Nielsen’s New CEO: Critics Said Company 'Wasn’t Moving Fast Enough. I Can Change That'

David Kenny talks strategy in his first interview since joining

As Nielsen’s new CEO, David Kenny, settles into his job, he says he’s all ears.

“I’m keen to hear, and my team is keen to hear, what the industry needs, how it’s evolving and making sure that we’re stepping up to it,” said Kenny, who was named to the position in November, stepping in for the retiring Mitch Barns.

Kenny arrives from IBM, where he worked as svp of cognitive solutions. He previously was chairman and chief executive of The Weather Company (which was acquired by IBM), president of cloud service provider Akamai and co-founder, chairman and CEO of digital marketing agency Digitas.

In his first interview since joining Nielsen last week, Kenny talked about responding to the measurement company’s critics (“Nielsen wasn’t moving fast enough.

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