted the profile and potential influence of its social research professionals by including them for the first time in the civil service Fast Stream programme. More
Industry veteran and MRS Fellow Cliff Holmes has been appointed a Non-Executive Director of Essential Research, the specialist media research agency launched in 2005 year by three former BBC Audience Researchers. More
New owner infoUSA has announced its intention to split Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) into two distinct groups: government research under the name Macro International and corporate MR with the existing name. John F. Short steps down from the Chairman and CEO roles as two new leaders are named. More
TNS has further boosted its North America Custom management team under Kimberly Till with the appointment of Enzo Micali as Chief Information Officer. Micali previously held the same role at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. More
VNU has begun what it calls a 'major corporate transformation' including the phasing out of its existing group structure and the cutting of up to 4,000 jobs in 2007. NMR CEO Susan Whiting is promoted to a new group-wide EVP role while Frank Martell and Steve Schmidt will leave the company. More
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research specialist The Mattson Jack Group (MJG) has recruited David J Deutsch, a veteran of health services and research firms in the UK and US, as Vice President. More
UK-based online quant agency Aurora Market Research has announced expansion plans, including a larger London office, staff appointments, a rebrand and the launch of its own consumer panel. More
Business to business specialist Kadence says it will double its turnover to $8m in 2006. UK business has leapt by 70% year-on-year and turnover in the US has grown by 66%, while the firm's newer Asian offices also report good growth. More
UK-based agency Nunwood, in its eleventh successive year of double digit growth, has made five senior promotions strengthening its global insight division. More
In the UK, Incite Marketing Planning has appointed Judith Mallett as a Director, just a month after former RI Global CEO Roger Banks joined the agency as MD. Mallett has recently worked as a consultant on the Vodafone account for RI. More
Ipsos ASI's Peter Haslett has moved from Canada, where he was President and MD, to take up the role of UK Chairman. He will take responsibility for building the advertising research firm's UK and global presence. More
London's IFF Research has appointed two new directors and two more junior members of staff. Simon Tunna joins the financial services team and Dr Michael Wagstaff joins the public sector policy practice. More
Research software firm Nebu has found a new UK Managing Director from a familiar source; released new versions of its panel management and web interviewing systems; and announced a partnership with Embrace mobile to facilitate mobile phone surveys using text messages. More
In the UK, specialist MR and marketing communications recruiter RPCushing Recruitment has expanded its team from 20 to 31 staff members in the past six months. More
Digital media and panels firm Ciao has appointed ex-TNS Director, Ross Broadbent, as New Product Development and Product Management Director. More
UK agency SKOPOS Market Insight has appointed Rob Horton, previously of Harris Interactive, in the role of Director of Research / Insight. Horton will take up the role in early January. More
GfK NOP have hired Sarah Spanbok, previously Client Services Director at BPRi, as Director managing their HBOS client account. She will also be charged with reviewing the firm's processes for account management and new business development. More
European online fieldwork and panel specialist Research Now has opened a Chicago office and appointed Mike Gray, Vice President – Client Development, to build the Chicago team. Nine other staff join the agency's US team. More
Synovate's UK-based Corporate and Financial Unit is to close, DRNO has learned. Most staff will be relocated within the firm but two senior financial services research experts, Claire Labrum and Dave Skelsey, are to leave at the end of the year to set up their own qual consultancy, Strictly Financial. More
UK agency Incite Marketing Planning has appointed Roger Banks, until recently Global CEO of the Research International Group, as Managing Director. Meanwhile another recent departure from RI, Global Marketing Director Lucy Davison, has today launched her own marketing consultancy. More
UK research employers are at last showing a little more flexibility in their attempts to find candidates for hard-to-fill positions, according to feedback from specialist recruiters, quoted in the forthcoming MRWho. More
VNU has announced the appointment to its Supervisory Board of James M. Kilts, until a month ago Vice Chairman of The Procter & Gamble Company and since co-founder of advisory and equity firm Centerview Partners. Centerview will also make an investment in VNU alongside its six existing private-equity owners. More
David Smith, current Chairman and CEO of UK-based Illuminas Global, has announced he will leave the company at the end of 2006 to focus on training and personal development interests. John Connaughton will become CEO. More
UK provider BrandDriver has just announced the appointment of Karen Wise as managing director. More
Three former Accounts Directors at BPRI have set up Circle Research, a new UK-based B2B research agency. Circle will offer both qual and quant with all employees skilled in both. More
Spalding Goobey Associates, UK-based MR recruitment consultants, have announced two new staff, Caroline Rock and Lucy De Barr, and the setting up of a new division to focus on client side opportunities. More
SKOPOS Market Insight has hired former aerospace engineer and IT consultant Duncan Wells for its Client Consulting team. More
Delhi is the latest new location for fast-growing b2b research specialist Kadence, which already has companies in Boston, London, Singapore and Sydney. Kadence Research India launches with a senior team of three directors, headed up by Aman Makkar, who becomes MD. More
Insight Associates, part of Insight Research Group, has promoted Samantha Hamilton-Stent to the post of Research Director. She joined the company in 2001 after working at Sanofi Synthelabo as a field representative in both Primary and Secondary care. More
UK agency FDS International has announced expansion for its research and technology teams, with three new appointments. More
Pioneering UK-based agency Nunwood has made two appointments to its Film Productions team, launched a year ago to offer clients documentary-debriefing, vox pops and other video options - and growing ahead of expectations. More
GT racing driver Louis Davidson has joined the Board of MR software provider Pulse Train as its new Commercial and Finance Director. Away from the track, he has spent the last eight years as Vice President and International Controller of SPSS Inc. More
YouGov plc, the polling and MR provider with bases in the UK and Middle East, has announced rapid growth in its preliminary results for the year to 31 July. Sales have more than tripled to £9.5m from £2.9m, while operating profit grew 302% to £3.9m. More
TNS has appointed Francis Eames, a veteran of Diageo and Unilever, as its Group Marketing Director. He will be actively involved in the marketing of several new solutions, as well as the ongoing development of TNS' four core Areas of Expertise. More
Ciao, the European company of online survey solutions provider Greenfield Online, has hired a new Director of Panels, Cyril Stern, and promoted several key sales and marketing executives within its European organization. More
Research International has promoted Hilary Lee, previously a Client Team Director in its UK office, to become Director Client Services in Asia and Business Development Director for the Kantar Group for Asia. She will be based in Singapore. More
Ipsos MORI has appointed Peter Attwell, previously of agencies BDRC and Winmark, as UK Director of its product development and forecasting division, Vantis. More
GfK NOP has hired Richard Matthews for the new role of Director of Insight for its Technology division, tasked with developing a suite of services to integrate insight into client processes. Matthews worked client side in senior insight functions at Vodafone and Nokia for nearly ten years. More
TNS has appointed Matthew Froggatt, a thirteen-year veteran of the company, as Global Sector Head of its Technology division, replacing Tacis Gavoyannis who has left to pursue other interests. Froggatt will be based in London. More
UK-based panel specialist The iD Factor has recruited five new members of staff, three as business developers. The firm says the expansion programme, which has already doubled its headcount to 34 in just 12 months, is ongoing. More
US-based panels and software firm GMI has passed another busy month, with the opening of a Netherlands office, seven appointments including an MD, Business Development, and the news that its Chinese panel now includes roughly 1 in every 1,000 of the population. More
Lux Research, Inc., a research firm focused on nanotechnology and the physical sciences, has appointed Joe Raguso as Vice President of Strategic Business Development. He was previously CEO of UK-based QinetiQ Nanomaterials, Ltd. (QNL), a subsidiary of major defence and security company QinetiQ Group plc. More
Online survey software company FIRM (Future Information Research Management) has announced the formation of an advisory board for its Confirmit product. The Board is made up of prominent executives from research providers, including TNS' Tony Cowling. More
Advertising assessment specialist MediaAnalyzer has announced a US expansion with new headquarters in New York City, and has named media veteran Charles Boyar as VP to lead its US business. More
Executive recruitment company Elizabeth Norman International has appointed a consultant to focus on Asia Pacific roles. Andrew Wood's arrival, together with a planned office in SE Asia, reflects the firm's growing presence in the region. More
Eleven senior and high-profile figures from the MR world, all of whom are now offering consulting *to* MR providers, have pooled their skills to form a network spanning three continents. 'gravitas' is billed as 'the world's first ever global consulting group dedicated to the market research industry'. More
President and CEO Mario Mrvica is leaving MR software company VOXCO after four and a half years at the helm. Company founder Raymond Cyr will now take the position of CEO while shareholder Louis Lessard becomes Chairman of the Board and CFO. More
UK-based consultancy Illuminas has announced two senior hires. Patricia Rubio joins from Orange as Head of Business Consultancy, while Claudia Strauss from Ipsos MORI becomes Director of Illuminas' Brand Strategy practice. More
Manchester, UK-based B2B International has announced plans for a Beijing Office, to be opened in January 2007. More
Fast-growing UK agency Nunwood, once again nominated for the MRS/AURA 'Best Agency', has added three new staff to its team. More
Research Now has followed up news of multiple UK appointments with the announcement of a new San Francisco office, the expansion of its existing US office in New York, and four senior hires. More
Following yesterday's appointment of a new head for its Public Sector research, ORC International has announced the arrival of Andy Waller, previously of GfK, as Head of Operations at its European Information Centre based at the Angel, Islington. More
Richard Abraham, formerly Head of Research, Information and Customer Feedback at the London Borough of Southwark, has joined ORC International to head up its Public Sector research team. More
BMRB has appointed James Smythe as head of its Sports Research unit. He joins from GCap Media (owners of Capital Radio) where he was Head of Market Research. MD Richard Asquith says the firm expects 'strong growth for research in this sector'. More
UK-based online specialist Research Now has announced senior appointments for its London team, with Chris Dubreuil joining as Client Development Director and Paul Botje as COO. Also arriving are twelve staff for the client development, panel analytics and delivery teams. More
Tariq Mirza, one of the best known figures on the UK research software scene, is leaving the industry after 14 years for a 'different challenge' heading up a start-up toy company. Mirza was until now MD of Nebu UK. More
Major UK agency BMRB is establishing a network for the hundreds of alumni of its graduate training programme. More
TNS has today announced the launch of a Global Interactive business unit, led by Arno Hummerston as MD, and bringing together three co-ordinated areas – commercial, development and Computer Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) support. More
David L. Calhoun, previously Vice Chairman of General Electric Company (GE), was announced today as the new Chairman and CEO of VNU, based in New York. He succeeds interim CEO Rob Ruijter, who will revert to concentrating on his role as CFO. More
Jon Beaumont has left Continental Research, where he led the media division, to join online consumer generated media (CGM) specialist WaveMetrix. His role as Chief Research Officer will include development of the firm's fast-growing client roster. More
TNS has appointed Andrea Mezzasalma as global head of its Internet, Television and Radio Audience Measurement sector (iTRAM) - he will relocate from Milan to London. He takes over from Mike Gorton who will retire from TNS this year but function as a consultant. More
Custom healthcare specialist Insight Research Group has recently promoted Natasha Barretto and Viv Farr to Research Director roles in its UK office. More
Yahoo! has recruited comScore Media Metrix President and CEO Peter Daboll as its new Chief of Insights and Head of Global Market Research. The role involves drawing together all the Internet giant's internal and external data sources. More
UK panel operator and online research provider The iD Factor has recruited six new members of staff and relocated to new central London premises. It now shares a building with the other divisions of its parent group TMN plc, TMN Media and email ad agency EDR. More
