TURING APPOINTS PHIL WALSH AS COMPANY’S CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Walsh to Lead Roundtable Discussion at Corporate Innovation Summit in Toronto - Turing Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Jonathan Siddharth to Speak at Collision Toronto
PALO ALTO, Calif.
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June 21, 2023 09:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Turing, the world’s first AI-powered tech services company, today announced the appointment of Phil Walsh as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Walsh brings more than two decades of strategic marketing and sales expertise for global technology companies, including his most recent role as CMO of AKASA, the leading developer of artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare operations. Prior to AKASA, he served in several executive marketing roles at leading global IT services company, Cognizant, including Vice President, Global Head of Field Marketing and CMO of the company’s North America division. Prior to that, Walsh was CMO of Trizetto, Cognizant’s healthcare products division focused on software solutions for the patient care experience. Walsh will report to Turing’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder, Jonathan Siddharth, and serve as a member of the company’s executive leadership team, with management and oversight of Turing's entire marketing organization, including brand, product marketing, communications, and marketing operations.
“Phil’s background in growing global tech services companies and his specific expertise in marketing AI-centric solutions that solve complex business challenges, make him the ideal fit for Turing,” said Siddharth. “I’m excited to work closely with him as we capitalize on major industry shifts to establish the pre-eminent technology services company that is maximally leveraged by Al.”
The appointment of Walsh as CMO, comes on the heels of the company’s official launch of Turing Services, a modern-age tech consulting and services model that combines the unmatched speed and deep vetting quality of Turing's AI-powered Talent Cloud with its U.S.-based solutions experts who helped shape some of the world’s most iconic tech companies. The company also recently hired David Wei (formerly of Meta) as Head of Engineering and Data, and Alok Bhushan (formerly of Virta Health) as Chief Financial Officer.
“Turing is revolutionizing the tech services landscape by combining the expertise of its accomplished leaders, who played pivotal roles in shaping today’s leading technology companies, with the remarkable speed and efficiency of its AI-powered Talent Cloud,” said Walsh. “I look forward to partnering with Jonathan and the entire Turing team to provide comprehensive, end-to-end technology solutions that empower enterprises across a wide array of industries to accelerate their growth cycles.”
In his first official event representing Turing, on June 26th, Walsh will lead a roundtable titled “AI Transformation is the New Digital Transformation“ at Corporate Innovation Summit in Toronto. The event will gather C-Level enterprise executives to discuss the most pressing challenges their businesses are facing as they implement AI at scale within their organizations.
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Siddharth and Walsh will both attend Collision Toronto, where Siddharth will participate as a speaker addressing the following topics relevant to the ever-evolving technology business landscape:
Boundaryless Work and the Battle to Retain Your Top Talent
Tuesday, June 27, 4:10 – 4:30 pm EST - Location: Corporate Innovation Summit Stage
Details can be seen here.
How to Combat Proximity Bias
Thursday, June 29 12:55 – 1:15pm EST - Location: Remote Stage
Details can be seen here.
The Opportunity for AI in Hiring
Thursday, June 29 1:55 – 2:15 pm EST - Location: Startup University Stage
Details can be seen here.
Visit Turing at Collision at booth E307.
ABOUT TURING
Turing is the world’s first AI-powered tech services firm. The company uses its proprietary AI sourcing, vetting, and matching software to build and deliver technology solutions and teams for enterprises across a broad range of industries. Founded in 2018 and now with over two million developers on its platform, Turing has helped more than 900 companies build innovative, game-changing products. On its mission of using AI to unleash the world’s untapped human potential, the company has received numerous awards, including Forbes’s 2022 “America’s Best Startup Employers,” The Information’s “Most Promising B2B Startup,” and Fast Company’s annual list of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies.” Turing has raised more than $140 million from investors, including WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Scout Fund, Stanford StartX and executives from Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon. Turing most recently raised on a $4 billion valuation cap note. For more information, please visit www.turing.com.
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