[May 26, 2005] Fern Schapiro Joins InsightExpress Tweet STAMFORD, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- May 26, 2005 -- InsightExpress(R), a leading online market research firm, announced today that Fern Schapiro has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Client Service and Marketing. Schapiro has over 20 years of custom and syndicated research experience and will bring this wealth of experience, her team-building expertise, and extensive industry knowledge to help lead InsightExpress in its next growth phase. Fern joins InsightExpress from TNS NFO where she has worked for the past 18 years in various client service functions. Most recently, she was Senior Vice President overseeing TNS NFO's largest business unit, servicing customers in the Northeast. She also led the company's Beverage Group nationwide. Revenues in her core area of responsibility quadrupled during the past eight years. Prior to NFO, Fern worked for NPD Research as an account manager servicing major packaged goods clients. She has an MBA from Boston University and a BA from Brandeis University. She and her husband, Steven, reside in Stamford, CT with their two children. William Lipner, Chairman and CEO, commented, "I am delighted that Fern has decided to join InsightExpress. Having worked very closely with her for nearly 20 years, I am very familiar with Fern's outstanding leadership skills and her ability to develop and nurture a world class client service organization. Fern is a consummate professional, one of the best in our industry, and I have every confidence that she will make outstanding contributions to the growth and development of InsightExpress in the coming years." "I'm very excited about bringing my experience in building and growing high performance teams to InsightExpress," said Schapiro. "As EVP of Client Service and Marketing, I look forward to creating deeper client relationships, ensuring product development and marketing communications achieve corporate strategic objectives, and developing the best client service team in the industry. During my first few days at InsightExpress, I have found the people here to be extremely talented and committed. I look forward to working with them as we grow and expand the Company's offerings." About InsightExpress InsightExpress is an acknowledged pioneer of rapid turnaround, high-quality, online marketing research services with special practices in consumer packaged goods, financial services, media and publishing, advertising, and technology. With its award-winning technology, market research expertise, and access to more than 100 million online individuals, InsightExpress enables its clients to easily harness market research to make the right business decision in real-time The Company is headquartered in Stamford, CT, and maintains offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. InsightExpress is affiliated with General Atlantic LLC. Visit us on the Web at www.insightexpress.com or call 203-978-2304. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]