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Rimes Appoints New Chief People Officer

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Rimes has appointed Kelly Samrai as Chief People Officer, bringing her extensive experience in scaling teams and driving organizational culture in high-growth environments. Her role will focus on aligning talent strategy with business objectives, leadership development, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

Samrai previously served as Chief People Officer at Luno, where she played a key role in global team expansion and improving employee engagement. Her leadership experience also includes roles at WorldFirst and Stemcor, where she contributed to major organizational transformations.

Brad Hunt, CEO at Rimes, highlighted the significance of her appointment: “I am thrilled to welcome Kelly to Rimes. Kelly brings a unique approach that blends a human-centric mindset with commercial outcomes, which will be invaluable to us as we continue to grow around the world.”

Reflecting on her new role, Kelly stated: “I’ve heard incredible things about Rimes, and I am hugely excited to join as they embark on their next stage of growth. I am a big believer in aligning people strategies with business goals through teams that are engaged, motivated and set up for success – I see this in action at Rimes and look forward to helping to drive our performance and expansion globally.”

This appointment underscores Rimes’ commitment to building a strong people-focused culture as the company continues its global expansion.

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