Ipsos APAC MD David Richardson departs

David Richardson, the Asia Pacific managing director of research firm Ipsos, is leaving the company.

Richardson, who was involved in the development of the EMMA metric, calls time on almost five years with Ipsos, the last three and a half as APAC MD based in Seoul. He is now on gardening leave.

Richardson joined the company as North Asia CEO in 2009 from rival TNS, where he spent much of his career.

He has worked in Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong as regional director for TNS, a company he joined in the mid-eighties.