Our People

Ian Mills

A full member of the Market Research Society, Ian has over 20 years experience in consultation in public sector arenas. Practised in liaison, negotiation and partnership development Ian has been instrumental in forging SMSR’s strong links with statutory sector clients who seek support and service in the field of strategic research.

Managing Director

Darren Hornby

With eight years experience in public sector research management, Darren has developed a range of expertise both in team leadership, research design and project co-ordination. A successful manager with a diverse portfolio of experience, Darren has taken major projects through from inception to delivery over a eight year period.

Senior Project Manager
BA Marketing and Market Research

Adrian Jefferies

Adrian is responsible for the SMSR sales team and leads the team using his 12 years sales experience and knowledge of the public sector. Adrian likes to develop relationship with orgnaisations and work with them to help understand their needs and objectives.

Business Development Manager

Mark Brady

Mark has worked for SMSR for 6 years now and has responsibility for our face to face fieldworkers and manages all projects of this nature.

Fieldforce Manager

Lee Atkinson

Lee plays a pivotal part in both ensuring all data is processed to a high standard and passes our stringent quality control checks. Lee is responsible for coding and training teams for coding and he monitors and updates all databases on a regular basis. Lee also plays a key part in questionnaire design and formatting and now worked for SMSR for 5 years.

Data Processing Manager
Project Assistant