ICN has appointed Melissa Barrow, senior insights professional formerly of Trusage, 7-11 and GameStop, as vice-president of member services.

Kelvin Claveria, director of demand generation at Rival Technologies and Reach3 Insights, takes up the role of vice-president of marketing.

Independent consultant Kahren Kersten has been appointed vice-president of research on research.

Melanie Solka, head of product marketing, Sam’s Club member access platform (MAP) at Sam’s Club, becomes vice-president of education and events.

ICN, formed in 2022, is a US-based job search and career network that offers community resources and research and best practices for job seekers. It has around 1,600 members.

The ICN’s 2023 executive directors – Brian Fowler, Doug Keith, Maya Kantak and Justin Hawkins – will provide advice and guidance to the new executive committee leads.

Brian Fowler, business strategy consultant at Brain Flower Services and co-founder of ICN, said: “Each new volunteer leader has a genuine interest in leveraging their special skills to help researchers and insights professionals find their voice and their way through career transitions. I’m looking forward to seeing them create their committees and build on what we’ve created so far.”