Echo Research, London, has appointed Peter Hutton and Susan Walker to the agency’s advisory group.
San Francisco data collection company Embarcadero Technologies Inc. has hired Gregory Jorgensen as vice president, marketing.
MrWeb, a U.K.-based online publisher of marketing research news, has named Chris Jensen marketing executive.
SurveyGizmo, a Boulder, Colo., research company, has hiredDerek Scruggs as partner and vice president, sales and business development.
G & S Research, Indianapolis, has appointed three new executives: Jorge Rodriguez, director, client services; Alicia Moody, graphics and reporting specialist; and Stacia Murphy, data specialist.
Palo Alto, Calif., research company Frost & Sullivan has hired Maz Khan as director of its pharmaceutical team in Australia.
Lightspeed Research, Basking Ridge, N.J., has made five European appointments. In London, Javier Barra Flores has joined as project manager and Mark Thirlway as account director, Europe. In Paris,Jean-Hugues Rolland has been appointed as account manager. In Germany, Tom Meyritz has joined as senior account director and Laura Becker as client coordinator.
Greensboro, N.C., research company Quixote Group has hired Lindsey Blankenship as account executive and Nichole Alston as assistant account executive.
Menlo Park, Calif., research company Knowledge Networks has namedKurt A. Palmquist vice president, client service.
Louisville, Ky., research and advertising company thevimarcgroup has appointed Kirk Bastyr to vice president and director, account services.
U.K.-based Research Now has appointed Sebastien Croizard as commercial director and Marie Cheneval as client development manager. Both Croizard and Cheneval will work out of the company’s Paris office.
The Research Intelligence Group, Fort Washington, Pa., has hired Susan Kohut as vice president, account executive; Karen Stuth as senior vice president; and Simon Jaworski as vice president, account executive.
Charlotte, N.C., research company Quaero has named Michelle Boockoff-Bajdek vice president, marketing.
M/A/R/C Research, Irving, Texas, has promoted Tony Amador to senior vice president.
Stamford, Conn., research company InsightExpress has expanded its digital media measurement team and named Lauren Coyne director of agencies, East Coast; Kyle Gollins senior account executive, media and publishing, East Coast; and Kathy Benigo regional manager, Southwest. InsightExpress has also made three appointments to its client service team:Jeremy Hodgekinson-Price, director; Elizabeth Everett, senior account manager; and Jennifer Slott , account manager.
Boston research company Compete has hired Garrett Mullins as vice president, sales and business development.
New York research company Euro RSCG has appointed Phil Buehler as chief market strategist.
London research company Synovate U.K. has appointed Nigel Jackson as head of its charities and transport industry sector team.
Princeton, N.J., research company Consumer Health Sciences has made four promotions: Michael Fronstin to COO; Larry Weingarten, executive vice president, research services and systems;Deborah Freedman, vice president, business development; and Ariella Dugan director, research services.
Double Helix, a London research company, has made three appointments to its U.S. team: Pattie O’Donnell, director and moderator; Art McKee, senior vice president; and Hardoncourt “Trip” Trepagnier, senior vice president, strategic quantitative research.
Research International, London, has hired Bryan Luecke as regional controller in Chicago.
San Francisco research company Peanut Labs has hired Alison Morgan as vice president, sales and technology solutions.
Audrey Zmuda has joined Bovitz Research Group, Encino, Calif., as research director/moderator.