Laura Butterworth Shortlisted for MRS Future Operations Leader Award

FlexMR is pleased to announce that Senior Client Support Specialist, Laura Butterworth has been shortlisted for the MRS Future Operations Leader Award 2024. Since joining the company as a Research Associate in 2017, Laura has become a critical part of the FlexMR Help Desk, and later Client Support, teams. Today, she serves an an Onboarding Specialist - helping new clients set up, understand and get the most out of their InsightHub platforms.

Prior to joining FlexMR, Laura Graduated from the University of Chester with a degree in Psychology. She has also worked as a

The Future Operations Leader Award

The MRS Future Operations Leader award recognises and celebrates individuals working within the research industry in supporting roles. Whilst many awards focus on research and insight itself, all Oppies are designed to shine a spotlight on the hard work that goes on behind the scenes - from recruitment to data collection, training & development to interviewing, and much more.

A total of seven finalists have been selected for the Future Operations Leader award from a record number of entries. Laura faces stiff competition from rising stars at IPSOS, Angelfish Fieldwork, Smart Connect Fieldwork, Acumen Fieldwork, IFF Research and Strat7Incite.

The winner will be announced at The Oppies Party, taking place on 26 September at Drake & Morgan in central London. We wish all the finalists the best of luck. To find out more about The Oppies and to book your tickets to the party, visit the official event page here.

About the MRS Oppies

The MRS Operations Awards, or ‘Oppies’ as they have become affectionately known, are now celebrating their tenth year. Like the part of the sector they celebrate, they continue to adapt and flex, and this year, the judges were impressed with the standard of entries that showcased innovative solutions; each entry illustrated the high quality and standards within the sector and provided excellent examples of how insight teams across all sectors supported the people at the forefront of research.

About FlexMR

FlexMR is the Insights Empowerment Company. As markets grow and consumers evolve, brands must fight to stay at the forefront of industry. To succeed in this competitive landscape, research teams need an insights partner they can rely on. A partner dedicated to their success. That’s what we do. We thrive on making insight more relevant, more accessible and more impactful - whilst overcoming the challenges that modern research, product and marketing teams face.