TNS Names Puri Qualitative Head of Centre of Excellence

In Bangalore, TNS has named Anjali Puri Head of Centre of Excellence for its global Qualitative practice.

Puri (pictured) joined TNS in 2009 as Executive Director, Qualitative, Retail & Shopper and Digital Media, and for the past year, she has served as MD, Qualitative - Asia Pacific. Prior to this, she spent nine years at Nielsen, where she latterly served as Global Director, Qualitative Research, and she held a number of senior qual positions at IMRB International.

In her new role, Puri will be responsible for developing TNS's qualitative offer, leading new thinking and articulating best practice. She will also work closely with TNS's Global Practice Heads to ensure the organisation delivers integrated approaches to clients across the globe.

Rebecca Wynberg, CEO TNS Qualitative, comments: 'Anjali is highly regarded in our industry for her contemporary thinking in qualitative research globally, particularly in the areas of consumer choices, behaviour change and social media. Her input will be instrumental in helping us to deliver world-class research excellence across all our markets.'

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