Richard has led the global customer practice at E&Y for the past five years and the global marketing effectiveness practice at Accenture prior to that. He has also held roles at Virgin and Tata.
Eric Salama, Kantar CEO, said: “I’m thrilled that Richard is joining. I knew he was the right person for us from our very first meeting. He has had tremendous impact with clients, built a strong team and grown the practice globally and has generated tremendous loyalty. I have no doubt that our people and clients will benefit from his leadership.”
Richard Ingleton said: “Over the past few years my clients have shown more and more interest in the value that comes from insight, research and big data. TNS is fantastically well-placed to do something special in this space – and that’s why I’m so keen to join.”
