NatCen Social Research appoints new Director of Marketing and Communications

John Palmer, Director at communications consultancy Luther Pendragon is set to join NatCen Social Research as Director of Marketing and Communications on 21 May 2012.

Marketing and communications is increasingly central to the work of NatCen Social Research - whether it's our policy impact, media profile, business development or encouraging the public to participate in our work.

John will be joining NatCen Social Research as its first Director of Marketing and Communications, and his experience is a great fit. Most recently at Luther Pendragon, John has provided communications advice to a wide range of organisations in the commercial, social enterprise and not-for-profit space; including  the Department of Health, Brain Tumour Charities Consortium, Guide Dogs,  Diocese of London and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy . Previously, he held senior positions in marketing and communications at The Scout Association (2004-2008) and Oxfam (1990-2003).

Chief Executive, Penny Young said: "We're delighted that John is joining NatCen Social Research.  We're driven by the belief that social research has the power to make life better, and John's passion for our work and extensive experience of developing marketing, communications and engagement strategies will be critical to helping us deliver ever greater impact from our research."

John  Palmer said: "I fervently believe that NatCen Social Research now has a real opportunity to grow its profile, reputation and influence. I want to
enable NatCen to stand out from the crowd, and use its exceptional insights into our society to facilitate real positive change in attitudes and policy."

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Notes to Editors

1. At NatCen Social Research we believe that social research has the power to make life better. By really understanding the complexity of people's lives and what they think about the issues that affect them, we give the public a powerful and influential role in shaping services that can make a difference to everyone. And as an independent, not for profit organization we're able to focus our time and energy on meeting our clients' needs and delivering social research that works for society. Find out about the work we do by visiting www.natcen.ac.uk

Contact:

Anne Summers
Communications Manager
0207 549 9565
anne.summers@natcen.ac.uk