Maru/Blue Expands UK Business Development Team

Respondent access specialist Maru/Blue has appointed Simon Gallagher in the role of Director of Business Development, on the Enterprise and Market Research Sales team, based in London; while Claire Treloar joins with the same title, working with the Agency Sales team and based in Manchester.

Maru/Blue, which was launched a year ago, provides access to 'deeply engaged, well-curated respondents' through its communities: Maru Voice Canada (formerly operating as the Angus Reid Forum), Maru Voice Business Canada, Springboard America, and Maru Voice UK, as well as the recently launched Maru Voice UK Omnibus.

Gallagher (pictured) joins with more than twenty years' industry experience. Most recently, he was Chief Innovation Officer at Data Liberation, before which, he spent thirteen years at Ipsos; latterly as Head of Mobile Operations / Director of Global Innovation for Ipsos Interactive Services. Treloar joins with seventeen years' experience in sales and marketing manager positions at firms including Ultimate Creative Communications, Communicorp UK, Bauer and Grant Thornton.

Paul Williams, MD of Maru/Blue UK, comments: 'Claire is an excellent communicator and leader with an emphasis on creating an environment of forward-thinking ideas driven by business needs, sales targets and innovative marketing solutions. Simon will be instrumental to the growth of the enterprise and MR business in the UK, and I am delighted to have him join our team,'

Rob Berger, Maru/Blue MD, adds: 'Our UK expansion has seen excellent momentum and is only going to benefit more from increased growth with the addition of these two strong individuals.'

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