Bendapudi (pictured) previously spent more than 14 years at Course5 Intelligence, most of which was spent leading the company’s North American business development for its research, analytics and insights division.

In addition, Bendapudi started his market research operations career in India, leading a team of survey programmers and report analysts, and then moved on to sales.

Most of his experience has been in the US, but Bendapudi has also lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur and Dubai.

Terry Sweeney, head of North America at Ronin, said: “We are super excited to welcome Venu on board, and I am confident that Venu’s extensive experience and passion for our industry will undoubtedly contribute exceptional value to our customers.

“As we continue to expand our presence and business in the US, Venu’s expertise promises to play a pivotal role in our success.”