Simon Wyld Joins Sentient Decision Science as Senior Vice President

Senior Addition to Leadership Team Underscores Rapid Growth in Unprecedented Times

Sentient Decision Science, the leading behavioral science-based consumer insights provider, announced significant growth with the recent addition of industry veteran Simon Wyld to lead sales for the fast-growing Sentient Insights division.

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Wyld joins Sentient Decision Science as SVP of sales and is responsible for developing and growing relationships with Sentient’s most strategic prospects and customers. Bringing over two decades of global experience in insights research and technology, Wyld joins Sentient Decision Science from System1 Group, where he worked for over a decade. Prior to this, he had senior research positions at Sony Pictures Entertainment, Walt Disney Television International and Sky.

“We are thrilled to have Simon join us at this very critical and exciting time in our growth trajectory,” said Dr. Aaron Reid, the founder and CEO of Sentient Decision Science. “The need for emotion-detection technology has never been greater, and Simon’s energy and deep expertise in true System1 (emotion) and System2 (reason) measurement will help us continue to meet the demand to quantify the impact of emotion in advertising at scale everywhere.”

Sentient Decision Science has been growing exponentially, leveraging their patented emotion technology to help the biggest brands navigate consumer attitudes and amassing the world’s largest implicit database. Collecting over a half billion subconscious associations on how we feel about everything from ads to smells. Wyld’s appointment follows several recent new hires along the sales, marketing, and technology teams to meet the demand for this predictive emotion technology.

“I’m delighted and excited to be joining a pioneering company like Sentient Decision Science doing scientific research at the cutting edge of emotional measurement and technology,” added Wyld. “At such a time of pivotal change in our industry, I’m thrilled to be joining a team of such inspired, and inspiring, colleagues and clients.”

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