ESOMAR Council Election Nominees

Get to know the candidates for ESOMAR Council Election 2023 - 2024. Learn about their achievements and plans for the future of ESOMAR and get ready to cast your vote. Voting is now closed.

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ESOMAR Council Elections

Rules applying to candidates and canvassing


ESOMAR is pleased to announce the nominees for the Council 2023-2024 as approved by the Election Committee. Canvassing by candidates is authorised from 16 February until 10 March.

ESOMAR Members approved before voting opens and in good standing (fully paid and with full voting rights) may vote during the voting period open from 23 February until 10 March. If you are not a member and wish to vote in support of your preferred candidate, you may still do so. Click here to join ESOMAR. The results will be announced on 15 March.

Presidential Nominees

Ray Poynter
Managing Director, The Future Place Consultancy Ltd, UK
Marcello Sasso
Senior Director, Integrated Intelligence, Real Chemistry, United States
Nikki Lavoie
EVP, Global Experience Strategy, Savanta Group LTD, France


Council Member Nominees

Dharmendra Jain
Operations Director, Kantar, Kenya
Mariela Mociulsky
CEO & Founder, Trendsity, Argentina
Danyo Dimitrov
Managing Director, JTN Research, Bulgaria
Simon Patterson
Founder & CEO, QRi Consulting Ltd., UK
Joy Uyanwune
Head, Global Marketing & Initiatives, DECISION SUPPORT, Nigeria
Biraj Ganguly
Executive Vice President, Phronesis Partners, India
Ankesh Saxena
Senior Vice President - Global Business, Market Xcel Data Matrix Pvt. Ltd., India
Martin Oxley
Managing Director, BuzzBack, United Kingdom
Priya Lobo
CEO, Ormax Consultants Pvt. Ltd., India
Priscilla McKinney
CEO, Little Bird Marketing, United States
Corrine Moy
Consultant, Marketing & Data Science, UK
Alina Serbanica
Senior Vice President, Ipsos Interactive Services (Ipsos Group), Romania
Jean-Marc Léger
President, Leger, Market Research and Analytics, Canada
Paul Hudson
CEO, FlexMR, UK
Alain Mizrahi
CEO, Grupo RADAR, Uruguay
Dr Liubov Ruchinskaya
Global Consumer Insights Director, Electrolux, Switzerland
Marcello Sasso
Senior Director, Integrated Intelligence, Real Chemistry, United States
Tom De Ruyck
Managing Partner, InSites Consulting, Belgium
Martha Llobet
Founder, Q2Q Global, Spain

Have questions regarding the Council Election? Don't hesitate to get in touch with us at elections@esomar.org.