Cint Group AB (publ) announced that after more than five years as its CEO and following the completion of a number of key strategic milestones – Tom Buehlmann has decided to leave his position as CEO during the spring of 2023. The Board of Directors has appointed Giles Palmer as the new CEO of Cint as of 1 April 2023. Giles is the founder and former CEO of Brandwatch, a leading digital consumer intelligence company, and has extensive experience in senior positions at fast-growth, global technology companies within the insights industry, most recently at Cision.

Giles Palmer holds a BSc in Physics from Durham University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He founded digital consumer intelligence company Brandwatch in 2006 and led the company as CEO for over 15 years until he sold it to Cision in 2021. As a multi-award-winning SaaS business, Brandwatch attained Leader status by Forrester, the premier analyst firm in its sector.

Giles became Chief Growth Officer at Cision after the sale with responsibility for one of the four business units as well as forming and leading the strategy team there. He is also a mentor and non-executive Director at several high-growth tech companies. Giles Palmer will be based in London and start his onboarding at Cint on 23 January 2023 to ensure a smooth transition until he officially assumes the position as CEO on 1 April 2023.

The outgoing CEO Tom Buehlmann will remain committed to Cint for at least the rest of the year.