Kantar Public Appoints New Global CFO

Kantar Public, the division recently sold to investor Trilantic Europe, has announced the appointment of former VMLY&R exec Mark Hinton-Jones as its new Global CFO.

Former parent Kantar completed the sale of the unit to pan-European private equity firm Trilantic Europe three months ago. Kantar Public has recently appointed Eric Salama as Global Chair, Zarina Ward as Chief People Officer and former ONS exec Ed Dunn as Senior Director in Population Studies.

Hinton-Jones, who also becomes a member of the firm's Global Board, joins after serving as Global COO at VMLY&R Health, and brings twenty years' experience of professional services including COO, CFO and MD roles in firms including WPP and Kantar.

Global CEO Dr Michelle Harrison says of the news, 'I'm delighted to be welcoming Mark to join our senior global leadership team here at Kantar Public. In his role, Mark will be responsible for ensuring that our finance function is a key driver, and enabler of responsible, purpose-led and strategic growth around the world. Mark has an exceptional track record of delivering sustainable and impressive results and his skills and expertise will be a great asset to the business through our next phase of strategic development. His relentless focus on how we can best serve our clients globally and locally is outstanding, and he will be a tremendous addition to the Global Board'.

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