Known has announced the appointment of a new Marketing Director to its leadership team as part of the company’s growth strategy.

Known has confirmed Tori Starkey has join the innovative messaging platform organisation as Director of Marketing based in Sydney.

Tori Starkey has over 20 years of experience, serving in senior roles in some of Australia’s largest marketing organisations, including the Commonwealth Bank and Telstra. Leveraging her passion for fostering data and technology to deliver growth has previously seen her recognised as one of the Top 50 CMOs in Australia. Building a reputation in the tech space as the Chief Marketing Officer at Ricoh, Marketing Director at VMware, and most recently at fintech company, Class, she has experience leading marketing, product, analytics and sales organisations. She also holds several advisory positions including with WYDA education and Women in AI.

“It’s an exciting time to join the company as we continue international expansion and new ways to bring the future of messaging to life – creating highly personalised experiences and real outcomes for our customers,” says Tori Starkey.

Tori’s appointment comes after several key appointments for the company including Simon Mainwaring as Director of Product, and Anna Volkova as Director of People & Culture.

“The new appointments will position Known well to deliver on our global growth aspirations as well as enhance our market-leading solutions and innovative customer outcomes,” says Alex Macpherson, CEO, Known.