The MRS had originally made the two appointments on hearing that no one had been nominated, but discovered out that its constitution prevented it.
An EGM was held so members could vote on the proposed candidates. Santry, who served as MRS chairman from 1993 to 1995, received 283 votes, with four votes against. He replaces Jenny Beck, who has been chairman for the past two years.
Khan was elected as honourary secretary treasurer although the number of votes have yet to be revealed. He replaces Tony Keane.
This marks the first time in 60 years the MRS has had no nominations for its two most senior positions.
Santry has 25 years' experience in market research. He started his career at Unilever before moving to Audience Selection (now part of TNS) in 1979. In 1983, he joined Business Decisions to be managing director of a new subsidiary, TRL and in 1987, he founded Network Research.
Khan founded market research IT services company Cobalt Sky in 1988. The company now employs 20 full-time consultants with offices in London and New York.
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