Norstat Appoints for Danish MD Role

European data collection firm Norstat has appointed former Kantar Media and TNS Gallup exec Berit Puggaard as Managing Director of its business in Denmark.

Norstat was established in Oslo in 1997 and has expanded to include the rest of Scandinavia and the Baltics, Poland, Germany, the UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria and Italy. Last month it appointed Hans van Avendonk as Managing Director of its business in the Netherlands.

Puggaard (pictured), who started her new role this week, brings more than twenty years of experience in data collection, market research and commercial leadership. At Kantar Media and TNS Gallup she led teams focused on media measurement, brand lift and concept testing, and she has built and managed consumer panels and CATI operations. She has in-depth experience in both quant and qual methods; in sectors including media, FMCG and tech; with both Danish and international clients; and was a client of Norstat in her previous work.

Tue Meier-Poulsen, the company's Regional Director North, comments: 'I'm excited to welcome Berit to Norstat. I've known her through the industry for the past twenty years... Denmark is one of our key established markets, and I'm confident that Berit's expertise and vision will be instrumental in strengthening Norstat's position as a one-stop shop for high-quality data collection'.

Web site: www.norstatgroup.com .