• Ciphr, a UK provider of SaaS HR software, has appointed Simon Witkiss as its first vice-president of product. Joining the ECI-backed group’s leadership team with immediate effect, Witkiss takes over responsibility for Ciphr’s product strategy across its suite of HR, payroll, recruitment and learning solutions. He will lead all product activities for the group, further accelerating Ciphr’s product innovation and ongoing growth. Witkiss will report directly to Ciphr CEO Sion Lewis, with whom he previously worked at IRIS Software.

• Specialist software engineering recruitment agency develop has appointed Tom Gallyer as head of German development and product. He will be responsible for growing the company’s presence in the German market, and launching develop into the product and design space.