VIQ Solutions Inc. Announces Strategic Executive Leadership Appointments to Accelerate Product Innovation and Prepare for Further Global Expansion
February 24, 2021 at 12:00 pm
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VIQ Solutions Inc. announced modification of new and existing roles within the executive leadership team to accelerate its transformation plan and position the company for its next growth phase. Susan Sumner, who has served as VIQ Solutions’ Chief Operating Officer since 2018, is appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Sumner was instrumental in the execution of key corporate priorities, successfully integrating five acquisitions over the past two years and enabling technology to positively impact the Company's margins. Her strong leadership, operational acumen, and vast industry knowledge accelerated VIQ to leadership in the global marketplace. Elizabeth Vanneste joins VIQ Solutions as Executive Vice President of Product and Strategy. In her new role she will oversee the Company's global product and services portfolio, providing strategic direction on innovation and product vision, new product development, design, and competitiveness. Ms. Vanneste brings over 20 years of experience in the U.S. and Europe leading Product, Channel and Sales teams in companies including MFS Communications, Level 3 Communications, Focal Communications, and Telovations. While serving as Chief Marketing Officer at M5 Networks and Miller Heiman, she worked with Software as a Service (SaaS) providers to launch integrated applications improving customer productivity. She will play a key role in executing the company’s long-term strategy and building a world class innovation center of excellence.
VIQ Solutions Inc. is a Canada-based global provider of secure, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services. The Company's modular software allows customers to integrate the platform at any stage of their organization's digitization, from the capture of digital content from video and audio devices through to online collaboration, mobility, data analytics, and integration with sensors, facial recognition, speech recognition and case management or patient record systems. It provides services to various industries, such as courts, law firms, law enforcement, insurance, government, corporate and finance, media broadcasting and transcription companies. The Company's solutions include CapturePro, CapturePro Mobile, MobileMic Pro, NetScribe, aiAssist, FirstDraft, Carbon, Lexel and AccessPoint. Its CapturePro solution captures, manages and shares official court records, police interrogations or insurance investigations.