The group is headquartered in Gurgaon, India and provides value added services in the Market Research and Data Management spaces.
The group announced today the opening of its Middle East office located at Abu Dhabi, UAE. This marks the culmination of a global expansion strategy started and accelerated through the downturn of 2008-2009. Annik had already had sales presence in the US and Europe, which are its two main markets, since 2008.
The expansion started about 18 months ago, with the launch of a delivery center in Shanghai, servicing the China, Japan and South Korea markets followed with a delivery center in Poland in February 2010 to service Western and Eastern Europe. With the launch of the Abu Dhabi office the group now has wide servicing capability across geographies in almost all key global languages and regions.
More importantly, key new hires and partnerships have allowed Annik to significantly enhance its domain expertise and consulting capacity.
In the UAE, Annik has partnered with Yousif AlSuwaidi, an emerging leader in the financial space. Rahul Sahgal, CEO & President commented on the partnership-"Data Quality and Management services will find a growing demand in the Middle East markets across the financial, airlines and government sectors as more data-driven efficiencies are built into these businesses. Annik is poised to take advantage of this development by providing high-value services that can make a meaningful difference to these institutions."
Annik also strengthened its sales presence with the recent opening of an office in Tokyo, Japan. Justin Tomboulian has joined the team as Senior Vice President, North and East Asia and Global Alliance Manager for the Microsoft account. Justin had been with Microsoft for 14 years, prior to joining Annik, having worked across many geographies in the Marketing, Data Management, and IT Solution Delivery areas. Justin has spent more than 12 years in Asia, mostly in Japan and speaks Japanese.
In the United States, Rudy Nadilo has joined Annik as Senior Vice President, North America. Rudy has 30 years experience in the Market Research and related industries. Having worked with MRCA, IRI and as the founding CEO of Greenfield Online, he brings a great deal of expertise and knowledge to the company. Based in the Boston area, Rudy has already started taking an active role in Annik's North American business. Gary Stocks continues to look after Annik market research activities in Europe.
Having weathered the downturn and emerged in a strong position with a strong balance sheet, Annik is now strengthening its position as a global leader in providing services in the Market Research and Data management areas.
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