Borderless Access Hires NA Bus Dev Leader

Agile research tech and hyper-niche panels firm Borderless Access has appointed Robert Pierson as Head of Business Development for the US and Canada.

Pierson (pictured) brings more than twenty years' experience of consultative sales in market research and related industries in various locations. Most recently he led sales for the Americas region at Kantar Profiles. He also plays an active role in international trade initiatives as a board member of the British American Business Council, building cross-border collaboration in the Americas.

In his new role he will oversee client outreach and the onboarding of new clients across various business verticals, including agency clients and North America-based companies. He will focus on adding multiple new Fortune 500 enterprise clients across CPG, Healthcare, Technology, and E-commerce clientele to the company's portfolio.

The company says the hire is part of a recent 'spree' of senior appointments around the globe, aimed at building 'a high impact market and business development team across matured and developing client markets'. This included adding new members to its senior sales team in the US, UK and MENA regions last August.

EVP Dushyant Gupta says of the new arrival, 'As Borderless Access continues its transformational journey towards being a leading insights company, it aims to leverage Robert Pierson's proven track record of bringing in large engagements leading to sustainable high growth'.

Borderless Accesss offer includes technology and analytics-driven research solutions and proprietary eight million plus hyper-niche digital panels across 40 global markets. The firm, which began life as an emerging markets panels specialist, is online at www.borderlessaccess.com .

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