Senior Hire for Common Knowledge

Online panel management specialist Common Knowledge has hired Paul Kirch as VP Business Development for the firm's online panel and programming operations.

Kirch joins with nearly 20 years' sales management and research industry experience, having begun his career in 1990 as an interviewer with Gallup and then progressed to the position of Specwriter and latterly Project Manager. After 11 years, he took a sales position with research software specialist CfMC. Since then he has served as Sales Manager for Computers for Marketing, spent three years as Director Client Development with Harris Interactive, and had a brief spell as VP Business Development with The Olinger Group. Most recently, Kirch was Director of Client Development for Online Survey Solution at M/A/R/C Research (www.mrweb.com/drno/news5689.htm ).

President and Founder of Common Knowledge Steve Lavine commented: 'This is perhaps one of the most difficult positions to fill in our company. The ideal candidate must have an excellent track record in sales, extensive knowledge of the market research industry, be panel savvy and be ready and able to grow our sales team. I have the utmost confidence that Paul will excel in this multi-faceted role.'

Kirch graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He serves as a member of several industry related organisations such as the MRA, AMA and PSRF, and currently, he is President-elect for the Northern California/Pacific Northwest Chapter of the MRA.

Common Knowledge Research Services is based in Dallas, Texas and has been delivering representative sample and data collection to market research firms and their clients since 1988. The firm runs consumer, B2B, healthcare, technology and mobile panels and is online at www.commonknowledge.com.

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