First Chief Commercial Officer for Research Partnership

In the UK, healthcare insights company Research Partnership has promoted Andrew Stokes to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer.

Research Partnership, which provides custom and syndicated insights for the healthcare industry, was acquired last year by Inizio (formerly Ashfield). The firm currently employs more than 330 healthcare specialists across seven offices in the US, France, India, Singapore and the UK.

Stokes (pictured) takes up his new position after 23 years in director roles with the company, and will now lead the Global Commercial and Client Engagement functions within the business. Claire Ajdukiewicz, who recently joined the company as a Director, will be a key member of the team, as will Ed Bell, Business Development Manager. Together, they will operate globally across all Research Partnership services, providing sales support and guidance to client-facing teams.

Commenting on Stokes' appointment, CEO Gareth Phillips said: 'Andy is a respected Director who has driven many important client service initiatives, most recently establishing an agile proposal response unit to ensure best-in-class solutions are presented to each client challenge. I look forward to working with him as we roll out our commercial strategy in the coming months'.

Web site: www.researchpartnership.com .