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The Australian wing of The Research Agency (TRA) has announced a number of senior promotions and a new Sydney headquarters to house its rapidly expanding team.
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In the UK, Barb has promoted Caroline Baxter to the role of Chief Executive. Baxter joined the video ad currency body in 2022, after 27 years at Kantar, and has served as COO since 2024.
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In Barcelona, multimedia communications group Mediapro has announced the launch of a market research division, which will include audiovisual consultancy GECA, social media management and OTT platforms, and will be led by Kike Lozano.
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Jack Hillaby has rejoined behavioural research agency Spark Emotions as Marketing Director, leading marketing and brand strategy across the company and its parent group, That Global View (TGV). More

US-based marketing and personalization platform Hightouch has appointed Aidan Lynch as Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand, reflecting rising demand in the region and increased investment in its presence there. More

Australia's new Move out-of-home audience measurement tool is live, more than six years after plans were first announced by the Outdoor Media Association (OMA). More

Kantar has appointed former Valtech leader David Gompel as Executive Managing Director in the UK. More

In the US, supermarket chain Kroger has appointed Milen Mahadevan, currently President of its analytics unit 84.51, in the new role of Chief Data and AI Officer, overseeing the group's adoption of agentic AI capabilities. More
Manon Lloyd has joined Kubi Kalloo as a Junior Consultant, bringing around six months of experience in academic and agency-side market research at 2CV. In her new role she will support the Kubi team on projects across social and commercial sectors. More
StackAdapt has appointed former Trade Desk SVP Business Development Katy Friday as Vice President for its Central region, joining its revenue leadership team. More
Former Impact Research employee Teo Valdes has joined London's Disrupt Insight as an SRE. More
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