MUMBAI: TNS has appointed Ernst and Young partner Richard Ingleton as its new CEO. He will be joining on 1 July and will replace Eric Salama who held the combined role as Kantar CEO.

Ingleton has led the global customer practice at E&Y for the past five years and the global marketing effectiveness practice at Accenture prior to that. He has also held roles at Virgin and Tata.

Salama said: “I’m thrilled that Richard is joining. I knew he was the right person for us from our very first meeting. He has had tremendous impact with clients, built a strong team and grown the practice globally and has generated tremendous loyalty. I have no doubt that our people and clients will benefit from his leadership.”

Ingleton said, “Over the past few years my clients have shown more and more interest in the value that comes from insight, research and big data. TNS is fantastically well-placed to do something special in this space – and that’s why I’m so keen to join.”