COLUMBUS, OH -- (MARKET WIRE) – 1/21/2008 – BIGresearch (http://www.bigresearch.com) announced the appointment of Kim Rayburn to the new position of SVP Global Solutions, effective January 1, 2008. Kim will be responsible for overseeing the global growth of sales, either direct or through strategic resellers, for all of BIGresearch’s consumer-centric solutions.

“Since Kim has been with BIGresearch, her performance has been exceptional,” said Gary Drenik, Managing Partner of BIGresearch. “Our growing presence in markets outside the USA, such as China and Central America, requires more attention and Kim is the right person for this responsibility,” said Drenik.

Most recently, Kim held the position of Vice President, Solutions for the U.S. for BIGresearch. Prior to this, she held the following positions: COO & Partner at Lextant Corporation, President of Fitch, Inc., Managing Director of Philips Electronics/Philips Design managing marketing and sales for North America, Cap Gemini Consulting in transnational financial services for retailers and Compuserve International Financial Services business development. Kim also held other senior roles at Huntington Banks, Bank One and was also a CFO of a Cincinnati-based company.

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BIGresearch is a consumer intelligence firm providing solution-based insights of consumer behavior, present and future, in areas of products and services, retail, financial services, automotive and media. BIGresearch conducts the Simultaneous Media Survey (SIMM) bi-annually and the Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey (CIA) monthly. More information is available at http://www.bigresearch.com and for information on BIGresearch’s Dashboard, click here http://dashboard.bigresearch.com.