TNS appoints head of access panels

Global - TNS has hired ex-ACNielsen president of Homescan consumer panel business Robert Tomei as its global head of access panels.

Tomei reports to Pedro Ros, MD of global clients and sectors for TNS and will be based in New York.

His new responsibilities include setting, leading and delivering a strategy for growth and development of the company's global access panel business, including regional panel functions in Asia, North America, Europe, and the Latin America region. He will work with the TNS global senior leadership team to promote and sell the panel operations business via a unified marketing programme.

"Bob will help to introduce new value-added services that will enable TNS clients to make even more effective business decisions and grow their share in the marketplace,"David Lowden, chief executive for TNS said in a statement.