Uniphore, the global conversational AI technology company, announced
today it has expanded its leadership team and appointed Annie Weckesser
as Chief Marketing and People Officer. In this role, Weckesser will lead
all aspects of Uniphore’s global marketing and communications, as well
as the company’s talent strategy and management.
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For the past three years, Weckesser was part of the leadership team at
NIO, a next generation car company, leading U.S. communications from
startup to IPO. Prior to NIO, Weckesser held various strategic
communications and marketing roles for nine years for Cisco, the global
technology giant. Throughout her career, she has counseled and partnered
with some of the world’s most senior corporate and government leaders
and their teams.
Based in California, Weckesser’s new leadership role underscores
Uniphore’s goal to expand the business within the U.S. market and its
commitment to building a strong culture for over 150 global employees.
With more than 15 years of marketing and communications experience,
Weckesser is perfectly suited to not only build on the success Uniphore
has seen since its inception in 2008 but also contribute to future
growth.
“I am thrilled to welcome Annie to our executive team,” said Umesh
Sachdev, Co-founder and CEO, Uniphore, of Weckesser’s appointment.
“We are in hyper-growth mode and her extensive marketing and
communications experience – as well as her track record for building
great teams – is exactly the kind of expertise we need to bring Uniphore
to the next level. Having Annie on-board will help us to achieve success
across the markets we serve.”
“I am excited to join Uniphore and help the team enter this next growth
phase,” said Weckesser. “I look forward to building exceptional customer
service experiences for our clients through our innovative technology.
We will focus on attracting and retaining great talent to lead an
industry that is increasingly driven by automation and AI.”
About Uniphore
Uniphore is a global Conversational AI technology company. Uniphore’s
vision is to redefine the customer service experience of the future
through AI enabled Conversational Service Automation. Uniphore enables
businesses globally to deliver transformational customer service by
providing an integrated suite of software products for Conversational
Analytics, Conversational Assistant and Conversational Security. It has
offices in USA, Singapore and India.
For more information on how Uniphore delivers business value using
Conversational AI technologies, please visit www.uniphore.com.
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