Rapid Expansion for Australia's Fiftyfive5

Australia-based consulting business Fiftyfive5 says it has made 45 new hires in the last twelve months, 'across all geographies and levels', bringing its headcount to 147.

The firm's Melbourne office, led by Jenny Witham, has doubled in size with twelve new hires, and will be moving to a new office space in July to accommodate further growth. In New Zealand the firm has added three to an existing half dozen staff; and the Singapore office, whose team leads the firm's management of global performance measurement programs, has added three staff for a total of five. Meanwhile the company's Social and Community team has doubled in size under the leadership of Partner Mathew Densten, with a team of 14 across Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

Fiftyfive5 also reports nine 9 new hires through its Graduate program and 2 interns joining the new internship program in the Melbourne office, strengthening direct relationships with a number of Australia's Universities.

Damian Frankcom (pictured top) and Vanessa Hargraves have joined Director Todd Eldridge and Tom Wakefield in the Analytics team; Director Ben Vernon (middle) has joined the CX team to build and enhance the firm's capability; and Lisa Gray (pictured below) has been appointed as Head of People & Culture to support team growth, onboarding, training and development and career progression.

CEO Mark Sundquist comments: 'The changes in consumer and community behaviour through COVID has seen significant investment from clients looking to better understand this change and the opportunities and risks it presents. Investment in research and insight continues to grow and we have positioned for that growth by scaling up and strengthening our team'.

Web site: www.fiftyfive5.com .