Synovate has announced a restructure to reflect its recent growth. Smaller business unit groupings will replace the current regional structure; functions such as IT, HR and Operations will work more globally; and senior management will be grouped in more focused leadership teams. More
VNU has named Michael Marchesano to lead its Project Forward business transformation program, a major three-year initiative to reduce costs and enhance its margins and competitive position. Five leaders for specific initiatives within the program have also been named. More
NetRatings has announced results for the quarter ended June 30. Revenues were $19.9m, up 17% on Q2 2005. Net income for the quarter was $931,000, turning round a $2.3m net loss in Q2 2005. The company has also appointed Louise Ainsworth as MD of its European business. More
MR software and panel provider GMI has announced a worldwide restructuring, gearing up for further growth following its recent closing of $35 million in venture capital. The moves include senior promotions for Dr. Larry Schack in the US and Dietmar Walter in London, and a new Asian leadership team chaired by Tatt Chen. More
At an EGM on Friday, VNU changed its legal name, formally converted to a private company and welcomed new board members including Lord Hollick, following shareholder approval. Today the firm has named R. Ford Dallmeyer as the new legal chief for its MI Group. More
ACNielsen announced yesterday that it has formed a new global unit, ACNielsen Loyalty. The unit will be headed by Tom Markert, currently Senior VP and CMO of VNU MI and ACNielsen; and Laurence Michael, currently Senior VP, Global Retailer Services Marketing. More
The two MDs of Ciao, Max Cartellieri and Gunnar Piening, have resigned and will be replaced by Nicolas Metzke. Ciao's parent company, Greenfield Online, Inc. also announced that it will begin the formal separation of Ciao's two main businesses, Internet survey and comparison shopping operations. More
Mandy Pooler and Lucy Gill have joined Rosi Ware in charge of developing WPP's research division, Kantar. The two new arrivals replace Fiona McAnena, who has joined PepsiCo in a senior innovation role. More
In the UK, Ipsos MORI has hired Susan Purcell and welcomed back Damian Symons as Directors working for its Insight division in the Brand and Marketing Development (BMD) team. Both will report to MD of Insight Mark Burgess. More
MR software provider Conversoft has a new Chief Technology Officer. Jean-Baptiste Guillois will be responsible for defining and managing the firm's survey design, CATI, CASI and CAWI management software. More
Advertised UK market research salaries from JRE to Associate Director level have fallen back slightly so far in 2006, after a steep rise in most levels in the second half of 2005. The drop, based on latest figures from MrWeb, which indexes most advertised UK MR jobs, comes despite the usual candidate shortage and a record number of job postings. More
Maritz Research has announced strong growth in Europe, with first quarter 2006 turnover approximately 35% higher than for the same period last year. The company has also appointed Laurence Curtis to its UK board. More
Sarah Sanderson has joined BMRB as a Director heading up the proprietary media research unit, BMRB Media. She leaves Ipsos MORI where she ran the newly combined ad hoc media research unit. More
Hours before its shares ceased trading on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange, VNU yesterday announced plans to change its financing structure, including the raising of new funds, and the proposed addition of five members to its supervisory board. The five include former NOP boss Lord Hollick. More
Global fieldwork agency Medefield has completed the first stage of an aggressive expansion in its UK-based fieldwork and operations group. Meanwhile Synovate Healthcare has announced the launch of online physician panels in key Asian markets. More
Synovate has announced an expansion of its media research services and the promotion of Asia Pacific boss Steve Garton to lead a new global group, based in London. In addition, Craig Harvey joins from Publicis as Director, Media Research - Asia Pacific. More
Former TNS CEO Mike Kirkham has joined the Board of recruitment services group OPD as a Non-Executive Director. OPD, whose Directors include former Tory cabinet minister and now Baroness Virginia Bottomley, is the parent of recruiter PSD, which has a specialist market research team. More
European online fieldwork agency Research Now has announced that its proprietary online consumer research panels are now available in the Nordic region. Alex Sunnerstam will lead the team, supported by Victor Bergh who joins from Lightspeed Research. More
UK recruitment consultancy The EMR Group has promoted consultant Phil Smith to head up their established Market Research and Insights practice. More
UK agency Ipsos MORI has appointed Ian Bramley and Stuart Grant as Global Account Director and Associate Director, respectively. Both will be working in the entertainment practice of Ipsos-ASI, the advertising research specialist division of Ipsos MORI. More
John Samuels has been awarded the Gold Medal of the UK's MRS (Market Research Society) in recognition of his 'lifetime of exceptional achievement and contribution to market and social research'. More
In the UK, Lucy Owen has joined Ipsos MORI's specialist healthcare division as Associate Research Director. She spent the past five years leading both domestic and large-scale multi-country studies at healthcare specialist agency Questor International. More
Aegis shareholders have rejected the attempt by investor Vincent Bolloré to get two of his firm's nominees elected to its Board, at the company's AGM this morning. More
VNU has held its 2006 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Amsterdam, and announced the appointment of new Supervisory Board members and an interim CEO, Rob Ruijter. Ruijter, who also continues with his current responsibilities as the group's CFO, takes the CEO role from Rob van den Bergh, who stepped down from the Board. More
Research Now has announced the appointment of Charles Pearson, formerly VP at Greenfield Online, as Senior VP, Business Development. Pearson will relocate from San Francisco to London, for a role which includes bringing top US techniques to Europe, and building North American business for the European-based online agency. More
Synovate has hired Anne-Sophie Curet as HR Director for Continental Europe. Based in Paris, her role will cover all countries within Continental Europe and the Gulf region. More
Evo Research has appointed Dr Nicola Lindsey as an Associate Director and Lot Spaan as a Director, plus Research Executives Neil Cantle and Sarah Lorimer. More
Harris Interactive has announced a reorganisation of its UK operations including the closing of facilities in Macclesfield and Stockport, and the loss of between ten and fifteen jobs. The company also announced the resignation of its UK Managing Director Aled Morris. More
Sue Elms has stepped up to lead Millward Brown's Global Media Practice, with the title of Executive Vice President. She joins from Carat Insight where she spent five years as MD, a role now filled by her former Deputy Mark Greenstreet. More
In the UK, sampling solution agency Centurion Marketing Systems has announced the appointment of Nicky Forsyth, previously Sales and Marketing Director, as the company's new MD. More
Research International has appointed Julian Bond as CEO of its UK company, effective from tomorrow (June 1st). Bond has until now been Global MD of the firm's Marketing Science Group and is already a Group Board Director. More
UK-based agency Nunwood has promoted Andrew Wiseman to Director in its expanding Market Analytics offering, and appointed Marco Guida to the same team. The company has recently launched a customer value modelling service and an advanced mystery shopping analytics service. More
Stephen Grundy, the former head of GfK Martin Hamblin Healthcare, has joined the Board of Winchester-based Marketing Sciences, and will launch a dedicated healthcare research unit. More
Sarah Penny, who left UK MR staffing specialist RPCushing Recruitment nine months ago, has rejoined in the role of Team Manager for the expanding Market Research division. More
comScore Europe has appointed Delphine Gatignol as Sales Manager for France. She will be based in the London office, but will take responsibility for new business initiatives in France and Belgium, as well as managing day-to-day client relations and supporting existing clients. More
Leeds-based agency Quaestor has announced that Managing Director Anne-Marie McDermott will leave the company on 30th June – Bob Bond, CEO of parent company eq, will step into the breach temporarily. In a separate development, Quaestor's Finance Director David Greenwood will also be leaving. More
Christian Dorffer has been appointed Senior VP of Millward Brown Optimor, the group's specialist unit providing strategic recommendations with demonstrated financial impact. He takes over the role of building the UK and European practice from Marco Forato, who moves to a global role. More
Experian company ClarityBlue has announced four senior appointments for its Customer Intelligence team in the UK this week. More
Healthcare Research Worldwide (HRW), part of the MMR Group, have hired Fiona Bailey, a former Head of Qual at Icon Brand Navigation, as an Associate Director. More
Ipsos MORI has appointed Richard Habis as Business Development Director, and promoted Karen Swords to Director, both in its growing healthcare division. More
Peter Goldberg, former President of Martin Hamblin GfK Inc. and recently a senior consultant to Synovate, has died following a road accident in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More
The UK's Media Research Group has elected Hugh Johnson of the Huge Organisation as its new Chair, with Roger Gane stepping down from the position and from the committee. Eight other candidates were elected to serve on the committee. More
comScore Europe has announced plans for a Marketing Solutions Group to help European clients improve their online marketing. Piers Stobbs, a native of the UK, will move from the firm's Chicago office to London to head it up. More
Experian has appointed Nick Frazer as Director of its B2B Marketing division. His duties include driving increased use of advanced data segmentation and analysis tools to add value to B2B companies. More
Research International (RI) has announced a number of senior appointments. Stefano Carlin joins from Ipsos to lead the company in Italy; Steve Mitchell becomes UK COO; and Annette Müller, David Walker, Dave Phillips and Mark Kingsbury also assume new senior Director roles. More
Survey Sampling International has appointed Pete Cape, founder of TNS Interactive, to head up a new unit to be known as the Knowledge Department, Internet Sampling. In addition, the company is to open its first Asia Pacific office, in China, and has made two key hires for it. More
AGB Nielsen Media Research has announced the appointment of Justin Sampson as Managing Director of its UK unit. He joins after some 18 months at ITV preceded by 9 years at the Radio Advertising Bureau, latterly as MD. More
European online specialist Research Now has opened an office in Paris – its first in France – and recruited a new executive team for it, led by Jean-Luc Daurelle and Emmanuel Probst. More
In the UK, the founder of QA Research, Peter Harrington, is stepping down as Managing Director of the firm he started 17 years ago. On June 1, he hands over the reins of QA to the agency's Business Development Director Richard Bryan, aged 29. More
European online agency SKOPOS has appointed Donna Joy Hubbard as Head of Client Connections, based in its London office. More
Harris Interactive has hired Richard Goosey as Senior VP, Marketing Science and Methodology. Based in London, he will lead the firm's Knowledge and Advanced Methodologies teams in Europe. More
US technology researcher Forrester has announced a raft of senior hires made in recent months. The ten new arrivals have an average of 18 years of experience in their fields of expertise. More
Two of Synovate's senior executives have announced their retirement. Bill Pegram and Laurence Curtis, both well known figures in the industry, will be leaving in the next few months. More
Stuart Knapman, formerly Head of Pan-BBC Audience Research has left the corporation to join new agency Essential Research. Essential was founded by two former senior researchers from the BBC, Luca Antilli and Alex Charlton. More
Global agency Lightspeed Research has named David Day as European Chief Executive Officer with effect from June 5 this year. Day was previously Managing Director for NetRatings, Europe, Middle East and Africa. More
Following his recent departure from Synovate, Neil Swan has this week joined marketing services group Cello in the UK in a consultancy capacity for an initial three month period. More
ACNielsen has added responsibility for Europe to the Asia Pacific role of its Executive Director, Corporate & Marketing Communications, Lisa Lee. The move promises closer alignment for the firm's global branding and marketing strategy. More
Two of the UK's specialist MR recruitment teams have been strengthened in the last week. Major Players has hired Katie Brown to work alongside Tim Boddy and Sally Mair, while Kate Langford returns to the PriceJamieson MR team after an extended maternity leave. More
Online data collection specialist Ciao, the European subsidiary of Greenfield Online Inc., has announced the completion of a major reorganization of its Client Service Department. Around 40 project managers, translators, DP and survey scripting staff have been hired, and a shift system provides client service 16 hours a day. More
MR recruiter Elizabeth Norman International (ENI) has announced a number of changes to its office structure in Australasia, including the appointment of a new Managing Director and new larger offices in Australia, and enhanced SE Asian coverage. More
Simon Lidington is the new Chairman of the UK's Market Research Society (MRS). Lidington, UK CEO of Research International until last November and now at The Insight Exchange, beat off a strong challenge from Age Concern's Leslie Sopp by 35 votes. More
