ORC International expands into France

FRANCE — ORC International has announced that it is expanding into France with a new office in Sevres, near Paris.

The office will be the first in continental Europe, and the 16th office overall. The company already has a presence in the UK, US, Australia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

The French office, to be headed by Anne Lavielle, formerly of Ipsos, will initially focus on employee research, followed by customer research in the future.