Qualtrics Demonstrates Continued Investment in Asia Pacific and Japan

• Senior appointments will help brands win in the experience economy
• Qualtrics looking to double the size of its APJ workforce in 12 months

SYDNEY, September 12, 2019 – Qualtrics, the leader in experience management, today demonstrated its growing investment and expertise in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) with three new senior appointments to its Research Services & Strategy team.

Lisa Khatri has been promoted to the new role of Research and Brand Experience Lead in APJ. In her role, Lisa will provide customers with expert advice and consulting services to guide, enable and support best in class Research and Experience Management (XM) programs. She will also focus on developing and building Qualtrics’ research and brand capabilities, including brand tracking programs, to help organisations unlock and integrate the insights needed to grow their brands in the experience economy.  

Sam Burgess and Bill Guo join Qualtrics as Research Experts. They bring almost 30 years’ collective research experience from time at brands including GfK and FiftyFive5 respectively. Sam and Bill boost Qualtrics’ local consulting expertise used by many brands, including Qantas, Volkswagen, and Finder.

The new appointments reflect the ultrarapid growth and growing expertise and presence of Qualtrics in APJ since its 2015 launch. By the end of 2019, the company aims to increase the size of its APJ workforce to more than 200 – an expansion of more than 100 in less than 12 months.

“Great experiences are the new frontier of competitive advantage for businesses. But to deliver great service, businesses must be able to identify and address the experience gaps within their organisation. The expertise available from Lisa, Sam, and Bill is world-class. Together – along with Qualtrics’ dedicated and growing Research Services & Strategy team – they will help brands unlock the insights they need to provide the exceptional customer experiences that will drive brand awareness and elevate business performance,” said Bill McMurray, Managing Director for Qualtrics in APJ.

“These appointments are part of Qualtrics’ significant and ongoing investment in expanding operations and expertise across APJ. In less than 12 months we have almost doubled the size of our workforce in the region, including a number of senior appointments, and that growth will accelerate into 2020,” added McMurray. 

“On any given day a consumer is exposed to between 4,000 and 10,000 brand messages across a range of platforms. Helping brands cut through the noise – by truly understanding what is happening in their market and how to best respond – is one of the key objectives in my new role. Brand tracking and experience programs are critical to success in today’s fast moving and saturated markets, and I’m looking forward to demonstrating the simplicity and ease at which organisations can achieve this with Qualtrics,” said Lisa Khatri. 

For more information about Qualtrics visit https://www.qualtrics.com/au/.