In Sydney, Australia, former Ipsos execs Peter Fairbrother and Veronica Mayne have launched a market research insights consultancy called Faster Horses. The agency will cover both the east and west coasts of Australia, while also reaching clients in the Asia Pacific region.

Peter Fairbrother spent the past seven years at Ipsos, most recently as Director, Financial Services and Telecoms in Sydney, and earlier as MD India and SEA. Before this, he was a Partner at Eureka Strategic Research, which was acquired by international market research firm Ipsos in 2007.

Mayne also has a seven year Ipsos background, having initially served as Head of Qualitative at Synovate in Perth, prior to its sale to Ipsos, when she became MD of the firm’s qualitative market research arm, Ipsos UU (Understanding Unlimited). Read the rest at: http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news19618.htm