IFF Research appoints chair

Priest (pictured) is partner at Capel Partners Corporate Advisory and Green Square & Associates, as well as being ex-founder and chief executive at SPA and Future Thinking.

In addition, Priest has worked in research since 1985 and was made a fellow of the Market Research Society in 2012.

He will begin his role with immediate effect.

Jan Shury, managing director at IFF Research, said: “We were delighted to receive the backing of Connection Capital last year who shared our vision for the continued growth of a people-focused agency.

“We’re privileged to now have someone with the vast experience of Jon come on board as chair to help us navigate the challenges of realising that vision.”