Kantar has today appointed Ramona Liberoff to lead the group's Team Vodafone, the virtual team drawn from across several Kantar companies that works with Vodafone globally on many marketing issues including brand tracking, market segmentation, offer development and customer satisfaction. More
Forrester Research has appointed Dennis van Lingen as President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), effective May 15. A long-time Forrester marketing executive, he succeeds Robert Davidson who leaves the company on June 30. More
Mark Cranmer, the outgoing CEO of Starcom MediaVest EMEA, is to replace Roger Banks as Worldwide CEO of Research International. Banks is in discussions about another role within Kantar. More
UK agency Quaestor has created a new Board position, Operations Director, to head up and oversee the development of teams including CATI, DP, Field and IT. Steve Hulmes will add the role to his existing job as MD of sister company Broadnet. More
Ipsos MORI has promoted Tim Maton from AD to Director of its Retail and Leisure Division, reporting to its recently appointed head, Susanne Goller. More
UK-based agency Nunwood has appointed three Senior Account Directors - Gill Redfern, Kathryn Boxall, and Ann Thompson - to its Global Insight team. More
UK agency Holden Pearmain has appointed Dr Marco Gastaut to take responsibility for business development in the consumer electronics sector. He previously worked as International Account Manager for IFR Monitoring & Analysis, part of the GfK group. More
UK-based Quaestor has made three new appointments to its qualitative team and two to its quantitative team. The company now employs around 80 staff at its head office near Leeds, in addition to an in-house CATI team and more than 1,200 field interviewers. More
Millward Brown UK has appointed Tim Wragg, previously of NOP World, as Head of Client Service. He replaces Trevor Acreman, now Head of Business Development. The company has also announced various other appointments and promotions worldwide, along with industry accolades for two of its staff. More
UK agency Opinion Research Business (ORB) has appointed Johnny Heald as MD, taking over from his father, Gordon, who will assume the role of Chairman. More
The UK's Ipsos MORI has appointed Susanne Goller as Director in its Retail and Leisure division. She will manage a team of ten and help expand the division's business. More
MR and consulting firm MORPACE International has promoted Sharna Morelli to Senior VP in its Michigan office. Her responsibilities include managing the company's quality assurance initiatives and customer satisfaction tracking program. More
Former Chairman of TNS, Tony Cowling, has been made TNS President and Special Advisor. In this role, he will provide the company with advice and consultancy on strategic issues. Cowling has also been awarded the MRS Gold Medal to celebrate his 'outstanding lifetime achievement and contribution to market research'. More
Online research specialist Online Testing eXchange (OTX) has signed a deal with advertising consultant Robert Heath to work on developing pre- and post-testing advertising products, incorporating Heath's theories of 'low-attention processing'. The company promises a new offer for clients 'in the coming weeks'. More
Marketing consultancy dunnhumby has appointed Jeremy Caplin, formerly of Nestlé, to the newly created role of UK Media Director. Reporting to Graham Thomas, the newly appointed Head of Communications and Media, Caplin will be responsible for developing the company's media planning and evaluation services. More
IMS Health has appointed Gilles Pajot to the new position of President, Global Business Management. Pajot was previously President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) - a role now taken by Kevin Knightly, formerly Chief Financial Officer for North America and Europe. More
The UK's RPCushing Recruitment has appointed Dorothy Percy to lead its expanding Market Research division. Percy was previously a Divisional Director at The Graduate Recruitment Company, part of recruiters Phee Farrer Jones. More
Technology and automotive MR firm ABI Research has appointed Stuart Carlaw, formerly of IMS Research, as Principal Analyst for Wireless Connectivity in its new London office. More
Following last week's appointment of Donald Brydon as Chair and David Lowden as CEO, TNS has added Pedro Ros to its board of directors. Ros will take on the newly created role of MD for Global Clients and Sectors, which includes responsibilities for the company's custom business. More
Millward Brown, part of the WPP Group, has appointed Robert Vinet from ad agency Ogilvy One to lead its French business. Vinet replaces outgoing French MD, Liz Musch, who leaves to join WPP sister company, Added Value. More
TNS has appointed Donald Brydon CBE, Chair of Smiths Group, AXA Investment Managers and The London Metal Exchange, as Chairman. He succeeds Tony Cowling, who retires from the board today. This follows last week's news that CEO Mike Kirkham was withdrawing from the race for the Chairman's role. More
MR software provider FIRM is realigning its MR global account teams, with new 'command centers' in New York and London, designed to support a growing number of clients, and to promote the new Confirmit CAPI software. The company is also planning new developments for Confirmit. More
Mat Lintern is rejoining food and drink specialist MMR Research Worldwide as a Research Director in its UK office. Meanwhile, Healthcare Research Worldwide - a division of the MMR Group - has hired Nicola Maxwell as Associate Director. More
The Marketing Research Institute International (MRII), which provides MR training and education, has announced its Board of Directors for 2006. The Board includes representatives from research agencies, clients and the US government, as well as staff from the University of Georgia, which works with the MRII on its distance-learning courses. More
US-based Internet research agency OTX (Online Testing eXchange) has opened its first European office in London. Ian Wright, a former board director at Ipsos UK, will lead the company's European operations. More
Alison Gilbertson, formerly Head of Knowledge at McCann Erickson, has set up her own agency - Unravel Research and Planning - based in the UK. The agency is offering qual and quant services as well as strategic planning input, workshops and training. More
Information solutions giant Experian has acquired FootFall Ltd, a European supplier of customer counting technology and retail information integration services; and has appointed Mark Parise, previously IRI's President of Global Content Operations, as President of its Marketing Services business unit. More
Good news for those wanting more understanding of MR in the boardroom: Avon Cosmetics has announced the promotion of Andrea Slater, who joined the company 15 years ago as UK Market Research Manager, to President of its UK and Ireland operations. More
Mike Kirkham has decided to withdraw his candidature for the role of Chairman of TNS, after further consideration of UK Corporate Governance guidelines. The company's Board says it expects to be in a position to announce its choice 'within the next few weeks'. More
Technology specialist Forrester Research has appointed Charles Rutstein to the position of President, Forrester Americas, with a territory covering c.75% of Forrester's client base. From April 1 2006, he succeeds Neil Bradford who leaves the company to return to his native UK. More
Recruitment might be getting tougher, but the real challenge for the research industry is retention, according to Daniel Wain, Group Director of Learning & Development at Research International. In the latest MRWho, Wain shares his vision of an MR industry where companies develop, motivate and best of all retain their staff. More
UK-based consultancy FreshMinds has appointed Alistair Leathwood as its new Commercial Director. He joins from Datamonitor, where he was Deputy MD of the Technology Practice. More
Ged Parton, who left Opinion Leader Research earlier this year, has joined Synovate as Global Strategy Development Director, following two years of discussions with the company. Parton's responsibilities will include developing Synovate's existing practice areas and investigating opportunities to extend into new areas. More
UK agency Holden Pearmain Research is launching its first US office in New York, to specialise in pharmaceutical research. The company, which was this month placed 48th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list, has also recently launched a qualitative division and opened a third UK office. More
UK-based online fieldwork specialist Research Now has launched a new Spanish client service team to offer domestic and international clients access to the 110,000 members of its Spanish consumer panel. The news follows last week's announcement that Lightspeed Research is introducing a Spanish online panel. More
UK-based online specialist Lightspeed Research has appointed Ralph Risk, formerly of ORC International, as Marketing Manager for Europe. Based in London, he will develop a European marketing strategy for the company. More
Two of the UK's top client side research and insight professionals who left their jobs earlier in the year have resurfaced as independent consultants. John Markham was until recently Director of Global Business Insights at Nokia and Gaye Myatt spent nine years as Director of Consumer Insight at GlaxoSmithKline. More
US-based online agency MarketTools, Inc. has announced three senior appointments. Jeff Greenberg joins as President of Worldwide Operations, Pamela S. Kramer as Chief Marketing Officer and W. Michael Conklin as Chief Methodologist. More
VNU has announced a major program to co-ordinate the business units of its Marketing Information (MI) group and centralise marketing, IT and NPD functions. Steven M. Schmidt becomes President and CEO of the group, which includes ACNielsen, BASES, Spectra, Claritas and ACNielsen HCI. More
Online MR firm Global Market Insite (GMI) has appointed four former employees of SPSS Europe to expand its European management team. The company has also appointed a Director for Russia, and several new project management staff, and recently announced the opening of a new Los Angeles office. More
UK public sector research specialist BMG Research has appointed social policy specialist Karen Kellard as Account Director in the company's Birmingham head office. Belinda Herbert, formerly of Research & Marketing, also joins the company as its first permanent member of staff in Wales. More
International marketing company dunnhumby has appointed Adrian Sanger, formerly of Millward Brown, to a new Insight Director role, designed to increase the agency's research capabilities. This follows last year's appointment of Martin Hayward to the new position of Director of Consumer Strategy and Futures. More
The Kantar Group has appointed Marc O'Regan to the new role of Director of Behavioural Insight. O'Regan, previously Head of Data at marketing agency Proximity London, is tasked with developing behavioural data analysis across the group's companies, which include Millward Brown and Research International. More
VNU's CEO Rob van den Bergh is stepping down, following the announcement that the company's planned takeover of IMS Health has been terminated due to strong resistance from VNU shareholders. Under the termination agreement, VNU will reimburse IMS $15 million for out-of-pocket costs. More
UK recruitment consultancy Major Players has appointed Sally Mair to its Market Research team, launched only this month. She will work alongside Tim Boddy, who was recently hired to establish and lead the new division. More
Research International has announced that UK CEO Simon Lidington is leaving the agency. Group CEO Roger Banks takes on the role of Interim CEO for the UK business in addition to his existing responsibilities while a successor is chosen. More
UK-based media group JCDecaux this week announced the launch of a new ad planning and research division aiming 'to transform strategic planning within out-of-home'. Craig Wills, formerly Strategic Planning Director at MPG, joins to head up the new division. More
UK agency Incepta Marketing Intelligence (IMI) has appointed Kenrick Leung as Director of its Hong Kong office. Leung takes over from Alice Page, who left for Ipsos earlier this year. He will report to IMI's CEO Andy Dexter. More
UK-based agency Holden Pearmain Research has appointed Tom Worth to head up its Customer Loyalty practice. He previously worked at Tarp, an agency that specialises in measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty. More
Dan Foreman, formerly Planning Director at ad agency WFCA, has been poached to spearhead the launch of FocusVision Europe. The US-based company, which specialises in video recording technologies for market research, opened its first European office in London in July. More
Healthcare data collection specialist Fieldwork International (FI) has promoted Jen Lumsden to Telephone Unit Operations Manager. Emmanuelle Desnos and Carola Fornari have both been promoted to Project Managers in the International Telephone Centre. More
Maritz Research has appointed Sue Madeley as Business Development Director with responsibility for the financial services sector in the UK. Her most recent role was in business development at Synovate. More
UK-based agency Holden Pearmain Research has launched a new Qualitative Division, headed by new Director Amanda Simpson. Over the last year, qualitative research has grown to account for 20% of the company's turnover. More
Ipsos UK - to be merged with MORI following this week's acquisition - has appointed Helen Simpson, formerly of Australian Business Ltd, and Mo Alam, from Orange, as Directors in its Loyalty division. Both will report to Gailynn Nicks, MD, Ipsos Loyalty. More
TNS has announced that David Lowden, currently Chief Operating Officer (COO), will succeed Mike Kirkham as CEO on 1 March 2006. Kirkham was appointed in 2001 and had previously indicated to the board that, after five years in the role he considered it appropriate to hand on to a successor. More
European agency SKOPOS market insight has appointed Rhaynukaa Soni, formerly of Ipsos UK, as Senior Research Consultant for international projects, and Abdi Mohamed as Head of Data Analysis. Both will be based in the company's London office. More
