Anne-Sophie Damelincourt elected Esomar president

THE NETHERLANDS – Anne-Sophie Damelincourt has been elected as council president of Esomar for 2025-2028, replacing Ray Poynter.

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Damelincourt, director of development at Strategir in France, will hold the Esomar president position for three years, with Poynter now to serve an additional year in a past president capacity.

A former Esomar council member, Damelincourt previously led a working group on the organisation’s value proposition. 

Lucy Davison of Keen as Mustard Marketing, Human8’s Tom De Ruyck, Harald Hasselmann of Ipsos, Herbert Höckel of Moweb Research, Jean-Marc Léger of Léger, Q2Q’s Martha Llobet, Corrine Moy of Marketing Science, and Pravin Shekar of Krea eKnowledge Pvt have also been elected to the Esomar council.

The newly elected Esomar council will begin their term in April 2025.

Joaquim Bretcha, director general, Esomar, said: "The Esomar council is key to our mission, ensuring the industry stays ethical, forward-thinking, and globally connected. With this new council, we have a remarkable group of leaders ready to take on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

"I’d also like to personally thank our outgoing council for their transformative contributions, which have shaped Esomar’s path forward and laid a powerful foundation for the work ahead."

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