C-Suite Promotions for US Firm KS&R

In the States, strategic consulting and MR firm KS&R has promoted Mike Bard to COO and Dan Conners to Chief Growth Officer.

Syracuse, NY-based KS&R (Knowledge Systems & Research) works in sectors including business services, telecoms, entertainment and recreation, healthcare, retail and eCommerce, technology, and transportation and logistics. Six months ago, the company announced a new 'rigorous and transparent' framework called the ECHO Index, promising to help organizations assess the 'quality, reliability and trustworthiness' of synthetic data.

Both appointees have established themselves at the company leading client engagements and serving on the Board of Directors - and will continue to oversee client success across key industry verticals.

Bard, who most recently worked as President of the Telecom, Entertainment & Recreation Practice, will as COO oversee the delivery of projects across the company, including delivery standards, research operations, and the technology and data security behind client work. He states: 'Clients notice how a project runs as much as what it finds. I want every engagement to feel consistent no matter which team is doing the work, and I want our operations to keep pace with the new methods our clients are asking about.'

Conners was previously President of the Quick Service Restaurant Practice. His leadership of the company's growth strategy includes deepening relationships with existing clients, developing new ones, and bringing new offerings to market across KS&R's industry practices. He comments: 'Growth at KS&R has always come from clients who return because our work positively impacted a decision they made. My focus is earning more of that trust, both with the clients we already serve and with companies that need what we have to offer.'

'Our clients bring us decisions that matter to their business, and they expect the people across the table to know their markets,' says CEO Jay Scott. 'Dan and Mike have been those people for years. Putting them in charge of how we grow and how we deliver puts that experience where clients will feel it most.'

The roles of COO and CGO were previously held by Christine Nelson and Mike Nash, respectively.

Web site: www.ksrinc.com .