TNS' Polish Firms to Merge

In Poland, opinion and social research specialist TNS OBOP is to merge with ad hoc research provider TNS Pentor in early 2012.

OBOP (Oœrodek Badania Opinii Publicznej) was founded in 1958 and joined the TNS network in 1988. Earlier this month, TNS acquired the remaining 40% of OBOP from Poland's public broadcaster TVP.

Established in 1991, TNS Pentor previously had strong connections with Research International, eventually merging in March 2010.

The combined entity will be based in the current TNS OBOP premises in central Warsaw, and TNS Pentor MD Piotr Kwiatkowski will lead the new company, while TNS OBOP MD Andrzej Olszewski will become Deputy MD.

Kwiatkowski comments: 'Consolidating our two companies will strengthen our presence in the market: ensuring that we are able to build the best teams to deliver outstanding insights to our clients on every assignment and offering exciting, challenging career paths for our employees. We are committed to ensuring that this new entity is the leading insights consultancy in Poland.'

Web site: www.tnsglobal.com .

All articles 2006-23 written and edited by Mel Crowther and/or Nick Thomas, 2024- by Nick Thomas, unless otherwise stated.

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