Synovate has appointed Nick Verkerk as its new Business Development Director for Western Europe. Verkerk, formerly UK Business Development Director at TNS/NFO, will be responsible for the company's European business growth strategy. More
Gill Aitchison, MD of Ipsos ASI (the company's ad research division), has been appointed to the new role of MD of Ipsos UK. The appointment will allow the company's CEO Richard Silman to focus more on global development. James Mundell, formerly of Synovate, will replace Aitchison as head of ASI. More
Media and technology specialist Pyramid Research has appointed Ken Figueredo as its new MD of Consulting. He will help expand the consulting side of the business, and will manage a consulting team across Pyramid's offices in the US, London and Hong Kong. More
US Hispanic marketing and communications agency The Bravo Group has appointed Graham Hall, founder of youth brand agency Informer, as Chief Insights Officer. The role includes responsibilities for consumer research methodologies; research philosophy and approach; and account planning functions, with an emphasis on cultural and youth insights. More
Amsterdam-based MR software supplier Nebu has opened an office in Cincinnati, Ohio and appointed software guru Andrew Jeavons, a long-time competitor of the firm, to head it up. More
SSI/Bloomerce, the European arm of Survey Sampling International, has hired Michel Guidi as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Europe. Guidi leaves online panels specialist Ciao, where he was VP for Operations. More
The ICG, the UK's professional group for independent research consultants, has announced a new Chairman. As of yesterday's AGM, Tim Williams takes over from Steven Bairfelt, who has led the organisation for more than five years. More
Business information firm Access Intelligence has appointed John Lilley, formerly of Gartner, as Director, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for its Telecommunications Advisory Group (TAG). The role will involve establishing an enterprise research panel, and developing the company's telecoms business in the region. More
Harris Interactive's board of directors has named Gregory Novak as the company's CEO and Director, following his appointment as acting CEO in May. At the same time, the company has reported that its revenue for the 2005 fiscal year increased by 42%, though income per share has fallen. More
Senior UK marketer Angus Porter today becomes Global CEO of the Added Value Group, WPP's marketing insight agency. Porter, who oversaw the rebrand of bank Abbey and has also worked for BT and Mars, will report to Eric Salama, Kantar's Chairman. He replaces Tamara Ingram, now CEO of ad agency Grey. More
UK-based online research agency Virtual Surveys has launched a new Marketing Sciences division to provide advanced analytics together with web-based research. The division will be led by Ray Poynter, one of Virtual Surveys' Directors and leader of the Future Place research consultancy. More
Synovate has promoted Damien Duhamel to MD, Synovate Business Consulting, Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, Synovate Healthcare in the UK has promoted Marianne Purdie, formerly of NOP Healthcare and Pharmacia, to Group Research Director. More
High-tech US MR agency In-Stat has hired George Stojsavljevic as Director of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Sales. He was previously VP of EMEA sales at RHK, a telecom industry research firm acquired by London-based Ovum Ltd in June this year. More
UK agency ORC International has appointed Hayley Warner, formerly of MORI and edexcel, as AD in its Public Sector division, and Lindsey Alldridge, from TMP Worldwide and TNS, as an Employee Research Consultant. Stephen Hood and Mike Gray have both joined as Research Executives. More
September's relaunch issue of our MRWho supplement will be looking at changes in the UK MR jobs market, and in salary levels, in the last 12 months. This excerpt looks at the jobs market and the growth of new functions such as Panel Managers, Account Managers and pure 'Bus Dev' roles; next week, we'll examine salary levels. More
UK recruitment consultant RPCushing has further expanded its MR, information and analysis practice with the addition of two new consultants, Katie Brown and Louise Murphy, and the promotion of Nazareth Tekeste. The changes are designed to keep up with increasing demand. More
Tony Harper has been promoted to Senior Director in Ipsos UK's Observer division, which is responsible for the company's European omnibus services including the Capibus survey. More
UK-based customer and BtoB research specialist Network Research has continued its expansion with the appointment of Kirstin Meudell, previously from MORI, to a newly created Associate Director position. More
UK-based recruitment consultancy PSD has expanded its specialist MR team with the appointment of Keeley Morris. More
Nicola Truman has joined UK special-interest magazine publishers Future Publishing in a new role as Head of Research. She was previously Head of Ad Marketing for publisher IPC's Connect & TX divisions. More
UK-based brand research agency Evo Research has launched a new quantitative division, headed by Russell Bell, the former MD of Consensus Research. Bell has 15 years' agency side experience, also including MORI and Research International. More
UK-based research and consulting firm Simpson Carpenter has added six new research staff over the last few months, with new appointments in its Retail and Consumer, Telecoms and Technology, Advanced Methods, and Automotive departments. More
Okke Engelsma has joined Synovate Healthcare as Senior Quantitative Director. He will be based in the London office, and will provide support to teams in Europe and Asia. More
Karen Dunnell is to succeed Len Cook as the UK's National Statistician and Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Dunnell is currently an Executive Director at the ONS. Her appointment was approved last week by the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer. More
jra Research, UK-based field specialist, has launched an online research service and appointed Simon Cheshire, formerly of NOP, as Head of Online Research. More
Healthcare and pharmaceutical agency Fieldwork International (FI) has announced three senior staffing changes, as its online panel of physicians reaches 30,000 members. Changes include the appointment of a Global MD, Peter Boyle who will concentrate on extending FI internationally. More
UK retail research specialist ESA has appointed Bernice Perkins as Data Processing Executive, and promoted Stephen Choonos to Marketing Executive. More
IFF Research has promoted Stacey Charlesworth to Interviewing Services Director. The company, based in London, has recently been commissioned to conduct two large-scale surveys on behalf of the government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department for Education and Skills (DfES). More
UK telecoms and media regulator Ofcom has promoted former Downing Street media policy adviser Ed Richards to the role of Chief Operations Officer, with responsibility for market research and consumer policy. Three other senior appointments have also been made. More
Keynote Systems, a US provider of web performance data and analysis, has appointed Haran Sold as VP and MD for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. More
Peter Cain, formerly of ACNielsen and IRI, has been appointed as Director of Econometric Analysis at Millward Brown's global Optimor unit. More
Michalis Michael, former MD of Synovate in Central Europe and Russia, is now head of the company's online and panel business, and former Western Europe CEO Peter Huijboom is the company's new CEO Global Client Relationships. Meanwhile, Bruce Wells and Paul Cooney have been appointed as Chief Information Officers. More
Synovate's youth research units across the world have been organised into a new specialist division – Synovate YC – to be led by Senior VP Ian Pierpoint. More
Lynton Crosby, who directed the UK Conservative Party's general election campaign, is opening a UK office of his Australian-based research and consulting firm CrosbyTextor. The UK operation will be led by George Bridges MBE, former Chair of the Conservative Party's Research Department. More
RONIN Corporation has appointed Marek Vaygelt, formerly Director of Operations at HI Europe, as the company's UK General Manager. More
Mo Rice has been appointed as Client Service Director at pharmaceutical online fieldwork provider Medefield Europe. She joins the company from GfK Martin Hamblin, and has seven years' experience conducting international online projects. More
The MR landscape is to undergo a seismic shift as VNU, the world's biggest research provider, buys IMS Health, the next biggest in the US, in a transaction valued at 5.8 billion Euros ($7.0 billion). VNU's CEO is confident that the deal will quickly lead to major cost savings and new revenues. More
Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) UK, an initiative aimed at increasing collaboration between retailers and suppliers, has appointed two new co-chairs: Somerfield Supply Chain Director Martin Oakes and Nestlé Supply Chain Director Chris Tyas. ECR is led by the directors of leading retailers and manufacturers, and managed by retail think tank IGD. More
Caroline Plumb, 26-year-old founder of research and graduate recruitment company Fresh Minds appears for the second time in Management Today's '35 Under 35' list of Britain's highest-flying young businesswomen. More
ESA, a UK-based retail and trade research company, has appointed Michael Hyatt as Data Processing Executive in its operations team, while Jeminee Patel joins the projects team as Senior Executive. More
A new UK recruitment and training agency is to focus on the operations side of MR. Gina Moore has set up and run field and ops functions for several agencies and worked most recently at Kantar's Operations Centre. manstonmoore's expertise will include operational, project management, front of house and admin staff, as well as programmers. More
ACNielsen has announced the launch of a new Global Consumer Panel Services (CPS) unit to enhance its growing international panel capabilities. Robert Tomei, formerly the General Manager of the US Homescan panel, has been appointed as President of the unit. More
Carat International has appointed Anthony Jones as Head of Insight. Jones has spent the last seven and a half years at ZenithOptimedia Worldwide, latterly as Worldwide Research Director, and replaces Phil Gullen who has left Carat after 13 years to develop other business interests. More
Oslo-based survey and reporting software provider FIRM (Future Information Research Management) has appointed Henning Hansen as its new President and CEO. He previously held the same titles at data security company Norman, which he joined in 2001. More
Recently listed UK pollster YouGov has appointed a CFO. Katherine Lee (ACA), aged only 31, joins on July 25th and becomes a member of the Board. Current FD Jonson Helps will take on the role of Financial Controller for the Group and will step down from the Board. More
MORI has announced that Sir Andrew Likierman is to step up from being a non-executive director to chairman on 1 July, the same date that the founder of the company and present chairman, Robert Worcester, becomes Life President. He also becomes chairman of a new MORI Advisory Board. More
Pharma specialist Double Helix Development U.S. has announced two senior level appointments. Peggy Liebman joins as Vice President Quantitative Methods and Michelle Silva is the new Director Business Development. More
Ipsos UK has appointed Sarah Owen, formerly of Granada and BusinessWeek magazine, as AD in its Media division. More
UK agency Holden Pearmain has appointed Guy Holcroft as an Associate Director. He joins from SGA Research International where he worked on extensive volumetric studies for FMCG clients. More
Retail specialist ESA has added two to its Head Office team. Michael Virks joins as Data Processing Manager and Melanie Banks in the newly created role of Business Improvement Administrator. More
Digital imaging specialist Lyra Research has appointed Peter Mayhew as Senior European Analyst. He joins from the UK's Ilford Imaging, where he was worldwide head of commercial marketing for digital. The agency has also announced two other recent appointments. More
Ipsos UK has appointed Chris Sinclair as Senior Director in its Novaction division, with a specific brief to widen awareness of its cutting edge forecasting and modelling techniques for NPD. More
Daily Research News has appointed a full-time News Editor, who will start in June. Tessa Russell joins from Which? magazine where she has worked for the last eight years, most recently as an Assistant Editor leading the food and health team. More
Lightspeed Research has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany, to service a growing number of clients in the country, where it has operated since 2003. Gernot Plüm joins the company as Account Director and will head up the office. More
Tamara Ingram has left WPP-owned research group Added Value, of which she was Global CEO for the last 18 months, to head up WPP's ad agency Grey UK. Ingram was CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi from 1995 to 2002 and thereafter briefly of McCann-Erickson in the UK. More
Thriving British-based agency Nunwood Consulting have announced four more appointments. Sue Reast becomes Head of Qualitative, Grit Jobke Client Consultant in the Quant team and Matt Coggan and Stuart Kielty in the Qual team. More
UK financial and professional services specialist IQ Research [IQR] has appointed Janette Weir as a Director. Weir will work alongside Julian Green, Group MD, and will focus on the insurance and asset management segments but apply her expertise to projects across the whole financial services sector. More
The UK's Market Research Society (MRS) has appointed Peter Mouncey as Editor-in-Chief of its International Journal of Market Research, and increased its frequency of publication from quarterly to six times a year. More
NOP World Financial has appointed quallie Hannah Nutley as Associate Director. Nutley worked as a Project Director for Added Value in Sydney, Melbourne and London, and then as a freelance researcher. More
