

In the US, advertising analytics company ABCS Insights has announced a $50 million Series A fund raise, the appointment of Deirdre McFarland as CMO and the promotion of Thalya Hamilton to Chief Client Officer. The firm says it is pioneering a new 'era' of measurement focused on 'Connected Outcomes'.
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Leger has announced a new leadership structure, which it says will accelerate its integration of technology and expertise. COO Dave Scholz and CGO Sandie Sparkman add responsibilities, while Sébastien Dallaire is promoted to Chief Insights Officer and Sarah Mottet to Chief Transformation Officer.
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Sydney-headquartered data and insights firm Pureprofile has rebranded recently-acquired agency CRNRSTONE as Pureprofile Qual. The acquired firm's GM Nathan Saville becomes Head of Qualitative, and Muriel Geagea moves to serve as Head of Operations - Qualitative.
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Experience management firm Qualtrics has appointed Simon Quinton as Managing Director, EMEA, leading its business across the region.
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In London, behavioural science research company Spark Emotions has appointed Alexa Burns as Group Commercial Director. More

In Boston, USA, CRM automation firm Klaviyo has announced the appointment of former CyberArk finance leader Erica Smith as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1st and succeeding Amanda Whalen. More

The Board of ad effectiveness insights firm System1 has rejected a bid from its largest shareholder, ad group Brave Bison, saying the share-based deal equivalent to around £43.1 million 'materially undervalues' the company. More

noyb, the Austrian privacy group headed up by activist lawyer Max Schrems, has called on the EU to begin an 'orderly withdrawal' from the framework by which US companies receive personal data from within its boundaries. Failure to do so will lead to a legal challenge in a matter of weeks. More

Newly unified UK company FIS Group has launched a fieldwork testing business called Noted, backed by a 'significant investment'. Noted will operate two dedicated UK testing sites, as well as international capacity, and plans to develop further hubs before the end of the year. More
Harlow Consulting, a custom research agency based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has appointed Mary Meredith as a Research Manager, supporting mixed-methods research and evaluation services. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has appointed former Omnicom / Annalect and WPP executive Dru Sil in the new role of Global Product Managing Director for its Stagwell Media Platform (SMP). More
Panels and research tech firm Borderless Access has appointed Arun Kumar as Vice President, Business Development for APAC. He brings more than 22 years of experience in market research and data services in the region. More
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