NPD Group Hires Leahy as Canada President

Consumer specialist The NPD Group has appointed Mike Leahy President in Canada, overseeing all aspects of its technology, home, fashion, food and custom market research business in the country.

Leahy (pictured) joins the Toronto office with more than twenty years' market research experience, including eighteen with Nielsen Media Research in Canada, where he served as President for five years, and then as Interim President of the merged BBM Nielsen Media Canada research entity. During the past four years, he has worked with Angus Reid Strategies and Harris/Decima in Canada.

Randall Smith, Group VP of The NPD Group, comments: 'NPD is deeply committed to continued growth in Canada and Mike's strong track record of successfully managing syndicated research businesses makes him uniquely qualified to lead this growth. His collective experience and knowledge will be a great asset to our Canadian clients and NPD.'

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