New MD for Millward Brown Germany

Millward Brown Germany has promoted Bernd Büchner to MD, replacing Manfred Tautscher who has left the company. Büchner has been Deputy Managing Director since joining MB in 2007.

He worked for Frost & Sullivan in Brussels and Report International in Brussels and London, and then as Senior Research Consultant for TNS Emnid / TNS Infratest in Bielefeld and Munich. He joined MB in 2007 and has since been Deputy Managing Director. He holds a doctorate in social science.

He comments: 'I am very pleased with the confidence placed in me and the new role as CEO of Millward Brown in Germany. The company has in recent years taken a very positive development and I am confident that we will continue to grow.'

The firm has 65 employees in offices in Frankfurt and Hamburg. Millward Brown, part of Kantar within WPP, is online at www.millwardbrown.com .