The Cint story
Cint is a global leader in market research technology, with access to hundreds of millions of respondents in over 130 countries.
Timeline
The history of Cint.
Our advanced programmatic marketplace helps companies gather insights and media measurement data from real individuals making it easier than ever to run surveys and get accurate data, while giving people around the world the chance to share their opinions and get paid for their insights.
Founded in 1998 in Stockholm, Sweden, Cint began as a platform for consumers to share feedback on products and services. Over the years, we’ve grown into one of the largest digital insights platforms globally. With key acquisitions like P2Sample, GapFish, and Lucid, we’ve expanded our reach and capabilities. Today, with 14 offices worldwide, Cint continues to innovate in the field of market research, connecting questions to answers with precision and scale.
1998
Where Cint began
Cint was founded by Bo Mattsson in Stockholm, Sweden, as a digital platform for consumers to share their opinions on products and services.
2019
The first acquisition
P2Sample, a US-based supplier of market research sample, was acquired by Cint.
2021
Strengthening the product
GapFish, a Berlin-based provider for digital market research in the DACH region, was acquired by Cint.
2022
A meeting of two research giants
Lucid, a US-based research technology company providing programmatic access to first-party data, was acquired by Cint.
Today
Looking to the future
Cint is one of the world’s largest digital insights platforms, with a workforce spanning 14 global offices.
Our offices
Spanning 14 countries and a team of over 40 nationalities all working toward one goal: becoming the technology backbone of the world’s top insights company.
Gurgaon
Good Earth Business Bay, 10th Floor, Golf Course Extension Road, Sector 58122011GurgaonIndia
Tokyo
9th Floor VORTNishi Shinjuku IIBuilding 3-23-4Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku151-0053TokyoJapan
Leadership
Meet our leadership team
Our leadership team is led by driven and innovative professionals dedicated to driving Cint’s vision forward. With diverse expertise across industries, they deliver impactful solutions for our customers worldwide.
Patrick Comer
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Comer is a transformative leader in Research Technology (Restech), a term officially coined under his leadership. With over two decades of experience, Patrick has driven the evolution of the industry from its early stages to its current digital prominence.
Patrick’s journey began in 2003 at iFilm, where, as Director of Surveys, 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, significantly boosted the company’s revenue and EBITDA, leading to its acquisition by Ipsos for $71 million in 2010.
Niels Boon
Chief Financial Officer
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.
Alesia Braga
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Serving as Cint’s Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO), Alesia has over 20 years of experience working in innovative software companies and has held leadership roles for over 14 years. Before joining Cint, Alesia was the CPTO at SmartRecruiters – a global HR technology company that provides the only enterprise-grade platform connecting people to jobs at scale – where she managed both Technology and Product teams. Prior to that, she worked for Quandoo as its Chief Technology Officer (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 brings together Cint’s product and technology functions to accelerate product development. 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.
Bregje Meuwissen
Chief Human Resources Officer
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.
Michelle Darcy Clarke
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Michelle is a seasoned leader with 20+ years-experience in market research, res-tech 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.
Hind Moussaoui
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer (CSTO)
Hind is responsible for building and executing Cint’s operating model. Engineer by education, Hind started off her career in strategy at French software leader Dassault Systèmes. She then joined UK based scale-up Brandwatch to lead the corporate development and strategy function, where she also occupied the role of general manager of one of its business units. Following Brandwatch’s acquisition by Cision in 2021, Hind transitioned to the world of growth equity at Infravia Growth, where she operated as an investor. Her diverse career has spanned various facets of the tech and software industry, providing her with a deep understanding of the field and a valuable perspective on market research. In her new role she will be mandated on continuously fine-tuning and executing the company’s business strategy in close collaboration with its leadership team. Hind has a Master’s Degree from Université Paris Dauphine in Technology and Innovation Management.
Felicia Winberg
General Counsel
Felicia serves as General Counsel for Cint and leads the company’s legal, compliance, and corporate governance strategies. Previously Head of Legal and Compliance, she has more than a decade of experience in domestic and international projects within capital markets, M&A, data privacy, corporate governance, and general corporate and commercial law. Prior to joining Cint, she served as General Counsel for a private equity-owned health-tech company and spent seven years as an associate and member of the Swedish Bar with two leading Swedish and Nordic law firms. Felicia holds a Master of Laws degree from Lund University.
Memberships and Certificates
Cint is proud to be linked with the following global organisations that demonstrate our commitment to industry standards and excellence.
Certification Institute for Research Quality (CIRQ)
Global HQ
CIRQ, a subsidiary of the Insights Association, was established in 2009 to provide assessment and certification services to marketing research, insights and data analytics firms seeking certification to ISO and other industry standards.
A 501(c)(6) non-profit entity, CIRQ is in compliance with all ISO requirements for certification bodies and is managed with oversight from an independent Board of Directors and an annual review by external authorities on ISO requirements.
Imperium Quality Certification
Global HQ
Cint was one of the first companies to gain the Imperium Data Quality Certified seal for consistent best practices surrounding the deployment of proven data-quality and anti-fraud checks. Imperium provides a comprehensive suite of technology services and customized solutions to verify personal information and restrict fraudulent online activities. The company launched the Data Quality Certification Program in 2020 to offer market research and panel organizations the opportunity to become certified and offer a benchmark for dedication to data quality.