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Oxygen8 welcomes new team members to its Sydney office

Announcement posted by Oxygen8 Communications Australia PTY Ltd 22 May 2015

Sydney, NSW: Oxygen8 Australia is delighted to welcome new team members to its Sydney office. Ian Hales joins as Head of Enterprise Mobile Customer Engagement Solutions, and, Claudia Klein, joins as Marketing Manager. Mark Smith, a key member of Oxygen8 Australia's team for several years, is appointed to Head of Digital and mCommerce.

Louise Ford, Oxygen8 Australia's Chief Executive Officer, said "I'm delighted to welcome our new team members to the Oxygen8 family, and
congratulate Mark on his well-deserved move to Head of Digital and mCommerce. These appointments mark another busy year for Oxygen8 Australia following the launch of our latest mobile engagement platform ENGAGE."

ENGAGE is Oxygen8's latest mobile marketing platform designed to bring mobile marketing to life.Engage links a simple SMS to rich media
messaging, including images and video, and takes users full circle to a complete transaction with "click to pay", "click to call", "click to download", and data capture via an easy to use web interface allowing anyone to build a campaign in minutes. Features such as web analytic, reporting and A/B testing allow Oxygen8's clients to maximise campaign success and marketing ROI.

Ian Hales joins Oxygen8 with over 20 years' experience, working in a number of high profile sectors including Telecommunications, Business
Intelligence and Interactive Customer Engagement. Ian is originally from the UK and moved to Australia in 1995 where he launched Australia's first public Internet Access Kiosk solutions company forming a number of strategic alliances and key partnerships with companies including Telstra,Westfield, Qantas, Patrick Corp, Rio Tinto and others. Ian has featured on Channel 9's The Small Business Show, CNBC Asia Business News and Tokyo Today. Ian will look after launching ENGAGE into the Enterprise market and developing new strategic relationships and alliances with industry groups and key partners.

Claudia Klein joins Oxygen8 from the real estate industry. She said "The SaaS Industry is such a challenging and interesting industry. A few years ago no one would think of SMS as a marketing tool. Now, in 2015, businesses are rapidly adopting mobile marketing to enhance interactions with customers. Claudia is in charge of Oxygen8 Australia's marketing, so keep an eye out for our new website, social engagements, events and more exciting news. As Head of Digital and mCommerce, Mark, will focus on providing digital marketing via the ENGAGE platform, as well as payment solutions to Oxygen8's clients. Mark has played a pivotal role in launching the ENGAGE platform in Australia and will lead the way in implementing ENGAGE across Oxygen8's clients.

As Head of Digital and mCommerce, Mark, will focus on providing digital marketing via the ENGAGE platform, as well as payment solutions to Oxygen8's clients. Mark has played a pivotal role in launching the ENGAGE platform in Australia and will lead the way in implementing ENGAGE across Oxygen8's clients.

About Oxygen8 Group

Oxygen8 Group is a global technology provider of multi-channel engagement solutions with offices in 10 countries, operations in over 27 countries. We have over 200 dedicated employees looking after our clients’ needs. We help businesses make smarter choices to transform their sales and marketing through our integrated engagement platforms. Our easy-to-use cloud-based solutions focus on results, giving clients performance management software that truly integrates mobile, voice and payments. Oxygen8 enables businesses to drive new revenue streams, improve customer communication, build brand awareness and increase customer loyalty.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Oxygen8 also has offices in Ireland, Australia, South Africa, USA, Caribbean, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Singapore. Oxygen8 is fully compliant with the latest industry regulations and standards, providing customers with complete confidence that the company is leading the way in best practice for the industry.

Oxygen8 is directly connected to all key mobile operators via SMPP to facilitate PSMS access, API and Gateway connectivity ensures seamless integration. Our platforms connect over 600 million people in nearing 200 countries for hundreds of global brands.