Profero Sydney bolsters tech + delivery teams with new hires Richard Szalay + Natalie Gabellone
Profero, has strengthened its Australian technology and delivery teams with the addition of two senior hires.
Richard Szalay (left) joins as technical director from The White Agency in Sydney where he was solutions architect and Natalie Gabellone (right) joins as delivery director from digital agency Grand Union in London where she held the role of delivery and operations director.
Both appointments are effective immediately.
Szalay has over a decade of technical experience in creating top-class digital projects. Prior to The White Agency he spent nearly five years at AKQA in London where he developed the Canne Grand Prix winning Fiat eco:Drive platform and helped Nike design the future of their mobile development platform.
Gabellone has over thirteen years experience in senior project management and delivery, including over four years also at AKQA in London. She has worked on a full spectrum of clients and project types ranging from advertising, brand and multilingual campaigns with XBOX, Nike, Smirnoff, Unilever and Nokia through to large scale e-commerce and integration projects with the likes of Waitrose, Best Buy, and Butlins.
Profero Sydney’s managing director Dave Bentley said the combination of both hires represents a step change for Profero in the ambition of our technology and delivery offerings.
Says Bentley: “Natalie and Richard are both genuinely world class, having proven their leadership credentials on the global stage with some of the most iconic and digitally focused brands within highly awarded and respected agencies.
“Richard’s technology credentials and passion will allow us to deliver smarter, more robust and future proofed technology solutions for our clients. Natalie will build a culture, team and delivery approach that ensures the wide spectrum of digital projects we tackle are well organised, on time and executed to the highest possible standards.
“All of this will continue to strengthen Profero’s ability to plan, build and run digital programs that drive betters business results for our clients.”