Management

Ipsos was started by two very different, yet complementary, personalities: Didier Truchot, an economist, and Jean-Marc Lech, a philosopher and sociologist. 

Today, as Company Co-Presidents, they continue to share the passion and vision they had 30 years ago. Their goal was to make survey-based research one of the primary means to understand contemporary society and to make Ipsos a strategic partner for those who wish to better understand the world and play an active part in it, with lasting success.

One of the unique strengths of Ipsos compared to other international research companies is that it is managed and controlled by research professionals.

The Management Board Executive Committee is comprised of:

• Didier Truchot
  Co-President of Ipsos and founder of the Group in 1975

• Jean-Marc Lech
  Co-President of Ipsos since 1982

• Mike Everett 
  Global Head of People and Talent

• Shane Farrell
  Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa

• Brian Gosschalk
  Head of the Office of the Presidents

• Carlos Harding
  Ipsos Deputy CEO, in charge of corporate development and acquisitions

• Stewart Jones
  Chairman and CEO of Ipsos Global Operations and Ipsos Interactive Services

• Pierre Le Manh
  Ipsos Deputy CEO, Chairman & CEO of Ipsos Marketing and Chairman of Ipsos ASI

•  Lifeng Liu
   CEO of Ipsos in Asia Pacific

• Ged Parton
   CEO, Client Relationships

•  Greg Smith 
  Global Chief Information Officer
  

• Jim Smith
  Chairman and CEO of the Americas

• Laurence Stoclet
  Ipsos Deputy CEO, Group Chief Financial Officer

• Henri Wallard
  Ipsos Deputy CEO, Chairman of Ipsos Loyalty, Ipsos MediaCT and Ipsos Public Affairs; Chairman of the Asia-Pacific area

• Shelley Zalis
  CEO of Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange (R&D and Innovation Centre)