Harris Interactive Chairman and CEO Robert E. Knapp has announced his surprise resignation from the company, by mutual agreement with its Board of Directors. The Board has appointed President and COO Gregory T. Novak as Acting CEO and George Bell as Chairman. The company also announced results for Q3 2005, showing a steep rise in revenue but a net loss of $2.7m. More
Online MR solutions provider GMI has appointed Dietmar Walter, previously of Gartner, as its MD for Europe. Walter has worked as a Global Account Manager for Gartner for the last four years. GMI has also recently announced the stepping-up of its 20-country omnibus service from monthly to weekly. More
ORC International has appointed Nicola James as a Technical Consultant in its Statistics Department. James worked previously for the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). More
Harris Interactive has hired Aled Morris as MD of its HI Europe UK operations. He was previously MD of the UK division of major recruitment services firm Spherion. More
Online fieldwork and panel specialist Research Now has appointed Jo Winning, former Account Director at Lightspeed Research, as its Client Service Director. Winning will combine client service responsibilities with new business development and will focus on media, FMCG and Financial Services. More
Synovate has announced two senior automotive appointments. Falk Broghammer joins as Research Director for the German Synovate Motoresearch Team in Munich, while Jason Tagg has been appointed UK Director, Synovate Motoresearch. More
Ipsos is launching a new Global Public Affairs unit, consolidating the Group's offering in the sector. The move follows similar global consolidation for the ASI (advertising) and Loyalty business streams in 2001 and 2004 respectively. More
ACNielsen has announced a senior appointment and a promotion as part of its expansion of consumer panel services across Europe. Tracie Seebold becomes Director of Consumer Panel, UK while Mike Harris joins as Business Development Director, Europe for Consumer Panels. More
RONIN Corporation has appointed Bertrand Jolibert as International Panels Manager, with specific responsibility for maintaining and growing their multi-country IT Decision Makers and Medical Specialist Panels. Jolibert was previously Epanel Europe Manager at ACNielsen-BASES, in Brussels. More
Peter Hutton, founder and MD of BrandEnergy Research and former Deputy MD of MORI, has been appointed Research Director of the UK's Managing Partners' Forum (MPF), a members' association dedicated to enhancing leadership and the status of the management team in professional firms. More
UK recruitment specialist SLS Services has added Robert Bell to its Market Research team. Bell will focus on business development, CRM, clientside and regional opportunities. More
Millward Brown has announced the appointment of Nitin Nishandar as a Director of its Taiwan office, plus senior promotions in the US and UK, in its ePerspectives newsletter. More
eQuesta, the online division of healthcare and pharmaceutical field agency, Fieldwork International has appointed Lyndon Woods, formerly of RI, to oversee the expansion of its physician panel, and has announced the availability of video-streaming at its viewing facilities in Fulham, London. More
MORI is celebrating ten years with a permanent presence in Scotland by doubling the capacity of its telephone research centre in Edinburgh to 300 dedicated CATI stations. It will also recruit additional research and support staff. More
Greenfield Online has announced the completed acquisition of fellow online survey specialist Ciao AG for cash plus shares to a total value of c.$150 million. The move creates a major new global force in Internet panel research. More
Retail and trade researcher ESA has appointed Joanne Dunlop as Senior Project Executive and promoted Kimberley Maidment to Project Executive, both within the client service projects team. More
Research International has moved Douwe Rademaker from CEO Netherlands to CEO Japan, replacing the departing Toshiya Ueki. The company also announced the arrival of Nicky Buss, previously at fellow WPP company Red Cell Network, in the new position of Client Services Director, UK. More
Three UK-based Directors of Research International are leaving to found a new agency, Engage Research. Deborah Sleep, Marie Sutton and Lyndsay Peck all held senior roles in what was the Consumer Division until the restructuring of Dec 2004. All three have a focus on consumer & market strategy and innovation research. More
UK agency Incite Marketing Planning has appointed Lindsey Clark as an associate. Clark has experience from both client and agency-side, and joins from Diageo, where she worked in Consumer Planning and Research. More
Tim Boddy has joined UK MR recruitment specialist PriceJamieson, to focus on recruitment of researchers for advertising, branding and youth sectors. Boddy has already worked for three of the sector's specialists since 2001, when he ended a decade of work as a DJ in clubs in the UK and overseas. More
The UK's MRS has elected Eamonn Santry of Network Research as its new Chairman and Raz Khan of IT services firm Cobalt Sky as Deputy Chairman, following an Extraordinary General Meeting. The meeting was required because – for the first time in the Society's history – no nominations were received for the post. More
Online panel provider Bloomerce, recently acquired by Survey Sampling International, has appointed Pete Cape, formerly MD of TNS Interactive, as its UK MD. More
Rapid-rising UK-based agency Nunwood Consulting has announced five new appointments this month, in its quantitative, qualitative and brand communication teams. More
Hall & Partners Europe has appointed advertising researcher Dominic Scott Malden to a new position, MD of its qualitative division. More
Growing Surrey-based agency Holden Pearmain has promoted Darryl Swift to Business Development Director, with responsibility for OTC Pharma and Personal Care. More
Expanding b2b agency Kadence Asia Pacific has appointed Avril Ung as Project Manager for qual and quant studies across the region. Fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese, she will also focus on studies in the Greater China region. More
Leeds-based research and marketing communications agency Brahm is one of the Sunday Times' '100 best SME companies to work for in the UK'. The league table, published last weekend, placed Brahm at no.61. More
The WPP Group has announced various senior appointments and moves in its latest eWire bulletin, including new CEOs for RI Japan and Netherlands, a new MD Consultancy Services for Millward Brown in the UK and a new Chief Exec also for Management Ventures. More
The BBC has announced the appointment of Tim Davie, currently VP, Marketing and Franchise, PepsiCo Europe, as Director of its Marketing, Communications and Audiences division. More
MrWeb posted its 20,000th vacancy ad on Tuesday this week. The site, which was launched in 1998, has been the UK's busiest medium for MR recruitment since the year 2000, but the rapid recent rise in the number of postings is evident from the fact that ad number 10,000 went up in mid-2003. More
Business technology usage specialist AMR Research has appointed Guy Dunkerley as Research Director, responsible for European Supply Chain Research. More
Ipsos has revealed full year results for 2004, showing a 6.3% growth in consolidated revenues to 605.6m euros, or 7.5% at constant scope and exchange rates – a sixth consecutive year outperforming the market since its IPO. The company also announced the arrival of Douglas Cottings as the new head of its Financial Services practice in the US. More
Advertising account exec and planner Sarah King has joined The Henley Centre from AMV.BBDO as a Director. The Centre also welcomes back senior consultant Eleanor Cooksey after a year spent on secondment in Mumbai helping to develop Henley Centre India. More
Independent PR giant Edelman is expanding its specialist research group StrategyOne into Europe, with the opening of a London office. The office will be headed up by Janette Henderson, on a twelve month secondment from MORI. More
UK agency SKOPOS has appointed Noreen Hussain to its London office as Head of Research and Quality, partly to assist an expansion from its online base into some more traditional areas of MR. More
Online survey specialist Ciao has moved its London team to new, larger offices in Covent Garden, and has appointed five new members of staff. More
RP Cushing, one of the largest of the UK's specialist MR recruitment firms, has announced several changes to its team, now fifteen-strong. Sarah Penny is the new MR Team Manager and Catherine Vaughan takes over as her Deputy, following the departure of Garreth Ball. More
Britain has a new Sir Bob, not as charmingly dishevelled as Mr Geldof but extraordinary nonetheless. MORI founder and Chairman Robert M. Worcester has been honoured with a KBE 'in recognition of outstanding services ...to political social and economic research' and for his 'contribution to government policy and programmes'. More
Australian MR software provider Insight Marketing Systems (IMS) has announced the opening of an office in London, to improve services to European customers of its Research Reporter system. Jonathan Rabson joins the company from E-Tabs to head up the office as European Director. More
UK agency The HPI Group this week completes its move to new offices in Endell St, near Covent Garden tube, London. The new offices are three times the size of the old and have allowed the agency to bring all its divisions back together under one roof. More
Millward Brown has announced several promotions and appointments in its e-Perspectives newsletter, including Burt Leiman as MD for Greenfield Consulting Group and Monica Garcia as Head of the new Business Development Unit at Millward Brown Mexico. More
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has appointed a veteran consumer goods marketer and researcher to the senior role of Vice President and Senior Marketing Officer. Kim Feil, formerly of PepsiCo and IRI among others, will take responsibility for marketing and brand-building across K-C's North Atlantic companies. More
UK grocery industry think tank IGD has appointed two prominent industry figures, Tesco Chairman David Reid and Alastair Sykes, Chairman & CEO of Nestlé UK, to the roles of President and Vice President respectively. More
Catherine Connolly, previously Worldwide Director of People and Culture at sister WPP company Mediaedge: CIA, has joined Research International as Group Human Resources Director and will become a member of the Group Board. More
Trevor Richards' new UK role for TNS will be as Joint Global Leader of Brand and Advertising Research. Richards, who has over twenty years of MR experience, returns from Sydney where he was Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand. More
Mean salaries for UK research positions recovered strongly in 2004 and particularly in the second half as confidence returned to the industry, according to figures just released by MrWeb. Particular gains were made at the two extremes, JRE level and Directors & above, with senior salaries generally buoyant. More
The UK's Market Research Society (MRS) is to rebrand from April, with a clearer separation of its publishing division from its role as a professional standards and membership association. The Society this week announced the promotion of Debrah Harding to the new dual role of Director, Policy and Communication, & Deputy Director General. More
Thriving UK agency MORI has appointed three new directors in key divisions. Neil Coburn will take a leading role in the MORI Reputation Centre; Sarah Sanderson joins as Head of Media Research; and Avril Imison OBE as Head of NHS and Health Research. More
Synovate has appointed Sue Phillips in the new role of Regional Director – Qualitative Research for the Asia Pacific region. Phillips has been running her own UK-based consultancy, Eureka! Research, for the past ten years having previously worked for Schlackmans, Pegram Walters and New Solutions. More
Synovate has announced two more senior appointments. Mark O'Connor becomes Financial Director, Western Europe and Laurie Harris is the new US-based Vice President, Corporate Development for Synovate Healthcare. More
Synovate has announced three senior promotions for its Western Europe region. Peter Huijboom, previously MD of Synovate Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands becomes the region's COO; Victoria Davidson becomes its Marketing Communications Director; and Business Development Director James Mundell takes on an expanded role. More
NOP's parent company United Business Media has today announced that it is set to acquire medical trade press and other healthcare information services in France to the value of Euros 36 million. The move is unlikely to dampen UK press speculation about a possible sale of NOP with the changeover of Group CEO due in April. More
GfK Martin Hamblin has announced the promotion of Martine Leroy-Sharman to General Manager of the UK-based Global HealthCare office. She has also been appointed to join GfK Martin Hamblin's board and will play an important role in the future direction of the company. More
Lightspeed Research has strengthened its global operations team with a series of new appointments and recruits. This includes the creation of a new post of Chief Operations Officer with the appointment of Chris Stevens. More
UK agency OPERA has appointed Mary Thomas, formerly of Faber Maunsell, as Research Director heading up a new division, OPERA Transport Research. More
Independent UK agency IFF Research, which celebrates its fortieth birthday in May this year, has announced the departure of Dave Spilsbury and his replacement as MD by Tim Britton. Spilsbury, who took over from Ed Smith in 1992, is keeping his future plans under wraps. More
Synovate Healthcare has appointed Jacquelyn S. Ilacqua as Head of its pioneering cancer study, the Global Tandem Oncology Monitor. More
Millward Brown has given its new global brand investment unit a name - 'Millward Brown Optimor' - and two Senior Vice Presidents, both former employees of FutureBrand, whence came unit Head Joanna Seddon a short while ago. More
UK Internet pioneer Virtual Surveys has promoted Quentin Ashby to the role of Managing Director, with founder Pete Comley moving to the more strategic role of Chairman. More
