TNS Buys Abt's Financial Services Arm

TNS has acquired the Financial Services Research division of US business research and consulting group, Abt Associates. Senior Abt staff Scott Rosa and Sarita Bhagwat will join TNS to manage the integration of the two organisations.

Rosa joins with more than 25 years financial services experience, having been with Abt since 1992. Prior to this he was VP and Corporate Director of Research at Fleet Financial Group, responsible for implementing the bank's first customer satisfaction measurement system and first relationship driven marketing database.

Bhagwat has more than a decade of experience in market research with particular expertise in new product development and payment method technologies.

'We look forward to leveraging the strategic capabilities and experience of the Abt Associates financial team to build upon the TNS Finance market research offerings and capabilities,' said Bob Neuhaus, Head of TNS Finance US.

Founded in 1965, Abt Associates conducts business around the world with seven offices in the US and more than 35 project sites in 30 countries. The Company's gross revenue was $193 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 and the firm is online at www.abtassociates.com. TNS is one the web at www.tns-global.com .

All articles 2006-23 written and edited by Mel Crowther and/or Nick Thomas, 2024- by Nick Thomas, unless otherwise stated.

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