Illuminas Names MD for New York Office

Global research consultancy Illuminas has appointed Bob Takacs as Managing Director in its New York Office, to spearhead continued development in the Americas region.

Takacs joins with more than 15 years of global consulting and research expertise gained across the IT, telecoms, financial services and consumer sectors. Most recently he worked as VP at research and advisory firm AMI-Partners. Prior to this, he held leadership posts at Guideline's Strategic Consulting and Research division; Gartner's UK office; Norwegian consulting firm NTC; and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Commenting on the appointment; Illuminas Global CEO, John Connaughton said: 'We are delighted to have on board someone of Bob's calibre. His research consultancy skills will be used across a range of clients in the USA and across our global network of offices.'

The firm has offices in London, New York, Austin, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and is online at www.illuminas-global.com .