DRNO has learned that Ivor Stocker has narrowly defeated Peter Hodgson in the first ever contested election for Chairman of the British Market Research Association (BMRA). Stocker was Chair in 2001-2, handing over the reins to IDA's Peter Jackling from whom he now resumes the title, thus completing a neat one-two. More
TNS has appointed Stephen Jenke as the new Regional Director of Australia and New Zealand, replacing Trevor Richards who returns to TNS Head Office in London to take up a new role. More
Online MR solutions provider Ciao has appointed a new US Sales Director - Bill Hoover joins the Westport, CT office with in-depth sales and marketing experience from 25 years in the broadcasting industry. More
Recently-formed NOP World Health has announced the composition of its European Team, based in London. David Bayton, a former NOP Director, returns to lead the team after five years away at RI and Synovate. More
Ipsos UK has appointed a Marketing Director to its Board – a first for a UK agency, according to CEO Richard Silman. Jeff Deighton, former Icon UK MD, joins the company in the new role. More
Julian Price, until recently a Divisional Director at Claritas / Acxiom, has joined Lightspeed Research as Senior VP of Marketing and Product Development, to lead the company's product development and marketing on a global basis, including expansion into new countries. More
TNS has moved to reassure clients in the face of rumours that it may be disbanding its UK automotive division, with key personnel relocated within a new structure. The company says that 'the only change is an internal reorganisation'. More
Recruitment agency PSD has recently appointed Katherine Tupper as Consultant to further bolster its London-based Market Research team. She will work on research and brand consultancy positions. More
MR recruitment specialist Elizabeth Norman International has moved its London HQ to new offices. Still in the heart of London, these are located just off the Strand. More
Synovate has announced senior hirings in its Healthcare division and its units in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Simon Woodlock and Christian Batte join the company while Andreas Zachariou moves territories. More
UK recruitment consultancy Pricejamieson has a new face in its Market Research Recruitment team. Rowan Haylett joins from NOP World and will focus on recruitment in the MR Operations sector, working alongside Manager Nicky Geen. More
GfK has appointed Andrew Reid in the Customer Research leadership role recently vacated by Kjell de Orr. Orr is now Group MD of GfK Martin Hamblin and Reid is Global Head of Strategic Accounts and Client Developments (SACD), Custom Research. More
BMRA Chairman Peter Jackling successfully completed last week's Dublin marathon, in a time of only 4 hours 29 minutes, raising just under £1,000 for the Market Research Benevolent Association. More
New York-based healthcare and pharmaceutical specialist The Ziment Group has launched IMAP Research, a new division specialising in multi-client studies. The Group also announced two senior appointments in Europe. More
UK recruitment consultancy RPCushing has appointed Amy Kirby, formerly of MORI and ORC Direct to its fast-growing MR team. More
European online panel specialist SKOPOS has hired methods and stats expert Dr. Olaf Wenzel, previously with German agency Psyma, to work on more complex research designs and conduct advanced analyses. More
It's party time for UK researchers, many of whom went straight from the Insight Show in London's Earl's Court to the MRS Awards Dinner at the Café Royal last night. The Show looked better, if still fairly quiet; the Awards were a shade off last year's success, but still pretty good. Does our opinion count? Well here it is anyway. More
DoubleClick Inc. has appointed Keith Jones, formerly Head of European Sales & Marketing Solutions at D&B, as MD of its Abacus Europe subsidiary, a transactional database manager and publisher of MR reports. More
Internet-based panels provider Ciao AG has added seven new execs to its international project management team. The new staff, mostly based in Madrid, will allow the company to continue its policy of using a dedicated project manager and account manager for each project despite a rapidly growing volume of work. More
Online fieldwork agency Bloomerce has opened a UK office, to be led by Martin Cawley, previously of Sample Answers. More
BMRA Chairman and IDA Managing Director Peter Jackling is running his first ('and only') marathon in Dublin on Monday. Sponsorship money raised will go to the industry's own Market Research Benevolent Association. More
Pierre Le Mahn has been appointed Chairman and CEO of Ipsos Europe, following the decision of Jean-Michel Carlo to leave and resume his career in the communication industry. More
GfK Martin Hamblin has restructured of its research divisions and made a number of senior appointments. Sue Wheeler and Reza Chady join the Board, and become General Managers respectively of the B2B and Technology Departments, within the newly formed Custom Research Division. More
Millward Brown has appointed brand marketing authority Dr. Joanna Seddon to the position of Executive Vice President, to lead a new global unit offering clients strategic recommendations with demonstrated financial impact. Long-time Millward Brown executive Andy Farr has been appointed Chief Research Officer of the unit. More
Business development skills are still in short supply in the UK MR industry, for reasons examined in the forthcoming October MRWho supplement. Researchers are now expected to get involved in the area at an earlier stage of their career, and opinion is split over the pros and cons of using dedicated 'bus dev' staff who are not researchers. More
The UK research job market is increasingly buoyant, with numbers of vacancies increasing throughout most of 2004 and salaries beginning to rise, especially at senior and junior levels. The middle ranks are still waiting, particularly SREs, but there are signs of rises beginning here as well, according to the forthcoming October issue of MRWho. More
Fast-growing UK-based agency Nunwood Consulting has made four new appointments, strengthening its Quantitative, IT and web site teams. More
UK agency MORI has restructured its board, appointing two Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Sir Andrew Likierman and Dr Keith Burgess, and two executives representing the company's minority financial investors, Will Wyatt of Caledonia and Adam Holloway of ISIS Asset Management. More
B2b specialist Kadence Business Research has announced the opening of an office in Singapore, with Piers Lee as MD of the newly formed Kadence Asia Pacific and Paul Benning, formerly a Project Director at Synovate Business Consulting, heading up the Desk Research and Market Analysis team. More
Synovate is combining its four UK research companies into one organisation, led by a team drawn from the existing senior management and with Michelle Norman as MD. The four include the current London and Kent divisions, TRBI and the UK operations of interactive voice response specialist ViewsCast. More
Automotive research giant J.D. Power and Associates has announced two strategic moves to enhance its offering in Europe and internationally. A second regional office for Europe will be opened in Munich, whilst in the UK the company has acquired Oxford-based forecaster and analyst LMC Automotive Services, Ltd. More
Internet-based data collection and researcher Ciao AG has appointed Georgette Thaler, formerly of NFO Worldgroup, as Sales Director North America. Three further appointments, at the London office, reflect the continued boom in online research demand. More
Ipsos has appointed David Pring as Senior VP and General Manager of its Consumer Products Division in New York. Pring, who joins from Protocol Research Solutions (formerly CLT Research), where he was president, will now be responsible for providing strategic research solutions to East Coast CPG clients. More
Hall & Partners Europe has appointed Vanella Jackson to the new role of CEO. Jackson is a former Head of Planning at advertising agency Bates UK, and has worked for many of the big names in the ad industry as well as running her own consultancy. More
MMR Food & Drink Research has recruited Chris Marketo as a Research Director for its rapidly growing US arm. The firm is based in Oxford, UK with North American headquarters in White Plains, NY. More
Online fieldwork and panel specialists Research Now! have added four new employees including former Red Sheriff boss John Caldwell as Director of Client Services. More
International healthcare and pharmaceutical field agency Fieldwork International has announced three new appointments, including a new manager for its MedTran translation service. More
In the first senior appointment to its newly restructured team, TNS Media has recruited Neil Sharman, formerly Advertising Planning Manager at News International. As a Director, Sharman will head up one of three ad hoc teams working across a range of media sectors. More
Top salaries in UK research are rising steeply, judging by advertised remuneration on MrWeb and reported in the forthcoming MRWho supplement. The supplement's 'Director+' jobs page, which selects the most senior positions, consists for the first time entirely of ads offering 80k (pounds) and above. More
The KMR Group has announced a major re-structure and the appointment of Richard Asquith as MD of BMRB. The moves aim to provide greater focus on international development, following last week's launch of the AGB Nielsen Media Research joint venture. More
Malcolm Rigg, former MD of BMRB, will be the new Director of the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) when Jim Skea leaves in October. Skea becomes Research Director of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). More
Synovate Healthcare has announced several key management appointments, including Bob Douglas as MD – Europe and Asia, Stuart Bartlett as Regional Director Asia Pacific and Louisa Miles in the new role of Global Training Manager. More
Martin Hamblin GfK has this week announced two senior appointments. Alastair Bruce, current General Manager of Martin Hamblin GfK Inc (the US-based HealthCare Division), joins the main Board of Martin Hamblin GfK, while Christopher Monos becomes Global Head of Martin Hamblin GfK's Gamma team. More
London-based MR specialist RPCushing Recruitment has strengthened its team with three new appointments. The new arrivals enhance the firm's expertise in recruiting for the Information Services and Analysis sector, and for Field, DP and Operations personnel. More
UK-based b2b agency BPRI has signalled its intention to expand its US presence with the appointment of John P. Rogers as Director for the US and Head of its Chicago office. More
Research International has recently announced the appointment of Sarah Phillips to the newly created post of European Healthcare Director. More
MrWeb's Career Clinic has been running since 2001, with a series of leading MR recruitment professionals answering questions on how to get into, ahead in and occasionally out of market research. This week the Clinic is relaunched with more than 60 of the more interesting questions divided into easy-to-browse topics and a team of experts ready to answer your questions. More
Survey software provider Perseus Development Corporation has announced the opening of a London office, under the name of Valloria Software (Perseus UK), and has appointed Peter Barnett as MD. More
Research International has announced that Malcolm Baker, Global Director of Research International Qualitative, will be retiring on 31st August this year. Ivana Ventura, CEO of Research International in Italy will succeed him as Global Director of Research International Qualitatif. More
Millward Brown has this week hired Shirley Acreman and Mary Biggs to boost its team of experts with strong marketing backgrounds. Both will be based at the company's Warwick office in the UK. More
Survey software and solutions company Global Market Insite (GMI) has announced two senior appointments. Michael Gordon, formerly of FIRM and MarketTools, becomes MD of Sales, North America, while Greg Ward, formerly Development Director at Taylor Nelson Sofres and a founder of Aquiduct, joins as Director of Sales, Europe. More
Tony Cowling, Chairman of Taylor Nelson Sofres plc, has been formally elected as President of Gallup International Association (GIA) for a four-year term. The elections took place at the recent 57th Conference and Annual General Meeting of Gallup International Association held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. More
Finding the right kind of people is the biggest challenge facing fast-growing research agencies of all sizes, according to the next edition of MRWho, out shortly. The issue looks in detail at 6 UK-based success stories with turnovers from £1 million to £50 million, and finds most in buoyant mood. More
Jonathan Rea has been appointed CEO of Research International in Italy. He succeeds Ivana Ventura, who is to become Global Managing Director of Research International Qualitatif. More
Millward Brown has announced two MD-level moves / appointments in Spain and Portugal, along with news of additional roles for other senior figures in Europe. More
Derek Martin has retired as Chairman of Martin Hamblin GfK, somewhat earlier than expected. The Martin Hamblin co-counder has been at the helm for almost 35 years, and will be succeeded by recent arrival Kjell de Orr. The change is effective immediately. More
London-based specialist research recruitment consultants Spalding Goobey Associates have appointed a new consultant, Andrew Mercer, who joins from HPI Research Group. More
Retail specialist ESA, recently revealed as the fastest growing of the top 20 UK agencies in the BMRA table with a 35% year-on-year turnover increase, has appointed Malcolm McKessar as Operations Manager and Linda Pini as Field Manager. More
Nielsen//NetRatings has appointed David Day as MD for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. More
Nunwood Consulting, recent winner of the BMRA award for Effective People Management, has made four appointments this month, strengthening its quantitative, statistical and telephone interview teams. More
Martin Hamblin GfK has appointed Helen Lau as Divisional Director in the UK, and promoted two employees to Associate Director status. More
