Growth and Senior Promotions for BrainJuicer

UK-based research innovator BrainJuicer Group has announced senior internal promotions in the Americas and Europe and the opening soon of an office in Miami.

New York-based Alex Hunt moves up from the role of EVP US to that President, the Americas, and joins the Executive Management team. He will oversee client-facing offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo and the new Latin American Miami office, planned for 'early 2015'. He will also manage the US qualitative Juice Generation team, led by Ellen Kolsto.

Gabriel Aleixo, formerly MD in Brazil, will now oversee LATAM operations and lead there, while Brent Snider, formerly EVP - Eastern Region, US, becomes President, North America, overseeing US teams, managed by Bianca Pryor in New York, Teri Hall in Chicago, Simon Wyld in Los Angeles and Jeff McDonald in the American South.

In Europe, where 2014 saw a record number of new clients for the company, former MD Continental Europe Mark Johnson is promoted to lead all teams including the UK, and also joins the Executive Management team. Former Senior Client Director David Whitelam becomes MD - UK.

CEO John Kearon (pictured) says the company - which celebrated its 15th birthday recently - sees 'a great opportunity to recognise its senior talent and unite the two regions.'

BrainJuicer's other client-facing offices are in China and Singapore, managed by Asian MD Han Zantingh, and in India, managed by Indian MD Pooja Haldea. It also has a licensed office in Australia through Slater Marketing.

Web site: www.brainjuicer.com .