ORC Corporate Leadership Team
Gerard Miodus
President, Opinion Research Corporation
Gerard Miodus is a respected industry leader with more than twenty-five years of market research experience. He has served in a wide variety of research and management positions with ORC since joining the company in 1982. Appointed President of Opinion Research Corporation in December 2006 after its acquisition by
infoGroup, Mr. Miodus has primary accountability for the global strategic direction of the company and oversees business growth across the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Miodus also serves as a member of
infoGroup's senior management team.
Richard Cornelius
Managing Director, ORC International (UK)
Richard Cornelius has served as Managing Director of ORC International since October 2003. Drawing from twenty-five years of research industry experience, he oversees the strategic direction and growth of ORC's business in the UK and Europe. Mr. Cornelius joined ORC International in 1993 via the acquisition of Gordon Simmons Research Group Limited (GSR), a UK research company.
Walter Dempsey
General Manager, Business Research, ORC Guideline
Walter Dempsey is a General Manager of ORC Guideline's Business Research Division, a position he has held since 2003. Mr. Dempsey has been with ORC Guideline for over 20 years, starting in the company's Financial Services Group, where he specialized in international research. He leads an organization that includes more than 75 research professionals who respond to over 50,000 requests each year from clients in the Consumer Products & Services, Healthcare, Private Equity, Financial Services, and Professional Services industries.
Slade Kobran
SVP & Director of Marketing, Opinion Research Corporation
Slade Kobran oversees Marketing initiatives for ORC on a global basis. His twenty years of Marketing experience in business services companies encompasses product management, strategic marketing, strategic planning and business development responsibilities. He joined ORC in 2007 and has been with
infoGroup since 2006.
Stacy S. Lee
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Stacy Lee oversees the global financial/accounting functions of Opinion Research Corporation. In 2007, she was appointed ORC's SVP and Chief Financial Officer, placing increased focus on the company's international business units. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.
David Magnani
General Manager, Business Research, ORC Guideline
David Magnani is a General Manager of ORC Guideline's Business Research Division, a position he has held since 2003. He has over 20 years of diverse industry experience in the research and consulting industry, including a distinguished tenure with McKinsey & Company. In his current role, he is responsible for leading ORC Guideline research professionals focused on meeting the needs of clients in the Legal, Industrial, Technology, Utilities & Energy, Infrastructure, Telecom, Aerospace and Defense industries. Mr. Magnani is also responsible for The Intota Network (
www.intota.com), ORC Guideline's network of over 12,000 rigorously screened peer-recommended experts who offer Expert Consulting, Expert Witness Services, and Expert Research to businesses around the world.
Jeffery T. Resnick
President, US Market Research Group, Opinion Research Corporation
Jeffrey Resnick, President of Opinion Research Corporation's US Market Research Group, has been with the company for more than twenty years. Mr. Resnick has primary responsibility for the company's strategic direction and growth in the U.S. He is also a recognized expert in corporate brand and reputation research and serves as a strategic advisor to a wide range of clients on issues concerning strategic market-based information, with a particular focus on the design and implementation of systems that provide fact-based support for reputational risk management.
Greg Wayman
Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Greg Wayman serves as Regional Managing Director of ORC's Asia Pacific operations. With twenty years of experience in strategic market research, Mr, Wayman joined ORC in July 2007, following the acquisition of NWC Research. He is responsible for ORC's strategic direction and growth in the Asia Pacific region, which includes Australia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and greater China. Prior to joining ORC, Mr. Wayman was a founding partner and Joint Managing Director of NWC Research.