Survey Sampling International (SSI) has announced that Kim Giangrande has joined the group as VP HR.

Kim Giangrande brings 17 years of business and human resource leadership experience to SSI. Most recently, Giangrande was vice president, human resources, of Mailroom Services and Hasler Inc., representing both shared services and operating companies of Neopost SA of Paris, France. Prior to that, Giangrande worked in various service and operations roles for Physicians Health Services Inc.

Giangrande earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources and health care management, as well as her master of science coursework in business management from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Conn. She also earned the designation of senior professional in human resources from the Human Resource Certification Institute.

"SSI has a dynamic working environment. Employees are encouraged to strengthen their skills and grow their careers by working in other functional areas of the company and in other country locations,” explained Giangrande.

"I am thrilled to play a lead role in implementing the global talent management and development processes required to enable SSI to continue to deliver superior client service and value worldwide,” added Giangrande.

About Survey Sampling International

Survey Sampling International (SSI) is the premier global provider of sampling solutions for survey research. SSI offers access to consumer and business-to-business respondents via Internet, telephone, mobile, and other means. Additional services include survey programming and hosting; data collection, random digit dialing, and sampling consultation. SSI serves more than 1,800 marketing research clients, including 46 of the top 50 researchers in the United States and 18 of the top 25 worldwide.

SSI provides access to more than 3.5 million research respondents in more than 50 countries, via proprietary communities and managed affiliate relationships. Founded in 1977, SSI has an international staff of more than 320 people representing 49 countries and 35 languages. The company is based in Fairfield, CT with additional offices in London, Paris, Rotterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid, Beijing, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, and La Quinta, CA.