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TV ratings body Barb appoints research director
UK— The Broadcasters Audience Research Board (Barb) has appointed Joe Lewis as its new research manager following the promotion of Simon Bolus to research director earlier this year.
Healthcare specialist WorldOne opens Tokyo office
JAPAN— Healthcare market research and data collection agency WorldOne has opened an office in Tokyo, which will be led by Katsuhiko Niga and Takahito Asano.
Cross-Tab makes client service hire, adds advisory board member
US— Market research outsourcing agency Cross-Tab has appointed Tom Paul as AVP of client services and added former Esomar president Fredrik Nauckhoff to its advisory board.
BT Retail promotes insight chief to marketing role
UK— BT Retail has promoted director of customer insight and intelligence David James to the new position of marketing director for its consumer division.
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The latest appointments and promotions in the global market research and consumer insight business. This week featuring Millward Brown, Maritz Research, eDigitalResearch, Caravan Ingredients and Beyond Analysis.
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The latest round-up of personnel changes in the research and insight business. Companies announcing staff changes include Synovate, ABI Research, Insight Research Group and The Lounge Group
The Futures Company adds two senior vice presidents
US— WPP-owned trends research consultancy The Futures Company has appointed two new senior vice presidents to strengthen its team in North America.
Verve expands Sydney team
AUSTRALIA— Online brand community firm Verve has expanded its Sydney office team with two new hires.
Pitts returns to Synovate in business consulting role
US— Mark Pitts has returned to Synovate as head of consulting for the Americas within its Synovate Business Consulting division.
IMS Health names new CEO to succeed David Carlucci
US— Healthcare researcher IMS Health has appointed Ari Bousbib as its new chief executive officer, replacing David Carlucci who will stay on as chairman for a transitional period.
Stratigent names new president and COO
US— Web analytics and marketing optimisation consultancy Stratigent has named Bill Bruno and Jennifer Veesenmeyer as president and chief operations officer respectively.
Shanker names new North American management for Ipsos Observer
US— Ipsos Observer president David Shanker is readying a three-pronged assault on the North American marketplace, naming new local leaders for the survey management, data collection and delivery business.
Saxena returns to Synovate in data collection role
INDIA— Sunil Saxena has rejoined Synovate in the role of director with responsibility for the firm’s fieldwork operations in the country. He reports to Mick Gordon, managing director of Synovate India.
Marketing Management Analytics names Kim analytics officer
US— Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) has hired Ernie Kim as senior vice president and analytics officer.
MarketTools appoints Zoomerang EVP and general manager
US— MarketTools has appointed Alex Terry as executive vice president and general manager of its Zoomerang online survey software business.
Renee Smith named Kantar's chief research officer
US— Kantar has appointed Ipsos’s former SVP of global operations Renee Smith as chief research officer and moved Tim Kelsall of Kantar Group company Millward Brown into a senior client strategy role.
Greenberg blows into Ipsos OTX from The Weather Channel
US— Former Weather Channel researcher Ned Greenberg has joined Ipsos OTX MediaCT as vice president of syndicated solutions.
B2B International opens in London
UK— B2B International has announced plans to open a new office in London to act as a base for sales and project delivery in the south-east and in mainland Europe.
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The latest appointments and promotions in the global market research and consumer insight industry. This week: The Research Partnership, PensionDCisions, Herbert Research, Product Perceptions, InsightsNow, G&S Research, Acumen, PharmaGems, GfK Business & Technology, Synovate and Chime.
Opinium founder Mark Hodson quits online research agency
UK— Opinium Research director Mark Hodson is leaving the online research business he helped establish three years ago. He will continue to work with the company in a consulting capacity, said chairman Tony Langham.
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Starcom China names research and insights director
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360i appoints insights and planning vice president
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Harris bolsters consumer research team with senior consultant
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IPG appoints managing partner for Emerging Media Lab
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Millward Brown Canada president joins Hotspex as EVP
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Ipsos promotes OTX ops chief David Shanker to new global role
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Ex-Leading Edge chief joins former colleagues at Fiftyfive5
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ABC and CAB chief executive throws in the Towell
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Bandick to head qual health research at Ipsos in North America
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Fiftyfive5 adds consultant to lead qual offering
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Founder Tim Hughes quits board role at Photon Group
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Compete dubs John Bremer new chief research officer
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Cook returns to ARF after two-year sabbatical
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DMS Insights execs get new responsibilities at uSamp
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O&M China appoints ethnography director for insight unit
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Morrisons insight consultant goes agencyside at GfK
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Cambiar appoints partner for research practice
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Nancy Tellet promoted to SVP research role at MTV Networks
Spotlight interviews
Synovate's Ben Llewellyn maps out the Malaysian market
The average researcher won’t have to plot a journey down rivers and through jungles to carry out a mystery shopping visit, but that is exactly the sort of challenge that working in Malaysia presents. Research spoke to Synovate’s new managing director for the country, Ben Llewellyn, to find out more about the Malaysian market, the challenges it faces and what the future holds.