Experience

Impact Research Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK I'm co-founder of Impact, and proud to have grown the company over 10 years to where we are now. Growth and strategic direction is my focus, with an emphasis on research and consultancy that supports 'road to zero' or helping brand owners achieve growth through sustainability. Our work for the different sectors we serve includes: Utilities: Price control, stakeholder engagement, customer satisfaction etc Regulators & Government: Achieving net zero, behaviour change. Check out… Show more I'm co-founder of Impact, and proud to have grown the company over 10 years to where we are now. Growth and strategic direction is my focus, with an emphasis on research and consultancy that supports 'road to zero' or helping brand owners achieve growth through sustainability. Our work for the different sectors we serve includes: Utilities: Price control, stakeholder engagement, customer satisfaction etc Regulators & Government: Achieving net zero, behaviour change. Check out how we've supported local authorities with their carbon plans: https://impactmr.com/sustainability/achieving-net-zero/ Consumer: product/concept test, pricing, conjoint, shopper, segmentation etc. Big emphasis on growth through sustainability. Check out our syndicated 'Great Green Sustainability Study' https://impactmr.com/sustainability/ Services: service optimisation, pricing, U&A, communications, segmentation etc. Check out our case studies: https://impactmr.com/case-studies/ Health: Focusing on companies operating in pharmaceutical, consumer health, life-science, device and diagnostic industries around the world: https://impacthealthmr.com/ My responsibilities also include ensuring we have the best teams within our units so that we continue to deliver excellent projects that make a difference to our highly valued clients. Research buyers who want great research and a fantastic service, delivered by passionate and driven people, get in touch with me! Or if you're a talented researcher, please get in touch! https://www.impactmr.com/

• Managing Director

  • May 2010 - Present

  Driving force behind Impact, including setting up the various company units and divisions and starting a separate company, Impact Health lead by Jamie Margerison. Growth in the company eventually lead to the creation of a utilities, consumer and services divisions.



Holden Pearmain

• Research Manager, AD, Business Development Director

  • Mar 2003 - Apr 2010

  Weybridge, England, United Kingdom Started as a project manager working for variety of clients in B2B and consumer, including United Utilities, Oracle, Yellow Pages, Reckitt Benckiser. Progressed to Business Development Director surpassing annual multi-million pound sales targets, with a number of key clients.



Research International

• Market Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• RE, SRE, Research Manager

  • 1998 - 2003

  London, England, United Kingdom Attending the Graduate Trainee programme and progressed through the ranks within the 'Business Solutions' team. Conducted both qualitative and quantitative projects mostly in B2B for Shell, DHL, Citibank and Unilever.



Philip Townsend Associates

• United States
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Market Research Interviewer

  • 1996 - 1998

  Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom The start of my market reserch career. Started as a business-to-business market research interviewer, progressing to managing multi-national projects within the plastics and chemicals industry. Conducted market sizing projects on different plastics (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, PE etc). Became responsible for a team of 7 telephone interviewers.