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The Board of eye tracking and attention computing pioneer Tobii has chosen a new CEO - former Ericsson exec Fadi Pharaon will take up the role from 1st January next year. Departing CEO Anand Srivatsa will leave a month later after a period of transition.
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London-based, AI-moderated consumer research firm Bolt Insight has announced a £7 million funding round, with which to 'evolve beyond being a research provider.' In addition to global expansion, this entails developing 'the Assistant AI Chief Insights Officer', a real-time intelligence and decision-making partner.
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Global tech consulting, cloud and AI provider IBM is to acquire data streaming firm Confluent, for $31 cash per share, valuing the business at around $11 billion.
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Retail data giant Circana has promoted Ian Hamilton to President of General Merchandise, expanding his current role and effective immediately. Former President of General Merchandise Joanne Sackett, who joined The NPD Group in 2005, will leave at the end of the month to pursue new opportunities.
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In Louisville, Colorado, survey and CX tech company Alchemer has extended its Pulse AI-powered insights automation platform, adding features that transforms open-text customer feedback 'from anywhere' into actionable intelligence. More
Twenty-four-year IDC veteran Tom Vavra has joined full service firm Stratega Market Research as Customer Success Director, based in the Czech capital Prague. More
Cint has appointed Phil Ahad as Managing Director, Data, tasked with creating and leading a 'Data' business unit which will channel its existing data assets and emerging tech to create new options for clients. More
Predictive advertising company Cadent has acquired VuePlanner, which provides YouTube video ad planning, optimization and measurement. Both firms are based in New York. More
AI-driven behavioral data company Behavix has announced a partnership with alternative data specialist Maiden Century, integrating the former's behavioral signals into the latter's analytical and predictive products for financial professionals. More
Harrogate, Yorkshire-based research agency Harlow Consulting has promoted Ellie Moore to Research Manager, and Kirsty Ainslie to Research Support & Operations Manager. More
In Canada, identity management and data collaboration platform Optable has appointed Crystal Jacques as Vice President of Sales. More
In the US, former Gongos and Human8 employee Eric Stinebiser has joined custom MR and consulting firm CMB as Controller. More
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