In a bid to boost client development and operations teams, Pulse has hired;
ALVIN CHIA - DIRECTOR, CLIENT DEVELOPMENT
Alvin joins Pulse as Director of Client Development, responsible for leading the Client Development team in generating new business opportunities and growing existing client relationships for the Group.
Alvin holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Portsmouth University, UK, he was previously a Client Service Director for The Nielsen Company in Kuala Lumpur, leading the Client Service teams and personally servicing key accounts including Coca Cola, Japan Tobacco and Colgate Palmolive.
He has more than 8 years of client servicing experience across the Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry and is responsible for growing the Retail Measurement business at Nielsen Malaysia and developing the Client Service teams.
ANDREW YEOH - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT DEVELOPMENT
Andrew joins Pulse Group as Associate Director in Client Development. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration majoring in Management from the University of Mississippi, USA.
He has a total of 7 years experience in the field of Market Research, of which 5 years was spent with Market Research agencies and another 2 years with FMCG manufacturer.
During his years in the Market Research industries, he has worked in the client servicing role at ACNielsen Retail Audit servicing FMCG clients such as Reckitt Benckiser, Danone, Energizer and Campbell's.
Most recently, he served in TNS Worldpanel in both the business development and client servicing role.
Andrew has also headed the Market Research function in YEO'S, an FMCG manufacturer who is the market leader of Asian drinks in Malaysia and Singapore.
CHAN CHOY PING - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT DEVELOPMENT
Choy Ping joins Pulse Group as Qual Director. She has more than 10 years working experiences, out of which about 7 years were in Market Research as she had started out in product marketing with an MNC.
A graduate in Language and Linguistics, she started her Market Research career with Acorn and subsequently NFO Malaysia where she honed her skills in both qualitative and quantitative research.
Choy Ping previously served Synovate Malaysia where she focused fully on qualitative research. Besides handling both local and regional qualitative projects, she was also the Censydiam product champion which utilises a psychodynamic approach towards understanding consumer motivations and satisfactions.
Her wide experience in research focus included such as FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Financial, Petroleum products, Information Technology, Broadcasting, Tobacco, and Automotive. Choy Ping also has experience in research studies conducted Advertising & Concept Testing, Product and Packaging Development, Brand & Product Positioning, Brand and Advertising Tracking, Usage & Attitude Studies, and Retailer Satisfaction Studies.
JOHN SAEZ - MANAGER - CLIENT DEVELOPMENT
John Saez joined Pulse Group as Client Development Manager, responsible for generating new business opportunities and growing existing client relationships in the North America Region.
Most recently he served in the Market Research arm of SSI and Toluna in Sales and Project Management.
NITIN GULATI - CATI MANAGER
Nitin joins Pulse Group as a Project CATI Manager in Operations Department. He has five years experience in Market Research and Business Process Outsource Organizations.
Prior to this, previously he was with Evaluserve.com Pvt. Ltd in India, as a Business Analyst and Senior Market Research Analyst. He also worked with Rico Softech and Saffron Global in India.
He holds Bachelor of Arts from Delhi University, India. He is also certified with NIS and NIIT.
Bob Chua, Pulse Group CEO commented, "We're at an exciting stage of organic growth and our continued commitment towards hiring the best talent in the industry amplifies our ambition to be the leading player in the RPO space."
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