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Global Relay Promotes Sahar Kayhani and Alex Viall to Key Leadership Roles

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Global Relay, a provider of electronic communication compliance and archiving solutions, has promoted Sahar Kayhani to Chief Product Officer and Alex Viall to Chief Strategy Officer. Kayhani most recently spent two years as product director overseeing Global Relay’s data capture and archiving solutions, while Viall served as director of regulatory intelligence for the company.

Kayhani, who joined Global Relay as a product manager in 2014, will oversee a focused product strategy, collaborating with various departments. Viall, will help align Global Relay’s business strategy with its next growth phase and assist clients in adapting compliant communications practices for a changing financial regulatory environment.

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