DeepMind and Tessian alumni join Speechmatics' leadership team

Trevor Back, a seasoned machine learning expert, has joined Speechmatics as Chief Product Officer, bringing over a decade's experience and a track record of growth and innovation to the role. He will lead product strategy and execution, leveraging his ability to translate AI research into real-world production software. Usman Gulfaraz, former Vice President of Sales EMEA/APAC at Tessian, has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer, bringing substantial growth expertise and industry knowledge to accelerate revenue generation and global expansion efforts. The appointments come at a pivotal moment for Speechmatics, which has recently closed a $62 million funding round and launched several new products and services, including Ursa, real-time translation and transcription, and summarization. The additions are seen as key to driving innovation globally and setting the market standard for speech-to-text and translation offerings.