Two CEO Appointments for Kantar Retail

Kantar Retail has transferred Cédric Guyot to the CEO role in its Virtual Reality unit, replacing Jeremy Cohen who moves into the role of CEO Kantar Retail Europe.

Guyot (pictured) takes up his new position from Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi), where he worked for the past nine years, and latterly served as General Manager, Europe. Prior to this, he held a number of senior roles at software companies serving the retail consumer goods industry including Agentrics and French retail giant Carrefour.

In his new role, Guyot will be responsible for Kantar Retail Virtual Reality's overall company direction, innovation and technology strategy, worldwide sales and customer operations. Cohen, whom he replaces, previously served as CEO of Red Dot Square Solutions, before which he was MD of Kantar Retail's Go to Market Practice, and held senior positions at Accenture, Mars Confectionery and Dalgety.

Phil Smiley, Global CEO of Kantar Retail, comments: 'Cédric brings a wealth of unique experience and industry knowledge to Kantar Retail Virtual Reality. With Cédric in place we will continue to develop and enhance our market leading virtual reality platform for retailers and consumer goods companies'.

Web site: www.kantarretail.com .