Toluna Appoints Stephan Soine as Country Manager for Germany

LONDON, June 21, 2011 -

Toluna, one of the world’s leading online research panel and
technology providers, have announced the appointment of Stephan
Soine as the new Country Manager for Germany.

Stephan joins with a wealth of experience in the research
industry, with a background of leading positions, most recently
spending five and a half years in the position as Sales Director
for Nielsen, Germany.

Soine states: “I am delighted to be joining one of Europe’s most
well established and renowned research providers. The team here is
rapidly growing and I am thrilled to be taking on this challenge,
working with some of the most knowledgeable and experienced people
in the industry. “

As a global leader, Toluna currently enjoys a unique position in
the panel vendor market. Its online community model is rolled out
across all of its panels; this can be identified instantly by a
quick glance at the site Toluna.com. Head quartered in Paris,
Toluna serves the global research industry from its 17 offices
across Europe, USA and Asia Pacific.

Frederic-Charles Petit, CEO and Founder of Toluna, commented,
“We are pleased to welcome Stephan to the team, with the intention
of solidifying our position as a market leader in Germany and
driving our ambitious development plans in this region to achieve
great success.”

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About Toluna

Toluna is the world’s leading independent online panel and
survey technology provider to the global market research industry,
with offices in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

Toluna enables organisations to generate valuable customer insight
by combining its online market research panel and industry leading
technology. Unlike other panel providers, Toluna has developed a
unique online community approach to the management of its panels.
Through the use of web 2.0-based technology it has created the
world’s first social voting community site toluna.com, focusing on
maximising panellist engagement to offer increased survey
responsiveness and data reliability to its clients.

Toluna provides the industry’s leading online market research
technology suite, enabling hundreds of market research
organizations and agencies worldwide to create surveys, manage
panels and build online communities. Toluna’s products include
PanelPortal™, AutomateSurvey™, BrandSpector™ and QuickSurveys™.

www.toluna-group.com

General: +44(0)203-058-5028; German number Stephan Soine: +49(0)69-742276-19