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Future Thinking bolsters qualitative team with the promotion of Anna Appleford as senior research director and Andrew Divers to research manager

Future Thinking has bolstered its qualitative division with the promotions of Anna Appleford to senior research director and Andrew Divers to research manager, while it has also promoted Claire Haines-Gray to operations delivery director.

Appleford’s new role sees her become the second-in-command at the qualitative division, where she will support the managing director of qualitative research Rebecca Ironside. Divers has been promoted to research manager and will become a full-time member of the division, bolstering Future Thinking’s capabilities in this area. Both will report directly to Ironside.

Haines-Gray’s new role will see her given the remit to oversee successful deliverables from the group’s research support teams. She will report directly to Sue Homeyard, MD of operations.

Future Thinking has also announced the promotions of Simon Driver to research director within its Experience Division, where he will work on a number of projects with Future Thinking’s B2B clients, while Martin Nash will become associate director within the Communicate team.

Speaking about the new promotions, Claudia Strauss, Future Thinking’s UK managing director said: “We are extremely proud of the work our talented researchers deliver to our clients as their trusted advisors. Rewarding the excellent work they do is an integral part of our company’s ethos and I am extremely proud to work with such a wonderful team.”

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