Carrea (pictured), who is also now a member of the company’s board of directors, most recently served as group president of Instar Research. Before that, she was senior vice president and global account director at Ipsos Healthcare. 

“Jennifer is an accomplished leader: she combines formidable organisational and negotiation skills with real marketing research and healthcare know-how," said David Day, president and global chief executive officer.

"No one is better suited to lead our healthcare business forward, and I’m tremendously excited to work with her.”