Based in Sydney, Pooley will further strengthen Forsta’s position and growth across the APAC region.

Pooley, an experienced senior executive, team leader, and commercial business strategist, has been managing and leading global sales and client management teams for nearly two decades, with special expertise in SaaS technology.

“I’m very excited to join Forsta at this incredible time in the company’s rapid growth,” said Pooley.

“The beauty of Forsta’s HX Platform is that it fosters a more holistic understanding of the full human experience across customers, employees and other key audiences, so that companies are empowered to take the smartest action based on more complete insights.”

“It’s a pleasure to be joining the team driving the Asia-Pacific organisation through its next phase of expansion.” he said

Before joining Forsta, Pooley was the Chief Commercial Officer at Fraedom (acquired by Visa), where he was instrumental in transitioning Fraedom’s commercial business into Visa. He also worked in various Director roles at American Express for over nine years, where he oversaw the growth of key regions, including Australia and the United Kingdom.

“This appointment underpins our commitment to our clients in the Asia-Pacific market,” said Kyle Ferguson, CEO, Forsta.

“We are focused on expanding our presence in the APAC region in order to grow the depth and breadth of our customers’ relationships and meet their unique needs.”

“With his proven tenure in commercial transformation at a global scale, I am confident that Henry is just the person to accomplish this.” he said

Forsta’s award-winning HX Platform is built on 30 years of market research and technology expertise, to bring together quantitative and qualitative research tools, expert analysis capabilities, storytelling and visualisations, and tactical and strategic action management in one unified solution.

More than 3,000 businesses across more than 100 countries use Forsta to gather, analyse, visualise and act upon HX insights.