US-based youth and family researcher Smarty Pants has appointed Lluvia Carrillo as Senior Research Manager. She is based in San Diego, California.

The company, which has headquarters in Johnson City, TN and offices in seven other US cities, works on brand positioning, new product development, consumer lifestyle and trend research. Carillo joins after four years at insights and strategy agency Hypothesis, where she served as Director, Qualitative Specialist. Before this she was Director of Qualitative Research at Ravel, and a Senior Moderator / Project Director at Culturati Research & Consulting, having begun her MR career at TNS as a Qualitative Research Consultant.

In her new role, Carillo will support tech, food and beverage and healthcare clients. Senior Director Laura Munroe comments: 'We are so fortunate to have Lluvia on the team, as she brings a wealth of cross-category and multicultural experience to our organization. She is an innovative practitioner who's as adept in consumers' homes as she is leading a digital community. And she applies a global business lens that adds tremendous value to our clients'.

Web site: www.asksmartypants.com .

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