VoxSmart Ltd., a global leader in communications surveillance, has announced the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Robert Forrest, and a Chief Marketing Officer, Morgan Martins.

Forrest gained invaluable experience in finance leadership positions with AirBnB and Salesforce, helping to rapidly scale both businesses during crucial periods of growth.  He joins global tech leader Softonic in Barcelona where he will continue to be based while frequently travelling to VoxSmart’s global offices in London, Madrid, New York, and Queenstown.

Martins, joins from cybersecurity firm Confiant Inc, where she held the post of Head of Marketing. She comes with more than 20 years’ experience in delivering innovative integrated marketing programs for both start-ups and global enterprises. She will be based out of the New York office.

The appointments have been made during a sustained period of global expansion for VoxSmart, after opening several international offices in the last year, including in New York, Melbourne, and Queenstown. This also represents a shift to a globally dispersed management team, with senior leadership now based in Europe, North America, and APAC.

Robert Forrest, Chief Financial Officer, VoxSmart: “The potential for value creation and international growth at VoxSmart is tremendous. From the moment that I met them, I instantly bought into the vision that Oliver and the rest of the senior leadership team have for VoxSmart. I am joining at a perfect time where I can leverage my experience to help the business to scale effectively on a solid platform that is already in place.”

Morgan Martins, Chief Marketing Officer, VoxSmart: “The way that surveillance technology is utilised and perceived by the wider market is at a crossroads. I am already relishing the chance to bring my storytelling experience to a firm that has such a strong story to tell. The global reach of the business, combined with VoxSmart’s position as one of the rising stars of RegTech, combined to make this a unique opportunity.”

Oliver Blower, CEO of VoxSmart: “The industry is at a point of reckoning when it comes to how it responds to increasing pressure from global regulators to ensure effective risk management and supervision. In this period of economic turbulence, Bob’s background in helping technology companies to rapidly scale, combined with Morgan’s rich marketing knowledge and storytelling skills, are going to be central to helping our business to reach the next stage in its development.”

These new hires mark another stage in the continued rapid growth of VoxSmart over the last 18 months, a period that has seen a $25 million investment from Toscafund, as well as a high-profile acquisition of GreenKey Technologies which expanded the firm’s NLP capabilities.