Chipman (pictured) specialises in research for healthcare and consumer packaged-goods companies and joins the company from Advanced Insights and Marketing, where he was vice-president.

Prior to that, he held roles including general manager/vice-president at Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW) and vice-president at Millward Brown.

He will lead the US healthcare team at Leger, with a focus on online community tools.

Leger’s US headquarters are based in Fort Washington, Philadelphia. The company has several offices in Canada.

Simon Jaworski, president, Leger USA, said: “With more than 20 years leading healthcare teams at illustrious companies including Kantar, LRW and Millward Brown, Frank’s research experience, backed by his in-depth knowledge of both consumer and professional healthcare markets in the United States, makes him ideally-suited for this position.”