CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Futures Company, a leading strategic planning, insight and innovation consultancy, adds to its senior leadership team by announcing today the hiring of research strategist and thought leader Hillary Newton as Senior Vice President in the consulting group. As a senior member of the consulting team, Newton will play a key role in leading client projects and developing key insights about the future and about opportunities for our clients' businesses and brands.
"We are very excited to have Hillary join our consulting team," said Craig Wood, Group President, Consulting. "She has a wealth of experience working with an impressive roster of clients, and having worked on both the client and agency side of the business, she is uniquely qualified to lead the team in managing multi-faceted client engagements."
Before joining The Futures Company, Newton led client insights initiatives at The Family Room, TNS, and several ad agencies. In her most recent role as SVP of Research and Brand Strategy at The Family Room, she generated learning agendas and insights for a list of high-profile, global brands including Disney, LEGO, General Mills, Unilever and Nintendo. Her expertise encompasses CPG, B2B and B2C arenas, and includes brand positioning/portfolio work, decoding motivation and family decision-making, multicultural insights and shopper insights work. She is a passionate thought-leader and enjoys presenting at client immersions, new business pitches, and industry conferences.
Newton received her B.S. in Psychology from New York University and lives in New York City with her husband and five children.
For further information contact Emily Parenti at 919.932.8626 or email emily.parenti@thefuturescompany.com.
About The Futures Company
The Futures Company is an award-winning, global strategic planning, insight and innovation consultancy. Unparalleled global expertise in foresight and futures enables The Futures Company to unlock new sources of growth through a range of subscription services and research and consulting solutions. The Futures Company was formed through the integration of The Henley Centre, HeadlightVision, Yankelovich and, most recently, TRU.
The Futures Company is a Kantar company within WPP with teams in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.
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