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Tigerspike expands in APAC

Mobile development agency Tigerspike has expanded its Melbourne operation with two key hires.

The announcement:

Transforming business through mobile and tablet solutions is resonating in Melbourne, driving Tigerspike’s expansion with 2 new hires.

Harriet Wray joins Tigerspike as Account Director, having worked on strategic mobile and digital executions with clients such as Coles, Target, JB Hifi, Jetstar, Schweppes and ACP, both in Australia and the UK. Harriet will be taking these learnings, expanding on Tigerspike’s footprint in Melbourne.

Marc Hildenbrand joins as Technical Lead, as Tigerspike strengthens its Melbourne technical capabilities. With over 15 years engineering experience in healthcare, finance and video games, he brings industry insight and gaming innovation to the team.

“We are committed to meeting the demand in Melbourne for leading Personal Media solutions and will continue to provide best-in-class local services, coupled with our global learnings.” states Alex Burke, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Tigerspike.

Harriet and Marc join the team servicing new creative, development and support projects across Healthcare, Retail and Finance in Victoria. These two new hires represent the first in a series of exciting market announcements for Tigerspike Melbourne in the coming months.

“I am captivated by the potential of mobile devices to change the way we interact with the world and aim to bring the things I’ve learned in these sectors to innovative development in the mobile space” adds Marc.

Tigerspike also continues its expansion beyond Australia as Zac Jacobs, moves from Melbourne’s General Manager to Business Development across the Asian region focusing on China and Japan.

From 2003 Tigerspike has been transforming business from offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne with over 180 staff across four continents.

Tigerspike’s clients include Suncorp, SBS, Woolworths, AMEX, The Economist, Westfield, Tourism Australia, Ticketek and Telstra.

Tigerspike continues to expand globally and has been recognised as one of Australian’s fastest growing technology companies in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2011 list for the fifth consecutive year.

Source: Tigerspike press release

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