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Research Manager

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Lithuanian, English, Italian

Justas is a Research Manager at Euromonitor International, with a focus on sports and entertainment research. Justas leads a team in sports research globally, ensuring data integrity and providing analytical insight.

Justas advises clients across professional sports market trends, sponsorship opportunities, sports property benchmarking, as well as fan demographics and behaviour. Justas previously worked on energy industries as part of Euromonitor's Passport Industrial team.

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