Cint Promotes Thornton to Deputy CEO

Global panel marketplace provider Cint has promoted Richard Thornton to the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer. His remit includes driving corporate business development in future markets.

The company, which was recently acquired by investment firm Nordic Capital, is best known for its OpinionHUB, a B2B exchange which connects research buyers with the owners of around 800 different panels, including publishers, local media outlets, market research agencies and non-profits.

Thornton (pictured) joined Cint as MD in 2009 to set up its UK operations, moved into the role of Global Sales and Operations Director, and then Chief Commercial Officer. Before this, he spent five years at Ciao Surveys (previously Greenfield Online), latterly as MD responsible for sales. He joined Ciao Surveys in 2003, having begun his career as a Research Analyst at research and marketing consultancy CAP Ventures in 1999.

Cint CEO Morten Strand comments: 'I'd like to congratulate Richard on this well-deserved promotion, which is testament to both his commitment and contribution to Cint's success in the years following his joining of the company. His experience and knowledge of the market research sector is vast and Cint has benefitted greatly from this, along with his visionary approach to the future of the company and the direction in which we take the business'.

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