Dubai Office for Ipsos Interactive

Online market research specialist Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) has opened an office in Dubai, where it has appointed former Maktoob Research exec Dima Hijjawi as an Account Manager.

Established in 1998, IIS provides panel-based research services, and combines market research expertise, technical knowledge and a variety of online data collection methods.

Earlier this year, the company launched its first online panel for the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia, coinciding with the opening of IIS MENA. The company then set up an online panel in Egypt and announced it was branding its Middle East panels under the 'Rewarding Panel' name.

Hijjawi began her research career at Maktoob Research in 2008 as a Research Coordinator, and most recently served as Senior Business Development Analyst at Yahoo! following its takeover of online community Maktoob.com. In this latter role, she was responsible for setting up and commissioning sampling projects, and growing business with all existing sampling accounts.

Web site: www.ipsos.com .