SIS International Hires Two in New York

In New York, SIS International Research has appointed Chirag Vyas as Director of Global Operations and Damir Gilyazov as Manager of Market Intelligence.

Founded in 1984, the firm offers a range of market research and market intelligence services from offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Seoul, Manila and Shanghai.

Prior to SIS, Vyas was Senior Research Director of Brand and Communications Consulting at Harris Interactive, before which he served as Director of Financial Services in the Brand and Communications division of TNS. He spent a decade at TNS and latterly focused on best practices, project management and the implementation of new concepts or models.

In his new role, he will be in charge of operations and quantitative research functions on a global basis, and will also oversee all aspects of brand research and quant tracking programs.

Gilyazov joins with fifteen years' B2B consulting, competitive intelligence and strategic planning experience. Most recently, he was International Market Research/Business Development Consultant for Consult Group, prior to which he served as Sales Manager for Eastern Europe and CIS for software firm Nedgraphics, and he was Country Manager for Uzbekistan for trading firm C.ILLIES & Co.

Ruth Stanat, President of SIS International Research, comments: 'Chirag is a skilled research professional with over a decade in supplier side experience and in the brand and communication space. Damir will enhance our capabilities in market intelligence, B2B research and strategy research. We are pleased to welcome both to the team.'

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