Dunnhumby veteran joins TruRating

TruRating, a customer feedback provider at the point of payment, has appointed Gareth Johns as Chief Data Officer.

He joins from Starcount Insights, a data startup in the consumer insight space, where he served as Chief Data Officer for the past three years. Prior to that, he held a number of senior positions at Dunnhumby over a 19 year period, of which his last post was Global Capability Managing Director, Insight. He will lead TruRating’s work across data science, merchant product development and client services.

“We’re thrilled to be welcoming Gareth - his background and fit really couldn’t be any better for us,” says Georgina Nelson, Founder and CEO at TruRating. “As a leader in Dunnhumby’s growth - from the 30-person team in 1995 to a global business engaged in marketing analytics and customer insight – Gareth’s career has been focused on defining & executing data & technology strategy, building high performing teams and delivering complex programmes of work. His roles at Dunnhumby demonstrate the strength of his knowledge and ability to help businesses use Big Data and technology to drive growth.”