Announcing two senior appointments – Colleen Simunic joins as Director, US and Mike Zhou as Director, Singapore

We are delighted to announce that Colleen Simunic has joined the US Division as a Director and Mike Zhou as a Director within the APAC Division.

Colleen is a highly talented market research director with over 10 years’ experience delivering clear and actionable insights-based recommendations across the healthcare industry.  A meticulous data miner, Colleen has deep experience in consumer behaviour, brand lifecycle tracking and communications testing.  Colleen was most recently Director of Custom Research at MarketCast, formerly Phoenix Marketing International, where she oversaw both qualitative and quantitative studies covering a wide range of therapeutic indications.

Caroline Brennan, Director, said of her appointment, “I am thrilled that Colleen will be joining the Research Partnership family. Colleen and I worked together in a previous employment and I am looking forward to working with her again on projects.”

Colleen lives in North Carolina and will be aligned with the East Coast Philadelphia/Yardley team.

Mike Zhou has joined as a Director within our APAC leadership team. Mike is a results-driven Research & Commercial Director with over 17 years of experience in healthcare and medtech market research and consumer insights, with a particular focus on the APAC region and China.

He is an expert in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and excels in managing cross-functional collaborations and presenting complex data in clear, compelling ways.

Marc Yates, Director, said, “I am thrilled that Mike will be re-joining the Research Partnership family. Mike worked with us in the early years of his career and to have his expertise now as a Director will be invaluable. He will be a great asset to the team.”