IRIS Software Group names Alys Reynders Chief Marketing Officer

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Nicky Godding

IRIS Software Group, the leading global software provider of accountancy, HCM and education solutions, has appointed Alys Reynders as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). With more than 20 years of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) experience in the company’s three core vertical markets, Reynders brings transformative global marketing expertise to support IRIS’ worldwide expansion.

Elona Mortimer-Zhika, CEO of Slough-headquartered IRIS Software Group said: “We take great pride in our talent, and I am absolutely thrilled Alys has joined the IRIS family. Her high energy, relevant expertise and impressive track record of global marketing success are crucial as we expand rapidly into the US market, and continuously innovate our product suite for customers around the world.”

A four-time CMO in the enterprise software sector, Reynders is responsible for delivering IRIS’ global marketing vision and impact, initially focused on go-to-market strategy, transformative digital marketing and sales, as well as global brand awareness. She joins IRIS from executive leadership roles within highly acquisitive, private equity-backed SaaS companies. Her experience spans product marketing, digital growth and demand programmes, corporate communications and brand strategy for high growth software companies.

Reynders also brings exceptional sector expertise from serving as CMO at D2L, a SaaS platform in the education sector; human capital management knowledge from Salary.com and PeopleFluent; and financial software experience from Geac.

Alys Reynders-Scott, Chief Marketing Officer, IRIS Software Group comments, “I am incredibly excited to join IRIS. This is an experienced and engaged team led from the top with precision and passion, and I look forward to being a strong contributor in this next chapter of growth.”

Reynders will report to the CEO and will spend time in both the UK and US.

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.