Andy Brown

As the former head of Kantar’s Media Division, a UK-based global market research company that provides media measurement, monitoring, and selection, Brown has extensive experience in helping brands understand the media landscape and leveraging insights to inform business decisions.

Brown provides decades of experience in the insights industry to this role with Canvs. His career has encompassed market research firm AGB, Anglia Television, and subsequently BMRB which became part of Kantar/WPP. At Kantar, he oversaw the international expansion of the consumer TGI survey into Latin America and Europe. The success of this expansion led to the founding of the Kantar Media Research Group with Brown as CEO. When WPP, Kantar’s parent company, acquired TNS in 2008, Brown formed the Board of Kantar Media and was appointed CEO. Brown also served on the Kantar Operating Board as well as the WPP Digital Advisory Group. Since departing Kantar in 2020, Brown has become a sought-after advisor to market research and insights companies including Dynata and TVSquared, and now, Canvs AI.

In his advisory role at Canvs, Brown draws on his experience in the industry to provide the leadership team with strategic recommendations to ensure the company’s continued growth as it sets the standard for emotion measurement technology and the meaningful insights it provides.