MR specialist RPCushing Recruitment has announced the arrival of Sinead Hasson, formerly Manager of the MR & Information team at PriceJamieson, as a Director. More
Millward Brown continues to build the team for its new Global Media Evaluation Unit with the appointment of Melissa Ross, previously Associate Director at Carat Insight. Ross will report to head of Unit Brian Jacobs. More
Simon Lidington will take over from Colin Buckingham as CEO of Research International UK, when the latter assumes his new role as CEO Global Business More
NOP World has announced that COO Jim Follett will assume overall management responsibilities for its New York-based global operations, when current CEO Simon Chadwick leaves to start his own consultancy. A permanent CEO appointment will be announced in due course. More
Simon Pulman-Jones has joined NOP World as European Director of the Observational & Ethnographic Centre of Excellence. Pulman-Jones, whose CV includes 'industry experience, fine academic history and film making', will work with Global Director Rick Robinson. More
Two years after launching its European HQ in London, San Francisco based software supplier CfMC (Computers for Marketing Corporation) has appointed two new team members, including the BMRA's former Marketing Manager, and relocated to 'modestly larger' premises in Berkeley Square. More
ORC International has announced the appointment of Clare Warren as Quality Manager, following work in similar roles at TRBI and TNS. More
NOP World Health has named Keith Loehlein, Maureen McLaughlin and Sue Ramspacher to head its three new practice areas - Assessment and Tracking, Promotional Effectiveness and Consumer as Patient. More
MORI Scotland, already boosted in January by the launch of an expanded specialist CATI telephone centre in Leith, has announced the appointment of Steven Hope, formerly UK Head of Social Research at NFO World Group / System Three. More
Ipsos has announced that Richard Windle will be returning to the company after 18 months at BMRB and joining Liz Landy as joint MD of the media and social division Ipsos-RSL. He will focus on the NRS and RAJAR contracts as well as the company's expanding social and public sector business. More
Kate Langford has returned from maternity leave to manage the specialist market research recruitment team at Pricejamieson. She has over 5 years' recruitment experience following spells at research agencies including BMRB International and Pegram Walters Associates (now Synovate). More
UK-based agency FDS International has appointed Eric Waring to the Board as IT Director. Waring joined the company in 1999 as Systems Manager and Database Administrator. More
Synovate Healthcare has announced three more key appointments, two of them senior figures from Isis Healthcare, which will rebrand as Synovate Healthcare in October this year. More
Today sees the official launch of a home page for Australian researchers. MrWeb has attracted a significant audience of MR professionals Down Under for most of its 5 years, without much specific targeting, but from today is providing specific feature content, a job search and recruiter index, and directories with a more Australian focus. More
Synovate has announced three CEO level appointments. Tim Bowles becomes CEO for Western Europe, Michael Spedding CEO of Synovate Healthcare and Nicos Rossides global head of Synovate Solutions. More
Research International has announced that its Italian CEO Ivana Ventura will succeed Malcolm Baker as Global MD of Research International Qualitatif, when Baker retires this year. More
Cincinnati-based global brands agency AcuPOLL has appointed Andrew Fenning as its UK-based president of European operations. Fenning, a veteran of JWT, began his career in London but has spent the last 25 years working in Continental Europe, the US, and South America. More
ESOMAR has announced that Director General Ted Vonk is to leave his position as of next month to pursue other interests, by mutual agreement. The organisation is now searching for a new DG. Vonk will continue to contribute to a number of ongoing ESOMAR projects. More
Research International has appointed Phillip Cartwright Global Senior Director, Marketing Science Centre. He will divide his time between RI France and the Group Marketing Science Centre in London. More
Online data collection specialist Itracks (Interactive Tracking Systems Inc.) is to establish a European office and has announced that Bjørn Haugland, founder of online software pioneers FIRM, will lead the initiative as President of Itracks Europe. More
Fast-growing agency Nunwood Consulting has announced three more appointments this month, strengthening its utility, technology and quant teams. More
Research and advisory firm Financial Insights, an IDC Company, has announced further expansion in Europe, with two key appointments. Robert Giffords becomes Director of Research and Consulting for the EMEA Region, joined by Martin McKenna as Director of Sales. More
Following the integration of TNS and NFO WorldGroup, Stephen Factor, formerly CEO of NFO WorldGroup UK, has been appointed MD of TNS in the UK. The new organisation combines the ad hoc divisions of TNS with NFO WorldGroup. More
Millward Brown continues to strengthen its senior team for Mainland Europe with the appointment of Pierre Gomy as Research & Development Director. Also this month Krzysztof Kruszewski, MD of the company's Polish subsidiary has picked up two awards. More
Millward Brown has appointed Fabrizio Giordano as Business Development Director for its mainland European region, expanding his current development role, which focuses on leisure and entertainment business. More
John Aitchison, formerly with TNS, has set up a specialist online market research company, First Line Research, offering full service research, consultancy and training services. More
Harris Interactive has appointed Robert E. Knapp, previously EVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Gartner, Inc., as its new Vice Chairman and CEO. Current CEO and founder Dr. Gordon S. Black will continue as Executive Chairman when Knapp starts on January 26. Al Angrisani, President and COO, will continue to oversee the daily operations of the Company. More
The UK's Market Research Society (MRS) recently announced the appointment of Jeremy Bullmore CBE, former Chairman of J. Walter Thompson, as its next President. Bullmore will take up the role in Spring 2004, succeeding Professor Michael Thomas who began his tenure in 1999. More
Former Evening Standard MD Sally De La Bedoyere, appointed the new Managing Director of RAJAR last week, faces a number of immediate challenges. Ms De La Bedoyere starts on January 5th 2004 and replaces Jane O'Hara who is leaving to pursue personal interests. More
Ipsos has announced two key senior appointments. Dr Randall Emond has joined the company as CEO of the Ipsos Forecasting, Modeling and Consulting global division, which includes the Ipsos-Novaction and Ipsos-Vantis modeling and forecasting practices. In addition, Alain Péron has been named as Managing Director (France) of the company's quality and customer satisfaction division, Ipsos Loyalty. More
The MRS Awards Dinner continues to gain momentum as an annual event - it's posh, it's popular and it now has more sponsors than Elton John doing a charity marathon. DRNO's reporter was privileged to sit only 27 tables from the front and watch Flamingo International carry off the BMRA's Best Agency Award. More
VNU has announced a new organizational structure for its largest business group, VNU Marketing Information. Steven Schmidt becomes global CEO for ACNielsen and a new unit, VNU Advisory Services, has been created to develop advanced business solutions for clients. More
London-based ORC International have appointed a housing research specialist to work with local authority and other clients. Adam Smith has more than twelve years experience working with housing organisations at a national level, most recently as Feedback Business Manager at the National Housing Federation (NHF). More
NOP World have appointed Chris Davis as MD of the European Automotive operation. Davis will be based in the London office, and joins the group from Northstar Research where he has held senior posts in Canada, USA and most recently the UK. More
Pete Farrand, a former European marketing director at Nestlé, has been appointed Senior Research Associate in the new product and business development team at FDS International. More
Twelve new graduates have completed their induction training scheme at Isis, the healthcare research specialists recently acquired by Synovate. All the new arrivals spent six weeks training in the UK, but four of them have now joined overseas offices in Spain, the Philippines and Maryland, USA while their colleagues remain in London. More
Nunwood Consulting is using personal digital assistants (PDAs) alongside software developed in-house to enable the uploading of interviews as they are completed, allowing researchers 'back at base' to instantly monitor, collate and view quantitative results, 'real time'. More
VNU, the parent company of ACNielsen and Nielsen Media Research, has appointed Maarten Schikker to the new position of Vice President Corporate Sustainability. Schikker's brief will be to develop a sustainability strategy for the company, demonstrating its commitment to the increasingly prominent notion of corporate social responsibility (see various recent DRNO articles). More
Online competitive intelligence provider Hitwise has announced the most visited UK retail sites from Quarter 3 2003 (July / August / September). Both Empire Direct and The Gadget Shop have enjoyed rapid rises to no.1 in their categories, while Asda has overtaken sainsburystoyou to reach no.2 spot in the Grocery & Alcohol category. More
Jon Wilkinson, Chairman and CEO of Research International, has announced his intention to retire in June 2004. Roger Banks, currently CEO Mainland Europe, will become Group CEO and report in to Kantar CEO Eric Salama. Colin Buckingham moves to the new role of CEO, Global Business while Mark Penn, once President Clinton's pollster, becomes Non-Executive Chairman of the Group. More
Yorkshire-based agency Nunwood Consulting continues to grow, this week announcing the appointment of two new researchers, Melanie Stirrup from Millward Brown as Senior Project Manager and Jenny Evans as Research Executive. More
Healthcare market research company Isis Research, recently acquired by Synovate, has appointed Debbie Corning to the role of Director of Oncology Syndicated Services, based in Princeton, USA. She will oversee all facets of Isis Research's oncology audits. More
Ed Laginess, previously Executive VP, Human Resources and Administration at Synovate / Market Facts Inc., has become Millward Brown's first Global Director, Human Resources. More
Research International has appointed Lorna Walters, formerly President of NFO Healthcare, to the position of CEO of the United States business unit. She will be based in RI's NY metropolitan regional office located in Stamford, CT. More
Millward Brown Group has appointed Brian Jacobs to head its newly created Media Research Unit. Jacobs will be based in London but will report directly to USA-based global CEO, Bob Meyers. More
The World Advertising Research Center (WARC) has announced the appointment of Colin Macleod as Research Director. Macleod will take charge of WARC's advertising spend and media data products including the statistical and forecasting services compiled on behalf of the UK Advertising Association. More
Emily Stamp has joined the market research team at recruiters PSD Group, where she will work with Peter McGrath. She has 4 years' experience working in international marketing recruitment, and worked at EuroLondon prior to joining PSD. More
ORC International has announced that Nigel Maxfield, MD since November 1997, is stepping down from the position while Richard Cornelius, Deputy MD since 1997, takes over as MD. Maxfield will remain on the Board, take responsibility for a key account and work on new business development, initially in the public sector. More
Three more graduates are starting out this month at Leeds-based research consultancy Nunwood, one of the few UK agencies outside the South East to operate a Graduate Training Scheme. Following the success of the inaugural programme in 2002, the Scheme will now run annually. More
ORC International has announced the appointment of Mark Beauchamp, formerly Research and Consultation Manager at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to the role of Associate Director in the public sector research division. More
Synovate has announced three more senior appointments, this time in its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Carol Johnson joins from RI as HR Director, EMEA, Stéphane Courqueux moves from Millward Brown to become MD of Synovate France and John Presutti, who has been Acting MD of the latter, will join the regional head office team. More
Kantar has announced that Tamara Ingram, former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi and of McCann-Erickson in the UK, is joining as president of 3 of its insight companies, Added Value, Fusion 5 and Henley Centre. Ingram will report in to Kantar CEO, Eric Salama and the CEOs of the three companies will report in to her. More
Leading UK independent agency MORI has recently announced that its Group Development Director, Peter Hutton, is leaving the organisation to set up a new company, BrandEnergy Research, which will work in partnership with MORI to serve a number of current and future clients. More
The financial services function within ORC International, recent winner in Marketing Magazine's first-ever market research awards, has been further strengthened by the appointment of Shirly Ogarro, previously of TNS and NOP World, to the post of Director. More
TNS has appointed Elaine Riddell, formerly CEO of NOPWorld Healthcare, as CEO of its Worldwide Healthcare Division, with effect from 1st September. She will be based in the US and will report to Mike Penford, Associate Board Director of TNS. More
NOP World has appointed Jim Follett as Chief Operating Officer. Follett joins from Information Resources, Inc where he spent 15 years in various senior roles, most recently President, US Client Services and Consulting. More
