Angus Reid Hires Two New SVPs

In Toronto, Canada, research consultancy Angus Reid Group has appointed two SVPs of Research, quant specialist Rohit Nair and qual and quant researcher Amy Knowles.

The two new SVPs will be responsible for driving business growth, advising clients on strategic decision-making and overseeing complex projects end-to-end.

Nair brings twenty years' experience spanning the Middle East, India, Southeast Asia and North America, and including choice-based conjoint analysis, concept evaluation, pricing optimization and revenue forecasting. Much of his work - which includes leadership roles at Ipsos, Kantar and Airtel - has focused on the lottery and gaming, technology and financial services sectors.

Knowles is a mixed-methods research specialist with more than 25 years of experience, and began her career in the UK before relocating to Canada in 2005. She held senior roles at GfK, Kantar/TNS and Research Strategy Group, and has particular expertise in delivering complex multi-market segmentations, discrete choice studies and innovation programs across financial services, CPG, travel and tourism, telecoms and media.

Both executives will nurture client relationships, lead proposal development and methodology design, oversee project management, analyze results and present findings to C-suite audiences.

Company President Ed Morawski says the hires are 'an important step in the continued rapid growth of the business ensuring we maintain our commitment to bringing in senior talent that can tackle our clients' toughest challenges.'

Angus Reid Group (ARG) is now part of the Rival Group of companies, which is headquartered in Vancouver with offices across North America, and combines proprietary research technology, panels and consultancy. Sister companies are mobile-first conversational research platform Rival Technologies, and full-service research consultancy Reach3 Insights, while ARG itself focuses on market research and public opinion polling.

The company is on the web at www.angusreid.com .

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