Ipsos announced the appointment of long-time Ipsos global executive Hamish Munro as its new APAC CEO, and current South-East Asia CEO, Suresh Ramalingam, as its new chief client officer for the APAC region. Both appointments are effective immediately. Munro moves into his new remit after three years as Ipsos' global head of interactive services.

Since joining the company in 2013, Munro has also had stints as CEO of Australia and New Zealand (2013- 2015), CEO of South-East Asia (2016 - 2017) and CEO of APAC operations (2017 - 2019). Having worked and lived across Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Munro is set to bring broad international operational and research management experience to his new role, along with more than two decades of diverse market research and leadership. Munro will replace current Ipsos APEC CEO, Christophe Cambournac, who will move into a global role with the business.

Ramalingam moves into his new role after four years as CEO for Ipsos' South-East Asian markets. Prior to joining Ipsos, Ramalingam spent more than 20 years at Nielsen, working across its emerging markets in various leadership roles and the most recent one as managing director of consumer insights across LATAM, EMEA and South-East Asia, based in Dubai. In his new remit, Ramalingam will lead the client organization for Ipsos' APAC region and will be based in Kuala Lumpur.

Ipsos CEO Ben Page said Munro and Ramalingam were set to bring a wealth of industry experience and corporate knowledge to their new roles.