ORC Appoints new Head of Central Government Research

ORC International has appointed Simon Holroyd Divisional Manager of its Central Government Research Division. He takes up the newly created position following a period of growth in the company's sales of public sector research.

Commenting on the appointment, ORC International's director of public sector research, Rachel Lopata explained: 'Our central government client base has been growing steadily for some time. We feel Simon's appointment will compliment our expanding skills base that enables us to offer our clients even more progressive research solutions.'

Simon is a business psychologist who joined ORC International in 2000 to head the company's survey analysis division, mainly overseeing the analysis of projects for key government departments using advanced computing. His previous employers include the Prison Service, and the Ministry of Defence's Centre for Human Sciences.