Uday Kagal dons mantle as Synovate Mumbai Branch Head


5 October 2006

INDIA — Leading global market intelligence firm, Synovate has appointed Uday Kagal as its head of Mumbai branch operations.

Mr Kagal has clocked 19 years in market research in different capacities – both on the agency and client side in equal measure. So, apart from stints with erstwhile MARG (now, ACNielsen ORG MARG) and TNS Dubai as research director and senior group account director – he has extensive experience with a multitude of large corporations.

His assignment with HLL was that of CMI manager responsible for brand tracking and Ad-pre-testing; his stint with HSBC Bank as Senior VP-Customer Connect Analytics & Relationships (CCAR), entailed Implicit research, brand tracking, customer satisfaction, market potential modelling and customer lifetime value segmentation, et al. Mr Kagal is credited with setting up the CCAR division for HSBC Bank.

Mr Kagal is a post graduate in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management, Gujarat.

Mr Kagal will report into Synovate India MD, Alok Shanker and will primarily be responsible for new sector forays and revenue generation for Synovate's largest branch office in India.


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Madhurima Bhatia
Senior Manager, Synovate India
Mobile: 098 1120 6662




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