MarketVision Research, Cincinnati, has promoted the following: Lisa Fridley and Joel Schindler to senior vice president; Emily Taylor to senior graphic designer, team lead and Becky Schraffenberger to vice president.
James A. Attwood Jr. was elected as non-executive chairman of the board of directors for Nielsen, New York, effective January 1. Attwood succeeds David L. Calhoun, who served as executive chairman of the board since 2014.
New York investment firm Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. has named Joan Khoury as managing director, chief marketing officer, a newly created position.
Scott Worthge has joined Irvine, Calif., firm MFour Mobile Research as a senior solutions executive.
Boston-based digital agency Genuine has hired Eric Freedman as its SVP, marketing.
Tonawanda, N.Y., researcher Segmedica/xsperient has appointed David Knight as director of client solutions.
Vancouver, B.C., software firm Aquatic Informatics Inc. has promoted AJ Leitch to vice president of customer success.
In Bethesda, Md., researcher Abt Associates has elected Sheila P. Burke and Manoj P. Singh to its board of directors.
East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., has named Katie Whitley as assistant director of marketing.
Detroit research and consulting firm Morpace Inc. has promoted Jason Mantel to senior vice president, automotive.
Samadhi Moreno has joined the RMS health care team as health care research associate for Baldwinsville, N.Y., firm Research & Marketing Strategies Inc.
Charlotte, N.C., online loan marketplace LendingTree has appointed Sam Yount as CMO. He will be based in the firm’s Burlingame, Calif., office.
Cincinnati researcher Burke Inc. has promoted Tara Marotti to senior vice president, head of client services.
Sherrie Binke has been appointed as an executive vice president/customer experience officer for Irving, Texas-based M/A/R/C Research. She will be based in Chicago.
Framingham, Mass., research and consulting firm IDC Health Insights has hired Adriana Allocato as senior research analyst, EMEA.
Enrique Domingo has been appointed as the new chairman of ESOMAR’s professional standards committee for a three-year term starting January 2016. He succeeds Adam Phillips, who had reached the end of his fifth term of office. Domingo will also chair ESOMAR’s disciplinary subcommittee, which examines complaints received at ESOMAR.
In New York, researcher GfK has appointed Dave Melnick as vice president of consulting for the fashion and lifestyle practices in North America.
San Diego-based strategic consulting firm ResearchWorks has promoted Teresa Sanchez to president of the organization.
Nielsen, New York, has promoted Angela Talton to chief diversity officer.
U.K. sampling agency Sample Answers has appointed Phil Bird as managing director.
New York-based firm Radius Global Market Research has hired Joy Liuzzo as vice president in the firm’s Seattle office.
Chicago researcher IRI has appointed David Hoodis as president, Americas retail.
Zander Lurie, current chair of the board for Palo Alto, Calif., online survey and data insights firm　SurveyMonkey, has been named CEO of the company following Bill Veghte’s decision to step down as CEO. Lurie and Veghte will both continue to serve on SurveyMonkey’s board of directors. Additionally, current board member, David Ebersman, will become chair of the board.
In St. Petersburg, Fla., Minor League Baseball has appointed David A. Wright as chief marketing and commercial officer.
Canada-based survey software provider Voxco has expanded the regional responsibilities of current VP of Sales for the Americas and Australia Vincent Auger to include Germany and Eastern Europe.
Research company Fieldwork has promoted Denise Ambrose to president of Fieldwork San Francisco.
U.K. firm Dennis Publishing has appointed Brian Walters as director of research and insight, with specific responsibility for the car ownership survey Driver Power.
Detroit research consultancy Market Strategies International has appointed Melissa Sauter as executive vice president and managing director of the financial services division and Todd Mundorf as senior vice president of research operations.
U.K. firm eDigitalResearch has appointed the following: Genevieve Groom as associate director; Leigh-Ann Harris as research analyst; Tyren Cooper and Debbie Gomez as graduate research executives; David Sloan, Eric Serrano and Shamil Nunhuck as developers and Julie Denham as accounts assistant. Additionally, the company welcomed back former Research Manager Shaun Smith into a new role as product manager.
Laura Beavin has joined Los Angeles marketing insights and strategy agency Coherency as a senior research specialist.
Piscataway, N.J., research solutions firm Azure Knowledge Corporation has appointed Rafal Gajdamowicz as managing director of its European business, based in London.
In Atlanta, researcher Focus Pointe Global has promoted company president Laura Livers to CEO effective January 1. Former CEO Noel Sitzmann will assume the role of executive chairman.
Health care research and consulting firm Research Partnership has hired multimedia graphic designer Amanda Brent at the company’s London headquarters.
Albuquerque, N.M., communications research company Ameritest　has tapped Jennyfer Guebert as director of marketing, a new position.
Consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide has appointed Lawrence C. Wu as a director out of its North American headquarters in Troy, Mich.
Port Washington, N.Y., researcher Paradigm Sample has appointed Michael Klotz as vice president of client services.
Australia-based firm Gateway Research has appointed Gai Le Roy as a partner and COO.
Tyson Webber has been named the new president of Germany-based firm GMR Marketing. He succeeds Craig Connelly, who will continue to work with GMR in a senior advisory role throughout 2016.
Cincinnati insight firm Directions Research has hired Carrie Keller as a senior staff accountant and Neal Hubert as a senior research consultant.
Oslo, Norway, data services firm Norstat has appointed Antanas Nasutavicius as the managing director of Norstat Lithuania.　
Visa Inc., Foster City, Calif., has appointed Lynne Biggar as executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer, effective February 1. She will also serve as a member of the company’s executive committee and operating committee.
Mason, Ohio, firm Illumination Research has appointed Joanne Suh as vice president - client services.
Boston-based fantasy sports firm DraftKings Inc. has appointed Janet Holian as global CMO.