Kantar Names Brooks Chief Operations Officer

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Kantar said it appointed James Brooks to the newly created role of chief operations officer.

Brooks had previously been chief operations officer of Kantar’s Insights Division.

Scott Carter was named chief human resources officer at Kantar. He had been chief HR officer for Kantar Media.

“In Scott and James we have two superb, passionate experts who deeply understand Kantar,” said Kantar CEO Eric Salama. "They both put clients at the heart of their thinking and understand the importance of building strong teams around them and helping people flourish. I am particularly pleased that we have managed to fill critical roles with the best people by promoting from within.”

Brooks joined Kantar in 2004. Previously he spent 10 years at IRI.

Before joining Kantar in 2010, Carter was with Price Waterhouse.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.