Kantar's Nishandar Named Vietnam CEO

Kantar has promoted long-time executive Nitin Nishandar to the role of Chief Executive Officer for Vietnam, taking over from Jon Foged who became Kantar Australia CEO last month. Additionally, Nishandar has been named Chief Commercial Officer for the AsiaPac Insights division.

Nishandar (pictured) has worked for the WPP group for 23 years, most recently combining the roles of Regional MD, Brand and Shopper, APAC for Kantar TNS, and Head of Brand & Communication, Asia Pacific. Before this, he led the entire Client Service division for Singapore-based local, regional and global accounts, and he was Director - Client Service for Hong Kong and Singapore. Earlier, he worked for Kantar Millward Brown, managing country operations for Taiwan, and he was a Project Director at IMRB.

As CEO of Vietnam, Nishandar will partner with Phil Worthington and Ashish Kanchan to support the continued development of the Kantar Millward Brown and Kantar TNS teams, taking over from Foged following his recent transfer to Australia. Nishandar will lead the strategy and execution for key accounts, as well as new business development initiatives.

Commenting on the appointment, Adrian Gonzalez, CEO of Kantar's Insights Division in 'North Asia, South East Asia, Pacific', says: 'Nitin exemplifies client centricity and is a trusted advisor to many of our clients regionally and globally. In his outstanding 23-year career at Kantar, he has been a great contributor to a wide range of innovation in both methods and thought leadership'.

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