New Office, Hires for Growing MRops

US market research data collection agency MRops has opened a new office in Minneapolis, headed by former TNS executives Joe Mann and Shannon Hazlett.

Last year, MRops, which specializes in B2B, healthcare and international ad hoc and tracking programs, expanded into Europe with the opening of an office in London.

Its new US operation will be led by Mann as Executive Vice President, Client Services and Hazlett as Vice President.

Mann joins with more than 17 years' market research industry experience. Most recently he was SVP at TNS, where he led the Partner Solutions segment. Prior to this, he held senior client services roles at GfK.

Hazlett most recently held an account management role at TNS, and before this worked for Custom Research Inc/GfK, where she specialized in concept and product testing research. She has a 13-year background in the MR industry.

The pair are joined by Matt Spicer, CTO, who previously worked in the direct marketing industry; and Senior Project Managers Shari Lisnov, Max Kisel and Nancy Kienzler.

'Our focus on developing deep partnership relationships with our clients is paying off,' stated CEO Ian Kiernan. 'In 2010, we will continue to invest in senior talent and advanced technology to help our clients grow their businesses.

Web site: www.mrops.com .