Promotions and Hires for Maru/Blue

Maru/Blue has announced a dozen appointments, including the promotion of Tara Caughlin to Senior Director of Operations in New York; and in Canada Angela Tang to Senior Director on the Sample and Feasibilty team and Lauren McHoul to Sampling and Feasibility Manager.

Maru/Blue, which was launched last year, provides access to respondents through communities Maru Voice Canada (formerly operating as the Angus Reid Forum), Maru Voice Business Canada, Springboard America, Maru Voice UK, and Maru Voice UK Omnibus. Earlier this year, the company launched an 'Ailments Community', and yesterday it announced the opening of a healthcare division.

Caughlin began her MR career as a Project Manager at Cint, before three years at Vision Critical, and two at communities specialist Maru/Matchbox. She moved across to Maru/Blue last year as Director of Operations, and now manages the Operations department, leading various technology and quality initiatives. Tang joined Maru/Blue in 2016 as Director Sample and Feasibility, having earlier worked for Vision Critical, Angus Reid Strategies and Ipsos; and McHoul spent nearly three years at YouGov in London - latterly as Leader: Omnibus Analysis and Sampling - before joining Vision Critical in Canada, and then moving to Maru/Matchbox and Maru/Blue.

In addition, Sindhu Krishnan has been promoted to Senior Profiling Manager on the Panel Management team; Roger Streight is now Vice President, Project Management (NA/LATAM); Daniel Faziluddin takes up the position of Senior Research Manager; and John Sue is now Lead, Quotations. Franck Guillamon and Enka Scardino will be joining Maru/Blue full-time: Guillamon continues his role as Senior Project Manager and Scardino has taken on the position of Manager, Member Services. Finally, new hires include Sakib Manjawala as a Quotations Coordinator; Denise Mignone as a Member Services Specialist based out of the Buenos Aires office; Rachel Beckett as a Marketing Specialist; and Kyla Craig as Social Media & Content Creator.

Maru/Blue MD Rob Berger (pictured) comments: 'The Maru/Blue team continues tremendous growth, and the promotions and addition of these strong individuals will help in supporting the business. Everyone has worked really hard and I'm happy to see them recognized. I also look forward to working with our newest team members.'

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