Synovate have appointed David Bayton as Director of Healthcare Research in the UK. His previous roles include Deputy MD at NOP Healthcare and most recently head of Healthcare at Research International. More
Specialist recruiters Pricejamieson have announced that Bridget Barry will be joining the Market Research team as of the 11th August, taking the total number of consultants in the team to six. More
TNS is strengthening its advertising experience in Europe by bringing Kym Penhall, Director for the TNS branded solutions MarketWhys(TM) (Brand / Ad Tracking programme) and Miriad(TM) (Dedicated Tracking Analysis Platform), to the UK from America in August. He will be responsible for extending TNS' MarketWhys(TM) practice throughout Europe. More
UK consultancy Nunwood has recently announced the introduction of a new staff reward scheme, offering team members showing outstanding commitment a memorable holiday with a number of themes and activities selected by the agency. More
Market information company The NPD Group has announced the appointment of Tim Bowles as a consultant and member of the firm's Executive Committee. Tim is a renowned innovator in the international market research arena who has held CEO, MD and equivalent positions in UK and US companies including Information Resources Inc., MRB Group, AGB and RSGB. More
Online MR software company FIRM (Future Information Research Management) has announced that founder Bjørn Haugland is to leave the company. More
In what will undoubtedly be the MR Event of the Year, BMRA Chairman Peter Jackling and fieldwork guru Jill Lonsdale completed their planned merger in a ceremony in Chalfont St Peter in June. More
Neil McPhee, formerly Head of Qualitative Research at Morpace International, has opened a new qualitative consultancy, Nuance Research. Nuance aims to offer cost-effective research in both b2b and b2c markets, and to get beyond 'rational and rationalised questions' to the unconscious roots of consumer choice. More
MR Recruitment consultants RPCushing Recruitment are relocating to Covent Garden. The move comes three and a half years after the company was established and is a result of continued growth and expansion. More
Research consultancy ORC International has appointed Louise Vacher as Divisional Manager of its London-based Consumer, Trade & Retail division. Louise has fifteen years' experience within the research industry, mostly on the agency side, but also including client-side experience at Nestlé UK. More
With international career moves growing in popularity in the research community, specialist MR Recruiters Elizabeth Norman International (ENI) will be holding a fact-finding evening for established researchers and planners who are considering a move to Asia or Australia, on 3rd July at the IPA in Belgrave Square, London. More
Results are in from MRWho's June poll of over 200 UK research professionals, and the shock news is that only thirty per cent think that MR is 'Not Very Well Paid'. We had certainly feared worse, and the 1% who think it is 'Very Badly Paid' are a drop in the ocean. Hours worked are also less off-putting than they might have been, with a mean of only 43 a week. Nevertheless, many researchers dream of dropping out and 'doing some good for society'. More
Martin Hamblin GfK Global Healthcare has announced changes to the roles of three senior directors at their London and Connecticut offices, reflecting recent business expansion. More
UK software agency Pulse Train has appointed Richard Collins as Sales Manager with effect from May 19th. Richard rejoins the company some 11 years after initially joining as a graduate trainee in the late 1980s. More
The Market Research Society (MRS) in the UK has announced that Jennie Beck has been appointed as its new Chairman with immediate effect. More
Kantar, WPP's Information, Insight and Consultancy Division, has strengthened its management team with the additions of Fiona McAnena, as Development Director, and Rosi Ware as VP Development. More
Nunwood Consulting in the UK has recently made a number of appointments. Firstly the agency has consolidated its position as a leading provider of youth research services, with the appointment of child specialist researcher Rachel Featherstone. Also, Sarah Davey has been appointed as the first ever Associate Director for Business Development to lead the organisation's business development strategy and take responsibility for the marketing and PR for the agency. More
Caroline Steane Associates have re-branded and from March 2003 will be called CSA Recruitment. The specialist MR recruitment consultancy has also launched a Web site which will be live from the first week of March. More
The Market Research Society in the UK has appointed Marc Brenner as the new editor of the organisation's Research magazine, three months after former editor Bruce Love resigned. Marc takes up his new role immediately. More
MrWeb, the publisher of Daily Research News and MRWho, has appointed Michael Kenyon to the new post of Director, US Operations. The move follows a successful year in which the company has consolidated its no.1 position in the UK research job ads market and broadened out into new areas. More
Nick North, London-based Marketing Director for Roy Morgan International, is to leave the company on February 14 to pursue other interests. Nick North has played an important role in the introduction of Roy Morgan Single Source to the United Kingdom. More
UK agency PFA Research has this week announced that Robert Rush and Matt Collings have become shareholders in and executive directors of the company. More
ORC International has just appointed Sarah Michell - head of operations - and Kate Pritchard - divisional manager, employee research - to its management executive, which is a new body responsible for the day-to-day running of ORC Internationals' business in the UK. They join the company's four UK board directors: Richard Cornelius, Rory MacNeill, Nigel Maxfield and Trevor Robinson. More
The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) in the UK has appointed Nigel Gwilliam as its first E-Commerce and New Media Consultant to develop and implement the IPA's services in the areas of e-commerce and new media. More
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in the UK has appointed a new chief executive, Peter Fisk, as the organisation looks to increase its presence within the international marketing arena. More
For those MrWeb readers out there looking for a new opportunity, the MRS magazine Research is looking for an Editor to replace Bruce Love, who has recently resigned. Love joined only a year ago, and his appointment was heralded as a boost for the Society's online presence given his experience of developing Internet news services. More
Occupational psychologist Rob Charlton has recently joined ORC International in the UK, as a consultant responsible for the design and delivery of employee research projects. More
AOL has today announced the promotion of Karin Sieger to the position of UK Director of Research & Analysis, marking the increasing importance of the research function to the company. More
RAJAR Limited (Radio Joint Audience Research) in the UK has appointed Lord Gordon of Strathblane, CBE as its new chairman. He is to succeed John Whitney, who retires this December after 10 years in the post. More
Nigel Walmsley has been appointed Chairman of the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) in the UK and takes up his role immediately. Nigel Walmsley takes over the chairmanship from Nick Phillips. More
Nebu UK has just appointed Alexander Happé as Sales Manager with immediate effect as the business looks to expand further. More
Peter Hutton, long-time MORI partner, has been named Group Development Director in a move announced this week by MORI's Chief Executive Brian Gosschalk. MORI is bringing in industry top executive Greg Smith to replace Hutton as Head of MORI's Corporate & Consumer Division. More
Charles Ilsley, a long-time veteran of the marketing research industry, has been named as the Managing Director of healthcare consultancy Ziment's UK operation. More
ORC International has appointed Simon Holroyd Divisional Manager of its Central Government Research Division. He takes up the newly created position following a period of growth in the company's sales of public sector research. More
Pat Molloy has been appointed a Director of Pulse Train and is taking up the position of Chief Executive Officer (designate) with immediate effect. He will be taking over the full CEO responsibilities from Geoffrey Roughton who remains as Chairman and who will continue to be involved strategically. More
Peter Meyler, previously employee research director at Benchmark Research, has joined MORI as an associate director within its Human Resources (HR) research team. He will have special responsibility for business development. More
Dan Foreman has been named as Planning Director at WFCA Integrated, the Tunbridge Wells-based integrated agency. More
Reflecting the rapid international expansion of its business, KMR (Kantar Media Research) has appointed Richard Windle to the new role of Research Director, TGI and Media Research. More
Figures for job postings and mean salaries from MrWeb for the first six months of the year show an industry returning to normal. Mean salaries are higher than in the first half of 2001 and numbers of jobs advertised are very similar. There has been a significant shift towards recruitment of senior people and away from junior, and a steep rise in client side hirings since March. Detailed stats will appear in MRWho later this week. More
Ipsos-RSL has announced plans to develop its social, opinion and public sector research presence within the UK. This includes the appointment this month of Sam McGuire to lead the department. McGuire has joined Ipsos-RSL from ORC International. More
Ipsos UK has just announced the appointment of Rowland Lloyd as managing director of Ipsos Logistics, the operations division of the company. More
UK research agency FDS has just announced a number of important HR changes within the company. More
As of the 1st of April, Erik Reissenweber has joined software business Nebu as Customer Care Manager as the agency pursues its expansion plans. More
British Audience Research Board (BARB) TV ratings supplier ATR UK has appointed Marco Barbaccia as its new Operations Manager. ATR UK is AGB's local operating research company for the UK. More
After over 20 years as managing director of UK agency MSS, company founder Neil McPhee is to sell his shareholding and has accepted a position as Director of Qualitative Research at MORPACE International. More
Already the FT and Economist of the research industry rolled into one, DRNO now launches its bid to be the Hello! magazine as well… In what pundits are already calling the MR wedding of the year, we can exclusively reveal today that MRS stalwart and IDA boss Peter Jackling and JLRS MD Jill Lonsdale are to marry. More
Jim Rose is to follow Sir Denys Henderson in becoming MORI's new non-executive Director. Sir Denys, the former chairman of ICI, has now officially retired from the board. Meanwhile, Mr Rose will also join the MORI Audit & Remuneration Committee, as well as becoming a company pension fund trustee. More
UK recruitment consultancy pricejamieson, has introduced a dedicated team to provide HR services for its clients, with Claire Lloyd appointed as Head of HR Services. More
Ivor Stocker, Chairman of the British Market Research Association, has been appointed to the council of the Market Research Society in the UK. More
Marketing consultancy Capsicum Europe Limited has named Charles Sweeten with immediate effect as Director of Analysis and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). More
ORC International has announced the recruitment of Nick Mawditt as the company's new trade and retail manager. Moving from research director at Initiative Media, Mawditt will be based in ORC's London offices. More
Following the closure of NOP Numbers, Kevin Wilks has been appointed DP Development Director at MTS (MORI Telephone Surveys). More
Glen Mallaby has been hired as UK Sales Director at SPSS MR. Glen is responsible for driving UK sales and was appointed as part of the organisation's overall aim to employ experts who can advise customers in both IT and market research. More
Dutch software agency NEBU BV has appointed Tariq Mirza to the position of Managing Director for the newly created NEBU office in the UK in London. More
The Market Research Society (MRS) has just completed a deal with publishers Pearson Education to develop a textbook and website for The MRS Advanced Certificate in Market and Social Research Practice. More
Specialist public sector agency RBA has taken on Debbie Wilson as Head of Local Government Research. More
Following recent speculation Rob Monster, CEO of Global Market Insite, has issued a statement to set the record straight re the current position of GMI. It shows a complex picture of a company which has recently seen the departure of a number of senior staff and is selling the Dutch company Telder back to its original owners, but will finish 2001 in profit after a year of rapid expansion. More
Managing Director of TNS Worldwide, Amaury de Conde is relocating to Taylor Nelson Sofres' Horsham office in the US. More
MrWeb will shortly be offering interviewers and coders the chance to find work via the same kind of search / index facility as that now serving the exec side of the industry. Advertising of vacancies is free for the first two months and the search should be operational as early as next week. More
The Association for Qualitative Research (AQR) has announced the appointment of Ann Whalley as its new Chair. Ann, who has served on the AQR committee for six years, replaces outgoing Chair, Rachel Ormrod, with immediate effect. More
Harris Interactive has announced the acquisition of Market Research Solutions Ltd (MSRL), the Oxford-based research agency. In a part cash and part stock deal, Harris Interactive has agreed to employ 75 MRSL employees, as well as running the existing offices in Oxford and Newport. MRSL is expected to add up to £6 million to revenues in the first year. More
MORI chairman Professor Robert Worcester has been recently feted with honours for his political research contributions. MORI has announced that he has received no less than three awards for his work as the UK's foremost pollster. More
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