INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Symatrix appoints Stacey Thorpe as managed payroll director to drive strategic growth
Symatrix, an IBM company and a leading provider of Oracle HCM, ERP and Payroll Cloud solutions, has announced the appointment of Stacey Thorpe as its new Managed Payroll Director.
This strategic hire comes as Symatrix accelerates its growth trajectory and deepens its commitment to delivering world-class managed payroll services to clients across the UK and globally. Recently acquired by IBM, Symatrix’ Managed Payroll is a key area of focus for the wider team.
With more than two decades of experience in payroll operations, HR transformation and strategic project delivery, Thorpe brings a wealth of expertise to the role. Her career spans senior leadership positions in both in-house and outsourced payroll environments, equipping her with a comprehensive understanding of client needs, compliance requirements and operational excellence.
Most recently, Thorpe served as Director of Workforce & Payroll Operations at global talent solutions provider Oliver James, where she led international payroll and HR services, driving efficiency, scalability and regulatory compliance across multiple regions.
In her new role at Symatrix, Thorpe will lead the strategic direction and operational delivery of the company’ s managed payroll services. She will focus on enhancing service quality, streamlining operations and elevating client satisfaction while scaling Symatrix’ outsourcing capabilities to meet the evolving demands of modern HR and finance functions.
“ Stacey’ s appointment marks a significant step forward in our growth strategy,” said Chris Brooks, Managing Director at Symatrix.“ Her deep industry knowledge and proven leadership in payroll transformation align perfectly with our vision. We’ re excited to welcome her to the team and confident she will play a pivotal role in advancing our managed
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Thorpe expressed enthusiasm about joining Symatrix at a transformative time for the business.“ Symatrix’ reputation as a trusted Oracle Cloud partner and its commitment to innovation and customer success were key factors in my decision,” she said.“ I’ m thrilled to join a forward-looking organisation that is shaping the future of payroll services. I look forward to building on the strong foundation already in place and helping to elevate our BPO capabilities to new heights.”
Thorpe holds industry-recognised payroll qualifications and is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals( CIPP) where she contributes to the advancement of standards and professional development within the payroll community.
Alteryx appoints Arvind Krishnan to scale AI and analytics innovation
Alteryx, a leading AI and data analytics company, has announced the appointment of Arvind Krishnan as Chief Technology Officer( CTO).
With over 25 years of experience leading global engineering organisations and delivering scalable SaaS innovations, Krishnan will spearhead the company’ s technical vision and execution across its strategic pillars including the recently announced Alteryx One platform, its AI Data Clearinghouse solution and its deepened initiatives across cloud data platforms.
“ Alteryx is at the forefront of helping enterprises harness the full power of analytics and AI,” said Andy MacMillan, Chief Executive Officer at Alteryx.“ Arvind brings the kind of deep technical leadership and customer-first thinking that will propel our innovation agenda forward, particularly as we scale Alteryx One, deepen our cloud partnerships and evolve our AI Data
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Clearinghouse to drive safe, governed AI adoption. We’ re thrilled to welcome him to the team.”
Krishnan will lead Alteryx’ s global engineering team, driving product velocity, platform reliability and operational excellence. His appointment comes as Alteryx expands its platform capabilities to deliver seamless integration across cloud ecosystems, enable trusted enterprise-wide AI and deliver secure, governed analytics at scale.
Prior to joining Alteryx, Krishnan served as CTO at Bluecore where he led distributed engineering teams and complex cloud-native initiatives. He also held senior leadership roles at Salesforce where he spent over a decade scaling product development across multiple cloud products. •
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