The Research Partnership strengthens global presence with two senior appointments

4 June 2010

The Research Partnership – the global pharma market research specialist – has strengthened its global network of offices with two senior hires. Philippe Pouliot has been appointed as an Associate Director in the Philadelphia office and Kah Huey Loh has joined the company’s Asia hub in Singapore as a Research Director.

Philippe boasts in excess of ten years’ market research experience and is skilled in both quantitative and qualitative techniques. He began his career working client-side at Air Canada before moving to Synovate, and more recently he enjoyed a four-year stint at Genactis, where at the time of leaving he held the position of Project Director. Philippe has worked across a range of therapy areas, with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease and respiratory ailments. In his role at The Research Partnership he will work within the US account management team, with responsibility for designing and executing both global and US-only projects.

Kah Huey’s background is equally as accomplished and also spans ten years. A chemistry graduate, she started her career as a Laboratory Officer before making the move to healthcare research. Firstly at Synovate and then TNS where she helped to establish the Asia Pacific Healthcare team (now Kantar Health).Throughout her five years with the company Kah Huey enjoyed a global remit and managed key accounts across Asia.

Kah Huey is also adept at developing commercially focused products, as she was most recently employed as a Director of Syndicated Services at GFK Healthcare Asia. At The Research Partnership she will focus on business development, client services and operational excellence, and will play a pivotal role in developing the business across key emerging markets.

Commenting on the appointments, Mary Assimakopoulos, co-founder of The Research Partnership said: “I am thrilled to welcome Philippe and Kah Huey to the team. At The Research Partnership we consistently strive to attract first-rate talent, as it is only through the efforts of our employees that we have been able to build such a successful international business over the past thirteen years. Both Philippe and Kah Huey are accomplished pharma specialists and possess the winning combination of research and consultancy skills which will enable them to fully engage with our strategic vision for the future”.