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SecureCo appoints Tony Simonsen as Chief Revenue Officer
Thu, 29th Jun 2023

SecureCo, Australia's premier intelligent voice orchestration technology provider, announced the strategic appointment of Tony Simonsen as its Chief Revenue Officer. As SecureCo is realigning to focus on channel sales, Simonsen will steer the expansion of partner relationships locally and globally.

With an impressive track record, Simonsen brings a wealth of experience, having held leadership positions in multinational companies such as Cisco, EMC, Equinix Avaya, and Polycom. Prior to joining SecureCo, he was the COO of Payapps, a prominent SaaS provider in the construction sector.

Paul Bird, SecureCo’s Founder and CEO, commended Simonsen’s appointment, stating, “Tony has had a long and successful career leading international companies and has a depth of experience across all forms of technology and industry services that will be invaluable to our team. His strong leadership skills will support our team to perform at a new level as we enter our next stage of growth.”

Tony Simonsen expressed his excitement, stating, “I’m thrilled to be joining SecureCo at a really pivotal moment. The industry has been ripe for disruption for a long time, and SecureCo’s technology is solving voice orchestration challenges in an innovative way whilst enabling the partner ecosystem to thrive. I’m looking forward to working with the brilliant minds at SecureCo to support in driving the growth of the company and each individual team member.”

SecureCo, founded in 2013, is an Australian-owned firm whose Intelligent Voice Platform (IVP) handles over 85 million voice minutes monthly. The company’s no-code solution assists organizations in streamlining the deployment and management of speech technologies, consequently improving customer experiences.

Simonsen’s immediate task will be driving the growth of SecureCo’s recently expanded channel partner ecosystem, which includes new signings Data #3, CVT, Cogent, and Customer Science Group.

In addition to his new role, Simonsen is actively involved in philanthropy as a founding board director of Every Little Bit Helps, a charity supporting at-risk and homeless youth, and as a member of the advisory board of ADHD Australia.

Companies like Zurich, One.NZ, MYOB, AGL, and HBF are already leveraging SecureCo’s cutting-edge technology to revolutionize their customer experience. With Tony Simonsen at the helm of revenue operations, SecureCo is poised for continued success in its global expansion efforts.