Upstream Appoints Global Talent Manager to Support International Expansion

LONDON UK, 24 FEBRUARY 2011 – Mobile marketing solutions provider, Upstream, has today announced the appointment of Robyn Collins as Global Director of Human Resources and Administration.

In her new role, Collins will be responsible for attracting world class talent to Upstream and developing the existing team. She will also support the creation and standardisation of global best practice HR policies, systems and tools across all of the company’s international offices in London, Athens, Rome, Dubai, Bucharest, Singapore and Rio de Janeiro.

Collins has 15 years experience in the HR and employee relations industry, having previously held senior, international roles at Juniper Networks and Microsoft Singapore. Collins also worked at Cisco Systems across Asia-Pacific in Corporate Philanthropy, for the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Previously, Collins held roles at 3Com in both Sydney and Singapore building organisational capability across business units in Asia-Pacific.

“The addition of Robyn to the team marks a very significant period for Upstream and a commitment to delivering the highest quality services to our customers,” commented Alex Vratskides, CEO of Upstream. “Upstream has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and ambitious growth plans, so Robyn’s ability to attract and maintain the very best talent in the field of mobile marketing and technology will play an important role in our growing success.”