Lightspeed Hires and Office Boost Asian Presence

Kantar's digital data collection arm Lightspeed is opening an office in Bangkok, Thailand, and has appointed Benchawan (Best) Phumphuengsri and Anis The as Client Development Managers in the region.

The firm already has offices in Sydney, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and Gurgaon, and added one in Kuala Lumpur six months ago.

Phumphuengsri, who will manage local client relationships and operations across Thailand, was previously a Key Account Manager in Consumer Lifestyle business at Philips, and before this held sales and marketing roles across Olympus and Jebsen and Jessen Marketing. Teh will be based in Malaysia, and brings experience from work as Retail Community Business Manager at Hong Leong Bank and Personal Financing Consultant at Sunlife Assurance Malaysia.

CEO APAC Martin Filz comments: 'our new office in Bangkok affords us many possibilities in developing our existing and sourcing new client relationships. With client-side experience and local market knowledge, Best is uniquely qualified to drive this new location and truly understand our clients across Thailand's growing market'. Siddhartha Dutta, General Manager, South East Asia says The's appointment is 'another exciting step in our continued focus on the region'.

The company is headquartered in Warren, New Jersey; has 700 employees working in 14 countries; and is online at www.lightspeedresearch.com .