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Ipsos appoints Richard Korn as MD of Ipsos Loyalty

Market research company Ipsos has hired Richard Korn as its managing director of Ipsos Loyalty.

An earlier version of this stated Simon Wake had been appointed MD of Ipsos Loyalty. Mumbrella apologises for the error.

The announcement:

IPSOS APPOINTS RICHARD KORN AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IPSOS LOYALTY, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Sydney, 19 October 2017 – Ipsos Australia and New Zealand CEO Simon Wake has announced the appointment of Richard Korn as Managing Director of Ipsos Loyalty, the Customer Experience division of the market research company.

The appointment sees Korn return to Ipsos from Hong Kong after a two-and-a-half-year stint with Customer Experience agency Albatross Global Solutions where he was Country Manager.

Korn has previously held several roles with Ipsos in the UK and Hong Kong including Asia Pacific Client Director, Director and Division
Head – Customer Experience, Associate Director – Customer Experience and Research Manager.

Korn has more than 14 years’ experience working in research, specialising in Customer Experience, including Enterprise Feedback Management and Mystery Shopping.

At Ipsos Loyalty, Korn leads a team that helps clients understand how their brands and staff are engaging with customers and how to improve that experience. Its services include Customer Experience Management and Voice of the Customer (VOC) programs, Advisory, Mystery Shopping, Journey Mapping and Relationship surveying to help drive customer centricity across organisations.

“Richard brings a wealth of experience to lead Ipsos Loyalty as our clients continue to seek ways to improve their Customer Experience, to not only deliver great experiences but to also drive acquisition and
recommendation. Richard’s knowledge and skills in this important area will be invaluable for businesses looking to transform their customer experience,” Wake said.

Commenting on his appointment, Korn said: “It’s great to come back to Ipsos at what is an exciting and pivotal time for the whole notion of CX. Voice of Customer programs are growing exponentially as companies recognise that they need to live and breathe customer centricity, genuinely putting the customer at the heart of everything they do. Organisations across ANZ are at different levels of readiness
along this journey and it’s our responsibility to help them drive the positive change needed to ensure their differentiation in the marketplace.”

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