The role, a new one for the company, will see a major re-shaping and investment in the sales and marketing functions within the company with Chatham leading the drive towards significant revenue growth.
Chatham, who joins the firm from iPerceptions Limited where he was European director of sales, has 19 years of experience in the industry which includes stints at Nielsen, BMRB and M:Metrics.
Robert Salvoni, European managing director of Harris Interactive said Chatham's extensive experience in the market research and sales sectors puts him in an ideal position to successfully drive forward our growth strategy.
The appointment follows that of Salvoni who joined the firm in May tasked with implementing development strategies across the European business and managing the day-to-day operations in the UK.
Joining from Iris Accountancy Practice Solutions he replaced George Terhanian, who moved to the US after being made Harris Interactive's president of global solutions.