The newly created role is the third senior hire in Maureen McDonagh’s team since she joined as Chief Customer Officer 9 months ago. Customer Growth Director, Aubrie Town and Commercial Director, Danny Munday both joined in August.
Umashanker, who has 15 years’ experience in customer analytics, joins from Deloitte’s Strategy and Analytics Consulting Practice.
Previous to this he was at Aimia Inc. where Umashanker was responsible for the analytics behind partners including BP, British Gas, Virgin Trains and Expedia as part of the Nectar loyalty programme.
Umashanker will report directly into Maureen McDonagh.
Maureen McDonagh, Chief Customer Officer, said: “Niranjan brings a wealth of customer loyalty experience which is vital in helping us drive decision making, business growth and our registered customer base which continues to grow at an exponential rate.”
Niranjan Umashanker, Director of Customer Insights said: “I’m excited to be joining Reach at this time when it is looking to build deeper connections with its diverse audiences.”
