TV advertising analytics firm Ace Metrix in the US has appointed JEFFREY STEWART as vice president of operations with responsibility for all the company’s market research-related activities. Stewart was previously at YouGov where he was vice president of US operations. Earlier in his career he held several operation roles at MarketTools.

UK-based market research translation agency Language Connect has hired MAGGIE LITTLE in the newly created role of business development manager. She was previously a research director at Ipsos Mori specialising in the FMCG, technology and financial sectors and also had a spell at Datamonitor earlier in her career.

Knowledge Networks in the US has appointed CLIFTON BOTELHO JR and MATTHEW PORRECA as directors of its KN Dimestore ad effectiveness measurement business unit. Botelho, who will serve as a director of the unit, was previously director of business development at eType USA, while Porreca, who will work as West Coast sales director, previously held the same role with Adgent007.