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Optimisa makes six new appointments
UK— Optimisa Research has made six new appointments, including Louise Hall as research director, following a number of recent client wins.
Incite makes three new appointments
UK— Research consultancy Incite has added three new faces to its team, including Neal Game who joins the firm as a principal.
BuzzBack opens in Sweden for Nordic push
SWEDEN— Online research agency BuzzBack has expanded into the Nordic region with the opening of a new office in Sweden.
ShopperTrak's COO to head Europe business
UK— ShopperTrak has appointed its chief operating officer Todd Starcevich as CEO for Europe and the Middle East.
SPA Future Thinking hires Höhner to lead auto strategy
GERMANY— Jörg Höhner has joined SPA Future Thinking as senior vice president, global head of automotive.
Macfarlane up against Bell and Sopp for MRS chairmanship
UK— Phyllis Macfarlane will compete against a joint candidature from Nikki Bell and Leslie Sopp for the chairmanship of the Market Research Society.
Ex-Beiersdorf research boss Björn Held joins Decode
GERMANY— Psychologist Björn Held has joined neuromarketing agency Decode as a partner.
BritainThinks hires research lead
UK— Stephen Saw has joined consultancy BritainThinks as research lead following a career that includes spells with Manning Gottlieb OMD Insight and TNS.
Sheldrake to lead Euro office for GMO Research/JMI
JAPAN/UK— Japanese agency GMO Research/JMI is opening a European office on 13 February. Jonathan Sheldrake, previously of Pulse Group, Advaith, IDC and BIBA Medical, will head the UK-based team as director of European sales.
Terapeak appoints new president, CEO
US— E-commerce research and data analysis firm Terapeak has appointed Kevin North as its new president and CEO.
Ex-Nielsen MD partners with Majestic MRSS to launch Indian firm
INDIA— Majestic MRSS boss Raj Sharma and a former Nielsen director Sarang Panchal have launched a new agency, MRSS India.
Yellowwood hires research and analytics head
SOUTH AFRICA— Research agency Yellowwood has appointed Matthew Glogauer as group head of research and analytics and moved group research director Jenny Moore to a new business development and innovation role.
Precision Opinion plans to double call centre headcount
US— Las Vegas-based research agency Precision Opinion intends to double in size by taking on as many as 400 new call centre staff over the coming months.
Ford joins Hall & Partners as head of solutions
UK— Hall & Partners has named Kevin Ford as global head of research solutions.
Rich replaces Nie as Revolution Analytics CEO
US— Statistical software maker Revolution Analytics has hired David Rich as chief executive, replacing Norman Nie (pictured) who remains an advisor to the company.
Decipher lands Confirmit's Collins for EMEA client development role
UK— Decipher, a US-based research services and technology firm, has hired Confirmit executive Richard Collins as director of client development for Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
MEC names Tomorrow Focus exec as head of insight
GERMANY— Media agency MEC has hired Karin Rothstock as managing partner and head of analytics and insight in Germany and Switzerland.
Kieselstein quits top job at TNS North America
US— TNS is on the hunt for a new North America CEO after David Kieselstein quit to join b2b media company Penton as chief executive.
ICM adds research director to lead omnibus offering
UK— ICM has hired Kantar Worldpanel’s James Guild as a research director to lead its omnibus team.
People on the move
A roundup of the latest appointments and promotions in the global market research industry, including the latest moves at Crimson Hexagon, ODC Services, Spinach and more.
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ComRes adds quant leader and promotes two
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Murray Hardie returns to Hall & Partners as US CEO
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Bob Shullman to retire from Ipsos Mendelsohn
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Research Now names boss for Europe and Asia in management reshuffle
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TNS hires ORC's Martin Grimwood to lead financial practice
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Danny Russell to leave Sky amid marketing restructure
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Ruth Flood to lead research at Madano Partnership
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UK's Firefish expands overseas with Amsterdam office
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Discovery names Kynoch to senior team
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Sainsbury's insight manager becomes Shoppercentric director
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BrainJuicer hires US innovation research leader
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Hill+Knowlton launches research and analytics business
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Robert Burgess named chair of NatCen board of trustees
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New head of research and marketing at India's TV Today Network
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People on the move
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Sarah Phillips to lead healthcare research at Incite
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Research Now hires Köksal to lead new Dutch office
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Engage hires former Relish director Hetta Bramley
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GfK Healthcare appoints UK head of operations
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MMR Research Worldwide makes Little hire for big Asian push