Kantar Public has announced the appointment of Eric Salama as the Global Chair of Kantar Public. This follows the announcement on 1 September 2022, that Kantar Public is now a standalone, and fully purpose-led global evidence and advisory business, following its divestment from Kantar and sale to Trilantic Europe.
Eric knows the Kantar Public business intimately, given his 18-year history as the Global CEO of Kantar, where he grew the business from the ground up into an operation turning over $4bn in annual revenues. Alongside his new role at Kantar Public, Eric is also the Chair of the Board of Trustees for Comic Relief, a Board member at Morning Consult and a Board advisor at Phoenix Court VC.
Eric has previously served as an advisor to the UK Government on e-commerce and business, and as a non-executive at DFID (The Department for International Development) and has played an integral role in helping many brands expand both locally and internationally.
"I could not be more delighted that Eric Salama is joining Kantar Public as our new Global Chair," noted Michelle Harrison, Global CEO of Kantar Public. "Eric and I worked together previously when I was appointed to the Global Board of Kantar, with the remit to build the new division of Kantar Public in 2016," she continued, "From the outset, Eric shared the vision for building a world leading global practice for government and public realm clients, and he was there for the formative years where our strong foundations were laid."
We share a desire to deliver better and more sustainable outcomes for the communities which we, and our clients, serve – across public health, sustainability, education and young people, gender and inclusion, economic recovery, poverty and inequality, migration and other complex societal and economic issues.'
"We are very pleased that Eric has agreed to join the Kantar Public board as Non-exec Chair," said Anthony Bellau, who led the deal for Trilantic Europe. "Eric's historic involvement with Kantar Public, as well as his deep experience in governance, strategy, operational excellence and culture will be enormously valuable in helping us achieve our key goals of driving performance and sustainable growth. We are looking forward to working closely with him and Michelle."
On his appointment, Eric Salama, Global Chair of Kantar Public commented, "After the past 2 ½ years of Covid, no one doubts the central role which Governments and public organizations play in our lives. The complexity of the problems that need to be actively addressed has never been more acute. Governments and their citizens recognize the importance of the decisions that they make and the importance of having evidence to make the best choices. All this in an environment where there are trust deficits between citizens, government, business and the media and where misinformation and questions about 'what's true' abound."
Salama added, "Against this background, and with Kantar Public's strong heritage of uncompromised objectivity and commitment to solving these deep-rooted problems, I had no hesitation in accepting the position as the new Global Chair for Kantar Public. I'm thrilled to be reconnecting with the business."
SOURCE: KANTAR PUBLIC
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