Mike Laven, CEO of CurrencyCloud, appointed as a Board Director to support ambitious growth trajectory

VP of Customer Success and VP of Marketing appointed to General Management Team bringing deep expertise in knowledge management and marketing

Stravito, the enterprise insights platform democratizing access to market research for the world’s largest organizations, continues to build out its global leadership team following its $14.6 million USD Series A fundraise. Stravito has appointed Mike Laven, CEO of CurrencyCloud, to the Board of Directors, Laura Lockley as VP of Customer Success, and Will Gardiner as VP of Marketing.

These appointments will support Stravito as it continues to accelerate product development and to expand globally, with a particular focus on the US.

Mike Laven, CEO of CurrencyCloud, comments, “Over the past five years Stravito has scaled to become one of the most promising SaaS companies in Europe. I've been incredibly impressed by its next-generation product, stellar client list and talented team, and it’s clear this is just the beginning. I look forward to joining the Board of Directors and working together as we enter a new and exciting chapter of growth.”

Mike has a proven track record of scaling tech companies. For the past 10 years he has served as the CEO of CurrencyCloud, an enterprise SaaS company which was acquired by Visa last year for $983 million USD.

Laura is accomplished in Knowledge Management and has been embedding an insights-driven culture for customers at global enterprises for more than 15 years. Before Stravito, Laura was VP of Customer Success and Professional Services at enterprise software business Upland Services.

Will is an award-winning marketer recognised for his work leading progressive international marketing strategies for both scale-ups and global technology enterprises. Most recently, he served as Chief Marketing Officer for data services company Calligo.

Thor Olof Philogene, CEO and Founder of Stravito comments, “Now more than ever, global enterprises need to understand and respond to changing customer behaviors, wants and needs. Stravito’s technology makes it fast and easy to discover market research and insights that drive better business decision making.

“I’m pleased to welcome Mike, Laura and Will to the team, and am confident their expertise will help us develop key areas as we continue to scale fast and simplify knowledge discovery.”

Stravito was founded in 2017 by market research veterans and former iZettle employees. Today customers include world-leading enterprises such as McDonalds, Electrolux, Comcast, and Carlsberg.