d'Hond Named Kantar NA Managing Partner

Kantar has moved Robert Jan d'Hond to the position of Managing Partner in North America, leading the consulting speciality practice for the continent and based in the New York office.

For the last two years, d'Hond (pictured) served as Managing Partner, Global Lead, Brand Practice for Kantar Consulting, which was formed in 2018 from the merger of the group's Added Value, Futures, Retail and Vermeer units. Before this he spent more than a decade at brand strategy division Kantar Vermeer, most recently as Head of Europe. He began his career at Mars, where he spent more than eleven years and latterly served as European Marketing Director.

Commenting on the appointment, Reed Cundiff, CEO, North America Region, said: 'Robert Jan has a proven track record of creating sustained impact for clients and humanizing growth, translating data into human insights that improve business performance. I am delighted he will be driving growth with our marketing clients'.

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