Sualog (pictured) will help expand BoltChatAI’s presence across key markets in Asia-Pacific, having had prior experience working across China, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore.

Before joining BoltChatAI, Sualog was senior client development director, Asia at PureSpectrum and was also managing director, Asia-Pacific at System1 Research.

In addition, Sualog is chairperson of the Esomar Asia-Pacific Program Committee and lecturer at the University of the Philippines Diliman, teaching behavioural economics, marketing and market research applications.

Hakan Yurdakul, chief executive at Bolt Insight, said: “Lester’s track record in scaling businesses and driving innovation across Asia-Pacific speaks for itself.

“His deep understanding of research tech and AI-powered insights makes him a perfect fit as we continue to expand in the region. We’re incredibly excited to welcome him to the team.”

Sualog added “I’m thrilled to be part of BoltChatAI’s vision as head of Asia-Pacific. It’s refreshing to relive the glo-cal boutique agency culture we all love, enabled by the next generation of insights solutions.”