SymphonyIRI Promotes Chaudhari for US Lead Role

Consumer, retail and healthcare specialist SymphonyIRI has promoted Piyush Chaudhari to the newly created role of President of the Americas, with a focus on driving performance and growth for domestic and select global clients.

Chaudhari (pictured) takes up the position with more than twenty years' experience in client service, operations and technology. He joined the company last year as Executive Vice President, prior to which he was CEO of Aon Hewitt Canada, and he worked for McKinsey and Company. Having originally trained as an engineer, he spent many years earlier in his career at Motorola and IBM in product development and support roles.

In his new position, reporting directly to President and CEO Andrew Appel, Chaudhari will be responsible for Client Insights, Client Services and Pre-Sales. In addition, he will oversee several multi-national and global clients. Part of the role was previously managed by Mark Parise, who led Client Insights and recently left the company after eleven years to pursue 'other opportunities'.

Appel comments: 'With more than two decades of experience in client service, global operations and technology, Piyush is an excellent fit to elevate our strategic offerings with the goal of helping clients take maximum advantage of today's market opportunities. His proven track record as a business builder embodies SymphonyIRI's core values of collaboration, client focus and client commitment.'

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