MessageMedia helps businesses optimise how they communicate and engage with their customers.

Anushka Wijendra Chief Operating Officer

Anushka establishes the company’s goals and oversees its performance.

She has worked in the technology industry for over 15 years and managed teams across ANZ, Asia and Europe. Anushka has a passion for building great teams and delighting customers.

She enjoys growing and scaling technology businesses, as well as balancing both the promise and the responsibility that digitisation brings.

Damien Tabor Chief Finance Officer

Damien’s strength lies in embedding sound financial frameworks and commercial procedures into our ever-evolving company.

He enjoys adapting to and influencing change to achieve positive outcomes for everyone in the business.

Igor Zvezdakoski Chief Product Officer

As a strategic thinker with extensive experience in product development, Igor builds and leads highly motivated and empowered teams to help pave the future of messaging.

He enjoys collaborating with others to expand MessageMedia’s offerings.

Chris Staines Chief Sales Officer

With over 15 years of experience in growing businesses across the globe, Chris delights in leading his teams from the front and fostering a genuine culture of creativity, care and purpose.

He enjoys showcasing how businesses can thrive by utilising MessageMedia’s platform to connect with their customers in simple, innovative and effective ways.

Gene Sigalov Chief Strategy Officer

Gene is a leader and problem-solver. His vision and grit have been an integral part of growing SimpleTexting since 2010.

His strength lies in helping others reach their full potential, which is evident in the work his team produces.

He enjoys seeing others flourish in their roles.

Kate Gerwe Chief Marketing Officer

Kate has over 25 years building and growing teams during high growth periods at both large tech companies and early-to mid stage start-ups. She is adept at managing groups cross-functionally and connecting the dots to leverage data to accelerate growth across B2C, B2B, and B2B2C audiences

She loves marketing to the SMB market, and her real passion is investing in people and teams, and will do whatever she can to help people reach their full potential.

Kristie Healy VP, People & Culture

Kristie is a driven, innovative Vice President of People and Culture with a proven capacity for outstanding cultural and operational change leadership.

She enjoys building robust partnerships and relationships with internal and external stakeholders to influence dynamic people outcomes.

Tess Lynch General Counsel

Tess is a senior commercial lawyer with experience across a wide range of legal areas including general commercial and technology contracts, privacy and data protection, intellectual property and spam.

She enjoys facilitating smooth transactions and assisting stakeholders to reach beneficial legal and commercial outcomes.

Doug Rubingh President International

Doug drives key business results for MessageMedia in the United States and the United Kingdom.

His many years of experience reflect a unique blend of leadership, sales, management, and operations.

He enjoys being a part of a fast-paced, high growth tech environment, and leading organisations while building high-performance teams.

Bruce Herbert Managing Director, NZ

Bruce’s passion for and knowledge about messaging software spans across 20 years, which is apparent in his current role as Managing Director.

He enjoys providing SaaS solutions in the rapidly evolving field of online two-way messaging.

Matthew Larner Managing Director, ClickSend

Matthew has been immersed in the world of messaging for over 15 years. As a self-starter, he dove into the SaaS industry by building his own SMS gateway in 2007.

He enjoys tinkering with big ideas and following them through.

Sean Griffith Managing Director, SimpleTexting

Sean uses his people-first approach and entrepreneurial mind to lead SimpleTexting. With relentless focus, he balances his competitive spirit with innovative thinking.

He enjoys finding opportunities to grow, inspiring team members, and championing customers.