Hall & Partners Names Four New Partners

Omnicom-owned brand and communications researcher Hall & Partners has promoted four execs to Partner status - Dale Wilson in Los Angeles, Karim Ahmed in New York, and Lucy Burnham and Martin Dewhurst in London.

Wilson joined the firm in 2009, after serving in senior roles at Morpace, Lieberman Research Worldwide, Farrand Research and Goldfarb Consultants.

Ahmed has been with Hall & Partners for the last two years, having previously worked at Millward Brown and TNS NFO, as well as client side at Chupa Chups.

Prior to joining in 2010, Burnham was MD of SPA Market Research, and held senior roles at Millward Brown and TNS, including MD of TNS Worldpanel Ireland.

Dewhurst joined last year, having previously served as Deputy Director, Research and Insight at the COI. Prior to this, he worked at Ipsos MORI.

Global CEO Vanella Jackson comments: 'We are pleased to promote a number of talented individuals to help ensure we are well placed to exceed our clients' needs and remain focused on markets where we see significant potential for growth. They are experts in strategic advice, providing clients with genuine insights into their business and always looking for new ways to advise and work with them.'

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