New senior hires for CIE Group

UK – Market research group Chime Insight & Engagement Group (CIE Group) has announced two new senior hires across two of its agencies in the UK and Australia.

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Andy Firman has been appointed as research director at Opinion Leader in the UK. Firman has previously held the roles of head of qualitative research at AECOM, research director at Outlook Research, and director at Diagnostics, working with clients in the travel and finance sectors.

Meanwhile, Andres Mendes has joined Watermelon Australia as a consultant. His previous experience includes roles at DBM Consultants and Roy Morgan Research.

The announcement follows a multitude of new hires for the company in 2017.

Crispin Beale, chief executive at CIE Group, said the hires would help to maintain the group’s research standards and exceed client expectations. 

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