The NPD Group

November 11 2009

Consumer and retail research provider The NPD Group has named Mark Turim President of its businesses in the Asia Pacific region. Before joining, Turim was Head of Operations and COO at Ipsos ASI. Prior to this, he was Global COO and CEO of Latin America for Research International, and Head of NPD’s Chicago, Canada and Mexico businesses. He has also held senior management positions at IRI, including responsibilities for businesses in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. In his new role, Turim will oversee point-of-sale and consumer tracking in Japan, China and Australia in the foodservice, beauty, sports, toys and video games categories. ‘Mark’s experience in the international arena will serve us well as NPD continues to grow our business,’ stated COO Tom Lynch, to whom Turim will now report. ‘In addition to building the existing businesses in Asia, he will be working with the NPD businesses to take our tracking services to new countries.’ Web site: www.npd.com . Printer-friendly version of this article. Email this article to a friend. Register for News emails