ORC International Hires Senior Executive To Lead Expert Network Business

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global market research firm ORC International has appointed Frank Francese as Senior Vice President to head up its expert advisory network, Intota®.

Intota® offers a database of more than 10,000 experts across a wide array of industries to help companies recruit the right expert for their information needs.

Frank Francese comes to ORC International with a strong background in strategic research, business development and financial services. He was previously Managing Director at Drexel Hamilton, a specialized full-service institutional broker-dealer firm. Frank also successfully built and managed expert network lines of business for Soleil Securities, Vista Research and Standard and Poor's. 

ORC's strategic vision for Intota® include the global expansion of its database, more cost-effective access to experts, and value-added services for experts and clients alike.

"Benefits of Intota® are especially evident in today's cost cutting global environment. There is no need for organizations to hire internal experts who are utilized infrequently. With Intota®, we connect companies with a vast network of experts for a range of industries and projects -- helping them save time and expense," according to Frank Francese.

Established in 1984, ORC International's Intota® expert network is a business-to-business service connecting business, technical and legal professionals to over 10,000 rigorously screened peer-recommended experts in over 30,000 areas of science, engineering, medicine/healthcare, regulation, and business.

About ORC International

ORC International is a leading global market research firm uniquely able to integrate our people, methods, technology and insights to address our clients' strategic issues, challenges and opportunities. Since our founding in 1938, we've maintained a passion to drive our clients' success through innovative, integrated research solutions. The company is a founding member of CASRO and a partner of CNN on the CNN|ORC International Poll since 2006. To learn more about ORC, visit http://www.ORCInternational.com.

ORC International Contact:
Christina Hungspruke
Senior Director of Corporate Marketing
609.452.5419
[email protected]

SOURCE ORC International