KJT Hires Rick Johnson as VP, Consulting Services

NY-based healthcare research specialist KJT Group has appointed former JD Power director Rick Johnson as Vice President, Consulting Services.

KJT's offer is based around health services research, strategy development, outcomes and healthcare economics, delivered from the US, the Netherlands and the UK. Johnson (pictured) joins with more than twenty years' qual and quant experience. Most recently, he was Director of JD Power's Government and Healthcare practices; and before this he worked for opinion research firm Lake Research Partners as SVP/MD, responsible for profit and loss, infrastructure and systems. Earlier, he was an internal Research Consultant at General Mills, worked for Synovate as Director of New Product Ventures, and was Gallup's MD of Client Development for the Midwest Healthcare division. He began his research career at Brookfield Zoo, before moving to Insure One as Research Director.

Johnson is also Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, teaching qual and quant research methods classes.

Lynn Clement, MPH, President, Global Research at KJT Group, comments: 'Rick's hands-on research and consulting background meshes well with our client mix and approach to engagements. He has a unique blend of expertise relative to a changing market landscape, and we are excited to get him introduced to and engaged with our current and prospective clients'.

Web site: www.kjtgroup.com .