Veoo appoints interactive and digital specialist to drive business development

• Claire McLaughlin is an experienced professional in developing new interactive technologies and digital strategies
• Veoo’s leadership team is set to take the market by storm in 2016

London 19th April 2016 – Veoo, a global mobile consultancy and leading provider of mobile messaging solutions, is delighted to announce that it has appointed Claire Mclaughlin, who takes on the role of Business Development Global for the organisation.

Claire is a seasoned interactive and digital professional with an enviable track record that spans over 20 years of working with organisations such as the BBC, News International, 12 Snap Mobile Digital Agency and iTouch. At these organisations, Claire has held a number of senior management roles, reporting directly to the board, and has been responsible for identifying the strategic technology platforms and marketing requirements for a number of digital teams. Prior to joining Veoo, Claire was Head of Interactive Technology at the BBC for eight years.

At Veoo, Claire will be responsible for driving business development for a number of new products and services that Veoo aims to launch this year. An innovative organisation that never stands still, Veoo is constantly exploring new avenues, products and services, and right now, is creating a media portal for journalists specifically operating in the broadcasting industry. This media console is being developed in partnership with leading independent mobile app developer, Pocket App. Claire’s experience, in particular at the BBC, where she was responsible for developing and launching pan-industry audience technology products such as Text to Donate, digital micropayments, gift aid solutions, mobile, social media, online voting and competition solutions, play-a-long apps and digital gaming, will prove invaluable as Veoo starts to take this new console, along with other new products, to market.

Claire joins Veoo’s highly knowledgeable senior team, which benefits already from over 70 years of accumulative experience in the mobile industry and puts this into practice on a daily basis by facilitating communication, billing and marketing to millions of mobile users for over 150 businesses around the globe. Having tripled in size and turnover in the last year, Veoo is undergoing ambitious plans to maintain this momentum and double its current revenue in 2016.

Claire Mclaughlin comments on her new appointment: “I am very excited about the opportunity that Veoo presents. Veoo is on the cusp of significant growth and is moving into the crucial second stage of its development, which I am keen to be a part of and to help the organisation fulfil its global potential.”

With a host of mobile services on offer to its customers, such as mobile marketing, two-factor authentication, SMS notifications and a ground-breaking new Mobile Wallet solution that is set to revolutionise the mobile payments space, Veoo’s plans for expansion include opening new offices this year in the US, Canada and the Philippines, as well as the creation of additional positions in sales, tech support and new senior roles such as Claire’s.

Matthew Winters, CEO of Veoo, commented: “We are thrilled that Claire is joining us. Claire has an enviable track record and whilst at the BBC she worked on initiatives such as BBC Mentor to New Media Learning, Extended Drama, Sport, Scheduling, Outreach, Corporate Responsibility, BBC Worldwide Labs, TV Talent 25, Business Development and BBC News. In previous sales and marketing roles, she was required to demonstrate sound knowledge of client accounts, oversee strategic direction of those accounts, increase revenues and build strong customer, partner and prospect working relationships, and now Claire brings that wealth of experience to Veoo.”

To learn more about Veoo, please visit https://veoo.com/

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Notes to editors:

About Veoo
Founded in 2011, Veoo is a global mobile consultancy and SMS aggregator providing a cloud communications platform and one-stop-shop for any business looking to implement mobile. With a strong pedigree in both mobile payments and the online entertainment industry, Veoo is breaking new boundaries and challenging the status quo. A global player, Veoo has offices in seven different territories around the world and is rapidly expanding, soon to become eleven. With a portfolio of over 150 large-scale customers, Veoo works across a variety of industries including retail, financial services, online entertainment and many more. To learn more about Veoo, please visit https://veoo.com/

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