Senior Research Manager
Field & Data Services
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Lyn
Over the course of her career, Lyn has worked across a wide range of sectors, delivering research for both business-to-business and consumer markets. Her particular expertise lies in large-scale quantitative studies and customer satisfaction tracking programmes, where she enjoys managing longer-term projects alongside the faster turnaround work typical of field and data services.
Lyn has extensive experience across the full research process and a variety of methodologies, including online, CATI, CAPI and paper-based face-to-face surveys, as well as qualitative approaches such as focus groups and in-depth interviews. She has worked with organisations across utilities, retail, finance, transport, healthcare and the public sector, developing a strong reputation for delivering reliable, high-quality research.
Outside of work, Lyn enjoys spending time with friends and still regularly meets up with her former netball teammates, even if her playing days are now behind her.
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Our Managing Director, Alastair Gleed, and several of our board members are founding figures of DJS Research, having joined in the early post-shed era of the company (intrigued... read about ‘the shed’) and have been in research since the previous millennium! In Spring 2024 we introduced a new scheme to bring fresh thinking and new energy into our boardroom, welcoming three new board members on a rotational basis. Both the initiative and the new members of the team were warmly received, and it's already paid dividends as the trio have had a hugely positive impact company-wide.
Alasdair Gleed
Managing
Director
Charlotte Sykes
Research Director
Gill Redfern
Research Director
James Hinde
Research Director
Matt Coulling
Operations Director
Rich Slater
Finance Director
Sharon Nichols
Research Director
Simon Driver
Research Director
Our company founder, and former Managing Director, Danny Sims, sits on the Trust Board, continuing to share his knowledge and experience garnered from over 30 years in market research. Financial oversight is provided by Finance Director, Rich Slater, while HR Manager, Lucy Pawson, champions the voice of our people through EO Voice – our employee council which represents the views and interests of everyone across the company and provides a direct route to both company boards. Our external Independent Trustee Director, John-Paul Simpson, provides an important and entirely neutral perspective on company matters and brings invaluable employee ownership expertise from his own business. His role is to protect employee interests, uphold company values, and ensure accountability across leadership.
Danny Sims
Chairman
Rich Slater
Finance Director
Lucy Pawson
Employee Trustee
Director (HR Manager)
John-Paul Simpson
Independent Trustee
Director