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Andrew NeedhamFounding Partner & CEO

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Andrew is a serial entrepreneur and innovator with a 15 year track record of building successful media and marketing businesses aimed at niche segments. Throughout his career Andrew has pioneered new techniques and methodologies of working with consumers from peer to peer marketing in the 1990′s to co-creating with consumers for research and innovation in the last five years. He is passionate about understanding customer audiences, being instrumental in setting up Face’s collaboration communities, Headbox (aimed at youth) and Mindbubble (aimed at women) and how to market with consumers rather than at them. He brings 15 years of combined experience in brand marketing research and innovation having worked with clients such as Orange, Unilever, Boots, GSK and Reckitt Benckiser.

Andrew is Vice President of WOMMA UK, a member of the Marketing Society and the MRS and is a regular panel speaker at insight, innovation and marketing conferences and contributes often to the research and marketing press.

Outside of work Andrew can be found running, doing endless activities with his three children, watching cricket or sailing.

Andrew Needham on Linkedin

Job MuscroftManaging Director & COO, Face UK

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:19:15 +0000

As the Managing Director at Face, Job helped start the company in 2004 and brings 15 years research, marketing and innovation experience to his current role having worked on clients such as GSK, News International, Unilever, O2 and Google. As well as driving the business day to day Job is passionate about finding intelligent and creative solutions for our rapidly growing list of clients. Job has also been at the forefront of developing on-line qualitative and social media research and has personally overseen the launch of our research communities’ headbox.com and mindbubble.com. Job is a member of The Marketing Society, the MRS and a member of WOMUK.

Outside of work Job is married with 3 children and whatever spare time he has is now spent cycling around the parks of SW London and watching Liverpool trying to recapture the glory days of the 70/80′s

Job Muscroft on Linkedin

Philip McnaughtonManaging Director, Face N.Y.

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Philip heads up the Face Office in New York. He has worked in the Market Research industry for 15 years and has worked from Tokyo to Moscow to San Francisco, online & offline, qualitative & quantitative, from FMCG to UX through brand strategising, concept creating, creative development & social media monitoring. He is a regular Industry Conference speaker on co-creation and online community research. When he’s not doing that, he is working out ways to get to the South Pole.

Philip Mcnaughton on Linkedin

Francesco D’OrazioChief Innovation Officer, Head of Face Labs

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Francesco holds a PhD in Sociology and Digital Media (2004-2007) from Università degli Studi di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ and from University of Toronto at the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology where his research focused on Immersive Media, the evolution of Audiences and the rise of Social Software.

Over the past ten years he has been involved in community design, market research and immersive media as a researcher, web strategist and creative technologist working for research agencies and web start ups.

At Face, Francesco focuses on developing new ways of conducting research specializing in online communities, social media analysis, open data, lifelogging and social simulations.

Francesco is a regular speaker at research, innovation and technology conferences such as WARC, MRS, ESOMAR, AURA, World Business Forum, Word of Mouth Summit, Visual Web Convention, Virtual Worlds Forum, Serious Virtual Worlds, Digital Content Distribution, Engage Conference.

He runs the Social Media Lab at IULM University in Milan and blogs here and at Makers Of Universes

Francesco D’Orazio on Linkedin

Daniel TompsettCommercial Director, Face N.Y.

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As the Commercial Director Daniel is responsible for ensuring clients get world class service and results when working with Face. Daniel has been instrumental in helping clients such as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and Nokia to adopt more collaborative approaches to research and planning. Over the past few years Daniel has also been at the forefront of developing social media research and now works closely with clients such as O2 helping them to maximise the potential of this new source of insight.

Daniel Tompsett on Linkedin

Cathy Parker-SauerProduction Manager

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Cathy has 8 years experience in market research project management. Prior to joining Face Cathy managed a successful viewing facility in London working with clients such as Mastercard, Unilever and Samsung. In her position as Production Manager Cathy has developed a fantastic network of creative venues, recruiters and global partners that enable her team to turn around the most challenging recruitment and logistic briefs. Cathy originally started her career in event management giving her the creativity to deliver brilliant experiences for clients and consumers when working on projects with Face.

When Cathy is not at work she enjoys experiencing the cultures and cuisines of different countries and when not on her travels you’ll find her in the gym or enjoying a nice glass of the grape.

Cathy Parker-Sauer on Linkedin

Oliver LewisHead of Social Media

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Prior to joining Face, Oliver was Head of Social Media Evaluation at Aevolve and Insights Director with Synthesio, working across a range of clients from various sectors. Oliver specialises in social media analysis and is working at merging this data source with various other quantitative research techniques to provide a full picture of consumer online behaviour and attitudes.

In his spare time, he rides the rollercoaster of ecstasy and despair that comes with being a Welsh rugby fan.

Oliver Lewis on Linkedin

Sharmila SubramanianResearch Director

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Sharmila has been at Face for two and a half years. Before that, she spent three and a half years in international qualitative research at Flamingo. During this time, she has pursued her keen interest in online and mobile research, co-creative and ethnographic methodologies and applied these all over the world, from hanging out with financially constrained teens in arcades in rural China, to exploring the ins and outs of hair styling in Turkey. Sharmila takes an active interest in digital technology, the world of social media, and food, which means when not working, she’s probably updating her food blog, or talking about what to eat with other food-obsessed people on Twitter.

Sharmila Subramanian on Linkedin

Esther GarlandResearch Director

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:13:47 +0000

Before joining Face Esther has spent 7 years working at Golley Slater and Dare in planning roles working on clients such as Vodafone, Barclays, Sony, COI and The Army. At Face Esther specialises in leading planning and innovation projects in emerging markets for clients such as Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser and Nokia.

When she is not staring off into the distance with her head locked in deep strategic thought you can find her getting down with the cultural types here in London.

Esther Garland on Linkedin

Lucy BothamCommercial Manager

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Lucy joined Face in September 2008 and has quickly become a key contact for many Face clients including Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever and Kimberly Clark. Lucy has worked on over 50 co-creation projects with clients and is an expert in helping people collaborate and get the most out of their interactions whether online or offline.

Outside of work Lucy can be found on the netball court battling to win the North London league!

Lucy Botham on Linkedin