Eva Satkute Stewart (pictured) has been appointed global sector head of travel and tourism, and will help lead YouGov’s expansion into the two markets.

Stewart was previously director of global business development for Tourism Economics, a company within the Oxford Economics group. She also was commercial director for the main Oxford Economics business.

YouGov has also hired Oliver Rowe as its global sector head of leisure and entertainment, and will initially focus on the gaming and betting industries.

Rowe was previously YouGov’s director of reputation and has been at the company for more than a decade.

Frank Saez, YouGov’s Global Head of Sector Experts, said: “As consumers’ behaviours and attitudes adapt and change, there’s never been a more important time to understand them.

“We hope that these appointments will help our clients emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever.”