Clayton (pictured) will initially work at the firm’s London office before moving to the Far East.

He joins the firm from RS Consulting where he spent seven years working in both qual and quant research, most recently as an associate director. During his time at the agency, he specialised in the financial services and IT sectors.

In his role at Kadence he will focus on enhancing the firm’s offerings in the logistics, telecoms and IT markets.

Kadence chairman Simon Everard said: “We are delighted to have Greg onboard. With his wealth of international research experience I believe he will be invaluable to the Kadence International network, and have high ambitions for what he will bring to our Asian offering.”