Verve Names Gav Holt as Manchester Hub Co-Leader

In Manchester, UK, culture, community panels and smart digital research specialist Verve has appointed former InSites Consulting exec Gav Holt as Executive Director in its senior team.

Verve, which was launched in 2008, also has offices in Chicago and Romania; as well as a Global Centre of Research Innovation in Johannesburg, and is in the process of opening another in Sydney. Holt (pictured) joins in Manchester after nearly three years at InSites Consulting, where he served as Senior Business Director leading FMCG and tech work for global clients. He previously spent eleven years at Join the Dots, latterly as Commercial and Client Director, prior to its acquisition by InSites in 2019. He began his career at Harris Interactive before moving to Mustard, working on qual and quant projects for both UK and global brands.

In his new role, Holt is tasked with growing the FMCG and tech verticals across EMEA, supporting clients across the fields of brand, innovation, customer experience and shopper. He will work with Executive Director Kelly McNight to build the Manchester Hub team, and will also work alongside teams in London, Chicago, Johannesburg and Sydney.

CEO and founder Andrew Cooper comments: 'Kelly and Gav are tasked with building an inspiring home for inspiring team members to grow their insights and culture career - as well as help deliver some of the brilliant things we have in the pipeline for 2022. Together they bring fantastic ideas, experience and thinking to our in-it-together, global team, and we're really excited to share what's next'.

Web site: www.addverve.com .