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Kantar appoints second CEO in less than a year

Chris Jansen, who is currently CEO of Cognita, will take up the position from November.

By Sara Nelson
Data, insights and consulting company Kantar will appoint Chris Jansen as group chief executive from November. 
Jansen succeeds Alexis Nasard, who resigned in April after only four months in the job, and left in June. 
Kantar’s previous CEO, Eric Salama, left in February 2020 after 17 years with the business, following the sale of a 60% stake to Bain Capital by WPP, which continues to own the remaining 40%.
Jansen joins the company with more than 20 years of leadership experience in the services sector, from brand building to service delivery transformation, alongside a background in classic marketing and private equity-owned business management. 
Jansen is currently t


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