Access Intelligence Hires First COO

In London, communications software and market intelligence firm Access Intelligence Group has hired former Accuity exec Tom Golding as its first Chief Operating Officer.

The group provides marketing insight to support strategy, reputation management and engagement initiatives. Its portfolio includes Vuelio, delivering monitoring, insight, engagement and evaluation tools for politics, editorial and social media; audience intelligence and social media listening platform Pulsar; and ResponseSource, a network that connects media and influencers.

Golding (pictured) joins the executive leadership team after five years at risk and compliance data and software firm Accuity, where he served as COO leading the firm's growth and transformation strategy. Prior to this, he spent more than a decade at Thomson Reuters; latterly as Global Head of Risk Intelligence Solutions for the Financial Crime and Reputational Risk business.

In his new role, Golding will report directly to CEO Joanna Arnold, who comments: 'Our recent £10m fundraise has already enhanced our product development, which will benefit clients and the wider marcoms industry in 2021 and beyond. We are thrilled to have such an experienced strategic leader in Tom, who will help accelerate our ambitious growth plans and focus on the delivery of world class standards at every stage of the customer journey.'

Web site: www.accessintelligence.com .