Picton was a research manager at the government marketing body the COI and has also worked at Millward Brown. At Nunwood, he will work on clients including the Post Office and T-Mobile.
At the same time, Nunwood has appointed Millward Brown senior research executive Kim Walker as a senior client consultant. She previously worked on accounts including Britvic, Unilever and Levi's and specialises in brand and advertising tracking.
Graduate Matt Farmer is also joining the company, taking up a role as a software developer on its knowledge systems team.
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