Kneale was previously group managing director of Strat7 Incite and will be responsible for strengthening existing client relationships and driving innovation in the group’s client offering and service delivery.

Pranay Jeyachandran will succeed Peter Kneale as group managing director of Strat7 Incite, having previously launched Strat7 Advisory with Bjorn Dufwenberg.

Lizzie Eckardt has been promoted to managing director of Strat7 Incite UK and will continue to lead the company’s global health division.

Kevin Waters, currently managing director at Strat7 Incite US, will also take on the role of president at Strat7 US, where he will help expand the company across the region, including launching Strat7 Researchbods’ ex-plor community platform to domestic US clients.

Robbie Stewart has been appointed group operations director at Strat7, where he will help enterprise clients benefit from the agility of specialist teams.

Barrie Brien, chief executive at Strat7, said: “These promotions will enable the group to broaden the range of services, while ensuring we are best positioned to continue providing the highest levels of innovation and quality thinking to our clients.”