Ron Appin
 

 

Account Executive

  • Over 20 years of marketing research experience, including a 4 year overseas assignment in Zurich, Switzerland.
     

  • Most recent position was Manager of Research Analytics for the Campbell Soup Company
     

  • Held marketing research management positions in leading organizations - namely, Merck, Perdue Farms, Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics, CIBA Vision, and Allergan, Inc.
     

  • Years of increasing levels of responsibility in customer insights, with deep experience in both survey/custom research and syndicated analytics; involvement has included survey instrument design through interpretation of data and presentation.
     

  • Founded Horizon Market Research, a full service market research firm.

Industry Exposure

  • Consumer packaged goods
  • Foodservice
  • Beverages
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Consumer Electronics
  • High Technology
  • Professional geographic experience includes research on 5 continents.
     
  • International experience in customer and consumer insights (4 year international assignment in Switzerland); Spanish fluency (born and raised in Latin America).
     
  • Experience in moderating has included both general and Hispanic market consumers, having conducted hundreds of focus groups and in-depth interviews.
     
  • Academic experience includes that of Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Salisbury University - Graduate and Undergraduate programs.
     
  • Ron received his Bachelor of Business Administration from San Francisco State University and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.