2CV Promotes Singapore Leader to Global CEO

Chris Oatey has been promoted to global CEO at research agency 2CV. An eight-year veteran of the business, he returns to London after leading the Singapore office. He replaces longtime company leader Tim Blandford, who resumed the role on an interim basis in April.

Oatey joined the company in Singapore in 2018 as an AD, and rose to RD and then Regional Director, working with clients across Asia. Prior to joining he worked at Hall & Partners and Vivid Interface. With the new promotion he returns to the UK, bringing 'both a deep understanding of 2CV and first-hand experience of the different challenges facing businesses and research teams around the world.'

'I'm incredibly excited to be taking on the role of CEO at a business I know so well and care so much about,' says Oatey. 'Over the past eight years, I've worked with brilliant people across 2CV and with clients around the world, including during my time leading our Singapore office. That experience has given me a real appreciation of what we already do exceptionally well, as well as an international perspective on the challenges our clients are facing and plenty of ideas about how we can continue to evolve, particularly through innovation and AI.' Oatey says he wants 2CV's 'hugely talented teams... to feel empowered to move quickly, try things, challenge established ways of working and make bold decisions,' and adds: 'That same thinking applies to our clients: giving them intelligent insight they can trust, and the confidence to act on it.'

Paul Gaskell, the firm's Group Chief Strategy Director, says the new CEO 'brings a fresh energy to the business at an exciting point in our growth story.' He comments: 'What really stands out about Chris is his ability to empower the people around him. He gives teams the confidence to get on with things, explore new ideas and make decisions, alongside a real drive to deliver world-class research for our clients.'

Web site: www.2cv.com .