Leadership

Anna Belfrage
Chair of the board since 2024 and chair of the remuneration committee

Born: 1962

Education: Master of Business Administration, Lund University.

Other current positions: Chair of the board in NOTE AB (publ) and Silex Microsystems AB. Board member of Svedab AB, Mycronic AB (publ), Elopak ASA and Deep Ocean Group AS.

Previous positions: Group CFO of Södra Skogsägarna ekonomisk förening and board member of Södra Skogsägarna Aktiebolag as well as board member of several of its subsidiaries. Board member of Sveaskog AB, Sveaskog Förvaltnings Aktiebolag, Isofol Medical AB (publ), SERNEKE Group AB (publ) and Ellevio AB as well as several of its subsidiaries.

Independence pursuant to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code: Independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as the Company’s major shareholders.

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Donna L. Depasquale
Board member since 2023 and member of the audit committee

Born: 1968

Education: Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, M.B.A. Yale College, B.A., History.

Other current positions: Independent Strategy, Product and Marketing consultant. 

Previous positions: Executive Vice President and General Manager of Decisioning Software at Experian as well as various roles within marketing and strategy at the same company, Executive Vice President of Educap Inc, Manager Strategic Services Practice at Accenture.

Independence pursuant to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code: Independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as the Company’s major shareholders.

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Linda Höglund
Board member since 2024 and member of the audit committee

Born: 1973

Education: Master of Science in Business and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics

Other current positions: Board member of Paradox Interactive (2020–) and non-executive Investment Committee member in Luminar Ventures (2021–).

Previous positions: Klarna (COO), Luminar Ventures (General Partner & CFO), Grab (Global CFO / SEA), Klarna (Global CFO & EVP) and Electronic Arts (CFO Games Europe)

Independence pursuant to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code: Independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as the Company’s major shareholders.

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Mark Simon
Board member since 2023 and member of the remuneration committee

Born: 1973

Education: University of Southampton, B.Sc., Business Economics and French.

Other current positions: Strategic Advisor at Mediaprobe, Glow and Konnecto, Board member of Glimpse, Partner EMEA at Traction Advising M&A and Managing Partner of Hawkmoon Advisors Ltd.

Previous positions: Strategic Advisor of VectorScient, Managing Director EMEA of Datto Inc. and various Managing Director roles within Toluna Corporate

Independence pursuant to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code: Independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as the Company’s major shareholders.

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Carl Sparks
Board member since 2022 and member of the remuneration committee

Born: 1967

Education: Graduate of Princeton University (summa cum laude) and Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar).

Other current positions: Managing Partner at Interlock Partners (Venture Capital), public director of Copart Inc. He serves on the boards of several private technology companies including Music Audience Exchange, GoodBuy Gear and Plex as well as Waste Connections. Carl also serves on the board of trustees for The Nature Conservancy Texas Chapter.

Previous positions: CEO of Academic Partnerships, Board Advisor Comment Sold, Senior Advisor Bain Capital. He has been a public director on the boards of Avis Budget Group, Vonage, and Dunkin’ Brands. Private director of Lucid until its acquisition by CINT.

Independence pursuant to the Swedish Corporate Governance Code: Independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as the Company’s major shareholders.

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Susanne Ekblom
Board member since 2025 and chair of the audit committee

Born: 1966

Education: BA in business from Stockholm University.

Other current positions: Board member of C-Rad AB and Seventh AP-fund. Senior advisor through Susanne Ekblom AB.

Previous positions: CEO and board member in Vectura Fastigheter, CFO at Investors and SVT. Board member in Norstat Group AB, GoCo Health Innovation City, SOS Barnbyar, Assemblin and ElinderSten Arkitekter.

Independent in relation to the Company and its executive management as well as the Company’s major shareholders.

Patrick Comer
Chief Executive Officer since 2024

Patrick Comer is a transformative leader in Research Technology (Restech), a term officially coined under his leadership. Patrick's journey began in 2003 as Director of Surveys at iFilm, where he established key partnerships with loyalty programs such as eRewards and Mypoints. In 2004, he co-founded SampleCzar, a pioneering market maker in the sampling space with a proprietary supply management system. He later joined OTX, a global research and consulting firm, to oversee its third-party supply chain. Under his leadership, the creation of RSX, OTX's market-making division, led to its acquisition by Ipsos in 2010. Patrick's vision for Restech fully materialized with the founding of Lucid in 2010. At Lucid, he introduced programmatic concepts from Adtech and pioneered the industry's first APIs, and set new industry standards with innovative products, including its reverse auction marketplace and quality-first scoring system. In 2021, Lucid was acquired by Cint AB, whereupon Patrick became the chairman. In 2013, Patrick founded SampleCon, a dedicated forum for the sample industry.  At SampleCon in 2019, a vote officially named the evolving industry "Restech," a term now synonymous with innovation in market research. He is also the co-creator of the Restech Landscape at restecher.com. In September 2024, Patrick took on a new challenge by joining his current company as CEO. Patrick holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor's degree from Sewanee: The University of the South. 

