The position will be in addition to her current role as president of retail solutions, which she has held since joining the company last year after being a consultant. Prior to that Grant ran Procter & Gamble’s $8.5bn retail grocery business.

Andrew Appel, president and chief executive officer, SymphonyIRI said: “Since joining us last year, Beverly has been a great asset to SymphonyIRI, and her proven track record as a strategist makes her ideally suited to take our client engagement model to the next level.”