Uberall promotes Anja Popp to chief people officer

Uberall, the software firm that allows brands to better connect with consumers, has announced the promotion of Anja Popp as its new chief people officer.

With Uberall growing by 30% during 2020, compared to 2019, Popp, whose former role was as the company’s VP, human resource, will be specifically charged with strengthening its position as a ‘people first’ organsiation.

HR will now be firmly represented in the C-suite, with Popp also tasked with managing talent and company culture, as well as the overall people strategy.

Commenting on her new role, she said: “Uberall’s strong company reputation means that we’re attracting more and more highly-qualified candidates from all over the world, with more than 40 different nationalities already represented on our teams.”

She added: “I intend to continue this trend and will work hard to maintain Uberall’s high employee satisfaction and high-performing company culture.”

In congratulating Popp to her new role, Florian Hübner, chief executive and co-founder of Uberal said:Anja has consistently demonstrated her excellence in human resources over the past three years. We are delighted to have her join the C-Suite.”

Before working for Uberall, Popp was senior HR director at games company, King, and prior to that she has worked at Fujitsu and AMD.