Briscoe (pictured) will lead the company’s project management service for global studies in her new role, and will work across both digital and in-person qualitative projects.

Before joining Schlesinger Group, Briscoe was vice-president of program management at Maru, and previously spent 19 years at Firefly Millward Brown, now Kantar, developing and implementing global research programmes.

Eric Nalpas, managing director of Schlesinger Group, said: “Sarah is a seasoned global solutions leader with proven experience in building relationships and consulting on global qualitative success.

“This appointment brings an intense focus on our ongoing objective of supporting client research needs globally across multiple methods.”