BLEND360 Hires Former Epsilon Data Scientist

In the US, data science and strategy consultancy BLEND360 has appointed long-time Epsilon exec Amit Deshpande as Regional Leader and Client Solution Partner of the Southeast and Southwest Regions.

BLEND360 provides insourced or outsourced digital talent, data and analytics, and technology solutions to support top level marketing and analytics leaders.

Deshpande (pictured) joins after a career helping build and grow data science teams both in the US and India. Most recently, he spent nearly a decade at Publicis-owned data intelligence and customer insights company Epsilon, where as SVP in the Analytics Consulting Group he worked with clients to help them grow their customer bases and revenues by gaining insight through segmentation, predictive modeling, machine learning, profiling, and by measuring cross-channel attribution. Prior to Epsilon, Deshpande directed marketing analytics at FedEx, supporting the company's move to an integrated multi-channel marketing approach.

In his new role, located in Dallas Texas, Deshpande will help further develop BLEND360's client base, expanding relationships with clients in and around the Southeast and Southwest regions. Ozgur Dogan, Managing Partner and co-founder, comments: 'I'm very excited about the addition of a high caliber data science executive like Deshpande. This reflects the high growth platform we built, where analytics executives like Deshpande can join and generate big impact on world-class brands we partner with. I look forward to working with him to serve our clients and drive hyper growth in our data science and engineering business over the coming years'.

Web site: www.blend360.com .