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Announcement: A New Co-Founder Joins The Vulse Leadership Team

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We're delighted to announce that talent specialist, Annika Sanderson, has joined Vulse as a co-founder, adding to our leadership team.

The announcement comes after growing rapidly, adding thousands of active users, improving our internal development team following VC investment, and joining Microsoft and NVIDIA acceleration programs, as well as being named one of the most exciting tech companies in the UK.

On joining the company Annika commented:

"I’m incredibly excited to be a part of the Vulse journey and will work alongside Rob to help achieve the global vision we have set, alongside people and talent projects which are the cornerstone of any unicorn.

Rob has created an incredible team in Manchester, and it's an honour to be a part of a business that is changing the way employers and employees promote themselves online."

CEO, Rob Illidge added:

"Annika is a breath of fresh air and has instantly become an invaluable part of a team, with an in-depth knowledge of company culture, talent acquisition and employee advocacy.

It's an honour to welcome her to an increasingly diverse and enigmatic team."

 

Vulse was founded by former social media CEO, Rob Illidge, to support LinkedIn employee advocacy strategies and empower employees to create consistent, engaging content on the professional networking platform.

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