THREE Begins 'Series of Appointments'

US research consultancy THREE has appointed Emily Graban as Senior Strategist, in what it says is 'the first of several new hires' set to strengthen the team in a period of rapid growth.

Graban will be based in the firm's Raleigh-Durham, NC office and takes responsibility for developing and overseeing creative qual and quant studies. She joins on completion of an MA in Mass Communication - Strategic Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and during her coursework has also served as a freelance brand strategist and as an Account Planning Intern at McKinney in Durham, NC. Prior to this, she spent six years as a PR Specialist for WakeMed.

The full service agency is managed by Andrea Mazie, Chad Hazen, Steve Kantscheidt, and Steve Pagan, and its specialist areas include branding, audience profiling, content and creative development and evaluation, and usability research.

Pagan says of the new recruit: 'Emily's background in journalism and brand strategy and her personal interest in storytelling align beautifully with our corporate focus on building brand stories. This is a period of expansion and exciting opportunity for THREE, and we're really pleased that Emily's vision and interests are such a great match for our culture and ethos.'

Web site: www.three-group.com .