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Leadership Team Profile

Vijaykumar Palanna - Managing Director, India

Vijay has over 15 years of experience in the Indian Market Research industry and one of the leaders in the field within South India. Vijay has worked at many of the leading Market Research agencies in India including ORG - MARG and Icon Added Value. Vijay has great abilities within the entire Market Research domain, right from client relationship management and research designs, to back end activities like data collection, data processing and business interpretations of analysis data. He is one of the best when it comes to making practical data driven interpretations using sparse market data. Vijay has managed large multi location projects and also handled diverse clients across multiple sectors. Vijay holds a Masters Degree in Arts from a leading university of India and has completed various advanced courses in the field of Business and Marketing.

Shubha Halbe - CEO, USA

Shubha has been associated with the Market Research industry since the late '70s and has seen the transition in the methods used for surveying and data analysis tools. She has held positions where her responsibilities included data analysis, project management and building and leading new business units providing market research services. Her research experience is not limited to quantitative methods alone - Shubha has rich experience in moderating Focus Group Discussions (in 3 languages) and has been trained in the use of qualitative tools at a leading Institute in USA.

Shubha has worked in 3 countries (India, Kenya, USA) in culturally diverse environments. She has performed customer facing roles with both multi-national as well as indigenous business corporations and quasi-government agencies. Shubha has a MBA in Marketing from University of Poona, India.

Dr. Rajkumar (Raj) Palanna - Global CEO

Raj has experience of 15 years at global Fortune 500 companies. He has worked in the Insurance, Retail Banking, Investment Banking, Leasing Services, Mortgage, Automotive, Aerospace, Medical, Medical Insurance, Service, Textile and other business domains. In his career he has held various leadership roles including Senior Director, Director, Manager, Consultant and Program Manager. He has multilingual skills, with working knowledge in five different languages.

Raj is a Visionary strategic thinker with a Ph.D., MBA & MS. He has the unique ability to combine advanced concepts and practical reality. He has worked with many CEOs and their direct reports at leading corporations. He is considered one of the best in class for applied statistical analysis and interpretation. He has a track record of achieving multi-million dollar cost savings from company operations. He has extensive knowledge and experience in globalization of businesses. Raj has been a visiting faculty at top universities including University of Southern California & Oklahoma State University.