Leadership Hires Strengthen Blueocean

Global analytics and insights provider Blueocean Market Intelligence has announced four recent senior appointments, including Anish Nanavaty who joins as Head of Americas, and Joseph Sursock as SVP - Europe.

Muneer Ahmad joined the analytics and insights provider earlier in the year as VP - Life Sciences; while Dan Foreman, already an NED and Member of the Advisory Board at Blueocean's sister company Borderless Access, adds the same role at Blueocean to his substantial portfolio of non-executive roles.

Nanavaty, who will oversee client services and key accounts, has an entrepreneurial background including Apex Decisions, Inc. and the Born Group; and was one of the founding senior executives of WNS Global Services, where he was CEO of the Research and Analytics practice. He also worked fpr ten years in strategy consulting, at firms including Monitor Consulting and Mars & Co.

Sursock brings more than twenty years' experience of strategic management including suporting FTSE500 clients with digital transformation programs. In his new role he will lead strategies and growth for the company's solutions in omnichannel marketing, market intelligence and big data analytics across Europe.

Ahmad, who joined earlier in the year, has more than fifteen years' consulting experience in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, and will oversee business development and client services across Europe and North America for the division.

Blueocean CEO Ashwin Mittal comments: 'We have put together an outstanding group of executives, with deep and diverse experience, that underpin our leadership position in the US and our growth-oriented strategy into Europe. We are building the next generation of our leadership platform that will power our organization to the next stage of growth'.

Blueocean Market Intelligence is part of the Cross-Tab group of companies, alongside Borderless Access and Cross-Tab Marketing Services, employing a total of more than 1,200 professionals in locations in the US, UK, India and Dubai. Web site: www.blueoceanmi.com .