The Board Of Directors Of InterMedia Is Pleased To Announce The Appointment Of Denise P. O'Reilly As InterMedia's New President And Chief Executive Officer

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Feb 07, 2017, 15:17 ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of InterMedia, a global non-profit research, evaluation and consulting company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Denise P. O'Reilly as InterMedia's new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Ms. O'Reilly has previously served InterMedia as Interim President & CEO and Chief Operating Officer (COO).

"Denise O'Reilly is the ideal person to lead our organization forward. She is a proven leader with solid research skills, business vision and the ability to build strong teams across the organization," said Owen Charlebois, Chairman of InterMedia's Board of Directors.

"Denise has been a key driver of the organization's development over several years," Charlebois said. "Under her leadership, InterMedia has significantly expanded the scope of our capabilities, successfully transitioning into new sectors of research support for international development programs ranging from smallholder farming to financial inclusion to global health."

"Denise has also led InterMedia's acquisition of new and highly skilled technical research talent. We are very pleased with these developments and believe the outlook for InterMedia has never been stronger."

A senior member of the InterMedia staff for more than a decade, Ms. O'Reilly began as a Qualitative Research Manager in 2006 supporting InterMedia's then-largest client, the federally funded Broadcasting Board of Governors – the overseer of all U.S. international broadcasting – and its global audience research program. She was a key member of the InterMedia business development team that transitioned InterMedia into new research sectors, where it operates in some of the world's most challenging environments.

InterMedia clients include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Harvard School of Public Health, UNCDF, UNICEF, CGAP, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Social Impact and FSDK.

Prior to joining InterMedia, Ms. O'Reilly worked in the commercial research sector in Europe, holding positions with Diageo, Millward Brown, Eye Level, Taylor Nelson Sofres/MRBI, and Commencements Ireland Ltd.

InterMedia (www.intermedia.org) is a leading communications research, evaluation and consulting organization creatively equipping clients to understand their audiences, gauge program effectiveness and target communications in transitional and developing societies worldwide. Based in Washington, D.C., and Nairobi, Kenya and active in more than 60 countries, InterMedia has conducted more than 900 surveys over the past 20 years through a global network of skilled local research partners.

For more information, contact InterMedia at USA +1-202-434-9316, or at [email protected]

SOURCE InterMedia