Bruce Shandler takes reins at Leger in US

US — Canadian, Leger, has made Bruce Shandler head of all its US operations as he takes the president and CEO roles.

Shandler has worked in the market research industry for more than 35 years with roles including associate director of TNS Group (Taylor Nelson Sofres), as well as president and chief executive officer of North America for TNS and chief executive officer of TNS Custom Research. He also served on the Advisory Board for the University of Texas, Arlington. He will be based at its Philadelphia office.

Leger is the largest Canadian-owned polling, research and strategic marketing firm with offices in Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary in Canada, Philadelphia in the US, as well as Zurich in Switzerland.