Before taking on the role of managing director, Brown (pictured) was senior vice-president, accounts and business operations, at MMR Research, and has worked for the company for more than four years, including as a senior adviser to MMR Research USA.

Other prior roles before joining MMR Research include spells in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and sensory research at firms such as Henkel (Dial), ConAgra Foods, and Garza Consulting.

In her new job at MMR Research USA, Brown will serve as part of the company’s senior management team and report to global chief executive Matthew Lintern.

Brown will also have heavy input into the firm’s global expansion plans and will take on a portfolio of major CPG brands.

Lintern said: “Our US business is crucial to the long-term success of MMR and is inextricably linked to the success of our sister brands within the MMR family.

“We’re excited to see where Jennifer and her leadership team can take the business unit moving forward.”