--- title: Kantar's Profiles Blog | Andrew Cayton description: "Andrew is responsible for global operations of Lightspeed. He joined the company in 2003 as Senior Vice President for Business Development, EMEA, and has been instrumental in driving the rapid growth of Lightspeed’s European business. In 2009, Andrew was promoted to CEO, EMEA, and in that role he oversaw the European integration of TNS 6thDimension, helped to grow the business significantly and played a crucial part in improving both client and employee satisfaction across the region, making Lightspeed one of the largest global online panel providers.\n\nPrior to joining Lightspeed, he was the Head of Sales of Harte-Hanks, where he promoted the company’s insight and marketing services to companies within the IT, Internet, telecoms and finance industries across Europe.\n\nAndrew was awarded a bursary place on the Masters in Marketing course at Bristol Business School and also received a BSc degree in Geography at Plymouth University. He was the first post-graduate to be awarded this distinction, and also earned both the Market Research Society (MRS) and Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) diplomas. He is a member of the Market Research Society (MRS)." --- - - - - [mailto:info@gmi-mr.com](mailto:info@gmi-mr.com) [![Kantar-Logo-Small-Use-Black](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logos/Kantar-Logo-Small-Use-Black.png?width=119&name=Kantar-Logo-Small-Use-Black.png)](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com) - [Home](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/) - [Sample Audiences](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/sample-audiences/) - [Quality Suite](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/sample-audiences/quality-suite/) - [Panel Profiling](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/sample-audiences/panel-profiling/) - [B2B Panels](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/sample-audiences/business-to-business-panels/) - [Custom Panels](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/sample-audiences/custom-panels/) - [Millennial Panel](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/sample-audiences/vice-voices/) - [Research Solutions](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/) - [Quick Turn Surveys](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/lightspeed-quick-turn-surveys/) - [Survey Design](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/survey-design/) - [Tracking Research Design](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/tracking-research-design/) - [Integrated Technology Solutions](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/integrated-technology-solutions/) - [Data Processing](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/data-processing/) - [Ad Tracker](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/ad-tracker/) - [Survey Programming](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/ad-tracker/) - [Sample Only Services](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/research-solutions/sample-only-services/) - [Data Services](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/data-services) - [Data Appends](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/data-services/data-appends/) - [Mobile](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/mobile/) - [Mobile Solutions](http://http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/mobile/) - [Resource Center](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/resource-center/) - [Events](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/resource-center/events/) - [Demos](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/resource-center/demos/) - [Case Studies](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/resource-center/case-studies/) - [Blog](https://blog.lightspeedresearch.com/) - [General Inquiries](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/contact-us/general-inquiries/) - [About Us](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/about-us/) - [Leadership Team](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/about-us/leadership-team/) - [Press Releases](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/about-us/news-press-releases/) - [Why Lightspeed](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/about-us/why-lightspeed/) - [Careers](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/about-us/careers/) - [Regions](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/about-us/regions/) - [Awards](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/awards/) - [Contact Us](http://www.lightspeedresearch.com/contact-us/) # Kantar's Profiles Blog ## Andrew Cayton ![](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/hubfs/cayton_main-172x258.jpg) Andrew is responsible for global operations of Lightspeed. He joined the company in 2003 as Senior Vice President for Business Development, EMEA, and has been instrumental in driving the rapid growth of Lightspeed’s European business. In 2009, Andrew was promoted to CEO, EMEA, and in that role he oversaw the European integration of TNS 6thDimension, helped to grow the business significantly and played a crucial part in improving both client and employee satisfaction across the region, making Lightspeed one of the largest global online panel providers. Prior to joining Lightspeed, he was the Head of Sales of Harte-Hanks, where he promoted the company’s insight and marketing services to companies within the IT, Internet, telecoms and finance industries across Europe. Andrew was awarded a bursary place on the Masters in Marketing course at Bristol Business School and also received a BSc degree in Geography at Plymouth University. He was the first post-graduate to be awarded this distinction, and also earned both the Market Research Society (MRS) and Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) diplomas. He is a member of the Market Research Society (MRS). ### Recent Posts ## [Five Reasons the Kantar Profiles Network improves your access to actionable data](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/five-reasons-kantar-profiles-network-0) Posted by [Andrew Cayton](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/author/andrew-cayton) on Dec 5, 2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/hubfs/network%20social/Blog-KantarProfilesNetwork_twitter.jpg)](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/five-reasons-kantar-profiles-network-0) In building the Kantar Profiles Network, we had a clear aim: helping brands and marketers to better understand their audiences. 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