GDCC Names Global Sales SVP

Netherlands-headquartered data collection firm Global Data Collection Company (GDCC) has appointed former Sytel exec, Richard Compton as Senior Vice President, Global Sales. He is based in the UK.

GDCC (Global Data Collection Company) works in both consumer and B2B research, with physical locations in seven countries and covering more than 40 languages globally on a day-to-day basis. Compton (pictured) joins after a decade at contact centre solutions provider Sytel, where he most recently served as VP EMEA & Global Market Research, managing the firm's MR team. Prior to this, he spent more than 25 years in the telecoms sector, initially as Sales Director and a shareholder of Sotel, before the business was sold to Convergent - later acquired by Azzurri Communications, where he latterly served as Director of Corporate Solutions.

Commenting on the appointment, Managing Partner Sanne Krom said: 'Richard brings a wealth of knowledge on the global market research industry, in general and telephonic research in particular. In addition, his no-nonsense approach to doing business is a very good fit with the GDCC philosophy.'

Web site: www.gdcc.com .

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