Foresight Names Five for Advisory Board

Minneapolis-based consultancy Foresight Strategy has appointed five members to its advisory board, including Cambiar founder Simon Chadwick, along with David Exelby, Lili Hall, Jeffrey Hunter and Reed Watson.

Foresight, which also has a presence in London, New York, Denver, CO, and Washington, DC, provides custom solutions to solve 'tough problems' for its clients and help them to make data-driven business decisions.

Chadwick (pictured top left) founded Cambiar, a management consulting company for the MR and marketing services sectors working in a number of disciplines, in 2004. Earlier he served as Chief Executive of NOP World. He is also a Fellow of the Market Research Society, Chairman and Laureate of the Insights Association and Editor-in-Chief of Research World, ESOMAR's global magazine.

Exelby (top right) has worked as managing consultant at Decision Analysis Services Ltd for the last sixteen years, specializing in business modeling, marketing strategy and decision sciences across sectors including defense, aerospace, energy, financial services, telecoms, pharma and CPG.

Hall (middle left) is the founder (in 2001) and President of KNOCK, a creative agency leading strategic brand development on a national and global scale supporting multiple categories including retail, health and wellness, financial services, food and beverage, real estate, travel and hospitality.

Hunter (middle right) brings more than 30 years of experience in marketing research and business planning and is actively involved in several marketing research organizations. He is a past trustee of the Marketing Science Institute and member of the Advertising Research Foundation.

Watson (below left) is a brand management expert and has led growth in C-level and consulting roles across multiple verticals including CPG, food, health and fitness.

Managing Partner Vittorio Raimondi says of the appointments: 'Setting up an Advisory Board and having the counsel of these individuals who all bring a wealth of experience from different industries and fields is crucial to our growth in the next few years. I am beyond grateful to all the people who have been part of building Foresight Strategy into one of the most trusted partners and advisors to some of the biggest global brands'.

Web site: www.foresightstrategy.com .

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