Thomas Verryn Snr Research and Country Manager
cape town
English, Afrikaans
About Thomas
Thomas is a Senior Research Manager, specialising in food and drinks research, overseeing a team of analysts. He is also the Country Manager for Euromonitor’s South African operation.
Expertise
Thomas Verryn has 20 years’ experience in research in a broad range of research fields, covering social, consumer and market research using a wide variety of methodologies. Thomas joined Euromonitor International in 2014 after working at Kantar TNS, and other local South African research houses.
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