Written by Luke Moore, SVP Revenue
I am delighted to welcome Simon Williamson to iProov. Simon joins iProov’s Global Sales Team as VP of Sales North America. He is actively hiring a team of Regional Enterprise Sales professionals across America, so get in touch if you’d like to join our mission of increasing trust online with world-class biometric authentication technology.
Welcome, Simon! What attracted you to iProov?
There are three things. Firstly, the technology. iProov has found a completely unique, completely brilliant way of solving a significant challenge in people’s lives, namely how do I get access to services with my bank or the government or for travel without having to physically go into a building with my ID documents. The opportunity is huge. It allows businesses to increase customer acquisition, and it makes public sector services more easily available to millions of citizens. It’s such a customer-centric idea.
What was your second reason?
Nearly all of us have a digital identity that we use to identify ourselves online, often many times a day. For some, this has come at a cost: identity theft can be inconvenient at best and potentially life-changing at worst. There’s a huge amount at stake if criminals get hold of your identity, so it’s really cool to work in an area focused on protecting people. It’s a space that’s going to see huge growth and focus.
And your third?
The people. I was really blown away by the passion that every single iProover has. We’re all on a mission to achieve something really important in making the internet a safer place and that has created a very special working environment.
What are you most looking forward to?
Working with great organisations to help them reap the benefits of strong customer authentication. iProov is already working with the Department of Homeland Security here in the USA and that’s a great story that other public sector agencies and organisations can learn from. I’ve worked in technology for my whole career – I’ve got a technical background and I love solving business problems.
You’re British but you’ve lived in the US for ten years. Are you still an Englishman in Philadelphia, or is America home?
I love America. I still go back to the UK regularly to see family and watch my beloved Liverpool FC but I’ve lived here for a long time and I love it. iProov was born in the UK but is already helping US organisations to do business online more easily, so I get the best of both worlds in this new role. I’m looking forward to it!
I am delighted to welcome Simon Williamson to iProov. Simon joins iProov’s Global Sales Team as VP of Sales North America. He is actively hiring a team of Regional Enterprise Sales professionals across America, so get in touch if you’d like to join our mission of increasing trust online with world-class biometric authentication technology.
Welcome, Simon! What attracted you to iProov?
There are three things. Firstly, the technology. iProov has found a completely unique, completely brilliant way of solving a significant challenge in people’s lives, namely how do I get access to services with my bank or the government or for travel without having to physically go into a building with my ID documents. The opportunity is huge. It allows businesses to increase customer acquisition, and it makes public sector services more easily available to millions of citizens. It’s such a customer-centric idea.
What was your second reason?
Nearly all of us have a digital identity that we use to identify ourselves online, often many times a day. For some, this has come at a cost: identity theft can be inconvenient at best and potentially life-changing at worst. There’s a huge amount at stake if criminals get hold of your identity, so it’s really cool to work in an area focused on protecting people. It’s a space that’s going to see huge growth and focus.
And your third?
The people. I was really blown away by the passion that every single iProover has. We’re all on a mission to achieve something really important in making the internet a safer place and that has created a very special working environment.
What are you most looking forward to?
Working with great organisations to help them reap the benefits of strong customer authentication. iProov is already working with the Department of Homeland Security here in the USA and that’s a great story that other public sector agencies and organisations can learn from. I’ve worked in technology for my whole career – I’ve got a technical background and I love solving business problems.
You’re British but you’ve lived in the US for ten years. Are you still an Englishman in Philadelphia, or is America home?
I love America. I still go back to the UK regularly to see family and watch my beloved Liverpool FC but I’ve lived here for a long time and I love it. iProov was born in the UK but is already helping US organisations to do business online more easily, so I get the best of both worlds in this new role. I’m looking forward to it!