Niels Boon
Chief Financial Officer since 2024

Niels serves as Cint’s CFO. Most recently, Niels was Managing Director and CFO at Zenjob, a prominent digital staffing platform. Prior to that, he held key positions as CFO/COO at several leading international technology companies. His responsibilities extended across Finance, Business Intelligence, Legal, and Compliance departments, and more. His previous companies include Zalando, Bonial (part of Axel Springer), and Ada Health, he commenced his professional journey at McKinsey & Company. Niels holds a Master of Science degree in International Financial Economics from the University of Amsterdam.

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Bregje Meuwissen
Group Human Resources Officer since 2023

Bregje has over 20 years of experience working in senior HR positions and brings a wealth of knowledge from global travel-tech, health-tech and networking & security companies in the Netherlands, Spain and the United Arab Emirates. Bregje also has significant experience with US organizations and in US-related HR matters. She has played pivotal roles in HR transformation and has championed strategic initiatives in business direction, organizational redesign, and digital transformation. Most recently, Bregje was the Vice-Chief People Officer at DocPlanner, the world’s biggest healthcare platform that creates digital apps and software solutions that maps patient journeys through the healthcare ecosystem for medical professionals and institutions. Bregje has a Bachelor of Human Resources Management from Fontys University of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands.

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Michelle Darcy Clarke
Chief Experience Officer

Michelle is a seasoned leader with 20+ years-experience in market research, research technology and customer success for software-related industries. She is focused on overseeing and integrating Cint’s customer-facing delivery functions, including Customer Success, Services, Support and API integrations. Prior to Cint’s acquisition of Lucid, she was Lucid’s Vice President for Customer Success and Product Specialists. She is passionate about retaining and cultivating customers and developing high-performance teams. Michelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

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Alesia Braga
Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) since 2023

Serving as Cint’s Chief Product & Technology Officer, Alesia has over 20 years of experience working in innovative software companies and has held leadership roles for over 14 years. Most recently, Alesia was the Chief Technology Officer at SmartRecruiters, a global HR technology company that provides the only enterprise-grade platform connecting people to jobs at scale. Before that, she worked for Quandoo as its CTO, a leading marketplace for restaurants and diners. She also brings a wealth of experience working for Google leading Google Cloud’s global SRE practice and SugarCRM, where she led its engineering and technology services. Alesia holds a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Belarusian State University in Belarus and an additional degree in Economics and Computer Science from AKAD University in Germany.

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Ben Hogg
Managing Director, Cint Exchange since 2025

With over 25 years’ experience in the Market Research Industry, Ben serves as Managing Director, Cint Exchange, leading the commercial teams.  Previously, Ben has launched international ventures for several ResTech businesses, including Lucid, where he served on the Executive Team, and e-Rewards (now Dynata).  Most recently, Ben was the Managing Director, International, of UX insight platform Dscout.  Ben is a Fellow of the Market Research Society.

Kevin Evers
Managing Director, Cint Data Solutions and Measurement

With over 20 years’ experience in the Market Research Industry, Kevin serves as Managing Director, Cint Data Solutions and Measurement, leading the commercial and operations teams Previously, Kevin launched the commercial venture for the Lucid Media Measurement program and led regional commercial teams at InsightExpress.

Mikaela Bielke
General Counsel

Mikaela Bielke is a seasoned legal professional with nearly 20 years of experience across government, academia, top law firms, and as in-house counsel in both the private and public sector. Most recently General Counsel at Budbee and Instabee, she led multinational teams within the areas of legal, compliance, investor relations, corporate development, risk management and corporate governance, combining legal depth with business-savvy legal leadership. Mikaela holds a Master of Laws degree from Stockholm University, combined with studies in International Business Law, Negotiations and Settlements of International Disputes at Bond University in Australia.

Brett Schnittlich
Chief Operating Officer since 2024

Before joining Cint, Brett served as President and Board member of Lucid. Most recently, he served as interim CEO at Atheneum, an expert network, leading the company through a successful transformation. 

Phil Ahad
Managing Director, Data