• by Steve McClellan  @mp_mcclellan, December 29, 2014

Mark Inskip has been appointed global CEO of The Futures Company, the global consultancy that is part of WPP’s Kantar. The appointment is effective February.

Inskip succeeds Will Galgey, who is moving to TNS UK as CEO. Based in London, Inskip will lead The Futures Company’s global board and report to Kantar President Wayne Levings.

Most recently Inskip was a partner at consultancy Manifesto. Earlier he led Ogilvy & Mather’s  strategic consulting services in Europe. Earlier he was a partner at Accenture where he led the development of Accenture’s Digital Marketing Consultancy.

Inskip has worked with worked with dozens of well-known brands including Ikea, British Airways, American Express, Google, News Corp, Unilever, O2 & Disney.

Of the appointment, Levings said that Inskip “brings with him a unique combination of deep experience from across the client, agency and consultancy worlds that will allow him to build upon the progress the business has made and to further improve its offer and solutions and to better address clients key questions and needs.”

The Futures Company was formed in 2008 when The Henley Centre, HeadlightVision and Yankelovich were combined. The firm has offices in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.